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CURRICULUM VITAE
John M. (Jack) Sullivan
Department
of Biological Sciences, Box 443051,
University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-3051
Office Phone: (208) 885-9049 Lab Phone: (208) 885-8062 Fax: 208-885-7905
e-mail: jacks@uidaho.edu
Date of Birth: 9/18/63
Married to D. Brandy Sullivan, Children: Connor J. Sullivan,
Terra S. Sullivan
Education
1995 Ph.D. Ecology
& Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut (Christine
M. Simon)
1990 M.S. Zoology, University of Vermont (C.
William Kilpatrick)
1985 B.A. Zoology, University of Vermont
Academic Positions
Professor of Zoology, Department of Biological Sciences, University
of Idaho. July, 2008 - Present
Associate Professor of Zoology, Department of Biological Sciences, University
of Idaho. July, 2002 - June, 2008
Assistant Professor
of Zoology, Department of Biological Sciences, University
of Idaho. July, 1997 - June, 2002
Postdoctoral
Fellow, January, 1996-July, 1997; Laboratory
of Molecular Systematics, Smithsonian Institution (David
L. Swofford)
Research Interests
Theoretical systematics; Comparative phylogeography,
especially of montane taxa; Rodent systematics and evolution, especially chipmunks;
Conservation genetics.
Early Research Experience
Graduate Research Assistant, 1993-1995; Ecology & Evolutionary Biology,
University of Connecticut. Evolution of 12S rRNA in sigmodontine
rodents.
Graduate Research Assistant, Summer, 1992; Ecology & Evolutionary Biology,
University of Connecticut. mtDNA sequence variation in New Zealand
cicadas.
Graduate Research Assistant, Summer, 1991; Ecology & Evolutionary Biology,
University of Connecticut. Allozyme and mtDNA sequence variation
in Magicicada.
Lab Technician,
Fall, 1990; Department of Zoology, University of Vermont. DNA-DNA
hybridization in sigmodontine rodents.
Field Technician,
Summer, 1990; Department of Zoology, University of Vermont. Collection
of sigmodontine rodents of Mexico.
Courses
Mammalogy, Principles of Systematics, Comparative
Vertebrate Anatomy
Publications (*Asterisks indicate student research.)
*Sen, D., C. J. Brown, E. M. Top, and J. Sullivan. 2012.
Inferring the evolutionary history of the IncP-1plasmids despite incongruence
among backbone genes trees. Molecular Biology and Evolution. In Press. (Download Preprint).
*Hoissington, J. L., L. P. Waits, and J. Sullivan. 2012. Species limits and
integrated taxonomy of the Idaho ground squirrel (Urocitellus brunneus):
Genetic and ecological differentiation. Journal of Mammalogy. 93: 589-604. (doi:10.1644/11-MAMM-A-021.1)
(Link to Journal).
*Reid, N., J. R. Demboski, and J. Sullivan. 2012.
Phylogeny estimation of the radiation western American chipmunk (Tamias)
in the face of introgression using reproductive protein genes. Systematic Biology, 61:44-62 . doi: 10.1093/sysbio/syr094.
(Download PDF).
*Evans, J. and J. Sullivan. 2011. Generalized mixture models for molecular phylogenetic estimation.
Systematic Biology, 61:12-21. doi: 10.1093/sysbio/syr093. (Download PDF).
Francia, M. E., S. Wicher, D. A. Pace, J. Sullivan, S. N. J. Moreno, and G. Arrizabalaga. 2011.
A Toxoplasma protein with homology to intracellular type sodium hydrogen exchangers is required
for osmotolerance and protein processing. Experimental Cell Research. 317:1382-1386. doi:10.1016/j.yexcr.2011.03.020.
(Link to Journal).
*Ripplinger, J. and J. Sullivan. 2010. Assessment of substitution-model adequacy
using frequentist and Bayesian methods. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 27:2790- 2803.
doi:10.1093/molbev/msq168. (Download PDF)
*Evans, J. and J. Sullivan. 2010. Approximating model probabilities in BIC and DT
approaches to model selection in phylogenetics. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 28:343-349
doi:10.1093/molbev/msq195. (Download PDF).
*Hird, S., *N. Reid, J. R. Demboski, and J. Sullivan. 2010. Introgression at
differentially aged hybrid zones in red-tailed chipmunks. Genetica,
doi:10.1007/s10709-010-9470-z. (Download PDF).
*Ripplinger, J., Z. Abdo, and J. Sullivan. 2010. Effects of parameter
estimation on maximum-likelihood bootstrap analysis. Molecular Phylogenetics and
Evolution, 56: 642-648. (Download PDF).
*Hird, S., and J. Sullivan. 2009. Assessment of gene
flow across a hybrid zone in red-tailed chipmunks (Tamias ruficaudus).
Molecular Ecology, 18:3097-3109. (Download PDF).
McPeek, M. A., D. L. DeAngelis, R. G. Shaw, A. J. Moore,
M. D. Rausher, D. R. Strong, A. M. Ellison, L. Barrett, L. Reisberg, M. D. Breed,
J. Sullivan, C. W. Osenberg, M. Holyoak, and M. A. Elgar. 2009. The golden rule of reviewing.
The American Naturalist, 173: E155-E158. (Download PDF).
Swofford, D. L. and J. Sullivan. 2009. Phylogenetic inference using parsimony and other
methods using PAUP*. Pp. 260-312 In (P. Lemey, M. Salemi, A.M. Vandamme, eds.). The
Phylogenetic Handbook, Second Edition. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.
*Ripplinger, J., and J. Sullivan. 2008. Does choice in model selection
affect maximum likelihood analysis? Systematic Biology. 57:76-85. (Download PDF).
*Good, J., *S. Hird, *N. Reid, J. Demboski, S. Steppan, and J.
Sullivan. 2008. Ancient introgression and mtDNA capture in non-sister species of
chipmunks (Tamias). Molecular Ecology. 17:1313-1327.(Download PDF).
Nagler, J. J., T. Cavileer, J. Sullivan, D. G.
Cyr, and C. Rexroad III. 2007. The complete estrogen receptor
family in the rainbow trout: Discovery of novel ER
a2 and both ERB isoforms. Gene, 392: 164-173.(Download PDF).
*Nielson, M, K. Lohman, C. H. Daugherty, F. W
Allendorf, K. L. Knudsen, and J. Sullivan. 2006. Allozyme and
mitochondrial DNA variation in the tailed frog (Anura: Ascaphus):
The influence of geography and gene flow. Herpetologica, 62:235-258.
(Download PDF).
Brunsfeld, S. J., and J. Sullivan. 2006.
A multi-compartmented glacial refugium in the northern Rocky
Mountains: Evidence from the phylogeography of Cardamine constancei
(Brassicaceae). Conservation Genetics, 6:895-904. (Download PDF).
*Carstens, B.C., J. R. Demboski, J. M.
Good, S. J. Brunsfeld, and J. Sullivan. 2005. The evolutionary
history of the northern Rocky Mountain mesic forest ecosystem.
Evolution, 59:1639-1652. (Download
PDF).
*Carstens, B.C., A. Bankhead III, P. Joyce,
and J. Sullivan. 2005. Testing population genetic structure using
parametric bootstrapping: The MIGRATE-N test of population
structure. Genetica, 124:71-75. (Download
PDF).
Sullivan, J. and P. Joyce. 2005. Model
selection in phylogenetics. Ann. Rev. Ecol. Evol. Syst., 36:445-466.
(Download PDF)
- Online Supplement
(pdf).
*Steele, C. A., *B. C. Carstens, A. Storfer,
and J. Sullivan. 2005. Testing hypotheses of speciation timing
in Dicamptodon copei and Dicamptodon aterrimus (Caudata:
Dicamptodontidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution,
36:90-100. (Download PDF).
Sullivan, J., *Z. Abdo, P. Joyce, and D.
L. Swofford. 2005. Evaluating the performance of a successive-
approximations approach to maximum-likelihood phylogeny
estimation. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 22:1386-1392.
(Download PDF).
*Abdo, Z., V. Minin, P. Joyce, and J. Sullivan.
2005. Accounting for uncertainty in the tree topology has little
effect on the decision theoretic approach to model selection
in phylogeny estimation. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 22:691-703.
(Download PDF).
Sullivan, J. 2005. Maximum-likelihood estimation
of phylogeny from DNA sequence data. In (E. Zimmer &
E. Roalson, eds.). Molecular Evolution, Producing the Biochemical
Data. Part B, Methods in Enzymology, 395:757-779. (
Download proofs).
*Carstens, B. C., *J. D. Degenhardt, *A.
S. Stevenson, and J. Sullivan. 2005. Accounting for coalescent
stochasticity in testing phylogeographic hypotheses: Testing
models of Pleistocene population structure in the Idaho giant
salamander Dicamptodon aterrimus. Molecular Ecology, 14:255-265.
(Download PDF).
*Carstens, B. C, J. Sullivan, L. M. Davalos,
P. A. Larsen, and S. C. Pedersen. 2004. Exploring population
genetic structure in three species of Lesser Antillean bats.
Molecular Ecology. 13:2557-2566. (
Download PDF).
*Carstens, B. C., *A. L. Stevenson, *J.
D. Degenhardt, and J. Sullivan. 2004. Testing nested phylogenetic
and phylogeographic hypotheses in the Plethodon vandykei
species group. Systematic Biology, 53:781-792. (Download
PDF).
Minin, V., Z. Abdo, P. Joyce, and J. Sullivan.
2003. Performance-based selection of likelihood models for phylogeny
estimation. Systematic Biology, 52:674-683. (Download
PDF).
Swofford, D. L. and J. Sullivan. 2003.
Phylogenetic inference using parsimony and maximum likelihood
using PAUP*. Pp. 160 - 196 In (M. Salemi, A.M. Vandamme, eds.).
The Phylogenetic Handbook. Cambridge University Press,
Cambridge, UK.
Good, J. M., J. Demboski, D. M. Nagorsen,
and J. Sullivan. 2003. Phylogeography and introgressive hybridization:
Chipmunks (Tamias) in the northern Rocky Mountains. Evolution,
57:1900-1916. (Download PDF).
Demboski, J., and J. Sullivan. 2003.
Extensive mtDNA variation within the yellow-pine chipmunk,
Tamias amoenus (Rodentia: Sciuridae), and phylogeographic
inferences for northwest North America. Molecular Phylogenetics
and Evolution, 26:389-408. (Download PDF).
Winchell, C. J., J. Sullivan, C. B. Cameron,
B. J. Swalla, and J. Mallatt. 2002. Evaluating hypotheses of
deuterostome evolution with new LSU and SSU ribosomal DNA phylogenies.
Molecular Biology and Evolution, 19: 762-776. (Download
PDF).
Good, J. A., and J. Sullivan. 2001. Phylogeography
of red-tailed chipmunks (Tamias ruficaudus), a northern
Rocky Mountains endemic. Molecular Ecology, 10:2683-2696. (Download PDF).
Brunsfeld, S., J. Sullivan, D. Soltis,
and P. Soltis. 2001. Comparative phylogeography of northwestern
North America: A synthesis. Pp. 319-339 In (J. Silvertown and
J. Antonovics, eds.) Integrating ecological and evolutionary
processes in a spatial context. Blackwell Science, Oxford.
(Download PDF).
Sullivan, J. and D. L. Swofford. 2001.
Should we use model-based methods for phylogenetic inference
when we know assumptions about among-site rate variation and
nucleotide substitution pattern are violated? Systematic Biology,
50:723-729. (Download PDF).
Nielson, M. K., K. Lohman, and J. Sullivan.
2001. Phylogeography of the tailed frog (Ascaphus truei):
Implications for biogeography of the Pacific Northwest. Evolution.
55:147-160. (Download.PDF).
Harris, D. J., D. S. Rogers, and J. Sullivan.
2000. Phylogeography of Peromyscus furvus (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae)
based on Cytochrome b sequences. Molecular Ecology, 9:
2129 - 2136. (Download PDF).
Sullivan, J., E. A. Arellano, and D. S.
Rogers. 2000. Comparative phylogeography of Mesoamerican highland
rodents: Concerted versus independent responses to past climatic
fluctuations. The American Naturalist, 155:755-768. (Download
PDF).
Mallatt, J., J. Sullivan, and C. J. Winchell.
2000. The relationship of lampreys to hagfishes: A spectral analysis
of ribosomal DNA sequences. Pp. 106-118. In: Major Events
in Early Vertebrate Evolution: Palaeontology, Phylogeny, and
Development. (P. E. Ahlberg, ed.). Taylor and Francis.
Steppan, S. J., and J. Sullivan. 2000.
The emerging statistical perspective in systematic biology: A
reply to Mares and Braun on the status of Andalgalomys
(Rodentia: Sigmodontinae). Journal of Mammalogy, 81:260-270.
(Download.PDF).
Waits, L., J. Sullivan, S. J. O'Brien,
and R. Ward. 1999. Mitochondrial DNA phylogeny for bears: single
region trees and combined data trees. Molecular Phylogenetics
and Evolution, 13:82-92.
Sullivan, J., D. L. Swofford, and G. J.
P. Naylor. 1999. The effect of taxon sampling on estimating rate-heterogeneity
parameters of maximum-likelihood models. Molecular Biology and
Evolution. 16:1347-1356. (Download
PDF).
Mallatt, J., and J. Sullivan. 1998. 28S
and 18S rDNA sequences support the monophyly of lampreys and
hagfishes. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 15:1706-1718. (Download PDF).
Sullivan, J. and D. L. Swofford. 1997.
Are guinea pigs rodents? The importance of adequate models in molecular phylogenetics.
Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 4:77-86. (Download
PDF).
Sullivan, J., J. A. Markert, and C. W.
Kilpatrick. 1997. Phylogeography and molecular systematics of
the Peromyscus aztecus group (Rodentia: Muridae) inferred
using parsimony and likelihood. Systematic Biology, 46:426-440.
(JSTOR
Download).
Frati, F., C. Simon, J. Sullivan, and D.
L. Swofford. 1997. Evolution of the mitochondrial cytochrome
oxidase II gene in Collembola. Journal of Molecular Evolution,
44:145-158. (Download PDF).
Sullivan, J. 1996. Combining data with
different distributions of among-site rate variation. Systematic
Biology, 45:375-380. (JSTOR
Download).
Simon, C., L. Nigro, J. Sullivan, A. Franke,
A. Grapputo, A. Martin, C. McIntosh. 1996. Large among-taxon
differences in the 12S rRNA gene: Implications for the molecular
clock. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 13:923-932. (Download
PDF).
Sullivan, J., K. E. Holsinger, and C. Simon.
1996. The effect of topology on estimates of among-site rate
variation. Journal of Molecular Evolution, 42:308-312. (Download
PDF).
Hickson, R. E., C. Simon, A. J. Cooper,
G. Spicer, J. Sullivan, and D. Penny. 1996. A refined secondary
structure model, conserved motifs, and alignment for the third
domain of animal 12S rRNA. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 13:150-169.
(Download PDF).
Sullivan, J., K. E. Holsinger, and C. Simon.
1995. Among-site rate variation and phylogenetic analysis of
12S rRNA in Sigmodontine rodents. Molecular Biology and Evolution,
12: 988-1001. (Download PDF).
Sullivan, J. M. and C. W. Kilpatrick. 1991.
Biochemical systematics of the Peromyscus aztecus assemblage.
Journal of Mammalogy, 72:681-689.
Sullivan, J. M., C. W. Kilpatrick, and
P. D. Rennert. 1991. Biochemical systematics of the Peromyscus
boylii species group. Journal of Mammalogy, 72:681-696.
Solicited Book Review
Sullivan, J. 1998. Review of Molecular
Evolution. (W.-H. Li, author). Systematic Biology, 47:173-175.
Invited Symposia and Workshops
2007 - NSF Sponsored Workshop on Biogeography, Las Vegas Nevada.
2006 - Annual Meetings, Society of Systematic Biologists,
Symposium on Species Delimitation: New Approaches for Discovering Diversity -
Detecting Hybridization and Species Limits with Phylogeographic Data: Tamias.
2006 - Annual Meetings of the Idaho Academy of Sciences,
Plenary Session - Genetics and Evolution of the Inland Mesic Forest Ecosystem.
2001 - University of Southern Illinois,
Systematic Biology Symposium, Keynote Speaker. Statistical
Tests in Comparative Phylogeography: Methods and Examples from
the Pacific Northwest and Middle American Highlands.
1997 - International Theriological Congress
VII, Symposium on Systematics and Biogeography of Montane Rodents
of Southeastern Mexico and Northern Central America. Phylogeography
and Molecular Systematics the Peromyscus aztecus complex.
1997 - International Theriological Congress
VII, Symposium on Molecular Systematics of Peromyscine Rodents.
The Importance of Adequate Models in the Molecular Systematics
of Rodents.
1996 - Annual Meetings, Italian Society
of Zoologists, Plenary Session - Advances in Molecular Systematics:
Examining Conflict between Molecular and Classical Data Sets.
1995 - Annual Meetings, Society of Systematic
Biologists, Symposium on Incorporating Molecular Evolution into
Molecular Phylogenetic Analyses. Accommodating Among-Site
Rate Variation in Phylogenetic Analyses.
1994 - New England Molecular Evolution
Meetings. Gene Tree/Species Tree Symposium. Congruence and
Conflict in Peromyscus Systematics.
Invited Departmental Seminars
2012 Eastern Washington University, Darwin Day Lecture
2010 University of Vermont, Department of Biological Sciences
2010 Massey University, Department of Ecology
2010 Massey University, School of Molecular Biosciences
2010 Massey University, Alan Wilson Center for Molecular Evolution and Ecology
2009 Texas Tech University, Department of Biological Sciences
2009 University of Idaho, Fish & Wildlife Resources
2009 Louisiana State University, Systematics, Ecology, & Evolution
2007 Portland State University, Department of Biology
2005 University of Texas, Integrative Biology
2004 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Integrative Biology
2004 University of Vermont, Department of Biology
2003 University of Washington; Department of Biology
2003 Boise State University; Department of Biology
2001 University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Department of Biological
Sciences
2000 University of Connecticut; Department of Ecology and
Evolutionary Biology
1999 University of Nevada, Reno; Ecology, Evolution, and
Conservation Biology
1998 University of Idaho; Departments of Statistics and
Computer Science
1998 Washington State University; Department of Zoology
1997 University of Idaho; Department of Fisheries and Wildlife
Resources
1997 Brigham Young University; Department of Zoology
1996 George Washington University; Department of Biological
Sciences
1996 National Museum of Natural History; Vertebrate Zoology
1996 San Francisco State University; Biology Department
1996 University of Idaho; Department of Biological Sciences
Contributed Talks/Posters
2011 SSE/SSB/ASN Annual Meetings (talk).
2010 Annual New Zealand Phylogenetics Conference (talk).
2009 SSE/SSB/ASN Annual Meetings (3 talks).
2008 SSE/SSB/ASN Annual Meetings (2 talks).
2006 SSE/SSB/ASN Annual Meetings (1 talk, 2 posters).
2005 NSF/DFG Understanding Species Diversity on Earth (poster).
2004 SSE/SSB/ASN Annual Meetings (1 talk, 1 poster).
2003 SSE/SSB/ASN Annual Meetings (1 talk, 1 poster).
2002 SSE/SSB/ASN Annual Meetings (1 talk, 1 poster).
2001 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists
(3 talks).
2000 SSE/SSB/ASN Annual Meetings (2 talks, 1 poster).
2000 Northwestern Regional Meetings, Wildlife Society.
1999 SSE/SSB/ASN Annual Meetings.
1998 SSE/SSB/ASN Annual Meetings.
1997 SSE/SSB/ASN Annual Meetings.
1996 SSE/SSB/ASN Annual Meetings.
1995 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists.
1994 SSE/SSB/ASN/SMBE Annual Meetings.
1994 Eastern Great Lakes Molecular Evolution Meetings.
1993 SSE/SSB/ASN/SMBE Annual Meetings.
1993 New England Molecular Evolution Meetings.
1993 University of Connecticut Graduate Student Symposium.
1992 University of Connecticut Graduate Student Symposium.
1991 University of Connecticut Graduate Student Symposium.
1990 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists.
Grants and Awards
2012 - NSF BEACON Project Grant, $20,945. September 2012
– August 2013. An Integrated Approach to Testing the Divergence with Gene Flow Model of Speciation;
Empirical Genomics, Simulation, and in silico Evolution. This is a collaboration among
Sullivan, James Foster, & David Hillis.
2011 - NSF BEACON Project Funding. $96,949. August 2011 - July 2012.
An Integrated Approach to Testing the Divergence with Gene Flow Model of Speciation;
Empirical Genomics, Simulation, and in Silico Evolution. This is a collaboration among
Sullivan, James Foster, & David Hillis (University of Texas, who received an
additional $55,527).
2010 - Outstanding Alumnus Award, University of Vermont, Department of Biology.
2008 - NIH Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) (PI: Larry Forney); $9,800,000 total, Sullivan is one of 9 participating faculty; February, 2008 - January, 2013. Center for Research on Evolutionary Processes. This is an IBEST grant (see Synergistic Activities).
2007 - NSF Systematic Biology & Biodiversity
Inventories DEB-0717426. $200,000. August, 2007 - July, 2011.
Collaborative Research: A Comprehensive Multigene Phylogeny of Chipmunks
(Rodentia: Tamias): Testing Divergence with Gene Flow. UofI is
the lead institution, and collaborator John Demboski (Denver Museum of
Nature and Science) also received $200,000 for his activities on the same project.
2006 - NSF Microbial Genome Sequencing. $360,000.
November 2006 - October 2008. The Genetic Diversity of Broad Host-Range Plasmids in Prokaryotes.
(Eva Top, PI; Sullivan is Senior Personnel).
2005 - Idaho State Board of Education.
Center for Research on Invasive Species & Small Populations;
$102,200. April 2006 - March 2008. Temporal and Spatial Patterns
of Genetic Variation in Small Populations of Plants and Animals
Found in one of Idaho's Major Biodiversity Hotspots.
2003 - Idaho Department of Fish & Game
State Wildlife Conservation Grant; $5,000. June 2003 - August
2003. Population Survey of Idaho Giant Salamanders (Dicamptodon
aterrimus).
2002 - NSF EPSCoR REU Fellowship for
Jeremiah Degenhardt; $2,250
2002 - NIH Centers of Biomedical Research
Excellence (COBRE) (PI: Larry Forney); $10,200,000 total, $58,000
per year to Sullivan; February, 2002 January, 2007; Center
for Research on Evolutionary Processes.
2001 - Alumni Award for Faculty Excellence,
University of Idaho Alumni Association.
2000 - NSF EPSCoR EPS-0080935 (PI: James
A. Foster); $249,993 total, $41,078 to Sullivan; August 2000
July 2002. Multidisciplinary Studies in Bioinformatics
and Evolutionary Studies.
1999 - NSF Systematic Biology Panel
DEB-9974124; $128,976; August 1999 July, 2002. Testing
Iterative Search Strategies for Maximum-likelihood Estimation
of Phylogeny from DNA Sequence Data. David L. Swofford, Co-PI.
1999 - NSF EPSCoR EPS-9720634; $120,000;
February 1999 - June 2001. Comparative Phylogeography of Northern
Rocky Mountain Conifer-dwelling Rodents.
1998 - University of Idaho
Research Council Seed Grant; $6,000; July 1998 - June 1999. Molecular
Systematics and Population Genetics of Red-tailed Chipmunks (Tamias
ruficaudus): An Initial Assessment of Genetic Structure in
Northern Rocky Mountain Forest-dwelling Species.
1996 - Smithsonian Institution Molecular
Evolution Post Doctoral Fellowship; $36,500; January, 1996- July,
1997. Sampling Properties of Model Parameters in Phylogenetic
Analyses of DNA Sequence Data.
1995 - Outstanding Student Presenter. American
Society of Mammalogists.
1994 - Edwin V. Gant Award for Excellence
in Graduate Studies; $1,500; University wide competition in academic
performance, professional potential, service, and integrity.
1994 - Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Teaching, University
of Connecticut.
1993 - Graduate Research Traineeship in
the Evolution, Ecology, and Conservation of Biodiversity; $14,000;
NSF Sponsored fellowship, awarded through the EEB Department,
University of Connecticut.
1993 - University of Connecticut Research
Foundation Grant; $10,000; January- December, 1993. Among-site
rate variation and phylogenetic analyses of DNA sequence data
in sigmodontine rodents.
Graduate Students Supervised
Daniel J. Harris, PhD Student:
Deceased
Marilyn M. Nielson, MS: Graduated December, 2000
Jeffrey M. Good, MS: Graduated May, 2002
Bryan C. Carstens, PhD: Graduated December, 2004
Jessica Hosington (Co-advised), MS: Graduated December, 2007
Sarah Hird (Co-advised), MS: Graduated June, 2008
Noah Reid, MS: Graduated August, 2008
Jason Evans, PhD: Graduated December, 2010
Jennifer Ripplinger, PhD: Graduated December, 2010
Kenneth Berger, PhD Student: Due to graduate May, 2012
Brice Sarver, PhD Student: Due to graduate May 2013
Genevieve Metzger, PhD Student: Due to graduate May 2016
Undergraduate Research Supervised
Nick Forshee 2010 - 2011
Tara Potter 2006 - 2007
Javan Bauder 2004 - 2006
Karina Villa Romero 2003-2004
Angela Stevenson 2002 - 2005
Jeremiah Degenhardt (REU Fellowship) 2002 - 2005
Stacey M. Gregory 1998-2001
Jeffrey M. Good 1998-1999
Graduate Committees
Zaid Abdo* - University of Idaho, Bioinformatics & Computational
Biology
Patryce Avsharian* - University of Idaho, Department of Biological
Sciences
Kerry Barnowe-Meyer* - University of Idaho, Department of Biological Sciences
Justin Bohling - University of Idaho, Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources
Frances Bonier* - University of Idaho, Department of Biological
Sciences
Celeste Brown* - University of Idaho, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Amie-June Brumble* -University of Idaho, Department of Forest Resources
Matthew Carling* - University of Idaho, Department of Biological
Sciences
Christine Cegelski* - University of Idaho, Department of Fish
& Wildlife Resources
Isaac Erikson* - University of Idaho, Department of Biological Sciences
Ryan Garrick* - La Trobe University (Australia), School of Molecular Sciences
Andrew Giordano* - Washington State University, School of Biological Sciences
William Godsoe* - University of Idaho, Department of Biological Sciences
Robert Grahn* - University of Idaho, Department of Biological
Sciences
Travis Hagey - University of Idaho, Department of Biological Sciences
James Harper* - University of Idaho, Department of Biological
Sciences
Craig Miller* - University of Idaho, Department of Fish &
Wildlife Resources
Terry Miller* - University of Idaho, Department of Forest Resources
Matt Pennell - University of Idaho, Department of Biological Sciences
Kimberly Peppin* - University of Idaho, Department of Biological Sciences
Matthew Rain* - University of Idaho, Department of Biological
Sciences
Darrin Rokyta* - University of Idaho, Bioinformatics & Computational
Biology
Diya Sen* - University of Idaho,Bioinformatics & Computational Biology
Steven Spears* - Washington State University, School of Biological Sciences
Craig Steele* - Washington State University, School of Biological
Sciences
Todd Steury* - University of Idaho, Department of Fish &
Wildlife Resources
Angela Streit* - Washington State University, School of Biological
Sciences
Smitha Surakanti* - University of Idaho, Bioinformatics &
Computational Biology
Chris Winchell* - Washington State University, School of Biological
Sciences
Jeremy Yoder - University of Idaho, Department of Biological Sciences
Li Zheng* - University of Idaho, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
*Asterisks indicate students whom have finished.
Postdoctoral Fellow Supervised
Dr. Anahi Espindola May, 2012 – Present
Dr. Christopher Drummond: April, 2006 - May, 2008
Dr. Roland Fleissner: September, 2003 - August, 2004
Dr.
Kari Segraves: August, 2003 - July, 2005: NSF Interdisciplinary
Informatics Postdoc
Dr. John R. Demboski: August, 1999 - July, 2001
Professional Societies
American
Society of Mammalogists
Society
for the Study of Evolution
Society for
Molecular Biology and Evolution
Society of
Systematic Biologists
Service
President: Society
of Systematic Biologists, 2012
President-elect: Society
of Systematic Biologists, 2011
Editor-in-Chief: Systematic Biology, 2007-2010
Associate Editor: Systematic Biology, 2001-2006
External Member of Search Committee, WSU
Animal Molecular Phylogeny Position. 2003
Nominating Committee: Society
of Systematic Biologists, 2003 - 2004
Editorial Board: Systematic Biology, 1997-2000
NSF Panelist: 2001, 2003, 2008, 2012
Reviewer for:
American Zoologist,
Annals Entomological Society of America,
Bioinformatics,
BioTechniques,
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society,
Biological Conservation,
BMC-Evolutionary Biology,
Evolution,
Copeia,
Italian Journal of Zoology,
Journal of Biogeography,
Journal of Heredity,
Journal of Mammalian Evolution,
Journal of Mammalogy,
Journal of Molecular Evolution,
Mammalian Genome,
Molecular Biology and Evolution,
Molecular Ecology,
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution,
National Science Foundation,
PLoS Evolutionary Biology,
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,
Science,
Transactions in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics,
Trends in Ecology and Evolution,
The American Naturalist
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