Degrees

• Ph.D., Duke University, Botany, 1982
• B.S., Rutgers College, Botany, 1977

Academic Experience

• Professor and Chair, Tulane University, 2018-
• Professor, Indiana University, 1996 – 2013
• Associate Professor, Indiana University, 1991 – 1996
• Assistant Professor, Indiana University, 1986 – 1991
• Assistant Professor, Louisiana State University, 1983 – 1986

Distinctions

• Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2005-
• Invited Nominator, MacArthur Fellows Program (nominee was 2003 recipient), 1999
• Sigma Xi, 1983
• National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship, 1978 – 1981

Related Experience

• Director, Indiana University Center for Research in Environmental Science, 2007 – 2013
• Director, Indiana University Research and Teaching Preserve, 2002 – 2014
• Adjunct Faculty, Indiana University, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, 1993-2018