Research Projects
You can find a complete list of publications on my Google Scholar page.
Largely I am interested in understanding how plants are able to adapt. To understand this I a use a variety of genetic tools to help understand both the mechanisms and the evolutionary potential of adaptive traits. I have used techniques of breeding, quantitative genetics, statistical genetics, genomics, and genome mapping. Some projects include: examining the evolutionary potential of weediness using an agricultural weed, the common morning glory as a model, looking at structural variation in the cotton genome, orphan crop genomics, adaptive genetics in sagebrush, and Aspen ecological genetics.
Additionally, I am interested in biology education research. I am passionate about using high impact teaching practices and evidence based pedagogy. I am a member of CC Bio INSITES, a network of community college faculty participating in biology education research. One research topic of particular interest is collaborative learning. Here you can see my presentation on group exams. In collaboration with undergraduate research students, I have worked on using CRISPR to change the color of butterfly wings. See the write up in the Snow College Alumni Magazine.
Largely I am interested in understanding how plants are able to adapt. To understand this I a use a variety of genetic tools to help understand both the mechanisms and the evolutionary potential of adaptive traits. I have used techniques of breeding, quantitative genetics, statistical genetics, genomics, and genome mapping. Some projects include: examining the evolutionary potential of weediness using an agricultural weed, the common morning glory as a model, looking at structural variation in the cotton genome, orphan crop genomics, adaptive genetics in sagebrush, and Aspen ecological genetics.
Additionally, I am interested in biology education research. I am passionate about using high impact teaching practices and evidence based pedagogy. I am a member of CC Bio INSITES, a network of community college faculty participating in biology education research. One research topic of particular interest is collaborative learning. Here you can see my presentation on group exams. In collaboration with undergraduate research students, I have worked on using CRISPR to change the color of butterfly wings. See the write up in the Snow College Alumni Magazine.
