2002-2004 University of California???Davis Postdoctoral Research: Department of Pomology Advisor: Dan Potter 1997-2002 The University of Texas at Austin Ph.D. in Botany awarded August 2002 Dissertation: The Molecular Systematics of Cercocarpus HBK (Rosaceae) Advisor: Randy Linder 1994-1997 Colorado State University B.S. Botany 1997, cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa 1993-1994 Fort Lewis College