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SHAWN ELIZABETH KROSNICK [email protected] CURRENT POSITION AND ADDRESS Assistant Professor of Biology Director of the Paul Hollister Herbarium (HTTU) Department of Biology Tennessee Technological University 1100 North Dixie Avenue Pennebaker Hall #207 Cookeville, TN 38505 Phone: 931-372-6194 EDUCATION Ph.D. The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, June 2006. Major Field: Plant Systematics. Dissertation Title: Phylogenetic relationships and patterns of morphological evolution in the Old World species of Passiflora (subgenus Decaloba: supersection Disemma and subgenus Tetrapathea). B.S. with Honors in Research. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, May 2000. Major: General Plant Science. Honors Thesis: Phylogenetic relationships in Neptunia (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae). RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Postdoctoral Research Scientist (2007-2009) and Research Associate (2009-2013) Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden. Salary and research funded as part of a five year collaborative NSF Revisionary Systematics Grant (DEB 0717151; Krosnick co-PI) for Passiflora subgenus Decaloba. The goal of this research was to produce a comprehensive, well-supported phylogenetic framework for subgenus Decaloba. Detailed morphological, developmental, and anatomical data were used to identify synapomorphies that distinguish clades within the subgenus. In addition, the project involves sequencing three chloroplast and three nuclear loci. A monograph of subgenus Decaloba is being completed in collaboration with co-PIs Lucinda McDade (RSABG), P. Jorgensen and J. MacDougal (MOBOT), and K. Porter-Utley (Bridgewater State University). Katherine Esau Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Davis. August 2006-December 2007. Mentors: Daniel Potter and Charles Gasser. This funded research project sought to examine homology among diverse the nectary structures in the genus Passiflora. The study incorporated phylogenetic, anatomical, developmental, and gene expression data using an evolutionary developmental approach. Dissertation Research, The Ohio State University. August 2000-May 2006. Advisor: John Freudenstein. Examined evolutionary relationships and character transformation in Southeast Asian and Austral Pacific Passiflora using molecular and morphological data. Produced a monograph of subgenus Decaloba, supersection Disemma. Completed a preliminary genetic expression study using a candidate gene, CRC, to address evolution of nectaries in Passiflora. Completed fieldwork in China, India, Thailand, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, and Vietnam. Graduate Research Associate, The Ohio State University, Department of EEOB. January-March 2005, July 2006. Molecular laboratory research assistant to John Freudenstein. Duties included sequencing of DNA for Orchidaceae and Sarraceniaceae projects, training of an undergraduate student, and supervision of laboratory, including management of chemical safety protocols and preparation of stocks and reagents. Graduate Research Associate, The Ohio State University Herbarium. January-March 2003, January-March 2004, June-July 2006. Research assistant dedicated to implementation of OS Herbarium databasing project. Duties included installation and management of Specify collections management software, databasing and imaging of the OS type collections, and design of herbarium website. Undergraduate Research, Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium Herbarium, Cornell University. November 1997- May 2000. Worked as a curatorial assistant, with duties including general curation of collections, specimen identification, loan processing, databasing (using Specify), and web page design. Undergraduate Research, New York Botanical Garden Cryptogamic Herbarium. May 1997-August 1997. Participant in summer internship program sponsored by the Cornell Tradition Fellowship program. Duties included general curation of bryophyte collections, loan processing, databasing, and preparation of text for introductory-level website on bryology. Shawn E. Krosnick, Page 2 PUBLICATIONS Krosnick, S. E., J. S. Perkin, T. S. Schroeder, L. G. Campbell, E. B. Jackson, S. C. Maynord, C. G. Waters, and J. S. Mitchell. 2017. New insights into floral morph variation in Passiflora incarnata L. (Passifloraceae) in Tennessee, U.S.A. Flora 236-237: 115-125. Krosnick. S. E., J. Baker, and K. Moore. Accepted. The Pet Plant Project: Treating Plant Blindness by Making Plants Personal. The American Biology Teacher. Thacker, J. H., Krosnick, S. E., Maynord, S. J., Call, G. P., and Perkin, J. S. In review. Pollination biology and reproductive phenology of the federally endangered endemic Physaria globosa (Brassicaceae) in Tennessee. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society. Krosnick S. E. 2016. Tennessee Flora Committee. 2015. Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee. Castanea. 81 (2):159-160. [Book review] Krosnick, S. E., T.S. Schroeder, M. Miles, and S. King. 2015. Ornithophilous floral visitation in the Australian endemic Passiflora herbertiana Ker Gawl. (Passifloraceae). Journal of Pollination Ecology 16 (9): 58-63. Krosnick, S. E., K. E. Porter-Utley, J. M. MacDougal, P. M. Jorgensen, and L. A. McDade. 2013. New insights into the evolution of Passiflora subgenus Decaloba (Passifloraceae): phylogenetic relationships and morphological synapomorphies. Systematic Botany 38 (3): 692-713. Krosnick, S. E., X. Yu. and Y. Deng. 2013. The rediscovery of Passiflora kwangtungensis Merr. (subgenus Decaloba supersection Disemma): a critically endangered Chinese endemic. Phytokeys 23: 55–74. Krosnick, S. E. and K. A. Dockter. 2012. The Southern Arkansas University Biodiversity Collections. Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science. 66: 188-189. Krosnick, S. E. 2009. Notes on the typification of Passiflora xishuangbannaensis Krosnick. Passiflora 19: 6-7,13. Krosnick, S. E., A. J. Ford, and J. V. Freudenstein. 2009. Taxonomic revision of Hollrungia and Tetrapathea (Passifloraceae), resulting in an additional subgenus and a new species of Passiflora. Systematic Botany 34: 110-125. Wang, Y. Z., S. E. Krosnick, P. M. Jørgensen, and D. Hearn. 2007. Passifloraceae. In: Wu, Z. Y., Raven, P. H. & Hong, D. Y. (eds.), Flora of China, Vol. 13. Science Press, Beijing and Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis. Krosnick, S. E., E. M. Harris, and J. V. Freudenstein. 2006. Patterns of anomalous floral development in the Asian Passiflora (subgenus Decaloba: supersection Disemma). American Journal of Botany 93: 620-636. Krosnick, S. E. 2005. Passiflora xishuangbannaensis: a new Chinese endemic. Novon 15: 160-163. Krosnick, S. E. and J. V. Freudenstein. 2005. Monophyly and floral character homology of Old World Passiflora (subgenus Decaloba: supersection Disemma). Systematic Botany 30: 139-152. Hughes, C. E., C. D. Bailey, S. Krosnick, and M. A. Luckow. 2003. Relationships among genera of the informal Dichrostachys and Lucaena groups (Mimosoideae) inferred from nuclear ribosomal ITS sequences. In: Klitgaard, B., and Bruneau, A. (eds.), Advances in Legume Systematics, vol. 10. The Royal Botanic Gardens Press, Kew. PUBLICATIONS IN PREPARATION Krosnick, S. E., J. MacDougal, D. Potter and C. Gasser. Patterns of development and diversification in the extrafloral nectaries of Passiflora L. (Passifloraceae). [submitting to American Journal of Botany]. Hearn, D. and S. Krosnick. Comparative transcriptomics of extrafloral nectaries in Adenia and Passiflora (Passifloraceae). [submitting to Annals of Botany]. Krosnick, S. E. and J. V. Freudenstein. Phylogenetic relationships and morphological character evolution in Passiflora subgenus Decaloba supersection Disemma. [submitting to Taxon]. Porter-Utley, K., S. E. Krosnick, J. M. MacDougal, P. M. Jorgensen, and L. A. MacDade. Historical biogeography and rates of diversification in Passiflora (Passifloraceae) [submitting to Systematic Botany]. WEB PUBLICATIONS Krosnick, S. E. 2012. The Southern Arkansas University Biodiversity Collections: Rich Holdings in Southwest Arkansas. http://web.saumag.edu/science/departments/biology/ MacDougal, J. M., K. Porter-Utley, S. Krosnick, and P.M. Jørgensen. 2007. Passiflora subgenus Decaloba: its supersections and species. http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/passiflora/ Krosnick, S. E. and Indoe, K. E. 2000. What is a bryophyte, anyway? http://sciweb.nybg.org/science2/hcol/bryo/bryogen.html Shawn E. Krosnick, Page 3 GRANT FUNDING $4,500.00 Governor’s School for Emerging Technologies at Tennessee Tech, June 2017. Q-PCR validation of candidate genes involved in extrafloral nectary development in Passifloraceae (S. Krosnick). $8,544.00 TTU Technology Access Fees (TAF), 2017. Funding to purchase herbarium digitization setup for HTTU herbarium (S. Krosnick). $2,205.00 TTU Technology Access Fees (TAF), 2017. Funding to obtain new virtual desktop units (VDIs) for the HTTU herbarium (S. Krosnick). $6,000.00, Tennessee Tech Edge/QEP Curriculum Grant, 2017. Design and installation of the Dept. of Biology Native Plant Garden (S. Krosnick). $5,700.00 Governor’s School for Emerging Technologies at Tennessee Tech, June 2016. Exploring the roles of candidate genes involved in extrafloral nectary development in Passifloraceae (S. Krosnick and D. Walker). $2,500.00, Toomey Foundation award to HTTU Herbarium for purchase of camera equipment (S. Krosnick). $6,572.00, National Science Foundation. Advancing Digitization of Biodiversity Collections: to HTTU. Proposal submitted by J. Shaw (UTC), Dwayne Estes (APSU), and A. Morris (MTSU). 2015-2018. S. Krosnick, senior personnel, along with curators at five other TN institutions. Subaward to TTU begins March 2017.
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    the passion for cacti and other succulents ISSN 2285 – 3987 9 Jun 2014 the passion for cacti and other succulents contents 3 · Editorial 9 News & Events Pictorials | Eduart 17 · A New Mammillaria species from 60 · South american jewels! Gymnocalycium Ecology-Biology-Conservation Tamaulipas. spegazzinii. | Aldo Delladdio 4 · Rescue translocation of „in situ” 105 · Festa del Cactus, cactaceae: the case of Ariocarpus a big cactus show in Italy. 65 · South american jewels! And now, kotschoubeyanus. | Andrea Cattabriga some little opuntioids and the place | Pedro Nájera Quezada et Al. they live. Habitat Report | Aldo Delladdio 28 · Sierra Corral los Bandidos: protecting the natural wealth of Nuevo León, 19 · Turbinicarpus viereckii (Werderm.) Bits and pieces México. V. John & Riha subsp. reconditus D. | Carlos Gerardo Velazco Macías Labhart. 68 · Peyote brujo & tapayaxtin a fantastic | Cristian Perez Badillo & Ricardo Daniel Raya Sanchez encounter. 39 · Tula, Tamaulipas: where Ariocarpus | Ricardo Daniel Raya Sanchez agavoides (Castañeda) E.F. Anderson Aztekium valdezii dossier and A. kotschoubeyanus var. albiflorus 82 · Crassula rubricaulis a new adventive (Backeb.) Glass, meet. 32 · Aztekium valdezii, the new peyote. succulent recorded in New Zealand. | Aldo Delladdio | Anonymous | Eduart Zimer 51 · The biosphere reserve of Pinacate 37 · Good news, bad news and 93 · A variegated Carpobrotus edulis y Gran Desierto de Altar. a memorable photo. on Ohope Beach, Bay of Plenty, | Karla González Piña | Dag Panco New Zealand. | Eduart Zimer Contributions Travelogues Xero-files 11 · The hybrid Turbinicarpus 44 · Peru: a land of deserts, ice, oxygen pseudomacrochele × horripilus new deprivation and cacti. 70 · Notes on Sedum fuscum. data and considerations about the | Håkan Sönnermo | Pedro Nájera Quezada techniques of hybridization: the case of 75 · My latest African tour.