John J. Schenk
Curriculum Vitae
Department of Ecology
and Evolutionary Biology
400 Lindy Boggs Center
Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana
70118–5698, U.S.A.
Office phone: (504) 247-1549
E-mail: [email protected]
Web page: http://schenk.tulane.edu
CURRENT POSITION
2013–present
Koch-Richardson Postdoctoral Fellowship in Plant Ecology and
Evolution. Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Tulane
University.
POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING
2009–2013
Postdoctoral Associate, Florida State University, Department of Biological
Science. Diversification of Muroid Rodents, postdoctoral advisor: Scott
J. Steppan.
EDUCATION
2009
2003
Ph.D. in Botany, Washington State University, School of Biological
Sciences. Dissertation title: A Systematic Monograph of Mentzelia
Section Bartonia (Loasaceae): Phylogeny, Diversity, and Divergence
Times. Committee members: Larry Hufford (chair), Eric Roalson, and
Michael Webster.
B.S. in Botany with a botanical research option, Oregon State University,
Department of Botany and Plant Pathology. Botanical research option
conducted with Aaron Liston, title: Peripatric Speciation of Synthyris
reniformis and S. cordata (Plantaginaceae).
PUBLICATIONS – peer reviewed (submitted or published)
* = Collaboration with graduate students
Underline = Collaboration with undergraduate students
Justiniano, R., J. J. Schenk, L. Vandervrede, D. Balete, E. Rickart, L. Heaney, and S. J. Steppan.
Testing diversification models of endemic Philippine forest mice (Apomys) with nuclear
phylogenies across elevational gradients reveals repeated colonization of isolated
mountain ranges. In revision: Journal of Biogeography.
Hufford, L., J. J. Schenk, and J. Brokaw. Mentzelia. Flora North America, in revision.
Schenk, J. J., W. Hodgson, and L. Hufford. 2013. Mentzelia canyonensis: a new species
endemic to the Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA. Brittonia, 65: 408–416.
Schenk, J. J., K. C. Rowe, and S. Steppan. 2013. Ecological opportunity and incumbency in
the diversification of repeated continental colonizations by muroid rodents. Systematic
Biology, 62: 837–864.
Schenk, J. J., and S. Steppan. Too long to read: Assessing the motivation behind graduate
student attendance in reading groups. Journal of College Science Teaching, in press.
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Schenk, J. J. 2013b. Evolution of limited seed dispersal function on gypsum islands. American
Journal of Botany, 100: 1811–1822.
Schenk, J. J. 2013a. Biogeographical diversification of Mentzelia section Bartonia in western
North American. Journal of Biogeography, 40: 455–465.
Brokaw, J., J. J. Schenk, and B. Prigge. 2012. Mentzelia. The Jepson Manual, University of
California Press, Berkeley.
Schenk, J. J., and L. Hufford. 2011. Phylogeny and taxonomy of Mentzelia section Bartonia
(Loasaceae). Systematic Botany, 36: 711–720.
Schenk, J. J., and L. Hufford. 2010. Taxonomic novelties from western North America in
Mentzelia section Bartonia (Loasaceae). Madroño, 57: 246–260.
Yoder, J. B., E. Clancey, S. Des Roches, J. M. Eastman, L. Gentry, W. Godsoe, T. J. Hagey, D.
Jochimsen, B. P. Oswald, J. Robertson, B. A. J. Sarver, J. J. Schenk*, S. F. Spear, and L.
J. Harmon. 2010. Ecological opportunity and the origin of adaptive radiations. Journal
of Evolutionary Biology, 23: 1581–1596.
*All authors in alphabetical order except first and last.
Schenk, J. J., and L. Hufford. 2010. Effects of substitution models on divergence time
estimates: a simulated and empirical study of model uncertainty using Cornales.
Systematic Botany, 35: 578–592.
Schenk, J. J., W. Hodgson, and L. Hufford. 2010. A new species of Mentzelia section Bartonia
(Loasaceae) from the Grand Canyon, Arizona, U.S.A. Brittonia, 62: 1–6.
Schenk, J. J., and L. Hufford. 2009. Name changes in the Mentzelia multicaulis complex
(Loasaceae). Novon, 19: 117–121.
Schenk, J. J., and D. Thomas. 2004. A new species of Ledermanniella (Podostemaceae) from
Cameroon. Novon, 14: 227–232.
PUBLICATIONS – for popular audiences (published)
Schenk, J. J. 2006. Mentzelia section Bartonia (Loasaceae), the blazing-stars of Nevada. The
Nevada Native Plant Society Newsletter, 32: 5–7.
Schenk, J. J. 2003. Sorting out Oregon's Synthyris. Bulletin of the Native Plant Society of
Oregon, 36: 109, 114–115.
PUBLICATIONS – in preparation for peer review
Schenk, J. J. A brief communication on analyzing non-phylogenetically informed traits with
phylogenetic independent contrasts and the node height test.
Schenk, J. J. Does ecology drive the evolution of seed microsculpturing patterns in Mentzelia
section Bartonia? In preparation, target journal: New Phytologist.
Schenk, J. J., and S. Kontur. Diversification of Paronychia (Caryophyllaceae) onto sand
ridges of peninsular North America. In preparation, target journal: Journal of
Biogeography.
Schenk, J. J., R. Herschlag, and D. W. Thomas. Describing a new species into a polyphyletic
genus: Taxonomic Novelty in Ledermanniella s.l. (Podostemaceae) from Cameroon. In
preparation, target journal: Systematic Botany.
Schenk, J. J., and L. Hufford. Monograph of Mentzelia section Bartonia. In preparation, target
journal: Systematic Botany Monographs.
Alhajeri, B. H.*, J. J. Schenk, and S. J. Steppan. Ecomorphological diversification following
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colonization of continents in muroid rodents: Do rules that govern adaptive radiations on
islands scale up to continents? In preparation, target journal: Biological Journal of the
Linnean Society.
Falter, R. A., J. J. Schenk, and S. J. Steppan. A supertree approach to estimating a fully
sampled Rodentia phylogeny. In preparation, target journal: Journal of Mammalogy.
Schenk, J. J., K. Hernandez, and S. J. Steppan. Biogeographic diversification of
Sigmodontinae in South America. In preparation, target journal: Journal of
Biogeography.
GRANTS
2013
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Newcomb College Institute Independent Research Grant, submitted with
my undergraduate researcher Rachel Herschlag, Tulane University.
Newcomb College Institute Independent Research Grant, submitted with
my undergraduate researcher Sophie Kontur, Tulane University.
Center for Engaged Learning and Teaching Fund for Faculty/Student
Scholarly and Artistic Engagement, Tulane University.
Betty W. Higginbotham Trust Award in Botany, Washington State
University (WSU).
Betty W. Higginbotham Trust Award in Botany, WSU.
The Rexford Daubenmire Award in Botany, WSU.
Gertrude Hardman Native Plant Award, WSU.
Conant Botanical Image Student Travel Award, Botanical Society of
America.
Rodgers McVaugh Graduate Research Grant, American Society of Plant
Taxonomists.
Orlin and Susann Biddulph Endowment in Botany, WSU.
Betty W. Higginbotham Trust Award in Botany, WSU.
Betty W. Higginbotham Trust Award in Botany, WSU.
The Margaret Williams Research Grant, Nevada Native Plant Society.
The Rexford Daubenmire Award in Botany, WSU.
Gertrude Hardman Native Plant Award, WSU.
Betty W. Higginbotham Trust Award in Botany, WSU.
Aase Fellowship Award in Botany, WSU.
Pamplin Fellow, Katherine R. Pamplin Fund, Portland Garden Club.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, summer research symposium.
Native Plant Society of Oregon, Field Research Grant.
Undergraduate Research Innovation Creativity Scholarship (URISC),
Oregon State University.
SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS
2013
Schenk, J. J., and S. Steppan. Tempo of diversification across a 900-species
muroid-rodent phylogeny; what do different methods tell us? Evolution, Snowbird,
Utah, oral paper.
2013
Rowe, K. C., A. S. Achmadi, J. A. Esselstyn, P. J. Smissen, J. J. Schenk, and S. J.
Steppan. Biogeographic transitions in murine rodents of Wallacea. Evolution,
Snowbird, Utah, oral paper presented by K. Rowe.
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Rowe, K. C., A. S. Achmadi, J. A. Esselstyn, P. J. Smissen, J. J. Schenk, and S. J.
Steppan. Biogeographic Transitions in Extant Murinae (Rodentia: Muridae) of the
Indo-Australian Archipelago. American Society of Mammologists 93rd Annual
Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Oral paper presented by K. Rowe.
Alhajeri, B., J. J. Schenk, and S. J. Steppan. Ecological Correlates of
Morphological Variation in the Tympanic Bulla of Gerbils (Rodentia, Gerbillinae):
Testing the Influence of Phylogeny, Adaptation, and Drift. American Society of
Mammologists 93rd Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Oral paper
presented by B. Alhajeri.
Alhajeri, B., J. J. Schenk, and S. J. Steppan. Ecological Correlates of
Morphological Variation in the Tympanic Bulla of Gerbils (Rodentia, Gerbillinae):
Testing the Influence of Phylogeny, Adaptation, and Drift. Ecological Society of
America 98th Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Oral paper presented by B.
Alhajeri.
Steppan, S., J. J. Schenk, and K. C. Rowe. Continental colonizations, adaptive
radiations, and global biogeography of muroid rodents: The role of geographic and
ecological opportunity. The International Biogeography Society 6th International
Conference, oral paper presented by S. Steppan.
Schenk, J. J., B.H. Alhajeri, and S. Steppan. The morning after: Testing
ecomorphological diversification following continental colonization in muroid
rodents. Evolution, Ottawa, Canada, poster presentation.
James, F. C., J. A. Pourtless IV, and J. J. Schenk. Is there a continuum of
phenotypes between birds and dinosaurs? The North American Ornithological
Congress, Vancouver, British Columbia, oral paper presented by F. James.
Schenk, J. J., and S. Steppan. Bang, bang - thud! The ecological opportunity
model of diversification receives conditional support from repeated continental
colonizations by muroid rodents. Evolution, Norman, Oklahoma, oral paper.
Steppan, S. J., L. Vandervrede, R. Justiniano, J. J. Schenk, D. Balete, E. Rickart,
and L. Heaney. Surprising diversity: Multigene phylogeography of seven new
species of forest-mice Apomys from Luzon (Philippines). Evolution, Norman,
Oklahoma, oral paper, presented by S. Steppan.
Schenk, J. J. Biogeographic diversification of Mentzelia section Bartonia
(Loasaceae) in the North American West. Annual Botany Meetings, Providence,
Rhode Island, oral paper.
Schenk, J. J., and S. Steppan. Patterns and processes of lineage diversification
among sigmodontine rodents in South America. Evolution, Portland, Oregon, oral
paper.
Steppan, S., R. Adkins, and J. J. Schenk. Biogeographic triggers of diversification
in muroid rodents. American Society of Mammologists, oral paper, presented by S.
Steppan.
Schenk, J. J., and L. Hufford. A phylogenetic analysis of Mentzelia section
Bartonia (Loasaceae): Major clades, circumscription problems, and undescribed
diversity. Annual Botany Meetings, Snowbird, Utah, systematics section, oral paper.
Schenk, J. J., and L. Hufford. Age estimates of clade diversification in Loasaceae.
Annual Botany Meetings, Vancouver, British Columbia, systematics section, oral
paper.
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Schenk, J. J., and L. Hufford. Effects of substitution models on divergence time
estimates: an empirical study of model uncertainty using Cornales. Annual Botany
Meetings, Vancouver, British Columbia, poster presentation.
Schenk, J. J., and L. Hufford. Evolutionary relationships of the Mentzelia
multicaulis complex (Loasaceae). Annual Botany Meetings, Chicago, Illinois,
poster presentation.
Schenk, J. J. and A. Liston. Testing the patterns of evolution for the origin of
Synthyris cordata (Veronicaceae). Annual Botany Meetings, Snowbird, Utah,
systematics section, oral paper.
Schenk, J. J., and A. Liston. Progenitor-derivative speciation and hybridization in
the serpentine endemic Synthyris cordata (Scrophulariaceae s.l.). Annual Botany
Meetings, Mobile, Alabama, systematics section, poster presentation by A. Liston.
INVITED SEMINARS
2013
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Adaptive Radiations within the Flora of Western North America: an
Example from Mentzelia (Loasaceae). University of New Orleans.
Adaptive Radiations within the Flora of Western North America: an
Example from Mentzelia (Loasaceae). Tulane University.
Adaptive Radiations within the Flora of Western North America: an
Example from Mentzelia (Loasaceae). Iowa State University.
Why are there so Many Muroid Rodent Species? Inferring Diversification
Patterns in the Most Successful Radiation of Mammals. Florida State
University.
Plant Diversity and Processes of Diversification: an Example from
Mentzelia section Bartonia. Florida Gulf Coast University.
Phylogeny, Divergence Times, and Diversity of Mentzelia section
Bartonia (Loasaceae). Florida State University.
Phylogeny, Divergence Times, and Diversity in Mentzelia section
Bartonia (Loasaceae). Washington State University.
Testing the patterns of evolution for the origin of Synthyris cordata
(Veronicaceae). Oregon State University.
How to describe a species, and example from Podostemaceae. Oregon
State University Undergraduate Botany Club.
ACADEMIC TEACHING
2014, Spring
Course instructor, Biogeography, EBIO 4660/4661 and 6660/6661, Tulane
University.
2013, Fall
Course instructor, Plant Biology and Adaptation, EBIO 3590/3591,
Tulane University.
2013, Fall
Guest lecturer, topic: What the Plant? The Biology of Carnivorous Plants,
Diversity of Life, EBIO 1010, Tulane University.
2012, Fall
Guest lecturer, topic: Diversity gradients, Biogeography, BSC 4933,
Florida State University (FSU).
2011, Fall
Guest lecturer, topic: Sexual selection, Evolution, PCB 4674, FSU.
2011, Fall
Guest lecturer, topic: Levels of selection, Evolution, PCB 4674, FSU.
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2004–2005,
2006, 2007, Fall
2003–2004
2003, Spring
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Guest lecturer, topic: Statistical phylogenetic approaches to hypothesis
testing, Biology 5932-Graduate level, Macroevolution, FSU.
Teaching assistant, Biology 405, Organic Evolution, Washington State
University (WSU).
Teaching assistant, Biology 120, Introductory Botany, WSU.
Teaching assistant, Biology 301, Genetics, WSU.
Guest lecturer, topic: Population genetics, Biology 301, Genetics, WSU.
Guest lecturer, topic: The primary research article format, Biology 393,
Writing in Biology, WSU.
Teaching assistant, Biology 405, Organic Evolution, WSU.
Teaching assistant, Biology 107, Biology for Majors, Cell and Molecular
Biology, WSU.
Teaching assistant, Biology 106, Biology for Majors, Organism and
Evolutionary Biology, WSU.
Teaching assistant, Biology 102, Introductory Biology for Non-Majors,
WSU.
Undergraduate teaching assistant, Botany 321, Introduction to Plant
Systematics. Oregon State University.
TEACHING WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
2013
Active Lecturing: Engaging students in large lecture classes. Florida State
University
2013
Introduction to Scientific Teaching; 4, hour-long modules covering:
scientific teaching, active learning, assessment, and diversity. Tulane
University.
SERVICE
Ongoing
Ongoing
2014
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Referee (followed by number of reviews): American Journal of Botany
(2), The American Naturalist (2), Brazilian Journal of Botany (1), Journal
of Biogeography (2), Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution (1),
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of
America (1), Selbyana (1), Systematic Biology (1), Taxon (2).
Herbarium specimens collection and preparation. I have collected
over two thousand herbarium specimens and deposited them in herbaria
throughout the U.S. and abroad. Collections have focused particularly on
plant diversity of the Pacific Northwest, southwestern U.S., and northern
Florida.
Organizer of the Joint Symposium and Colloquium on Phylogenetic
Comparative Methods in Plant Sciences, Annual Botany Meetings, Boise,
Idaho, Summer 2014.
Organizer of the Tulane University Herbarium Reading Group.
Plants (Preparing Leaders and Nurturing Tomorrows Scientists;
Enhancing diversity at the Botanical Society of America Conferences)
student recipient mentor.
Triarch Botanical Image judge, Botanical Society of America.
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External reviewer, National Science Center of Poland.
Omics (Genomics, Transcriptomics, Proteomics) Reading Group,
organizer, Florida State University.
Capital Regional Science and Engineering Fair, judge, Tallahassee, FL.
Florida State University, Young Scholars Program, student mentor. The
Young Scholars Program invites several competitive high school students
to experience research in a university laboratory setting for a couple of
months each summer.
Organizer of the Herbarium Plant Families Discussion Group, a
graduate-level discussion group that investigated morphological variation
and synapomorphies among selected angiosperm families.
College of Science Executive Committee Representative for the
Washington State University Graduate and Professional Student
Association (GPSA).
Advisor Award Committee, chair position, GPSA.
School of Biological Sciences Senate Representative, GPSA.
Oregon State University Undergraduate Botany Club, president.
PUBLIC TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2003
The Native Plant Society of Oregon, seminar series: Native Plants of
Oregon. I conducted a three hour class using live and preserved material
to teach basic plant identification skills and to familiarize members of the
general public and students with the morphological diversity of monkey
flowers (Phrymaceae: Mimulus).
2003
U.S. Fish and Wildlife National Migratory Bird Day. I led a nature walk
through one of Oregon’s Willamette Valley remnant prairie ecosystem
with the aim of giving the general public an appreciation for native and
rare plant diversity and why conservation efforts are important.
2002–2003
Science Connections. The science connections program integrates a
hands-on approach to teaching science in grade schools. This program
included visiting fourth-grade classrooms and applying active learning to
teach plant reproduction and the importance of plants in modern society.
PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
2004–2008
Marion Ownbey Herbarium, Washington State University, assistant
curator, summer appointment.
2003
U.S.D.A. Forest Service, Forest Genetics Laboratory. Laboratory
technician, investigating polyploidy levels in plant populations of Bromus
(Poaceae), Lupinus (Fabaceae), and Lotus (Fabaceae).
2002
Institute of Applied Ecology, in conjunction with the U.S.D.A. Forest
Service. Duties performed: Collecting and preparing herbarium type
material for an undescribed species, including documenting habitat, taking
soil samples, photographs, and written description.
- Lewisia sacajaweana B. L. Wilson and E. Rey-Vizgirdas,
described by Wilson et al., 2005. Western North American
Naturalist, 65: 345–358.
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HONORS
2003
2003
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The Oregon Flora Project, student herbarium research position. Duties
performed: Refiling herbarium specimen, database training, database
entry and management, literature research, and mounting herbarium
specimens.
Bill and La Rea Johnson Fund for Undergraduate Education, Special
Senior Recognition, Oregon State University.
Young Botanist Award, Botanical Society of America.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
2001–present
The Botanical Society of America
2001–present
The American Society of Plant Taxonomists
2008–present
The Society for the Study of Evolution
2011–present
The American Association for the Advancement of Science

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