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Dr. Andrew Gifford Gardner
andyggardner@gmail.com  gardnera@rhodes.edu
jabailylab.org/gardner  designdrift.tumblr.com/professional
Rhodes College Department of Biology  2000 N. Parkway  Memphis, TN 38112, USA
608.658.4527
Education:
Ph.D. Botany (2013) University of Wisconsin—Madison
Using molecular phylogenetics to unravel morphological shifts, niche transitions, and
geographic expansion at two different scales in the plant genus Oxalis (Oxalidaceae)
Distributed minor focused on college-level biology education
Thesis Advisor: Eve Emshwiller
Cumulative GPA: 4.0
Courses taken (*denotes courses for the minor): Biotech Principles and Techniques, Plant
Taxonomy Journal Review, Research, Evolutionary Genetics, Instructional Materials
Development*, History of the Printed Scientific Book*, Delta Internship*. Seminars in Plant
Systematics, Communicating Science*, Mentorship*, and Biology Education*.
B.S. Botany (2005) University of Wisconsin—Madison
Thesis: Epiphytic Angiosperm Succession on Conostegia oerstediana (Melastomataceae)
Cumulative GPA: 3.586
Professional appointments:
2013-present: Postdoctoral Fellow: Dept. of Biology, Rhodes College, Memphis, TN
2012: Project Assistant: School of Medicine and Public Health, UW—Madison
2010-2012: Research Assistant: Dept. of Botany, UW—Madison
2009: Associate Lecturer: Dept. of Botany, UW—Madison
2006-2013: Teaching Assistant: Depts. of Botany and Biology, UW—Madison
Teaching experience:
Rhodes College (Postdoctoral Fellow)
2014: Lecturer and Lab facilitator – Bio 200 and 201 Evolution
2013: Faculty Facilitator – Bio 485 Senior Seminar in Biogeography
University of Wisconsin—Madison (Various titles)
2012: Project Assistant to David Kiefer - Ethnomedicine in Latino Communities of Madison link
2010-2012: Research Assistant to Eve Emshwiller - Oxalis Phylogenetics
2009: Associate Lecturer - Bot 300 Plant Anatomy link
2008-2009: Lab Prep TA - Bot 100 Intro for nonmajors
2007 and 2008: Teaching Assistant - Bot 300 Plant Anatomy
2007: Teaching Assistant - Bot 401 Vascular Flora of Wisconsin
2007 and 2008: Teaching Assistant - Bot 130 Intro Botany
2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013: Teaching Assistant - Bio 151/152, Intro Biology
2003-2005: Student Researcher - REU with Paul Berry and Andrew Hipp. I created Carex of
Wisconsin, online from 2004 through 2011. Images have subsequently been migrated to
Encyclopedia of Life – Lifedesks. link
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Peer reviewed publications:
Rachel Jabaily, Kelly Shepherd, Andrew Gardner, Mats Gustafsson, Dianella Howarth, and Tim
Motley. 2014. Historical Biogeography of the predominantly Australian family
Goodeniaceae. Journal of Biogeography. doi: 10.1111/jbi.12363. link
Magdalena Vaio, Andrew Gardner, Marcelo Guerra, and Eve Emshwiller. 2013. Molecular
phylogeny and chromosome evolution among the creeping herbaceous Oxalis species
of sections Corniculatae and Ripariae (Oxalidaceae). Molecular Phylogenetics and
Evolution 68: 199-211. pdf
Andrew Gardner, Magdalena Vaio, Marcelo Guerra, and Eve Emshwiller. 2012. Diversification of
the American bulb-bearing Oxalis (Oxalidaceae): Dispersal to North America and
modification of the tristylous breeding system. American Journal of Botany 99:152-164.
pdf
Manuscripts in preparation:
Andrew Gardner, Emily Sessa, Kelly Shepherd, Pryce Michener, Eden Johnson, Dianella Howarth,
and Rachel Jabaily. Utilizing next-generation sequencing to resolve the backbone and
inform taxonomy of the Core Goodeniaceae. (target submission 21 Nov, 2014 –
American Journal of Botany)
Andrew Gardner, Jonathan Fitz Gerald, Kelly Shepherd, Spencer Willis, John Menz, Dianella
Howarth, and Rachel Jabaily. Morphometic analysis of floral symmetry in the Core
Goodeniaceae. (target submission 1 Jan, 2015 – Annals of Botany)
Andrew Gardner, Kelly Shepherd, Eden Johnson, Dianella Howarth, and Rachel Jabaily.
Phylogenetic placement of most species of the Core Goodeniaceae, with generic and
species level taxonomic changes. (target submission 1 March, 2015 – Taxon)
Andrew Gardner, Magdalena Vaio, Kenneth Oberlander, Christoph Heibl, Pedro Fiaschi, Lleane
Dreyer, Marcelo Guerra, and Eve Emshwiller. Evolution of Oxalis morphologies, biomes,
and biogeographic contexts. (in revision for Annals of Botany)
Andrew Gardner and Eve Emshwiller. Morphological correlates of habitat preference among
the American bulb-bearing Oxalis. (target submission 1 March, 2015 – Int’l Journal of Plant
Sciences)
Presentations:
Andrew Gardner, Kelly Shepherd, Dianella Howarth, Jonathan Fitz Gerald, Emily Sessa, Rachel
Jabaily. In the Goodeniaceae, broad and deep sequencing facilitates taxonomic
revision and development of the floral symmetry evolution model. Goodeniaceae
Working Group Symposium, 2014. Perth, Western Australia.
Andrew Gardner, Emily Sessa, Pryce Michener, Kelly Shepherd, and Rachel Schmidt Jabaily.
Leveraging the power of next-generation sequencing to resolve the phylogenetic
backbone of Core Goodeniaceae. Botany 2014 conference, Boise, ID. link
Andrew Gardner, Kelly Shepherd, Jonathan Fitz Gerald, Emily Sessa, Rachel Jabaily. The
Australian plant family Goodeniaceae as a new model system for floral symmetry
evolution. Association of Southeastern Biologists Meeting 2014, Spartanburgh, SC.
Emshwiller, Eve, Andrew Gardner. Basic science contributions to crop wild relative conservation
in Oxalis. in Colloquium: Speaking of Food: connecting basic and applied science.
Botany 2013 conference, New Orleans, LA. link
Andrew Gardner and Eve Emshwiller. Morphological correlates of habitat preference among
the American bulb-bearing Oxalis. Botany 2012 conference, Colombus, OH. link
Andrew Gardner, Eve Emshwiller. Oxalis Phylogenetics: Breeding Systems, Biogeography, and
bulbs. UW Madison Evolution Seminar Series.
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Andrew Gardner, Eve Emshwiller, Magdalena Vaio, Marcelo Guerra Filho, Kenneth Oberlander,
Leanne Dreyer, Christoph Heibl. From woody shrubs to weedy, succulent, and bulbbearing herbs: an updated phylogeny for Oxalis. Botany 2011 conference, St. Louis, MO.
link
Andrew Gardner, Emily Sessa, Brian Sidoti, Evelyn Williams. Ecological cladogenesis: Searching
for adaptation on several scales. UW Madison Evolution Seminar Series.
Andrew Gardner, Eve Emshwiller. Diversification of the New World bulb-bearing Oxalis: dispersal
to North America and breakdown of the tristylous breeding system. UW Madison Biology
colloquium. link
Eve Emshwiller, Andrew Gardner, Kenneth Oberlander, Magdalena Vaio, Christoph Heibl,
Leanne Dreyer. Phylogeny and biogeography of Oxalis: preliminary results based on
plastid loci. Botany 2009 conference, Snowbird, UT.
Andrew Gardner, Eve Emshwiller. Re-examining evolution of the North American bulb-forming
Oxalis. Botany 2009 conference, Snowbird, UT.
Andrew Gardner, Jane Bradbury, Eve Emshwiller. A new visual and pedagogical approach to
teaching life cycles. Botany 2007 conference, Chicago, IL. link
Andrew Gardner, Benjamin Van Ee, Paul Berry. Pilinophytum, Julocroton, and Argyroglossum: An
expanded phylogeny and biogeography of three sections of Croton (Euphorbiaceae
sensu stricto). Botany 2005 conference, Austin, TX.
Undergraduate mentorship:
Rhodes College
Pryce Michener (‘17): Next Gen Sequencing: the difference, the methods, and the implications.
Goodeniaceae Working Group Symposium, 2014, Perth Australia
John Menz (’14): Getting into shape: morphometric analysis of floral symmetry variation in
Goodeniaceae. Goodeniaceae Working Group Symposium, 2014, Perth Australia. Association
of Southeastern Biologists Conference, 2014, Spartanburg, SC
Eden Johnson (’14): Building a massive molecular matrix while facilitating communication
between continents. Goodeniaceae Working Group Symposium, 2014, Perth Australia
Systematics and new species delimitation of Anthotium (Goodeniaceae). Poster: Botanical
Society of America, 2013, New Orleans, LA
Alex DeGenova (’14): Dispersal modes and areas of origin of invasive species in an old growth
urban forest. Association of Southeastern Biologists Conference, 2014, Spartanburg, SC
University of Wisconsin—Madison
Brian Pellatt (’11): Senior Honors Thesis: Using chloroplast DNA (psbJ-petA) to infer the phylogeny
of Oxalis (Oxalidaceae). Presentation at the UW—Madison Undergraduate Symposium
Anna Becker (’10): Translation of Taxonomic work from Spanish to English, documentation of
heterostyly from herbarium specimens
Jean Shin (’10): DNA extraction, cpDNA sequencing, and development of low-copy nuclear
loci for Oxalis systematics
Brittany Nanzig (’09): DNA extraction, cpDNA and ITS sequencing, development of cloning
protocols
Tim Smith (’09): Senior Thesis: New cpDNA Region: psbJ-petA and Plant Lifecycles Interactive
Explorer Website
Idrees Tariq (2009): High school student from the US Virgin Islands; Integrated Biological Sciences
Summer Research Program participant; presented at the Annual Biomedical Conference for
Minority Students in Phoenix, AZ
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Professional service:
2014: Member, Rhodes College Biology Dept. Specific Learning Outcomes committee
2009-2012: Chair, UW—Madison Evolution Seminar Series link
2009-2012: Member, UW—Madison Evolution coordinating committee
2009-2011: Graduate student faculty Liaison
2008: Graduate Student representative to the UW Botany events committee
2007: Graduate Student representative to the UW Botany colloquium committee
Ad-hoc reviewer:
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Systematic Botany, Acta Botánica Mexicana
Outreach:
2014: Mentored undergraduates in the design and manning of our “Australia” booth for the
Memphis Botanic Garden World of Plants: An International Children’s Festival
2014: Mentored undergraduates in the design and manning of Evolution-themed booths during
the Rhodes Rites to Play Children’s Carnival
2013: Planner, graphic designer, and volunteer for UW—Madison Darwin Day link
2012: Planner, graphic designer, and volunteer for UW—Madison Darwin Day
2011: Volunteer for our “crop plant biogeography” booth at UW—Madison Darwin Day
2010: MC, interviewer, and volunteer for the UW—Madison Applied Evolution Symposium
2010: Volunteer for our “crop plant biogeography” booth at UW—Madison Darwin Day
Grants and awards:
2012: UW—Madison Raper Travel Award: attendance and oral paper presentation at Botany
2011: UW—Madison Exceptional Service Award link
2010: Vilas Graduate Research Travel Grant: collaborative collection trip in southeastern Brazil
2010: UW—Madison Davis Travel Grant: collaborative collection trip in southeastern Brazil
2008: UW—Madison Davis Travel Grant: collection in central Mexico
Collaborators and professional affiliations:
Goodeniaceae Working Group: Rachel Jabaily (Dept. of Biology, Rhodes College, Memphis,
TN), Dianella Howarth (St. John’s University; Queens, NY), Kelly Shepard (Western Australia
Department of Parks and Wildlife; Perth, WA), Emily Sessa (University of Florida; Gainesville, FL)
Oxalis Research Network: Magdalena Vaio (Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de la
Republica, Montivideo, Uruguay), Marcelo Guerra (Dept. of Botany, Federal University of
Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil), Pedro Fiaschi (Dept. of Botany, Universidade Federal de Santa
Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil), Kenneth Oberlander (Dept. of Conservation Ecology and
Entomology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland, Stellenbosch, South Africa), Leanne Dreyer
(Dept. of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa), Christoph
Heibl (Biodiversität der Pflanzen, Technische Universität München, Freising, Germany), Stephen
Weller (Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, UC—Irvine, Irvine, CA)
Member: American Society of Plant Taxonomists, Society for the Study of Evolution