Scientific and technical editing and writing
* Written and published 380
scientific articles, including book chapters and small books
* Written numerous technical reports documenting completion of scientific contract work
* Written numerous "fact
sheets" for various species on the USDA Plants Web site (e.g., Golden
Currant)
* Written popular articles
and monographs (e.g., Conservation Easements: An Alternative; Trees of
Huntsville and Walker County, Texas)
* Originator (2010) and
Editor of Phytoneuron (www.phytoneuron.net),
an online journal for botanical publications
* Detailed knowledge of
technical aspects of grammar and punctuation
* Familiar with APA, AP, and
Chicago styles
* Edited and reviewed
articles submitted to the journals Sida (in-house reviewer for 6 years) and
Phytologia (now Associate Editor, Nomenclature)
* Reviewed several hundred
articles submitted for various scientific journals (peer review, at editors'
requests)
* Provided several hundred
Latin translations as a service to fellow biologists (a brief Latin description
or diagnosis is requisite for the valid publication of species new to science)
Research
My research has primarily been directed toward
recognition, definition, and identification of plant species and developing
hypotheses regarding their evolutionary interrelationships. Development of classification systems are an
integral part of this kind of research. Providing a stable nomenclature,
following a system accepted by the scientific community, is also an important
part of this discipline. My studies
have mainly involved plants of the United States and Mexico, but I also have
published studies at worldwide perspectives. Although my research has been based
mainly on morphological evidence, I have collaborated in studies and
publications centered on molecular data. In addition to the studies on
evolution and classification, my publications include research on forest
community structure and evolutionary phenomena such as seed dispersal,
hybridization, and chromosome variation.
Teaching, training
* My education has mostly been in biology, centering
primarily in plant morphology and evolution, but my background includes broader
study of chemistry and biology, including organic chemistry, chemistry of
secondary plant compounds, physiology, electron microscopy, and genetics. I’m
current with the main developments in molecular genetics and have recently
participated (2009 and earlier) as coauthor in studies based largely on
molecular evidence.
* Taught at the college level
at Stratford College, Memphis State University (tenured as Associate
Professor), and the University of Texas (UT), Austin (adjunct faculty while
Curator of the UT-Lundell Herbarium of the Plant Resources Center)
* Presented more than 30
research summaries at scientific meetings, as well as various nontechnical
talks for community organizations and courses for adult education
Computer knowledge
* Microsoft Office (extensive use of Word; expertise in
PowerPoint, Excel, Photoshop)
* Basic desktop publishing, using Microsoft Publisher
and Adobe PageMaker
* Basic HTML; use of Typo3, Kompozer for Web site
development
* Former programmer in Basic and DBase II and III
* Extensive knowledge and use of internet resources
EDUCATION
Postdoctoral 1980-81: Ohio State University, Columbus
Ph.D.
1980: Systematic Botany
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
M.A.
1970: Systematic Botany
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
B.A.
1967: Psychology/Biology
Davidson
College, Davidson, North Carolina