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RAUSHER LAB

        Mark D. Rausher                (919) 684-2295 (Voice)
        Department of Biology        (919) 660-7293 (FAX)
        Box 90338                          mrausher@duke.edu
        Duke University
        Durham, NC 27708-0338

Former Students and Postdocs

I. Ph.D. Students

Alexander, Helen. Ph.D. 1982. (Dept. of Botany; Co-chair)

Dissertation Title: Demography of and intraspecific variation in Plantago

lanceolata in relation to infection by the fungus Fusarium

moniliforme var. subglutinans.

Current Position: Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas

e-mail: h-alexander@ukans.edu

Via, Sara. Ph.D. 1983.

Dissertation Title: Genotype-environment interaction in natural populations:

variation in host use by a polyphagous herbivore.

Current Position: Professor, Department of Zoology, University of Maryland

email: via@zool.umd.edu

Campbell, Diane R. Ph.D. 1983.

Dissertation Title: Pollinator sharing and reproduction in a forest herb.

Current Position: Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology,

University of California

e-mail: drcampbe@uci.edu

Papaj, Daniel R. Ph.D. 1984.

Dissertation Title: Causes of variation in host discrimination behavior in the

butterfly, Battus philenor.

Current Position: Professor, Dept. of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology,

University of Arizona

e-mail: papaj@ccit.arizona.edu

Turchin, Peter. Ph.D. 1985.

Dissertation Title: The effect of host-plant dispersion on movement of Mexican

bean beetle (Epilachna varivestis).

Current Position: Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary

Biology, University of Connecticut

e-mail: turchin@uconnvm.uconn.edu

Pilson, Diana. Ph.D. 1990.

Dissertation Title: Genetic variation in aphids as a determinant of distribution

and abundance patterns.

Current Position: Professor, School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska

e-mail: dpilson1@unl.edu

Hougen-Eitzman, David. Ph.D. 1991.

Dissertation Title: Interactions between herbivore species with respect to

plant fitness and evolution of plant resistance.

Current Position: Senior Instructor, Department of Biology, Carleton College

Hall (Fineblum), Wendy. Ph.D. 1991.

Dissertation Title: Mechanisms of resistance to herbivorous insects in the

morning glory, Ipomoea purpurea.

Current Position: Risk Analyst, APHIS, USDA.

e-mail: Wendy.F.Hall@aphis.usda.gov

Paulsen, Susan. Ph.D. 1992. (Co-chair)

Dissertation Title: Constancy of genetic variance-covariance matrices for wing-

color patterns in Precis butterflies.

Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Computer Science,

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

e-mail: paulsen@cs.unc.edu

Speer, Marcy. Ph.D. 1992. (Deceased 2007).

Dissertation Title: Presymptomatic and prenatal diagnosis in myotonic

dystrophy by genetic linkage studies.

Current Position: Director, Duke Center for Human Genetics

e-mail: marcy.speer@duke.edu

Subramaniam, Banumathi. Ph.D. 1994.

Dissertation Title: Maintenance of the flower color polymorphism at the W

locus in the common morning glory, Ipomoea purpurea

Current Position: Associate Professor, Department of Women's Studies

University

of Massachusetts

e-mail: banu@wost.umass.edu

Iwao, Keisuke. Ph.D. 1995.

Dissertation Topic: Community genetics of plant-insect interaction.

Current Position: Associate Professor, St. Andrews Univeristy, Japan

e-mail: iwao#rhea@saint4.andrew.ac.jp

Mauricio, Rodney. Ph.D. 1995.

Dissertation Topic: The evolution of resistance to natural enemies in field

populations of the annual plant, Arabidopsis thaliana.

Current Position: Associate Professor, Department of Genetics, The University

of Georgia

e-mail: mauricio@uga.edu

Malik, Mary. Ph.D. 1996. (Co-chair)

Dissertation Topic: The genetics and evolution of somatic self/nonself

recognition in the oyster mushroom, Pleurotus ostreatus.

Current Position: Psychologist (Private Practice)

Mojonnier, Laura E. Ph.D. 1996.

Dissertation Topic: Natural selection on seed size in the common morning

glory, Ipomoea purpurea.

Current Position: Instructor, Indiana University.

Underwood, Nora C. Ph.D. 1997.

Dissertation Topic: The interaction of plant quality and herbivore population

dynamics: effects of plant genotype and induced resistance.

Current Position: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biological Science, Florida State

University.

e-mail: nunderwood@bio.fsu.edu

Chang, Shu-Mei. Ph.D. 1997.

Dissertation Topic: The maintenance of a mixed mating system in the common

morning glory, Ipomoea purpurea: the role of anther-

stigma distance.

Current Position: Associate Professor, Dept. of Botany, University of Georgia.

e-mail: chang@dogwood.botany.uga.edu

Bright, Kerry. Ph.D. 1998.

Dissertation Topic: Evolution of a leaf-shape polymorphism in the ivyleaf

morning glory, Ipomoea hederacea.

Current Position: Biology Program Advisor, Univ. of Montana

e-mail: biology.advisor@mso.umt.edu

Tiffin, Peter. Ph.D. 1999.

Dissertation Topic: Joint evolution of tolerance and resistance to herbivores in

Ipomoea purpurea.

Current Position: Associate Professor, Department of Plant Sciences,

University of Minnesota

e-mail: ptiffin@umn.edu

Mendelson, Tami. Ph.D. 2001.

Dissertation Topic: Quantification of the rate of evolution of sexual isolation in darters.

Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

e-mail: tamram@umbc.edu

Stinchcombe, John. Ph.D. 2001.

Dissertation Topic: Diffuse selection on resistance characters in the Ivyleaf morning

glory, Ipomoea hederacea.

Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of Toronto.

e-mail: John.Stinchcombe@utoronto.ca

Rutter, Matt. Ph.D. 2002.

            Dissertation Topic:    The evolution of mutualism and cost-benefit analysis: geographic
                                            variation in the extrafloral nectar traits of Chamaecrista
                                            fasciculata.
            Current Position: Assistant Professor, College of Charleston.
            e-mail: rutterm@cofc.edu

Wise, Mike. Ph.D. 2003.

            Dissertation Topic:    Ecological costs of resistance to a diverse community of herbivores
                                            on the native herb Solanum carolinense.
            Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate, Bucknell University.
            e-mail: mwise@bucknell.edu

Coberly, L. Caitlin. Ph.D. 2003.

                Dissertation Topic: The cost of white flowers: Pleiotropy and the evolution of floral color.
                Current Position: Staff Scientist, Applied Ecological Services
                e-mail: prairie@dswebnet.com

Hahn, Matt. Ph.D. 2003

                Dissertation Topic:     Genetic architecture of flower-color differences in Ipomoea
                                                     species
                Current Position: Assistant Professor, Indiana University.
                e-mail: mwh@indiana.edu

Zufall, Becky. Ph.D 2003

        Dissertation Topic:    Anthocyanin biosynthesis and the evolution of red flowered
                                          Ipomoea.
        Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of Houston.
        e-mail: rzufall@uh.edu.

Kniskern, Joel. Ph.D 2004

                Dissertation Topic:     Evolution of a disease-resistance polymorphism
                                                Ipomoea purpurea.
                Current Position: Research Scientist, Seminis Corp.
                e-mail: joel.m.niskern@seminis.com

Smith, Robin. Ph.D. 2005

                    Dissertation Topic:     Competition for pollinators and the evolution of mating systems.

                    Current Position: Communicatoins Manager, National Evolutionary Synthesis Center
                    email: rsmith@nescent.org

Vallejo-Marin, Mario. Ph.D. 2006.

                    Dissertation Topic:    Evolution of sex ratio in the andromonecious plant Solanum
                                                    carolinense.

                    Current Position: Lecturer (=Assistant Professor), University of Stirling, UK.
                    e-mail: mario.vallejo@stir.ac.uk

Des Marais, David. Ph.D. 2008

                        Dissertation Topic:    Evolutionary fates of duplicated anthocyanin genes in morning glories

                    Current Position: Postdoc, University of Texas
                    e-mail: evodaveo@mail.utexas.edu

Robin Hopkins, Ph.D. 2010.

                        Dissertation Topic:    Reproductive character displacement in Phlox drummondii

                    Current Position: Postdoc, Duke University
                    e-mail: rh47@duke.edu

Kevin Wright, Ph.D. 2010 (co-advisor with John Willis)

Dissertation Topic: Evolution of copper tolerance in Mimulus.

Current Position: Postdoc, Duke University
e-mail: kmw15@duke.edu

Tom Chappell, Ph.D. 2010

           Dissertation Topic: Coevolution between Ipomoea and a rust.

Current Position: Postdoc, North Carolina State University
e-mail: thomas.chappell@duke.edu

II. Postdoctoral Associates

Simms, Ellen. 1984-1988. (Ph.D. 1983, Duke University)

Current Position: Professor, Department of Integrative Biology, University of

                                                      California, 3060 Valley Life Sciences Building #3140,
                                                      Berkeley, CA   94720-3240
                        e-mail: esimms@berkeley.edu

Odendall, Francois. 1985-1990. (Ph.D. 1981, Flinders Univ. of South Australia)

                        Current Position:    Director, Eco-Africa and Head, Francois Odendaal Productions

                        e-mail:

Fry, James. 1989-1991. (Ph.D. 1988, University of Michigan)

Current Position: Associate Professor, Department of Biology, University of Rochester

e-mail: jfry@mail.rochester.edu

Chang, Shu-Mei. 1997-1998. (Ph.D. 1997, Duke University)

                        Current Position:     Associate Professor, Dept. of Botany, University of Georgia.
                        e-mail: chang@dogwood.botany.uga.edu

Underwood, Nora. 1997-1998. (Ph.D. 1997, Duke University)

                        Current Position:     Associate Professor, Dept. of Biological Science, Florida State
                                                        University.
                             e-mail: nunderwood@bio.fsu.edu

Miller, Richard. 1995-2001. (Ph.D., 1993, University of Texas)

Current Position: Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Southeastern
Louisiana University

email: rickmiller@selu.edu

Lu, Yingqing 2001-2003. (Ph.D., University of Wisconsin).

                                Current Position: Principal Investigator, Center for Plant Systematics and Evolution,
                                                                Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
                                e-mail: yqlu@ns.ibcas.ac.cn

Wolf, Diana 2000-2003. (Ph.D., 2000, Indiana University)

                              Current Position: Associate Professor, Department of Biology and Wildlife,
                                                                University of Alaska
                              e-mail: ffsew2@uaf.edu

Matt Streisfeld 2005 - 2009 (Ph.D., U. C. San Diego)

                   Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, University of Oregon

                          e-mail: mstreis@uoregon.edu

Marc Johnson. 2007 - 2009 (Ph.D., U. Toronto)

                            Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Biology, NC State University

                           e-mail: marc_johnson@ncsu.edu

Stacey Smith. 2006 - 2010 (Ph.D., U. Wisconsin)

Current Position: Assistant Professor, School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska

e-mail: (sdsmith@unl.edu)

Ming Kang. 2010

                             Current Position: Research Scientist, South China Botanical Garden, CAS

                            e-mail: mingkang@scib.ac.cn

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