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Curriculum Vitae Diane Cope Peabody
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EDUCATION
University of Maryland	1973-1978	Ph.D. Botany
Clemson University	1972-1973	M.S. Botany
Duke University	1966-1970	B.S. Botany

EMPLOYMENT
Research Professor of Biology Stonehill College Easton, MA 02357	2001 - present
Professor of Biology Bridgewater State College Bridgewater, Massachusetts 02325 1988 recipient of the V. James DiNardo Award For Excellence in Teaching	1978-2001

PUBLICATIONS
Peabody, D. C., R. B. Peabody, M. G. Tyrrell, M. J. Towle, and E. M. Johnson. 2003. Evolutionary potential in somatic cells of Armillaria gallica. Mycological Research 107(4): 408-412. Peabody, R.B., D.C. Peabody, and K.M. Sicard. 2000. A genetic mosaic in the fruiting stage of Armillaria gallica. Fung. Genet. Biol. 29: 72-80. Peabody, R.B. and D.C. Peabody. 1987. Haploid monokaryotic tissues in species of Armillaria. Can. J. Bot. 65: 69-71. Peabody, D.C. and R.B. Peabody. 1986. Nuclear volumes and DNA content of three stages in the life cycle of Armillaria bulbosa. Mycologia 78: 967-968. Motta, J.J., D.C. Peabody and R.B. Peabody. 1986. Quantitative differences in nuclear DNA content between Armillaria mellea and Armillaria bulbosa. Mycologia 78: 963-965. Peabody, D.C. and R. B. Peabody. 1985. Widespread haploidy in monokaryotic cells of mature basidiocarps of Armillaria bulbosa, a member of the Armillaria mellea complex. Exp. Mycol. 9: 212-220. Peabody, D.C. and R.B. Peabody. 1984. Microspectrophotometric nuclear cycle analyses of Armillaria mellea. Exp. Mycol. 8: 161-169. Motta, J.J. and D.C. Peabody. 1982. Rhizomorph cytology and morphogenesis in Armillaria mellea. Mycologia 74: 671-674. Peabody, D.C. and J.J. Motta. 1979. The ultrastructure of nuclear division in Armillaria mellea: meiosis I. Can. J. Bot. 57: 1860-1972. Peabody, D.C., J.J. Motta and C.D. Therrien. 1978. Cytophotometric evidence for heteroploidy in the life cycle of Armillaria mellea. Mycologia 70: 487-498.

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH STUDENTS
I have worked with 26 undergraduate research students in the past 23 years. Seven have presented their work orally at meetings of the Eastern New England Biological Conference; one of these students has presented three times.

PAPER PRESENTED AT PROFESSIONAL MEETING

Peabody, R.B. and D.C. Peabody. 2000. A genetic mosaic in the fruiting stage of Armillaria gallica. Mycological Society of America Annual Meeting. University of Vermont, Burlington, VT. August 1, 2000.

GRANTS FUNDED IN LAST FIVE YEARS
Professional Opportunities for Women in Research and Education, National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA: Genetic Mosaicism in Armillaria gallica. $75,000. Funds for expendable supplies and faculty/students salaries. July 15, 2000-June 30, 2002. Joint grant with Robert B. Peabody, Stonehill College. Soils and Soil Biology Program. United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.: Genetic mosaicism in Armillaria gallica. $50,000. Funds for expendable supplies and faculty/student salaries. Sept. 1996 - Sept. 1998. Joint grant with Robert B. Peabody, Stonehill College.