ABOUT
I am the Curator of Botany at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. My research focuses on plant diversity — I seek to understand how and why the enormous diversity of plants has evolved, and how diverse forms and functions influences interactions between plants and their biotic and abiotic environments. I am particularly interested in plant (especially fruit) coloration and seed dispersal. Much of my research is collections-based (both physical and digital), but I also rely on field-, lab-, and computer-based experiments.