I am plant scientist & PhD student, specializing in population and landscape genetics. I am currently studying disjunct populations of Saxifragaceae within high-elevation habitats of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and how historic ecological inputs have driven shifts in range, floral morphology, and plant physiology since the last ice age.
I incorporate physiological and genomic data with GIS to better understand bioinformatic results acquired from rad-seq methodologies.
I am interested in the biological and ecological interactions that drive floral variation and physiological adaptations.
I have taught both as an Adjunct and Lab Instructor for Biology, Botany, Env. Science, and Plant Physiology courses, and served as interim curator for the Clemson University Herbarium.
In my spare time, I work in the field with private and public groups to evaluate habitats and species of ecological importance, for both conservation and management prior to preservation and development.
I incorporate physiological and genomic data with GIS to better understand bioinformatic results acquired from rad-seq methodologies.
I am interested in the biological and ecological interactions that drive floral variation and physiological adaptations.
I have taught both as an Adjunct and Lab Instructor for Biology, Botany, Env. Science, and Plant Physiology courses, and served as interim curator for the Clemson University Herbarium.
In my spare time, I work in the field with private and public groups to evaluate habitats and species of ecological importance, for both conservation and management prior to preservation and development.
Phylogentics : Median stable ancestral state reconstruction of Saxifragaceae Genome Sizes under a Brownian motion model
Field Collections : Cloud cover during field work on Mount Pisgah, NC
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Genomics : Denovo assembly of Radseq reads (cpDNA) to reference genome for gene homology and physiological trait inferences
Bioinformatics : LINUX command–line environment and BASH analyses via high–performance computing frameworks
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GIS Modeling : Pleistocene range of Micranthes petiolaris (heat map with range contours) and current distribution (pink)
Curation : Morphological trait analysis and collection mounting for new variety of Micranthes petiolaris
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