Research Interests
Systematics of the higher fungi (Ascomycota and Basidiomycota) using molecular and morphological data, particularly in how their phylogenetic relationships relate to current classifications; Evolution of morphological characters in members of the Ascomycota; Biodiversity and conservation of fungi throughout North America and the Neotropics; Monographic treatments and taxonomic revisions of higher fungi; Species concepts in fungi
Research Description
Education
Ph.D., 2003, University of Illinois at Chicago
M.S., 1997, Eastern Illinois University
B.S., 1995, Eastern Illinois University
Awards and Honors
PRI Distinguished Research Scientist 2019
Eastern Illinois University Outstanding Graduate Alumni Award 2014
Additional Campus Affiliations
Principal Mycologist, Illinois Natural History Survey
Department Affiliate, Plant Biology
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Recent Publications
Karakehian, J. M., Pfister, D. H., & Miller, A. N. (Accepted/In press). Elias Magnus Fries's fungus exsiccati Scleromyceti Sueciae: New light on the obscure “fascicle nine”. Taxon. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.13168
Karakehian, J. M., Quijada, L., Miller, A. N., Krieglsteiner, L., & Baral, H.-O. (2024). Ramomarthamyces octomerus sp. nov. and Insights into the Evolution and Diversification of Ramomarthamyces (Ascomycota, Leotiomycetes, Marthamycetales). Journal of Fungi, 10(5). https://doi.org/10.3390/jof10050301
Raudabaugh, D. B., Miller, A. N., & Gunsch, C. K. (2024). Evaluation of Pesticides on Detritus-Inhabiting and Root-Associated Fungi in Aquatic Habitats and Potential Implications. Diversity, 16(5). https://doi.org/10.3390/d16050255
Dirks, A. C., Mohamed, O. G., Schultz, P. J., Miller, A. N., Tripathi, A., & James, T. Y. (2023). Not all bad: Gyromitrin has a limited distribution in the false morels as determined by a new ultra high-performance liquid chromatography method. Mycologia, 115(1), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/00275514.2022.2146473
Hensen, N., Bonometti, L., Westerberg, I., Brännström, I. O., Guillou, S., Cros-Aarteil, S., Calhoun, S., Haridas, S., Kuo, A., Mondo, S., Pangilinan, J., Riley, R., LaButti, K., Andreopoulos, B., Lipzen, A., Chen, C., Yan, M., Daum, C., Ng, V., ... Johannesson, H. (2023). Genome-scale phylogeny and comparative genomics of the fungal order Sordariales. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 189, Article 107938. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2023.107938