PRESENTATIONS

Cannabis Education and Research:  University of Northern Colorado

April 2020

INSTITUTE OF CANNABIS RESEARCH CONFERENCE
PUEBLO, COLORADO

THC potency reported on dispensary Cannabis flower may be inaccurate due to lack of standardized testing protocols

March 2019

INSTITUTE OF CANNABIS RESEARCH CONFERENCE
PUEBLO, COLORADO

Aroma perception reflects genetic variation within Cannabis strains

March 2019

INSTITUTE OF CANNABIS RESEARCH CONFERENCE
PUEBLO, COLORADO

Stirring the Pot: Genetic Analysis of Hemp-type, Legal Drug-type, and Federally-Supplied Research Grade Cannabis

March 2019

DOCTORAL DEFENSE, UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO
GREELEY, COLORADO

A Multifaceted Approach to Address Variation in Cannabis sativa

July 2018

BOTANY CONFERENCE
ROCHESTER, MN

Cannabis sativa: using genetic analyses to stir the pot

April 5, 2018

UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO, RESEARCH DAY
GREELEY, COLORADO

Joint Forces: the relationship between genotype and chemotype in Cannabis

January 25, 2018

CANNABIS RESEARCH INTEREST GROUP
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO
GREELEY, COLORADO

Cannabis genetics: Strain inconsistency in a budding industry

January 10, 2018

CAFÉ BOTANIQUE
DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS
DENVER, COLORADO

Cannabis sativa: What genetics tell us about the “devil’s lettuce”

June 2025 - April 2026

SOCIETY OF IN VITRO BIOLOGY CONFERENCE
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA

Names, strains, and claims, oh my! Incorporating the use of genetic analysis in a budding industry

April 29, 2017

INSTITUTE OF CANNABIS RESEARCH CONFERENCE
PUEBLO, COLORADO

Genetic tools weed out misconceptions of strain reliability in Cannabis sativa: implications for a budding industry

April 6, 2017

UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO, RESEARCH DAY
GREELEY, CO

Names, strains, and claims, oh my! Genetic tools weed out the truth in Cannabis sativa

December 6, 2016

UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO, RESEARCH NIGHT
GREELEY, COLORADO

Chemotype vs. Genotype in Retail Cannabis Strains (Poster)

*Awarded Best Proposed Research , Hutchinson‐Lahman Travel Award

April 7, 2016

UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO, RESEARCH DAY
GREELEY, COLORADO

Genetic Relationships in Cannabis sativa

July 2014

BOTANY CONFERENCE
BOISE, ID

Hybridization or phenotypic plasticity? A genetic investigation of an endangered endemic Colorado cactus (Sclerocactus glaucus) in the face of hybridization threats from a widespread congener (Sclerocactus parviflorus)

July 2013

MEET OUR SCIENTISTS LECTURE SERIES 
DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS
DENVER, COLORADO

Using genetics to save the Colorado Hookless Cactus

April 2012

UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO RESEARCH DAY
GREELEY, COLORADO

Analysis of microsatellites from Sclerocactus glaucus and S. parviflorus to assess species level taxonomy and hybridization levels between these two species

June 2011

BOTANY CONFERENCE
SAINT LOUIS, MO

Analysis of nuclear DNA from Sclerocactus glaucus and Sclerocactus parviflorus to determine hybridization

April 2011

UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO, RESEARCH DAY 
GREELEY, COLORADO

Analysis of nuclear DNA from
Sclerocactus glaucus and S. parviflorus to determine hybridization