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Scholars, Visitors and Researchers

Name Project
Andrew Hipp, Plant Systematist and Herbarium Curator
Research, The Morton Arboretum
ahipp@mortonarb.org

Visiting Scholar

Estimating the probability of continuous character transitions on trees
Robert T. Pennock, Professor
Dept. of Philosophy, Dept. of Computer Science & Eng., Ecology, Evolutionary Biology & Behavior (EEBB) graduate program, Michigan State University
pennock5@msu.edu

Sabbatical Scholar

Theory and Applications of Evolutionary Computation
Alexander Platt, Postdoctoral Research Associate
Department of Biological Services, University of Southern California
platta@usc.edu

Visiting Scholar

Estimating the probability of continuous character transitions on trees
V. Louise Roth, Associate Professor
Department of Biology, Duke University
vlroth@duke.edu
919-660-7352
Visiting Scholar

Squirrels as models in macroevolution; Scaling
Malcolm Schug, Associate Professor
Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
mdschug@uncg.edu
919-668-4590
Sabbatical Scholar

The role of crossing-over and recombination in adaptive evolution
David Swofford, Senior Research Scientist
Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy, Duke University
david.swofford@nescent.org
919-668-4591
Senior Research Scientist

Project Info
Marcy Uyenoyama, Professor
Department of Biology, Duke University
marcy@duke.edu
919-668-4575
Triangle Sabbatical Scholar

Sampling-based methods for association mapping

Past Scholars, Visitors and Researchers

Name Project
John Clamp, Associate Professor
Department of Zoology, North Carolina Central University
jclamp@nccu.edu.
Sabbatical Scholar

Attracting minority graduate applicants into careers in evolutionary biology and developing research in molecular systematics
Quentin Cronk, Professor
Department of Plant Science, University of British Columbia
quentin.cronk@ubc.ca
Sabbatical Scholar

Creating an evolutionary dataspace for plants: allowing phlogenetic, morphological and gene ontologies to collide gracefully
Douglas Eernisse, Professor
Department of Biological Science, California State University - Fullerton
deernisse@fullerton.edu
919-668-4591
Sabbatical Scholar

Chiton phylogeny and comparative phylogeography
Adam Eyre-Walker, Professor
Department of Biology, University of Sussex
a.c.eyre-walker@sussex.ac.uk
Sabbatical Scholar

Distribution of fitness effects of new mutations and the rate of adaptive evolution
Joseph Fail, Jr., Associate Professor
Department of Natural Sciences, Johnson C. Smith University
jfail@jcsu.edu
919-668-4594
Sabbatical Scholar

Designing and teaching an evolution curriculum for elementary students
Patricia Gensel, Professor
Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
PGensel@bio.unc.edu
Triangle Sabbatical Scholar

Study of Silurian-Devonian plants, with the goals of elucidating their morphology, structure, evolutionary relationships, and overall patterns of evolutionary change
Sabine Hennequin, Temporary Lecturer
Laboratory of Paleobotany and Paleoecology, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie
shennequ@snv.jussieu.fr
Visiting Scholar

Phylogenetic rate heterogeneity and evolution in filmy ferns
Clara B. Jones, Associate Professor
Department of Psychology, Fayetteville State Univ
cbjones@nescent.org
910-672-1575
Visiting Scholar

Comparative Sociobiology and Behavioral Ecology (pdf)
Paul Lewis, Assistant Professor
Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut
paul.lewis@uconn.edu
Sabbatical Scholar

Incorporation of all maximum likelihood phylogenetic analyses currently performed by PAUP*4b10 into Phycas.
Owen McMillan, Associate Professor
Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
womcmill@ncsu.edu
Sabbatical Scholar

Relational evolutionary database for Heliconius butterflies
Spencer Muse, Associate Professor
Department of Statistical Genetics and Bioinformatics, North Carolina State University
muse@stat.ncsu.edu
Triangle Sabbatical Scholar

Sarah Otto, Professor
Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia
otto@zoology.ubc.ca
919-668-4590
Sabbatical Scholar

A community approach to evolutionary theory
David Pfennig, Professor
Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
dpfennig@email.unc.edu
919-668-4575
Triangle Sabbatical Scholar

Phenotypic Plasticity and the Origins of Diversity
Mark Rausher, Professor
Department of Biology, Duke University
mrausher@duke.edu
919 684 2295
Triangle Sabbatical Scholar

Evolutionary Genetics and Molecular Evolution
Maria Servedio, Assistant Professor
Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
servedio@email.unc.edu
Triangle Sabbatical Scholar

Analysis of factors that determine the occurrence of speciation and reinforcement
Michael Whitlock, Professor
Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia
whitlock@zoology.ubc.ca
919-668-4575
Sabbatical Scholar

Evolution in a spatial context: A synthesis of theory and review
John Willis, Associate Professor
Biology Department, Duke University
jwillis@duke.edu
Triangle Sabbatical Scholar

Evolutionary genomics and bioinformatics of Mimulus, a developing model system for studies of plant adaptation and speciation