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Professional Background


Degrees and Credentials      Positions Held      Honors and Distinctions     Instructional History


Degree Background    Back to top

B.A. Biology, University of Chicago, 1980

M.A. Biology, State University of New York, Binghamton, 1984

Ph.D. Botany, University of Connecticut, 1987

Positions Held    Back to top

1987-91 Yale University, New Haven, CT,

Post-doctoral Fellow, Lecturer, Visiting Assistant Professor

1991-94 Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, IN,

Assistant Professor of Biology, Curator of the Herbarium (JEF)

1994-99 Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, IN,

Associate Professor of Biology, Curator of the Herbarium (JEF)

1996 Stanford University, Stanford, CA,

Visiting Associate Professor

1999-2000 Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, IN,

Professor of Biology, Curator of the Herbarium (JEF)

2000- Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, IN,

Professor of Biology, Curator of the Herbarium (JEF),

Coordinator (Head) of Biology

Honors and Distinctions    Back to top

1991 1990 Top 50 Science Stories, Discover, January 1991, p. 79.

1992 Appointed Full Member of the Faculty of the University Graduate School, Indiana University

1996 Indiana University Southeast, first faculty member on campus to have a Post-doctoral Research Associate, Dr. Hongqi Li

1997 Indiana University Teaching Excellence Recognition Award

1997 Indiana University Southeast Distinguished Research and Creativity Award

1998 Elected Member of the Faculty Colloquium on Excellence in Teaching, Indiana University

1998 Indiana University Southeast, first faculty member to be the primary host of an External Academic Fellow, Professor Baolin Tian of China, of the Institute for Advanced Study, Indiana University

Teaching History    Back to top

Indiana University Southeast

L100, Humans and the Biological World, 3 credits

B101, Plant Biology, 5 credits

B203, Survey of the Plant Kingdom, 5 credits

B364, Summer Flowering Plants, 5 credits

L490, Independent Study

L403, Biology Seminar, 1 credit

P373 Professional Practice, 3 credits

B373 Plant Growth and Development

L107 Biological Concepts, 5 credits

L218, M218 Mathematical Concepts Applied to Biological Problems, 4 credits

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