Bio
Daniel Koenemann is an educator and author. He holds a doctorate from Howard University and has been an educator at the undergraduate and graduate levels since 2020. In addition to being a faculty member at Catholic International, he is currently the District Manager for the Winooski Natural Resources Conservation District in Vermont, a research collaborator with the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, and subject editor in floristics for Castanea, the journal of the Southern Appalachian Botanical Society.
Daniel’s biological interests are in plant diversity, in all of its various forms: taxonomic, ecological, genetic, metabolic, and morphological. His research has typically focused on plant classification and evolution below the genus level, floristics (plant inventories/surveys), and the evolution of plant sexual/breeding systems. He has written a number of scholarly articles in these areas.
Daniel’s theological interests are in Catholic dogma. He has written on the narrative reconciliation of contemporary theories of biological evolution with the texts of the early chapters of the Book of Genesis.
Daniel has also written popular articles examining the intersection of the Catholic faith and science/culture at the blog OnePeterFive.
Education:
Area of Teaching Specialty: Botany, Ecology, Evolutionary Biology
Course Level: Undergraduate
Courses Taught: BIO 101
Languages: Reading abilities in Latin
Published Works:
Koenemann, D.M. and J.M. Burke. 2025. A Nomenclatural Synopsis of the Genus Triplaris (Polygonaceae). Phytotaxa 700: 115-146. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.700.2.1.
Alves, J.V., D.M. Koenemann, and R.B. Louzada. 2024. Defining centers of biodiversity, spatial patterns, and drivers of species distributions in Coccoloba (Polygonaceae). Acta Botanica Brasilica 38: e20240121. https://doi.org/10.1590/1677-941X-ABB-2024-0121.
Gustafson, D.J, L.A. Dix, D.P. Webster, B.K. Scott, I.E. Gustafson, A.D. Farrell, and D.M. Koenemann. 2024. Phylogeography of Coccoloba uvifera L. (Polygonaceae) sampled across the Caribbean Basin. Diversity 16: 562. https://doi.org/10.3390/d16090562.
Alves, J.V., D.M. Koenemann, and R.B. Louzada. 2024. How many sources of evidence are needed to delimit a taxon? Disentangling the identity of two Coccoloba species (Polygonaceae). Plant Systematics and Evolution. 310: 25. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00606-024-01901-6.
Burke, J.M. and D.M. Koenemann. 2024. The complete annotated plastome sequences of six genera in the tropical woody Polygonaceae. BMC Plant Biology 24: 417. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-024-05144-y.
Koenemann, D.M., L. Kistler, and J.M. Burke. 2023. A plastome phylogeny of Rumex (Polygonaceae) illuminates the divergent evolutionary histories of docks and sorrels. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 182: 107755. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2023.107755.
Grant, K.D., D. Koenemann, J. Mansaray, A. Ahmed, H. Khamar, J. El Oualidi, and J.M. Burke. 2022. A new phylogeny of Rumex (Polygonaceae) adds evolutionary context to the diversity of reproductive systems present in the genus. PhytoKeys 204: 57-72. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.204.85256.
Koenemann, D.M. 2022. Notes on the floral sexuality of some species in the tree genus Triplaris (Polygonaceae). Caldasia 44(2): 453-457. https://www.jstor.org/stable/48676839.
Koenemann, D.M. 2021. A morphometric analysis of the widespread Triplaris americana (Polygonaceae). The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 148(3): 197-213. https://doi.org/10.3159/TORREY-D-21-00016.1.
Koenemann, D.M., A. Durand, and J.M. Burke. 2021. A floral checklist for Wheaton Regional Park, Montgomery County, Maryland. Castanea 86(1): 61-99. https://doi.org/10.2179/0008-7475.86.1.61.
Koenemann, D.M. and J.M. Burke. 2020. A molecular phylogeny for the genus Coccoloba (Polygonaceae) with an assessment of biogeographic patterns. Systematic Botany 45(3): 567-575. https://doi.org/10.1600/036364420X15935294613536.
Koenemann, D., M. Asiri, and H. Ullah. 2019. Cancer immunotherapy by harnessing innate immunity – a brief history, mechanism, and future applications of the therapy. International Journal of Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering 5(1): 1-9.
Tripp, E.A. and D.M. Koenemann. 2015. Nomenclatural synopsis of Sanchezia (Acanthaceae), fifty years since last treated. Novon 24(2): 213-221. https://doi.org/10.3417/2011050.
Koenemann, D.M., J.A. Maisonpierre and D.S. Barrington. 2011. Broad-scale integrity and local divergence in the fiddlehead fern Matteuccia struthiopteris (L.) Todaro (Onocleaceae). American Fern Journal 101(4): 213-230. https://doi.org/10.1640/0002-8444-101.4.213.
