Areas of Interest: Genetic improvement of crop plants utilizing molecular biology, tissue culture and transformation approaches. Specific interests include forage-animal interactions, plant growth and development, gene discovery, plant metabolic engineering.

2013-Present: Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Plant & Soil Sciences, University of Kentucky

2004-2013: Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Plant & Soil Sciences. University of Kentucky

2004-Present: Research Plant Molecular Geneticist, Forage-Animal Production Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Lexington KY

2003-2004: Research Assistant Professor, Department of Agronomy, University of Kentucky

1995-2003: Research Specialist, Department of Agronomy, University of Kentucky

1994-1995: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Agronomy; University of Kentucky

1992-1994: Canadian Government Visiting Fellow; Ag. Canada; Fredericton, NB, Canada.