This site is a primer for the research projects that I am involved with at the Florida Museum of Natural History at the University of Florida.  Most of my research is phylogenetically based, which means that I use DNA and morphological data to generate trees that represent evolutionary relationships.  Understanding variation in other aspects about an organism, such as geographic distributions or pollination biology, within a phylogenetic context allows for a greater understanding of evolutionary patterns.  If you would like to see some of my past and current research projects click on the research tab above.