JENNIFER HELEN RICHARDS

Telephone:  (305) 348-3102
E-mail:  Richards@fiu.edu
FAX:  (305) 348-1986

High School:         High School Diploma, Tates Creek High School, Lexington, Kentucky, 1967.
Undergraduate:    A.B. in Biology, Radcliffe College, Harvard University, 1972.
Graduate:             Indiana University, Department of Plant Sciences, 1973-1974
Postdoctoral:        Research associate with Dr. P.R. Larson, U.S.D.A., Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station, Rhinelander, Wisconsin, 1979-1980.

Secretary, Botanical Society of America.  2000-2003
Associate Editor, American Journal of Botany.  2000-present.
Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL, 1995-present.
Chairperson, Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, 1991-1994.
Associate Professor, Florida International University, Department of Biological Sciences, Miami, Florida, 1987-1995.
Assistant Professor, Florida International University, Department of Biological Sciences, Miami, Florida, 1982-1987.
Assistant Professor, Wellesley College, Department of Biology, Wellesley, MA., 1981-1982.

Refereed Articles:

Published:

Gottlieb, A., J.H. Richards, and E. Gaiser.  2005.  The effects of desiccation duration on the community structure of short and long hydroperiod Everglades periphyton mats.  Aquatic Botany:  In press.

Gaiser, E.E., D.L. Childers, R.D. Jones, J.H. Richards, L.J. Scinto and J.C. Trexler. 2005.  Periphyton responses to eutrophication in the Florida Everglades:  cross-system patterns of structural and compositional change.  Limnology and Oceanography 50: 342-355.

Gaiser, E.E., J.C. Trexler, J.H. Richards, D.L. Childers, D. Lee, A.L. Edwards, L.J. Scinto, K. Jayachandran, G.B. Noe, R.L. Jones.  2005.  Cascading effects of low-level phosphorus enrichment in the Florida Everglades.  Journal of Environmental Quality 34: 717-723.

Snyder, J.M. and J.H. Richards.  2005.  Floral phenology and compatibility of sawgrass, Cladium jamaicense (Cyperaceae).  American Journal of Botany 92:  738-745.

Richards, J.H. and C.T. Ivey.  2004.  Morphological plasticity of Sagittaria lancifolia L. in response to phosphorus.  Aquatic Botany 80:  53-67.

Edwards, A.L., J.H. Richards and D.W. Lee.  2003.  Responses to a fluctuating environment:  Effects of water depth on growth and biomass allocation in Eleocharis cellulosa Torr. (Cyperaceae).  Canadian Journal of Botany 81:  964-975.

Gaiser, E.E., L.J. Scinto, J.H. Richards, K. Jayachandran, D.L. Childers, J.C. Trexler, and R.D. Jones.  2003.  Phosphorus in periphyton mats provides the best metric for detecting low-level P enrichment in an oligotrophic wetland.  Water Research 38(3):  507-516.

Richards, J.H.  2002.  Flower and spikelet morphology in sawgrass, Cladium jamaicense Crantz (Cyperaceae).  Annals of Botany 90: 361-367.

Noe, G.B., D.L. Childers, A.L. Edwards, E. Gaiser, K. Jayachandran, D. Lee, J. Meeder, J. Richards, L.J. Scinto, J. Trexler, and R.D. Jones.  2002.  Short-term changes in phosphorus storage in an oligotrophic Everglades wetland ecosystem receiving experimental nutrient enrichment.  Biogeochemistry 59: 239-267.

Ivey, C. and J.H. Richards.  2001.  Genotypic diversity and clonal structure of Everglades sawgrass, Cladium jamaicense (Cyperaceae).  International Journal of Plant Science 162: 1327-1335.

Ivey, C. and J.H. Richards.  2001.  Genetic diversity of Everglades sawgrass (Cladium jamaicense, Cyperaceae).  International Journal of Plant Science 162: 817-825.

Childers, D.L., R.D. Jones, J. Trexler, C. Buzzelli,  S. Dailey, A. Edwards, E. Gaiser, K. Jayachandaran, A. Kenne, D. Lee, J. Meeder, M.Nair, J. Pechman, A. Renshaw, J. Richards, M. Rugge, L. Scinto, P. Sterling, and W. Van Gelder.  2001.  Quantifying the effects of low-level phosphorus enrichment on unimpacted Everglades wetlands with in situ  flumes and phosphorus dosing.  Pp. 127-152 In The Everglades Hydroscape (K.Porter and  J.Porter, eds.), St. Lucie Press.

Richards, J.H.  2001.  Bladder function in Utricularia purpurea (Lentibulariaceae):  is carnivory important?  American Journal of Botany 88: 170-176.

Richards, J.H. and S. Koptur.  1993.  Floral variation and distyly in Guettarda scabra (Rubiaceae). American Journal of Botany 80: 31-40.

Imbert, F.M. and J.H. Richards.  1993.  Protandry, incompatibility, and secondary pollen presentation in Cephalanthus occidentalis (Rubiaceae). American Journal of Botany 80:     395-404.

Richards, J.H. and S.C.H. Barrett.  1992.  The development of heterostyly.  In: Monographs on Theoretical and Applied Genetics 15: Evolution and function of heterostyly (S.C.H. Barrett, ed.).  Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg.  pp. 85-127.

Lee, D.W. and J.H. Richards.  1991.  Heteroblastic development in vines.  In:  The biology of vines (F.E. Putz and H.A. Mooney, eds.).  Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge. pp. 205-243.

Barrett, S.C.H. and J.H. Richards.  1990.  Heterostyly in tropical plants.  In:  Modes of reproduction and evolution of woody angiosperms in tropical environments (G.T. Prance and G.K. Gottsberger, eds.).  Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 55: 35-61.  

Raven, J.A., L.L. Handley, J.J. MacFarlane, S. McInroy, L. McKenzie, J.H. Richards and G. Samuelsson.  1988.  The role of C02 uptake by roots and CAM in acquisition of inorganic C by plants of the isoetid lifeform:  a review, with new data on Eriocaulon decangulare L. New Phytologist 108: 125-148.

Richards, J.H. and S.C.H. Barrett.  1987.  Development of tristyly in Pontederia cordata L. (Pontederiaceae). I. Mature floral structure and patterns of relative growth of reproductive organs. American Journal of Botany 74: 1831-1841.

Richards, J.H. and D.W. Lee.  1986.  Light effects on leaf morphology in water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes Solms.). American Journal of Botany 73: 1741-1747.
    
Richards, J.H. and S.C.H. Barrett.  1984.  The developmental basis of tristyly in Eichhornia paniculata (Pontederiaceae). American Journal of Botany 71: 1347-1363.

Richards, J.H.  1983.  Heteroblastic development in the water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes Solms. Botanical Gazette 144: 247-259.

Richards, J.H., J.Z. Beck and A.M. Hirsch.  1983. Structural investigations of asexual reproduction in Nephrolepis exaltata and Platycerium bifurcatum. American Journal of Botany 70: 993-1001.

Richards, J.H.  1982.  Developmental potential of axillary buds of water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes Solms. American Journal of Botany 69: 615-622.

Richards, J.H. and P.R. Larson.  1982.  The initiation and development of secondary xylem in Populus deltoides axillary branches.  Annals of Botany 49: 149-163.

Larson, P.R. and J.H. Richards.  1982.  Lateral branch vascularization:  its circularity and its relation to anisophylly.  Canadian Journal of Botany 59: 2577-2591.

Richards, J.H. and P.R. Larson.  1981.  Morphology and development of Populus deltoides branches in different environments.  Botanical Gazette 142: 383-393.

Technical Reports:

Stober QJ, Thornton K, Jones R, Richards J, Ivey C, Welch R, Madden M, Trexler J, Gaiser E, Scheidt D, and Rathbun S. 2001. South Florida Ecosystem Assessment:  Phase I/II--Everglades stressor interactions:  Hydropatterns, eutrophication, habitat alteration, and mercury contamination (Summary). Athens, Georgia, USA: United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4 Science and Ecosystem Support Division, Water Management Division and Office of Research and Development. 63.

Abstracts, Symposia Papers, and Posters:

Richards, J.H., J.J. Bruhl, and K.L. Wilson.  Understanding floral homology of mapaniid Cyperaceae:  Development of reproductive structures in Exocarya sclerioides.  Botanical Society of America Annual Meeting, Austin, TX, Aug. 2005.

Bruhl, J.J., J.H. Richards and K.L. Wilson.  It’s a flower, it’s a spikelet: the guessing game in Cyperaceae—How do we resolve floral homology in the sedges?  International Botanical Congress, Vienna, Austria, July, 2005.

Richards, J.H., D.L. Childers, A.E. Hartley, D.W. Lee and M.S. Ross.  Restoring the Everglades ridge and slough landscape:  Determining hydrological restoration requirements for slough vegetation.  Society for Wetland Scientists Annual Meeting, Charlottsville, SC, June 2005

Richards, Jennifer and Christopher Ivey.  Applied Morphology:  The relevance of morphology to ecosystem ecology.  Botanical Society of America Annual Meeting, Snowbird, UT, Aug. 2004.

Trexler, J. C., E. Gaiser, J. Richards, D. Childers, K. Jayachandran, L. Scinto, R. Jones. Phosphorus load-dependent limitation of aquatic consumers in an oligotrophic wetland.  Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Portland, OR, Aug., 2004.

Evelyn E. Gaiser, Joel C. Trexler, Jennifer H. Richards, Daniel L. Childers, David Lee, Adrienne L. Edwards, Leonard J. Scinto, Krish Jayachandran, Gregory B. Noe and Ronald D. Jones.  Cascading Ecological Effects of Low-Level Phosphorus Enrichment and Abatement in the Florida Everglades.  NCER 2004.

Jenise M. Snyder and Jennifer Richards.  Spikelet phenology and floral compatibility of sawgrass, Cladium jamaicense (Cyperaceae) in the south Florida Everglades.  Botanical Society of America Annual Meeting, July, 2003.

Jennifer H. Richards.  Understanding population structure in large, perennial, wind-pollinated wetland species:  Insights from sawgrass (Cladium jamaicense).  Botanical Society of America Annual Meeting, July, 2003.

David W. Lee, Adrienne Edwards, and Jennifer Richards.  Effects of water depth on growth and biomass allocation in Eleocharis cellulosa Torr.  Botanical Society of America Annual Meeting, July, 2003.

Richards, J.H.  Everglades community invisibility and facilitation of  invasion by native plant species.  Joint Conference on the Science and Restoration of the Greater Everglades and Florida Bay Ecosystem, Palm Harbor, FL, April, 2003.

Evelyn E. Gaiser, Adrienne Edwards, Krish Jayachandran, Ronald Jones, David Lee, Thomas Philippi, Jennifer Richards, Leonard Scinto, Joel Trexler.  Experimental phosphorus enrichment in Everglades National Park:  I. Approach and Methods.  Joint Conference on the Science and Restoration of the Greater Everglades and Florida Bay Ecosystem, April, 2003.

Evelyn E. Gaiser, Adrienne Edwards, Krish Jayachandran, Ronald Jones, David Lee, Thomas Philippi, Jennifer Richards, Leonard Scinto, Joel Trexler.  Experimental phosphorus enrichment in Everglades National Park:  II.  Results.  Joint Conference on the Science and Restoration of the Greater Everglades and Florida Bay Ecosystem, April, 2003.

Evelyn E. Gaiser, Adrienne Edwards, Krish Jayachandran, Ronald Jones, David Lee, Thomas Philippi, Jennifer Richards, Leonard Scinto, Joel Trexler.  Experimental phosphorus enrichment in Everglades National Park:  III.  Application to large-scale pattern of enrichment in Everglades Marshes.  Joint Conference on the Science and Restoration of the Greater Everglades and Florida Bay Ecosystem, April, 2003.

Jenise M. Snyder and Jennifer Richards.  The pollination ecology of Everglades sawgrass, Cladium jamaicense (Cyperaceae).  Joint Conference on the Science and Restoration of the Greater Everglades and Florida Bay Ecosystem, April, 2003.

Richards, J.H.  Flower sex expression, spikelet morphology and spikelet phenology in sawgrass, Cladium jamaicense Crantz (Cyperaceae).  Botanical Society of America meetings, Madison, WI, Aug. 2002

Richards, J. H., Q.J. Stober, R.D. Jones, and S.L. Rathbun. A quantitative analysis of wetland plant communities in south Florida Everglades.   Abstracts for the Botanical Society of America, Albuquerque, NM, Aug., 2001.

Richards, J.H.  2000.  Macrophyte species distributions and community structure across the Everglades ecosystem.  Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration meetings, Naples, FL, Dec., 2000.

Ivey, C. and J.H. Richards.  2000. Leaf morphology and tissue nutrients of two Everglades macrophytes with respect to soil physiochemistry. .  Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration meetings, Naples, FL, Dec., 2000.

Ivey, C. T. and J. H. Richards.  2000.  Genetic diversity and clonal structure of sawgrass (Cladium jamaicense) in the Florida Everglades.  Society for the Study of Evolution, June, 2000.

Richards, J.H. Trap function in Utricularia purpurea Walter. 1999.  International Botanical Congress, St. Louis, MO, Aug. 1999.

Gaiser, E.E., S. DeCelles, and J. Richards.  1999.  Seasonality and succession of periphyton communities in Everglades National Park, Florida.  Abstracts for American Society of Limnologists and Oceanographers, Santa Fe, Feb., 1999.

Gaiser, E.E., J.H. Richards & R.D. Jones.  1999.  Effects of low-level phosphorus enrichment on Everglades periphyton.  Abstract #1099, Ecological Society of America, 1999.

Bern, A.L., J.H. Richards, and B. Fry.  1998.  Is carnivory a significant source of nitrogen and phosphorus for growth in the aquatic carnivorous bladderwort, Utricularia foliosa?  American Society of Limnology and Oceanography meetings, poster, June, 1998, St. Louis, MO.

Richards, J.H. and B. Fry.  1996.  15N model for nutrient uptake in the carnivorous bladderworts Utricularia foliosa and U. purpurea.  Assoc. of Applied Biologists, Society for Experimental Biology, and British Ecological Society symposium "Stable isotopes and the integration of biological, ecological and geochemical processes", Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

Richards, J.H. and D.N. Kuhn.  1996.  Genetic diversity and autogamy in Utricularia foliosa L.  Supplement to American Journal of Botany 83: 48.

Richards, J.H. and B. Fry.  1996.  Nitrogen acquisition by the aquatic bladderworts, Utricularia foliosa L. and U. purpurea Walt Supplement to American Journal of Botany 83: 75.

Koptur, S. and J.H. Richards. 1996.  Comparative floral biology and breeding systems of smooth- and rough-leaved velvet seed, Guettarda elliptica Sw. and G. scabra (L.) Vent., in the Everglades. Supplement to American Journal of Botany. 83: 70.
    
Gudi, V., J.H. Richards, and D.N. Kuhn.  1993.  The use of RAPD's to evaluate outcrossing in distylous Guettarda scabra.  Association for Tropical Biology meetings, Puerto Rico, June, 1993.

Richards, J.H.  1991.  Developmental comparisons among heterostylous species:  Testing hypothesized evolutionary pahtways. Supplement to American Journal of Botany 78: 16.

Imbert, F.M. and J.H. Richards.  1991.  Protandry and self-incompatibility in the buttonbush, Cephalanthus occidentalis L. (Rubiaceae). Supplement to American Journal of Botany 78: 57.  

Richards, J.H., P.K. Diggle and S.C.H. Barrett. 1990. A comparison of floral development among tristylous taxa of Lythrum, Oxalis, and the Pontederiaceae. Supplement to American Journal of Botany 76 (6): 53.

Richards,  J.H. and F. Imbert.  1990.  Floral phenology and the development of protandry in the buttonbush, Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Supplement to American Journal of Botany (6): 21-22.

Richards, J.H. and S.C.H. Barrett.  1988.  Stamen growth in selfing variants of Eichhornia paniculata (Spreng.) Solms (Pontederiaceae). Supplement to American Journal of Botany 75: 43.

Koptur, S. and J.H. Richards.  1988.  Breeding system of rough-leaved velvetseed (Guettarda scabra (L.) Vent.). Supplement to American Journal of Botany 75: 77.

Lee, D.W. and J.H. Richards.  1988.  Heteroblastic development in vines.  A paper read by J.B. Fisher at symposium on "The biology of vines.", Chamela, Mexico, Sept., 1988.

Richards, J.H. and S. Koptur.  1987.  Definition and development of unusual heterostyly in Guettarda scabra (L.) Vent. Rubiaceae. Supplement to American Journal of Botany 74(5): 624.

Barrett, S.C.H. and J.H. Richards.  1987.  Variation and evolution of heterostylous breeding systems in tropical Angiosperms.  Proc. of the 14th Internattional Botanical Congress, p. 307.

Richards, J.H. and S.C.H. Barrett.  1986.  The development of tristyly in Pontederia cordata (Pontederiaceae). Supplement to American Journal of Botany 73(5): 641.

Richards, J.H. and D.W. Lee.  1985.  Environmental controls on leaf morphology in Eichhornia crassipes Solms. Supplement to American Journal of Botany 72(6), part 2: 828.

Richards, J.H. and S.C.H. Barrett.  1983. Developmental basis of tristyly in Eichhornia paniculata Spreng.  (Pontederiaceae). Supplement to American Journal of Botany 70(5), part 2: 30.

Richards, J.H.  1983.  Developmental basis of leaf plasticity in Eichhornia crassipes Solms.  (Pontederiaceae). Supplement to American Journal of Botany 70 (5), part 2: 10.

Richards, J.H., J. Zenk and A.M. Hirsch.  1982.  Structural investigations of asexual reproduction in Nephrolepis exaltata and Platycerium bifurcatum.  Botanical Society of America Miscellaneous Series 162: 21-22.

Richards, J.H. and P.R. Larson.  1981.  Initiation and development of wood in Populus deltoides axillary branches. Botanical Society of America Miscellaneous Series. 160: 7.

Richards, Jennifer.  1979.  Alternatives in bud development in Eichhornia crassipes Solms. Botanical Society of America Miscellaneous Series 157: 17.

Richards, Jennifer.  1979.  The effect of nutrient supply on shoot development in Eichhornia crassipes Solms. Botanical Society of America Miscellaneous Series 157: 17.

Richards, Jennifer.  1977.  A comparison of foliage leaf and prophyll development in the adult leaves of the water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes Solms. Botanical Society of America Miscellaneous Series 154: 17.
        

Thesis:

Richards, Jennifer Helen.  1980.  The developmental basis of morphological plasticity in the water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes Solms.  Ph.D. dissertation, University of California, Berkeley.

Popular Articles:

Richards, J.H.  1989.  The plant breeding system, heterostyly.  Fairchild Tropical Garden Bull. 44: 20-30.

Book Reviews:

    

Richards, J.H.  1997.  Review of "Floral Biology:  Studies on floral evolution in animal-pollinated plants" (D.G. Lloyd and S.C.H. Barrett, eds.).  American Scientist 85:      380-381.

Richards, J.H. and D.W. Lee.  2002.  “To see … Heaven in a Wild Flower ….”:  Teaching botany in the 21st century.  American Journal of Botany 89 (1):  172-176.

2001-2002.  Singeltary Restoration Project.  Collaborator.  $170,845. (with Jack Meeder).

2001-present.  Periphyton stormwater treatment areas (PSTA):  Research Integration:  Natural Advanced Treatment Technologies.  South Florida Water Management District.  Collaborator on macrophyte work.  $1,000,000.

2001.  ILTER International Caribbean Iniatiative.  National Science Foundation Long-term Ecological Research Program.  Collaborator.  $10,000 to sponsor networking and planning meeting.    

2000-present.  LTER-COERCE:  Coastal oligotrophic ecosystem research, the Everglades.  National Science Foundation Long-term Ecological Research Program.  Collaborator.  $715,000 over 6 years.

1999-2000.  Genetic structure and diversity of sawgrass (Cladium jamaicense).  FIU Sponsored Research.  $5000 for 1 year.

1999-present.  REMAP:  South Florida Ecological Risk Assessment.  SERC and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.  Collaborator.  Multi-million dollar research effort for which I head the macrophyte survey and macrophyte bioindicator research.

1997-present.  Nurmerical interpretation of Class III narrative nutrient water criteria for Everglades Wetlands.  Everglades National Park/SFWMD/EPA through SERP. co-PI on large, multidisciplinary ecosystem research project. $5,000,000 over 5 years.

1998-1999. Benthic macrophyte distribution and seasonality in the Everglades-Florida Bay ecotone:  Pattern and Processes.  Richards, J.H. and J.W. Fourqurean.  Dept. of the Interior, Everglades National Park.  $63,914.

1999-2000.  Using transect sampling to relate a P-addition flume study to long-term water quality impacts in Everglades marshes.  Childers, D., C. Buzzelli, E. Gaiser, R. Jones, J. Richards, L. Scinto, and J. Trexler.  Dept. of the Interior, Everglades National Park.  $260,098 over 2 years.

1994-1996.  Repair and renovation of Biological Science space in the Owa Ehan building of Florida International University.  National Science Foundation Academic Infrastructure Program.  $1,500,000 funded plus $1,500,000 matched by the State of Florida.

1990.  F.I.U. Faculty Sabbatical Leave.  Fall semester, 1990, leave at full pay funded.

1989.  A developmental test of hypotheses for the evolution of distyly in the Rubiaceae.  F.I.U. Summer Research Support, A term.  $8963.98 funded.

1988-1990.  Growth Chambers:  Instrumentation for botanical research.  Drs. K.R. Downum (P.I.), J.H. Richards, D.W. Lee, and S. Koptur.  National Science Foundation Biological Instrumentation Program.  $54,212 + $13,554 F.I.U. mat

1988-1990.  Improving experimental laboratories in undergraduate plant sciences.  Drs. J.H. Richards, (P.I.), D.W. Lee and S. Koptur.  National Science Foundation Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement Program.  $31,001 + $31,001 F.I.U. matching.

1986-1988.  A developmental analysis of the breakdown of tristyly in Eichhornia paniculata (Spreng.) Solms. (Pontederiaceae).  National Science Foundation, Developmental Section.  1986-1988, extended to 1989. $82,000 plus $9,000 in F.I.U. matching funds + $4625 in supplementary funds.

1986-1987.  Defining the unique features of south Florida's flora:  Breeding systems in three pineland species. F.A.U.-F.I.U. Joint Center for Environmental and Urban Affairs.  $5700.

1985-1986.  Minority Junior Faculty Development Fellowship. McKnight Foundation.  Full-time release from teaching.

1983-1984.  Phenotypic plasticity in two species of Eichhornia.  F.I.U. Drinking Water Research Center. Half-time research appointment.

F.I.U. Excellence in Research Award, 1988
McKnight Fellow, 1985-1986.
F.I.U. Drinking Water Research Fellow, 1983-1984.
Sigma-Xi Grant-in-Aid of Research, 1977.
University of California Regents Fellow, 1976-1977
Cum Laude in General Studies, Harvard University, 1972.
National Merit Scholar 1967-1971.
National Honor Society Scholar, 1967.
Presidential Scholar, 1967.

In Progress:

Shanaz Baksh.  Shoot architecture and growth in the south Florida wet prairie macrophyte, Eleocharis cellulosa Torr.  M.Sc.

Theresa Meis.  Morphology and plasticity of the bladderwort Utricularia gibba.  Ph.D.

Wendy Wilsdon.  The biology of Aletris bracteata (Nartheciaceae).  M.Sc.

Completed:

Jenise Snyder.  The effectiveness of anemophily:  Pollination biology of sawgrass, Cladium jamaicense Crantz (Cyperaceae).  M.Sc. 2004

Andy Gottlieb.  Periphyton mat structure and function in short and long hydroperiod marshes of the Florida Everglades.  Ph.D. 2003

Jin Zhang.  The self-incompatibility reactions in Piriqueta caroliniana.  M.S. awarded, 1997.
        
B. Jacqueline Jacobs.  The expression of heterostyly in Piriqueta caroliniana.  M.S. awarded, 1993.

Fiona Imbert.  The pollen-stigma interaction in Cephalanthus occidentalis:  A functional look at protandry.  M.S. awarded, 1992.

Reviewer for National Science Foundation, American Journal of Botany, Annals of Botany, Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, Australian Journal of Ecology, Biotropica, Canadian Journal of Botany, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Evolution, Functional Ecology, International Journal of Plant Sciences, Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, Journal of Ecology, Journal of Evolutionary Biology, Phytopathology, Rhodora, Wetlands

Panelist, National Research Council's Graduate Fellowship Evaluation, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1999.

Panelist, National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates, 1991.

Chairperson-elect (1987-1988) and Chairperson (1988-1989), Developmental and Structural Section, Botanical Society of America.

Co-organizer of symposium:  A developmental and structural perspective on phenoytpic plasticity, BSA meetings, Grand Forks, N.D., 1983.

Participant and group leader at NSF-sponsored Flora of North America workshop, "Floristics for the 21st Century", Alexandria, VA, May, 1988.
    
Judge for Katherine Esau Award for Best Graduate Student Paper presented at American Botanical Society national meetings, 1989, 1990, 1991.

Member, ex officio, of the Education Committee and Election Committee, Botanical Society of America, 2000-present.

Departmental:  

Chair:  Library Committee (1982-1984); Darkroom Supervisor (1982-1987); Tenure and Promotion Committee (1984-1985); Budget Committee (1988-1990; 1997-1998); Ecologist Search and Screen Committee (1984-1985); Plant Physiologist Search and Screen Committee (1987-1988); Plant Developmental Biologist Search and Screen Committee (1994-1995, 1996-1997); Curriculum Committee (1995-1996); Undergraduate Honor’s Committee (1999-2002); Van Committee (2000-2002)

Member:  Curriculum Committee (1982-83, 1984-1985); Laboratory Committee (1982-1983); Graduate Committee (1983-1984; 1997-2000); Distinguished Speakers Committee (1984-1985); Comparative Animal Physiologist Search and Screen Committee (1985-1986); Molecular Biologist Search and Screen Committee (1985-1986); Budget Committee (1986-1987, 1991, 1997-1999); Space Committee (1986-1987); Tenure and Promotion Committee (1986-1990); Greenhouse Committee (1986-1987; 1989-1991; 1996-1999, 2001-2005); Electron Microscopy Committee (1988-1991); Tissue Culture Committee (1988-1990); Phycologist Search and Screen Committee (1988-1989); Women Studies Center Joint Position Search and Screen (1988-1989); Plant Developmental Biologist Search and Screen Committee (1997-1998); Cell Biology Search and Screen Committee (1997-1998); Tropical Molecular Systematist Committee (1997-1998); Greenhouse Committee (2000-2002); Van Committee (2000-2004);  Undergraduate Honors in Biological Sciences (2000-present); Graduate Committee (2003-present); Evolutiona and Development Search and Screen Committee (2003-2004).   

College:  

Chair:  Budget Committee (1989-1990; 1997-1998).  

Member:  Women's Faculty Development Seminars (1985-1986); Pope Impact Committee (1986-1987); Budget Committee (1988-1990); Procedural Committee (1988-1990); Women's Studies Advisory Group (1989-1991); NIH MBRS Fact Finding Committee (1989-1990); Curriculum Committee (1995-1996).

University:  

Chair:  Financial Aid Committee (1991)

Member:  Faculty Senate (1984-1985; 1990-1992); SACS Self-Study Steering Council (1988-1990); Computer Allocation Committee (1988-1990); Financial Aid Committee (1989-1991); University Research Council (1990-1992, 1996-1998); Provost's Faculty Summer Grants Review Committee (1996, 1997, 2001)