Lab Alumni

• Patricia Gordon-Reedy— Systematics of Leptodactylon californicum. Environmental Consultant
• Mary Ann Showers— Evolutionary relationships among Sierra-Cascade Silene species. Calif. Dept. Fish & Game
• Dr. Michael Vasey— Evolution of the seabird rock endemic Lasthenia maritima. Lecturer, San Francisco State University
• Stephen McCabe— Epicuticular wax patterns as systematic characters in Dudleya. Curator of Succulents, UCSC Arboretum
• Dr. Kristina Schierenbeck— Evolution of the allotetraploid Arctostaphylos mewukka. Professor of Biology, CSU Chico.
• Stacy Giles Emory— Systematics of western North American Eurhynchium. Charter Middle School Teacher
• Eva Buxton— Morphometrics of the Linanthus androsaceus complex. LSA, Environmental Consultants
• Daniel Pritchett— Quantitative systematics of the alpine species of Polemonium. White Mountain Research Laboratory
• John Dempcy— Molecular phylogeny of Phacelia sect. Euglypta. Living the good life
• Amy Hiss— Morphometric analysis of the Linanthus bolanderi complex. CH₂MHill, Environmental Consultants
• Isabelle deGeofroy— Molecular Phylogeny of alpine Polemonium (Polemoniaceae). Botanical consultant, Berkeley, CA
• Margaret Lee— Molecular phylogeny of Phlox sect. Occidentales.
• Robyn Battaglia — Taxonomic Analysis of the Linanthus androsaceus complex in central California. Coauthor of Leptosiphon for The Jepson Manual 2nd edition
• Laura Hamilton — Linanthus sect. Dianthoides systematics. President, ThePortableBaby.com
• Dr. Chuck Bell— Molecular Phylogeny of Linanthus (Polemoniaceae). Professor of Biology, University of New Orleans; author of Adoxaceae, Caprifoliaceae, et al., The Jepson Manual 2nd edition
• Dr. Laura Boykin— Molecular Phylogeny of Arctostaphylos (Ericaceae). Computational Biologist, University of Western Australia
• Dr. Ruth Timme— Molecular Phylogeny of Polemonium. Phylogenist for the FDA; author of Polemonium, The Jepson Manual 2nd edition

• Dr. Joshua McDill— Evolutionary Implications of Anatomical Features of Linanthus and Related Genera. Postdoc, University of Edmonton; author of Linaceae, The Jepson Manual 2nd edition
• Connie Ganong— Phylogeny of Phacelia sect. Miltitzia (Hydrophyllaceae). Works for USDA
• Erin Rentz— Effects of Fire on Plant Anatomical Structure in Native Californian Basketry Materials. Works for US Forest Service
• Marck Menke— Phylogeny of the Temperate Woody Hydrophyllaceae.
• Dr. Debra Hansen— Phylogenetic Relationships between and within Phacelia (Boraginaceae) Sects. Whitlavia and Gymnobythus. Postdoc, University of Texas; coauthor of Phacelia, The Jepson Manual 2nd edition
• Chris Lane— Undergraduate Phacelia guy
• Dr. Lisa Offringa — post-bac botanist. Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University.
• Laura Garrison— Phylogeny of the Phacelia Crenulatae Group (Boraginaceae). Ph.D. program, Brown University (Erika Edwards' lab); coauthor of Phacelia, The Jepson Manual 2nd edition
• Genevieve Walden — Phylogeny of Infrageneric Relationships in Phacelia (Boraginaceae). Ph.D. program, University of California, Berkeley (Bruce Baldwin's lab); senior author for Phacelia, FNANM.
• Paul Hankamp — Molecular Phylogeny of Leptosiphon (Polemoniaceae). Biology Instructor, College of San Mateo
• David Rodriguez — Chemical Analysis of California Scutellaria Species.
• Rebecca Stubbs — Evolution and Biogeography of Rare Polemoniums. Ph.D. student, University of Florida (Nico Celanese's lab); author of Polemonium, FNANM.
• Eliza Shepard — Assessing Local Rarity of Sonoma County Plants. Botanical Consultant, GANDA Environmental Consultants
• Jessica Peak — Phylogeny of Calochortus (Liliaceae). Botanical Consultant, GANDA Environmental Consultants
• Sonia Nosratinia — Phylogeny of Abronia (Nyctaginaceae). Lab Manager, Mishler Lab, UC Berkeley.

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