
University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Encourages students to keep striving for excellence.
Academic Background: Ph.D. in Botany, University of Wisconsin; M.S. in Mycology, University of Tennessee.
Research Interests: Fungal genetics, biogeography, and molecular ecology.
Appointments: Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.
Awards: Mycological Society of America Fellow.
Publications: Over 100 articles in Molecular Ecology and Mycologia.
Additional Contributions: Leads global fungal biodiversity surveys.