Curriculum Vitae

Education:

Ph.D. - University of Chicago (1990)
M.S. - Texas Tech University (1985)
B.S. - University of Texas, Arlington (1980)

Research and Professional Experience:

2004 to present – Faculty Director, Conservation Genetics Laboratory, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California.

2002 to present - Professor, Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California.

1998 to 2001 - Associate Professor, Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California.

1998 to present – Senior Research Fellow, Center for Tropical Research, Department of Organismic Biology, Ecology and Evolution, UCLA, Los Angeles, California.

1996 to 1998 - Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California.

1992 to 1993 – Visiting Scholar, Stanford University, Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford, California.

1992 to 1996 - Research Scientist (Molecular Evolutionary Genetics), Institute of Molecular Medical Sciences, Palo Alto, California.

1987 to 1992 - Research Scientist (Molecular Genetics), Linus Pauling Institute of Science and Medicine, Palo Alto, California.

Funded Grants and Fellowhips:

 National Institutes of Health:  MBRS-SCORE Program.  2003-2006.  Comparative genomics of mitochondrial DNA in Drosophila.  (San Francisco State University, $906,225).

 National Institutes of Health:  MBRS-SCORE Program.  2001-2002.  Population genetics of mitochondrial DNA variation in Drosophila.  (San Francisco State University, $287,225).

 National Institutes of Health:  RIMI Program.  2001.  Population genetics of mitochondrial DNA variation in Drosophila.  (San Francisco State University, $6,500).

 National Science Foundation:  Systematics section.  1996-2000.  Systematics and evolutionary biology of the Drosophila quinaria species group.  (San Francisco State University, $150,000).

 National Science Foundation:  1998-2000.  REU:  Undergraduate Faculty Enhancement: Molecular Genetic Analysis Applied to Evolution, Ecology, and Systematic Biology:  An Extended Laboratory Course.  PI: Frank Bayliss, Co-PI:  Greg Spicer.  (San Francisco State University, $155,982).

National Institutes of Health Genetic Training Grant, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. 1987-1988.  Fellowship for doctoral research on the quantitative genetics of species differences in the Drosophila virilis species group.

Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois.  1984-1987.  Laboratory-Graduate Fellowship for doctoral research on the biochemical genetics and systematics of Drosophila with particular emphasis on the D. virilis-repleta radiation.

Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois.  1983.  Thesis-Parts Fellowship for masters             research on the biochemical genetics and systematics of the Drosophila virilis group.

Professional Activities and Awards:

Elected Fellow:  California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California, 2001.
Editorial Board:  Journal of Molecular Evolution, 1991-1998.

Recent Professional Meeting Presentations:

February 2005, Poster:  Phylogenetic relationships of Emberizidae inferred by complete mitochondrial DNA sequences (with R. Carson).  (AGBT & AMS conference) Advances in Genome Biology and Technology in cooperation wtih Automation in DNA Mapping and Sequencing, Marco Island, Florida.

August 2004, Poster:  Phylogenomics of Emberizidae (with R. Carson).  American Ornithologists' Union, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, 2004.

June 2004, Poster:  Cospeciation between the mite Ptilonyssus sairae and its bird host (with M. Morelli). Evolution Society Meetings, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO.

June 2003, Talk:  Dracula ant relations and implications for ant systematics (with C. Saux, B. Fisher). Evolution Society Meetings, Chico State University, Chico, CA.

June 2002, Poster:  Molecular phylogeny and evolution of chipmunk (Tamias) species based on three mitochondrial genes (with J. Brahic).  Evolution Society Meetings, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL.

March 2001, Poster:  Sequencing the California (USA) scorpion fauna: a preliminary investigation into the phylogeny and biogeography utlilizing the 16S mitochondrial gene (with A. LeMon).  15th International Congress of Arachnology, South Africa.

June 2001, Poster:  Inferring tribal relationships of amplyonini ants from multiple genes (with C. Saux, B. Fisher).  Entomological Society of America, San Diego, CA.

June 2001, Poster:  Molecular phylogeny and evolution of chipmunk (Tamias) species based on three mitochondrial genes (with J. Brahic).  Evolution Society Meetings, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN.

June 2001, Poster: Population differentiation in Dipodomys ingens (with M. DeAngelo).  Evolution Society Meetings, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN.

June 2001, Poster:  Molecular systematics of Amblyponine ants (with C. Saux, B. Fisher).  Evolution Society Meetings, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN.

June 1999, Poster:  Molecular systematics of the chipmunk genus Tamias based on mitochondrial cytochrome b sequences (with T. Piaggio).  Mammal Society Meetings, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

June 1998, Poster:  Molecular phylogenetic study of the cospeciation between passerines and mites (with L. Dunipace).  Evolution Society Meetings, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

June 1998, Poster:  Phylogenetic utility of 28S ribosomal DNA in Drosophila (with C. Bell and K. Peterson).  Evolution Society Meetings, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.