Education:

Ph.D. University of New Hampshire M.A. University of Arkansas B.S. Beloit College

Year Joined Whitworth Faculty:  1980

Areas of Specialization / Expertise:

Botany; plant genetics (traditional, not molecular); ethnobotany (ways people have used plants); science

Selected Publications / Presentations / Honors:

Published articles in research journals concerning the behavior of chromosomes in tomatoes, and about genetic control of the reproductive system (an out-breeding mechanism) in wallflowers (plants related to canola, mustard, radishes, etc.).