Selected Presentations & Appearances
Department of Biology
· 2020
Invited Talk
Temple University,
Note: I am currently not accepting speaking invitations because I cannot travel for family reasons. (occasional exceptions)
· 2017
- 2021
Invited Talk
Plant Evo-Devo Symposium
· 2016
Keynote/Named Lecture
New Phytologist Trust,
Beijing, China
Department of Genetics
· 2016
Invited Talk
University of Wisconsin,
Department of Plant Sciences, Oxford University
· 2015
Invited Talk
Institute for Systematic Biology, Univeristy of Zurich
· 2015
Invited Talk
Rocky Mountain Biology Laboratory (Kit Douglas Distinguished Lecture)
· 2015
Invited Talk
Crested Bitte Museum (Kit Douglas Distinguished Lecture)
· 2015
Invited Talk
Symposium on the molecular basis of adaptation and ecological speciation, European Society for Evolutionary Biology, Lausanne, Switzerland
· 2015
Invited Talk
Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford (UK)
· 2015
Invited Talk
Joint 2015 Forum of Biotechnology, Medicine, and Molecular Evolution, Taipei, Taiwan
· 2015
Invited Talk
Max Planck Instute of Chemical Ecology, Jena, Germany
· 2015
Invited Talk
Department of Life Science, National Taiwan Normal University
· 2015
Invited Talk
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University
· 2014
Invited Talk
Department of Botany, University of British Columbia (graduate student speaker)
· 2014
Invited Talk
Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution
· 2013
Lecture
Chicago (invited Symposium Speaker)
Jodrell Laboratory, Kew Botanical Garden
· 2013
Lecture
Kew Botanical Garden
Invited Lectures
South Eastern Ecological, Population, and Evolutionary Genetics Meeting (Keynote Speaker)
· 2013
Lecture
Mountain Lake Biological Station
Department of Biology, University of Hawaii
· 2013
Invited Talk
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California
· 2012
Invited Talk
School of Biology, U. St Andrews, UK
· 2012
Lecture
St. Andrews University (UK)
Invited Lectures
School of Biological and Environmental Sciences
· 2012
Lecture
Stirling University (UK),
Stirling University (UK)
Department of Integrative Biology, University of Texas, Austin
· 2011
Invited Talk
Department of Biology, Univeristy of Virginia
· 2010
Lecture
University of Virginia
Invited Lectures
Conference: New Frontiers in Plant Systematics and Evolution, Beijing
· 2010
Lecture
Beijing, China
Invited Lectures
Darwin-China 2000 Symposium, Peking University, China
· December 8, 2009
Lecture
Darwin's Legacy Symposium, Origins Institute, McMaster University (Plenary Speaker)
· 2009
Lecture
Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas (Distinguished Speaker)
· 2009
Lecture
School of Biological Sciences, U. Nebraska (University Showcase Speaker)
· 2009
Lecture
Dept. of Biology, Indiana U. (IGERT speaker)
· 2009
Lecture
Dept. of Biology, Cal. State Univ. Northridge (Distinguished speaker)
· 2009
Lecture
Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University (graduate student speaker)
· 2008
Lecture
Center for Population Biology, Univ. of California, Davis (graduate student speaker)
· 2008
Lecture
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh (graduate student speaker)
· 2008
Lecture
Service to the Profession
Member
- Code of Ethics Committee
·
2020
- 2021
Committee Service
Society for the Study of Evolution,
Member
- Publications Committee
·
2020
- 2021
Committee Service
Society for the Study of Evolution,
President Elect, President, Past President
·
2018
- 2020
Event/Organization Administration
Society for the Study of Evolution,
Editor in Chief
- Evolution (journal)
·
2006
- 2010
Editorial Activities
Society for the Study of Evolution,
Editor
- Biological Letters
·
2005
- 2010
Editorial Activities
The Royal Society,
Editor (Section Chief 2002-2016)
- New Phytologist
·
2002
Editorial Activities
The New Phytologist Trust,
Participant
- NSF Workshop on Future Directions in Evolutionary Biology
·
1998
- 1998
Committee Service
National Science Foundation,
Chair
- Gordon Conference on Plant-Animal Interactions
·
1995
Event/Organization Administration
Gordon Conferences,
Participant
- NSF Advisory Panel on selecting a site for a National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis
·
1994
- 1994
Committee Service
National Science Foundation,
Member, NSF Advisory Panel for Postdoctoral Fellowships in Environmental Biology
·
1993
- 1993
Committee Service
National Science Foundation,
Participant
- NSF Workshop on Center for Ecological Synthesis
·
1992
- 1992
Committee Service
National Science Foundation,
Editor in Chief
- The American Naturalist
·
1990
- 1995
Editorial Activities
American Society of Naturalists,
Member, NSF Advisory Panel for Postdoctoral Fellowships in Environmental Biology
·
1990
- 1990
Committee Service
National Science Foundation,
MacArther Award Committee
·
1988
- 1988
Committee Service
Ecological Society of America,
Associate Editor
- Evolution (journal)
·
1985
- 1988
Editorial Activities
Society for the Study of Evolution,
Associate Editor
- Ecology, Ecological Monographs
·
1985
- 1989
Editorial Activities
Ecological Society of America,
Member
- Board of Scientific Advisors
·
1983
- 1995
Committee Service
Highlands Biological Station,
Academic & Administrative Activities
Chair, Department of Zoology, Duke University 1995-2000
Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Zoology, Duke University (4 yrs in late 80' early 90's)