Ashley Egan

Faculty Member

Dr. Ashley N. Egan

Biography

Plant evolutionary genetics and genomics, molecular systematics, population genetics, conservation genetics of Leguminosae (Fabaceae)

Education

Postdoctorate, Cornell University, 2010

Major: Plant Biology

PhD, Brigham Young University, 2006

Major: Evolutionary & Molecular Biology

BS, Utah State University, 1998

Major: Biology

Teaching

BIOL 3800

Conservation Biology, Spring 2025

BIOL 1010

General Biology BB, Spring 2025

BIOL 1010

General Biology BB, Spring 2025

BIOL 101H

General Biology BB, Spring 2025

BOT 4200

Plant Systematics, Spring 2025

BIOL 489R

Student Research, Spring 2025

Presentations

Paul, Cole T (Presenter & Author), DeLeeuw, Daxton (Presenter & Author), Egan, Ashley N. (Co-Author), UVU COS Research Symposium, "Orem City Arboretum Discovery Trail", Utah Valley University, Orem, Ut. (April 21, 2025)
Feltenberger, Ava (Presenter & Author), Olson, Aljexi (Presenter & Author), Harding, Emily Lara (Co-Author), Coffman, Andrew (Co-Author), Egan, Ashley N. (Co-Author), UVU COS Research Symposium, "Pediomelum pariense_ Towards a path of resiliency", Utah Valley University, Orem, Ut. (April 21, 2025)
Dayley, Sarah (Author Only), Baum, Abbigale (Presenter & Author), Grimes, Kyle D (Co-Author), Hales, Adam K. (Co-Author), Johnson, Aubrilin E (Presenter & Author), Parkin, Diana (Co-Author), Ricks, Michael (Co-Author), Roberts, Amaya-Jean (Presenter & Author), Wood, Annika (Co-Author), Egan, Ashley N. (Co-Author), UVU COS Research Symposium, "Unidentified Flowering Objects (UFOs) from the Hengduan Mountains of China Determined to be a New Species of Astragalus (Fabaceae) Through Phylogenetic Investigation", Utah Valley University, Orem, UT. (April 21, 2025)
Dayley, Sarah (Author Only), Baum, Abbigale (Presenter & Author), Grimes, Kyle D (Co-Author), Hales, Adam K. (Presenter & Author), Johnson, Aubrilin E (Presenter & Author), Parkin, Diana (Presenter & Author), Ricks, Michael (Presenter & Author), Roberts, Amaya-Jean (Presenter & Author), Wood, Annika (Presenter & Author), Egan, Ashley N. , 2025 UVU Showcase, "Unidentified Flowering Objects (UFOs) from the Hengduan Mountains of China Determined to be a New Species of Astragalus (Fabaceae) Through Phylogenetic Investigation", Utah Valley University, Orem, UT. (April 8, 2025)
Paul, Cole T (Presenter & Author), DeLeeuw, Daxton (Presenter & Author), Egan, Ashley N. (Co-Author), UVU 2025 Showcase, "Orem City Arboretum Discovery Trail", Utah Valley University, Orem, Ut. (April 8, 2025)
Feltenberger, Ava (Presenter & Author), Olson, Aljexi (Presenter & Author), Harding, Emily Lara (Co-Author), Coffman, Andrew (Co-Author), Egan, Ashley N. (Co-Author), UVU 2025 Showcase, "Pediomelum pariense_ Towards a path of resiliency", Utah Valley University, Orem, Ut. (April 8, 2025)

Scholarly/Creative Works

Winbourne, Joy B, Hasenstab-Lehman, Kristen E, Egan, Ashley N., Piotto, Daniel , Kress, W. John, Porder, Stephen , (2025) "Inga and Lianas Are Key Players in the Tropical Nitrogen Cycle of Brazilian Atlantic Forest_ Insights From Linking Rates of Nitrogen Fixation With DNA Barcoding Root Identification" (vol. 57). Biotropica. https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.70021
Numerous authors (see website), Array , Egan, Ashley N., (2024) "World Flora Online Plant List December 2024" (Issue: 2024-12). https://zenodo.org/records/14538251
Egan, Ashley N., Bello, Abubakar , Stirton, Charles H, Chimphango, Samson B.M., Muasya, A. Muthama, (2024) "Comprehensive phylogenetic analysis of tribe Psoraleeae (Fabaceae) supports segregation of the South American Otholobium as a New Genus Grimolobium" (vol. 2024). Botanical Journal of the Linnaean Society. https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boae083
Liu, Luxian , Long, Qian , Lv, Weiwei , Qian, Jiayi , Egan, Ashley N. , Shi, Yu , Li, Pan , (2024) "Long repeat sequences mediated multiple mitogenome conformations of mulberries (<i>Morus</i> spp.), an important economic plant in China" (Issue: 1, vol. 1). Genomics Communications. https://doi.org/10.48130/gcomm-0024-0005
Horton, Dasha M, Feleke, Yonas , Pasquet, Remy , Javadi, Firouzeh , Melville, Kaycie A, Delgado-Salinas, Alfonso , Thulin, Mats , Mithen, Richard , Gepts, Paul , Egan, Ashley N., (2024) "Phylogenetic systematics of Vigna sensu stricto in the context of Physostigma and Allies" (Issue: 9, vol. 111). United States: American Journal of Botany. https://bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ajb2.16381
Egan, Ashley N., (2024) "Ladeania" . Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press.

Awards

Senior Fellow Higher Education Academy

Higher Education Academy - October 30, 2024

In recognition of attainment against the Professional Standards Framework for teaching and learning support in higher education. Meant towards those who exhibit excellence in faculty mentoring and leadership via roles that support faculty development and student success.

Honors Faculty Fellowship

UVU Honors Program - April 24, 2024

Selected as one of two Honors Faculty Fellows for calendar year 2025.

Faculty Senate Excellence Award

UVU Faculty Senate - March 19, 2024

Peer selected. The faculty receiving these awards have demonstrated their support of our mission of student success through exemplary teaching, research, and service.

UVU Innovation Academy Award

UVU Innovation Academy - February 24, 2023

UVU Innovation Academy External Partner Individual award "Learning through Doing_ Integration of Botanical training with trail improvement and public education initiatives implemented across General Education and Botany majors courses at UVU"

Center for Social Impact SIMLAB Faculty Fellow award

UVU Center for Social Impact - August 25, 2022

Fellowship award to work with SIMLAB to implement service-learning pedagogy in BIOL 3800, spring 2023

Service-Learning Superstar teaching award

Service Learning Committee

Chosen among all UVU faculty for award in recognition of effective employment of service-learning pedagogy in BIOL 3800, Conservation Biology, Spring 2020.