Education:
Ph.D.Purdue University, Department of Biochemistry (Dissertation: Regulation of aromatic amino acid biosynthesis in higher plants: The purification and characterization of DAHP synthases from carrots and spinach) 1986.
B.S. Stanford University, Department of Chemistry, 1980 B.S. Stanford University, Department of Biology, 1980

Professional Experience:
Professor, Forest Biotechnology, D.B. Warnell School of Forest Resources, University of Georgia, 2006- present
Associate Professor, Forest Biotechnology, D.B. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, 2001- present
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, 2001- present
Director, The Plant Center, University of Georgia, 2002-2005
Assistant Professor, Forest Biotechnology, D.B. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, 1996 - 2001
Associate Research Scientist, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, 1990 - 1996
Plant Physiologist (GS-11), Plant Hormone Laboratory, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, MD