Education
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI 53706
Ph.D. in Botany, December 1997
Minor in Biochemistry
Dissertation: Physiological ecology of isoprene and leaf temperature
Advisor: Thomas Sharkey
Concordia College
Moorhead, MN 56562
B.A. in Biology Honors, May 1992
Minor in Chemistry
Thesis: Ecophysiology of Purple Loosestrife in Western Minnesota
Professional and Learned Societies
American Association for the Advancement of SciencesAmerican Society of Plant Biologists
Ecological Society of America: Physiological Ecology Section
International Society for Photosynthesis Research
Union of Concerned Scientists: Sound Science Initiative
Work Experience
September 2001 – Present:
Assistant Professor
Department of Biology, University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point
800 Reserve Street
Stevens Point WI 54481
Duties: Teaching, Plan, conduct and supervise research, grant support of teaching and research duties, university and departmental committees.
May 2000 – August 2001:
Assistant Research Scientist (Full time research)
Biological Station, University of Michigan
9008 Biological Road
Pellston, MI 49769
Supervisor: Peter Curtis, Ohio State University
Duties: Plan, conduct and supervise research, grant support of research duties, write and edit journal articles, advise and assist graduate student research.
April 1998 – May 2000:
Postdoctoral Associate (Full time research)
Department of Plant Biology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Supervisors: Evan DeLucia and Don Ort
Duties: Plan, conduct and supervise research, grant support of research duties, write and edit journal articles.
December 1997 – April 1998: (Full time research)
Postdoctoral Associate
Department of Botany, University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI 53706
Supervisor2: Thomas D. Sharkey
Duties: Plan, conduct and supervise research, grant support of research duties, write and edit journal articles.
September 1992 – December 1997: (Full time research)
Graduate Assistant
Department of Botany, University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI 53706
Supervisor: Thomas D. Sharkey
Duties: Teaching, Plan, conduct, research, grant support, university and departmental committees.
Teaching Experience
2001 – Present University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point
Biology 101 (General Biology)
Biology 350 (Tree Physiology)
Biology 351/551 (Plant Physiology)
Biology 399 (Research in Plant Physiology)
Biology 490 (Seminars in Botany and Climate Change)
1996 -- 1997 University of Wisconsin – Madison
Botany 802 (Physiological Plant Ecology)
Professional Service
Editorial Board: Tree physiology
External grant proposal reviewer: NSF
Manuscripts reviewed for the following journals since 1996:
Plant, Cell & Environment, New Phytologist, Global Change Biology, Journal of Geophysical Research, Plant Physiology, Tree Physiology
Textbook editor for Biology: Inquires and Insights. Prentice Hall.