Invasive Pears

UPDATE: See our NEW publication list below for Callery Pear ** Why would a species commonly planted as a ornamental tree for decades without a problem suddenly begin to spread and become invasive? See our paper published in Arnoldia for the complete story, or just keep reading here. The Callery Pear (Pyrus calleryana) was originally…

Conservation Genetics of Rare Hawaiian Species

A long-term interest in the Hawaiian Islands – beginning from Theresa’s undergrad days in the lab of Dr. Stephen Weller and Ann Sakai – is continuing in our latest project. In collaboration with Dr. Valerie Pence at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden’s Center for Conservation and Research of Wildlife (CREW) and Dr. Nellie Sugii…

Publication Bias Project

Do researchers, regardless of their location in the world, always receive adequate credit for their work? Are they always listed as authors, especially in collaborative projects? In an increasingly globalized world, recognition of scientific contributions relies heavily on peer-reviewed publications. However, inequality of publication patterns across geographic areas has been documented in medicine and other…