NOTE: Starting July 20, 2002, I will no longer be at UCI and will have moved to a new position as an assistant professor at the University of Cincinnati (link).

Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
321 Steinhaus Hall
University of California, Irvine
Irvine CA 92697
Tel: 949-824-1772
Email:  tculley@uci.edu

EDUCATION:

2000 Ph.D. The Ohio State University Columbus, OH; In: Evolution, Ecology, & Organismal Biology
(Advisor: Dr. Allison Snow)

1994 B.S. University of California, Irvine Concentration: Ecology and Environmental Biology
(Advisors: Drs. Stephen Weller and Ann Sakai)

RESEARCH AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

    Postdoctoral Researcher - UC Irvine with Drs. Stephen Weller, Ann Sakai, and Diane Campbell, 2000-present.
    Research Assistant - Dr.     Allison Snow , Dept. of EEOB, The Ohio State University;1995, 1996-1998, 1999
    Co-Organizer of the Biological Sciences TA Workshops - 1997 to 2000
    University Graduate TA Training Workshop Mentor -     Office of Faculty and TA Development , The Ohio State University;  1996, 1997, 1998
    Faculty and TA Development Associate - Office of Faculty and TA Development, Ohio State University,1995-1996
    Teaching Assistant-     University of Michigan Biological Station , Pellston, MI, summer, 1995
    Graduate Teaching Associate -  Department of Plant Biology, Ohio State University,1994-1995, 1996,1998
    Graduate Teaching Associate- Department of EEOB, Ohio State University, 1998-1999
    Laboratory Assistant - Drs.     Stephen  Weller and Ann Sakai, University of California, Irvine, 1992-1994

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

    Plant population ecology, pollination biology, conservation of rare species (especially Hawaiian endemics), population genetics, statisitics, and community ecology. See also Current Research

PUBLICATIONS:

    Culley, T.M., S.G. Weller, and A.K. Sakai. In press. The evolution of wind pollination in angiosperms. Trends in Ecology and Evolution.

    Cummings, C.L., H.M. Alexander, A.A. Snow, L.H. Rieseberg, M. Kim, and T.M. Culley. In press. Fecundity selection in an experimental sunflower crop-wild system: how well do ecological data predict crop allele persistence? Ecological Applications.

    Culley, T.M., L.E. Wallace, K. Gengler-Nowak, and D.J. Crawford. 2002. A comparison of two methods of calculating Gst, a genetic measure of population differentiation. American Journal of Botany 89(3): 460-465.

    Culley, T.M. 2002. Reproductive biology and delayed selfing in Viola pubescens (Violaceae), an understory herb with chasmogamous and cleistogamous flowers.  International Journal of Plant Sciences 163(1): 113-122.

    Culley, T.M., and A.D. Wolfe. 2001. Population genetic structure of the cleistogamous plant species Viola pubescens, as indicated by allozyme and ISSR molecular markers. Heredity 86(5): 545-556.

    Snow, A.A., K.L. Uthus, and T.M.Culley. 2001. Fitness of hybrids between cultivated Raphanus sativus and weedy R. raphanistrum: implications for weed evolution. Ecological Applications 11(3): 934-943.

    Culley, T.M. 2000. Inbreeding depression and floral type differences in Viola canadensis (Violaceae), a perennial herb with chasmogamous and cleistogamous flowers.  Canadian Journal of Botany 78(11): 1420-1429.

    Culley, T.M., S.G. Weller, A.K. Sakai, and A.E. Rankin. 1999. Inbreeding depression and selfing rates in a self-compatible hermaphroditic species, Schiedea membranacea (Caryophyllaceae).  American Journal of Botany 86: 980-987.


MANUSCRIPTS IN REVIEW OR IN PREPARATION:

    Culley, T.M., and T.C. Grubb, Jr. In preparation. Genetic effects of habitat fragmentation in Viola pubescens (Violaceae), a perennial herb with chasmogamous and cleistogamous flowers.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

HONORS AND AWARDS:

    Presidential Fellowship - The Ohio State University, 1999-2000.
    Professional Development Fund Award - Council of Graduate Students, OSU, 1999
    EEOB Graduate Teaching Award - Dept. of EEOB, OSU, 1998
    Scholarship to attend the 1999 Summer Institute in Statistical Genetics, NC State

INVITED PRESENTATIONS:

Culley, T. The reproductive biology and genetic consequences of chasmogamous and cleistogamous flowers in the yellow violet, Viola pubescens. California State University Long Beach. Sept. 13, 2001.

Culley, T. The reproductive biology and genetic consequences of chasmogamous and cleistogamous flowers in violets. University of California, Irvine. June 1, 2001.

CONTRIBUTED PAPERS:

    Culley, T.M., L.E. Wallace, K.M. Gengler-Nowak, and D.J. Crawford. A comparison of two methods of calculating GST, a genetic measure of population differentiation. Botanical Society of America, Albuquerque, NM; August 2001.

    Culley, T.M. Genetic effects of forest fragmentation in woodlot populations of an understory herb, Viola pubescens (Violaceae). Botanical Society of America, Albuquerque, NM; August 2001.

    Snow, A., K. Uthus, and T. Culley. Long-term persistence of crop alleles in experimental populations of a common weed,Raphanus raphanistrum. Ecological Society of America, Madison, WI; August 2001.

    Snow, A.A., H. Alexander, L. Rieseberg, C. Cummings, and T. Culley. Introgression of crop genes from cultivated to wild sunflower (Helianthus annuus).  Third International Weed Science Congress, Gene Flow Symposium, Foz do Iguassu, Brazil; June 2000.

    Snow, A. A., K. L. Uthus, and T. M. Culley. Experimental evidence for introgression of crop genes into wild radish populations (Raphanus raphanistrum ) implications for evolution in weeds. Weed Science Society of America, Toronto, Canada; Feb. 7, 2000.

     Culley, T.M. and A.D. Wolfe. Genetic variation in populations of Viola pubescens (Violaceae) using isozyme and ISSR markers. International Botanical Congress, St. Louis, MO, WI;  August 1-7, 1999.

    Culley, T.M. and A.D. Wolfe. Genetic variation in populations of the yellow violet (Viola pubescens), a species with chasmogamous and cleistogamous flowers.  Evolution, Madison, WI; June 24, 1999.

    Culley, T.M. Inbreeding depression in chasmogamous and cleistogamous flowers of Viola canadensis. Botanical Society of America, Baltimore, MD; August 3, 1998.

    Uthus, K.L., T.M. Culley, and A.A. Snow. Introgression of crop genes in experimental populations of wild radish.  Ecological Society of America, Baltimore, MD; August 6, 1998.

    Culley, T.M. Inbreeding depression in chasmogamous and cleistogamous flowers of Viola canadensis. The Ohio Academy of Science, Miami University, OH;  April 4, 1998.

    Snow, A., T. Culley, and T. Lee. Relative fitness of F1 weed-crop hybrids, Raphanus raphanistrum X R. sativus. Brassica 97, Rennes, France; September 23, 1997.

    Snow, A., T. Culley, and T. Lee. Relative fitness of F1 weed-crop hybrids, Raphanus raphanistrum X R. sativus. Botanical Society of America, Montreal, Canada; August 4, 1997.

    Culley, T.M. Differences in seed production in chasmogamous and cleistogamous flowers in Viola pubescens. The Ohio Academy of Science, Bowling Green State University, OH; April  5, 1997.

    Culley, T.M. , A.K. Sakai, and S.G. Weller. Inbreeding depression and selfing rates in a self-compatible, hermaphroditic herb, Schiedea membranacea  (Caryophyllaceae). Botanical Society of America, University of Washington; August 7, 1996.

    Culley, T.M. Inbreeding depression and selfing rates in a self-compatible, hermaphroditic herb, Schiedea membranacea (Caryophyllaceae). The Ohio Academy of Science, Malone College, OH; May 4, 1996.

Last Updated:  July 9, 2002