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    Who I am... (education, contact information)

I am Jerusha Reynolds, a graduate student in the Department of Biology at the University of New Mexico.  I am pursuing my Ph.D with the help of my advisor, Dr. Diane Marshall.  I live in Albuquerque, New Mexico, a wonderful city with lots of diversity and fun things to do.  I got my bachelor's degree, a B.S. in Systematics and Ecology, in 1998 from the University of Kansas in Lawrence.  That was not such a diverse place, but it had it's good points, like basketball (Go Jayhawks!), and my favorite pub ever, the Red Lyon.  If you have any questions about me or this web page, feel free to e-mail me at jerusha@unm.edu

    My personal interests

There are lots of things that I love!  I really love my dog, Caleb .  Click on his name to see his picture.  And my friends and family.  And I don't think I could live without my music.  Artists like Pearl Jam, John Coltrane, and Grateful Dead are so awesome!   I've done some serious hikes up in the Jemez, the Sangre de Cristos, and the San Juans.  I spent a few days backpacking with my dog in the Weminuche wilderness in Southern Colorado.  It was some of the most beautiful scenery I've ever witnessed, but I'm still a desert junkie, and you can find me just walking with my dog up on the west mesa.

    My research interests

 
For my Ph.D. research, I'm interested in characterizing gene flow in fragmented plant populations.  People have historically examined gene flow in either large continuous populations or in really small, threatened populations.  I'd like to see what happens to these populations as they get progressively smaller and further apart.  To do this, I'll be setting up a fragmentation gradient at the Sevilleta LTER .  I'll have several populations of wild radish (Raphanus sativus ) set up at increasing intervals along a 1500 meter transect.  I'll then monitor gene flow during pollination to determine to what extent genes can move across this landscape.  I ultimately hope to produce a model of gene flow that can be used to predict when and if populations of different sizes are in danger of genetic isolation.

Finally, I am affiliated with the Botanical Society of America    which has provided funds for travel and research  (click on the logo to visit the site).
 

  E-mail any questions or comments to: jerusha@unm.edu