Profile

• Time Zone

  Eastern

  
  
• Organization

  Miami University

  
  
• Role

  Scientist Mentor: I will mentor teams of students online

  
  
• Research Interests (300 words)

  My research focuses on the the evolution of plant sexual reproduction. We primarily take an evolutionary genetics approach, learning about evolution by studying genes and genomes. Our primary research interests are in the evolution of separate sexes and sex chromosomes, as well as how sexual reproductive mechanisms can affect outcrossing and gene flow among populations.
  
  We also study conservation of rare and endemic plant species, focusing on plants in the Florida panhandle.

  
  
• Profile Question 1

  What is your favorite plant? Why?

  
  
• Answer the question you selected for profile question 1 here (300 words):

  Papaya. This is our model organism for understanding the evolution of separate sexes and sex chromosomes.

  
  
• Profile Question 2

  Can you share a funny/interesting lab or field story?

  
  
• Answer the question you selected for profile question 2 here (300 words):

  I once almost drowned a rental car while crossing a river in Costa Rica during a papaya collection trip.

  
  
• Profile Question 3

  What is tough about being a scientist?

  
  
• Answer the question you selected for profile question 3 here (300 words):

  Dealing with failure. Not all experiments are successful.

  
  
• Capacity: How many teams at a time are you comfortable working with?

  1

  
  

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