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Plant Diversity and Evolution · Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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h-index195
i10-index1,071
Publications1,478
Citations161,656

Grants

25 total · 2 active

NSF #2320251

BII: Polyploidy: Integration Across Scales and Biological Systems

Active
Amount
$12M–$13M
Period
2024-06-01 → 2030-05-31
PIs
5

Awarded at University of Florida

NSF #2325836

Collaborative Research: BoCP-Implementation: Integrating Traits, Phylogenies and Distributional Data to Forecast Risks and Resilience of North American Plants

Active
Amount
$700K–$800K
Period
2024-01-01 → 2026-12-31
PIs
3

Awarded at University of Florida

NSF #2037937

Infrastructure for Predicting, Understanding, and Mitigating Zoonotic Disease Outbreaks

Amount
<$100K
Period
2020-09-01 → 2024-08-31
PIs
2

Awarded at University of Florida

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All Grants

25 total · 2 active

NSF #2320251

BII: Polyploidy: Integration Across Scales and Biological Systems

Active
Amount
$12M–$13M
Period
2024-06-01 → 2030-05-31
PIs
5

Awarded at University of Florida

NSF #2325836

Collaborative Research: BoCP-Implementation: Integrating Traits, Phylogenies and Distributional Data to Forecast Risks and Resilience of North American Plants

Active
Amount
$700K–$800K
Period
2024-01-01 → 2026-12-31
PIs
3

Awarded at University of Florida

NSF #2037937

Infrastructure for Predicting, Understanding, and Mitigating Zoonotic Disease Outbreaks

Amount
<$100K
Period
2020-09-01 → 2024-08-31
PIs
2

Awarded at University of Florida

NSF #2327644

Conference: Broadening Participation and Supporting Early-Career Scientists at the International Polyploidy Conference, May 9-12, 2023 in Palm Coast (FL)

Amount
<$100K
Period
2023-05-01 → 2024-04-30
PIs
2

Awarded at University of Florida

NSF #1442280

Dimensions US-China: Collaborative Research: How historical constraints, local adaptation, and species interactions shape biodiversity across an ancient floristic disjunction

Amount
$1M–$2M
Period
2015-01-01 → 2020-12-31
PIs
5

Awarded at University of Florida

NSF #1406650

DISSERTATION RESEARCH: The developmental genetics of floral size variation in Saltugilia (Polemoniaceae): Linking cellular phenotypes, genetics, floral size, and pollinator shifts

Amount
<$100K
Period
2014-06-01 → 2016-05-31
PIs
2

Awarded at University of Florida

NSF #1310839

DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Reticulation and chromosomal evolution in Amaryllidaceae tribe Hippeastreae

Amount
<$100K
Period
2013-06-01 → 2015-07-31
PIs
2

Awarded at University of Florida

NSF #0922003

Chromosomal Evolution, Genetic Diversity, and Speciation Mechanisms in Polyploid Tragopogon (Asteraceae)

Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
2009-07-15 → 2014-06-30
PIs
2

Awarded at University of Florida

NSF #1210671

DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Out of the Bushes and Into the Trees: Alternative Approaches to a Problematic Lamiaceae Phylogeny

Amount
<$100K
Period
2012-06-01 → 2014-05-31
PIs
3

Awarded at University of Florida

NSF #1110432

DISSERTATION RESEARCH: The evolution of leaf developmental genetics in carnivorous pitcher plants

Amount
<$100K
Period
2011-08-01 → 2014-04-30
PIs
2

Awarded at University of Florida

NSF #1231447

Workshop: Paleocollections Digitization Workshop to be held April 26-28, 2012 in Gainesville, FL

Amount
<$100K
Period
2012-04-01 → 2014-03-31
PIs
2

Awarded at University of Florida

NSF #0545232

Enhancements for the Genetic Resources of the Florida Museum of Natural History

Amount
—
Period
2006-07-01 → 2011-06-30
PIs
5

Awarded at University of Florida

NSF #0543766

Workshop on Understanding Species Diversity on Earth - Unifying Field, Museum and Laboratory Scientists in Global Biodiversity Study, Washington, DC, November 2005

Amount
—
Period
2005-09-01 → 2007-05-31
PIs
4

Awarded at University of Florida

NSF #0402795

A Workshop on Establishing a Comprehensive Database for Plant Systematics to be held in Gainesville, FL, 2004.

Amount
<$100K
Period
2004-02-01 → 2006-01-31
PIs
4

Awarded at University of Florida

NSF #0196412

BIOCOMPLEXITY--INCUBATION ACTIVITY: Genome Evolution and Macroevolutionary Diversification in Green Plants

Amount
$100K–$200K
Period
2001-02-01 → 2005-06-30
PIs
2

Awarded at University of Florida

NSF #0073137

DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Genetic Diversity in Different Forms of Rarity: Computer Models and Empirical Data from Lomatium (Apiaceae)

Amount
<$100K
Period
2000-05-15 → 2001-10-31
PIs
1

Awarded at Washington State University

NSF #0083659

BIOCOMPLEXITY--INCUBATION ACTIVITY: Genome Evolution and Macroevolutionary Diversification in Green Plants

Amount
$100K–$200K
Period
2000-10-01 → 2001-08-31
PIs
2

Awarded at Washington State University

NSF #9707868

Angiosperm Phylogeny: Evidence From rbcL, 18S rDNA, and atpB

Amount
<$100K
Period
1997-08-01 → 2000-08-31
PIs
2

Awarded at Washington State University

NSF #9624643

Dissertation Research: Polyploid in Tragopogon: Multiple Origins and Mating System Diversification

Amount
<$100K
Period
1996-06-01 → 1998-05-31
PIs
1

Awarded at Washington State University

NSF #9512890

An Automated DNA Sequencer for Studies of Phylogeny, Population Structure, Coevolution, and Development

Amount
<$100K
Period
1996-03-01 → 1998-02-28
PIs
4

Awarded at Washington State University

NSF #9411538

Dissertation Research: Evolution in Linanthus and Leptodactylon (Polemoniaceae): Phylogenetic Relationships and Speciation Processes

Amount
<$100K
Period
1994-07-15 → 1996-06-30
PIs
1

Awarded at Washington State University

NSF #9100679

Dissertation Research: Speciation Processes in Serpentine Endemics: A Molecular Systematic Study of the Streptanthus glanduloses Complex (Cruciferae)

Amount
<$100K
Period
1991-06-15 → 1993-11-30
PIs
2

Awarded at Washington State University

NSF #8918247

Phylogeny of Lomatium (Apiaceae): Infrageneric Systematics for Studies of Speciation and Endemism

Amount
$100K–$200K
Period
1990-02-15 → 1993-10-31
PIs
1

Awarded at Washington State University

NSF #9201749

SGER: Miocene Fossil DNA: The Potential and Limitations of Molecular Paleobotany

Amount
<$100K
Period
1991-12-15 → 1993-05-31
PIs
2

Awarded at Washington State University

NSF #8800978

Dissertation Research: Phylogenetic Relationships and Speciation Processes in the Ipomopsis aggregata Complex (Polemoniaceae)

Amount
<$100K
Period
1988-06-01 → 1990-11-30
PIs
2

Awarded at Washington State University

Recent Public Signals

  1. New preprint: ‘Dispersification’ of <i>Agalinis</i> (Orobanchaceae) into South America is associated with hummingbird pollination and perennial life history shifts2025-11-24
  2. New paper: Harnessing fern stress adaptations: From evolution and ecophysiology to molecular biology (The Plant Journal)2025-11-01
  3. New NSF award: BII: Polyploidy: Integration Across Scales and Biological Systems2024-06-01

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