PhD in Plant Biology from U. of Minnesota
MS in Biology from UNC-Chapel Hill
BA in Biology from Kalamazoo College

Awards:

Fulbright Fellow to Latvia 1995-96

Research Interests:

Ecology and evolution of mycorrhizal symbioses

Current Research:

Impact of Nitrogen deposition on mycorrhizal fungi; using molecular tools to identify fungal communities

Recent Publications:

Avis P.G. et al. 2003. Long-term increase in nitrogen supply alters above- and belowground ectomycorrhizal communities and increases the dominace of Russula spp. in a temperate oak savanna. New Phytologist 160:239-253