Mackenzie L. Taylor, PhD

Department

• Biology

Position

• Associate Professor

• Biology with Darwin
• Botany
• General Biology
• Plant Diversity and Evolution
• Special Topics in Plant Biology

Dr. Mackenzie L. Taylor joined the Department of Biology in 2011 after receiving her Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolution from the University of Tennessee – Knoxville. Dr. Taylor is a botanist whose research focuses on reproductive biology in flowering plants, primarily pollen development. She offers courses in Botany and Plant Evolution and is a regular contributor to Creighton’s General Biology courses. Dr. Taylor is currently the editor of Plant Science Bulletin. A native of Stuart, Nebraska, Dr. Taylor received her B.A. from Truman State University in 2005.

Books

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Articles

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• , 101, 559-571
• , 174, 1259-1276
• , 51, 107-118
• , 25, 83-96
• , 106, 909-920
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Editing and Reviews

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• , 65, 201-202

Presentations

Research and Scholarship Interests

• Evolution of plant reproductive development; Pollen morphology and development; Pollination biology; Flowering plant diversification

Current Research Projects

• Pollen development and reproduction in aquatic angiosperms

Grant Funding Received

• Pollen development across the entire pollen lifecycle in the aquatic monocot, Stuckenia pectinata. Creighton Summer Faculty Research Fellowship
• Acquisition of a scanning electron microscope for use in undergraduate research – NE EPScoR - Joel Destino (PI), Andrew Baruth (Co-PI), Mackenzie Taylor (Co-PI), David Sidebottom (Co-PI), and Eric Villa (Co-PI).

• IGGY" Award for Freshman Mentoring, Creighton Center for Student Success and Retention , 2021
• We Made it Happen Award, International Women's Day Omaha, 2016