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

HONR 2100

Modern Legacies, Summer 2026

BIOL 1010

General Biology, Spring 2026

BIOL 1010

General Biology, Spring 2026

BIOL 1010

General Biology, Spring 2026

BOT 4200

Plant Systematics, Spring 2026

Presentations

Egan, Ashley N. (Presenter & Author), 2026 Teaching for Learning Conference, "Assessing the Impact, Effectiveness, and Utility of Project-based Learning Integrated with Service-Learning and/or CUREs in Majors-Level Undergraduate Biology and Botany Courses at Utah Valley University", UVU, UVU. (March 8, 2026)
Egan, Ashley N. (Presenter & Author), 2026 Utah Rare Plant Meeting, "An update on Pediomelum pariense", Utah Native Plant Society, Salt Lake City, UT. (March 3, 2026)
Dayley, Sarah (Presenter & Author), Baum, Abbigale (Co-Author), Grimes, Kyle D. (Co-Author), Hales, Adam K. (Co-Author), Johnson, Aubrilin E (Co-Author), Parkin, Diana (Co-Author), Ricks, Michael (Co-Author), Roberts, Amaya-Jean (Co-Author), Wood, Annika (Co-Author), Egan, Ashley N. (Co-Author), 2025 Botany Annual Conference, "Unidentified flowering objects (UFOs) from the Hengduan Mountains of China determined to be a new species of Astragalus (Fabaceae) through phylogenetic investigation. ", Botanical Society of America, Palm Springs, Ca, USA. (July 29, 2025)
Egan, Ashley N. (Presenter & Author), 2025 Botany Annual Conference, "Plant Education Walk Learning Model_ Broadening impact of community engagement through a community partnered, project-based service-learning community", Botanical Society of America, Palm Springs, Ca, USA. (July 28, 2025)
Egan, Ashley N. (Leader), Utah Conference on Community Engagement, "Broadening impact of community engagement through a community-partnered, project-based service- learning community (LC)", Price, UT. (May 14, 2025)
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)

Scholarly/Creative Works

Naik, Yogesh Dashrath, Thudi, Mahendar , Kamal, Nadia , Egan, Ashley N., Janga, Madhusudhana R., Puppala, Naveen , (2026) "Pan-genomics of polyploid crops_ from complexity to breeding" (vol. 17). Frontiers in Plant Science. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2026.1800432
Abair, Alex , Egan, Ashley N., Bugg, Brittany , Nageswara‐Rao, Madhugiri , Hughes, Colin E., Denson, Kitti , Lopez, Mike , Sermersheim, Hailey , Trujillo, Joshua T, Straub, Shannon C.K., Houston, Jessica P., Yang, Ya , Strickler, Susan R., Cronn, Richard C., Liston, Aaron , Hjelmen, Carl E., Bailey, C. Donovan, (2026) "Phylotranscriptomics and genome size evolution in Leucaena (Fabaceae): Paleotetraploid genomic stability overshadows diploidization and environmental effects" (Issue: 4, vol. 113). American Journal of Botany. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.70178
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

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.