Areas of expertise
Plant BiologyCrop and Pasture ProductionMicrobiologyGenetics
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Genetics, General
Kansas State University, KS, United States (2004)
Master of Science, Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Tennessee State University, TN, United States (1997)
Bachelor of Science, Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Tennessee State University, TN, United States (1994)
Awards and Honors
- Women's Leadership Fellow Program (2017)
- Teaching locally, engaging globally CAES faculty participant (2010)
- Lilly Teaching Fellow (2010-2012) (2010)
Scholarly Works
- High-Throughput Discovery of Mutations in Tef Semi-Dwarfing Genes by Next-Generation Sequencing Analysis, GENETICS, (2012).
- Recombinant Rp1 genes confer necrotic or nonspecific resistance phenotypes, MOLECULAR GENETICS AND GENOMICS, (2010).
- Diversity and evolution of Rp1 rust resistance genes in four maize lines, THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS, (2015).
- A Rapid and Efficient Method for Assessing Pathogenicity of Ustilago maydis on Maize and Teosinte Lines, JOVE-JOURNAL OF VISUALIZED EXPERIMENTS, (2014).
- Haplotype Analysis and Linkage Disequilibrium at Five Loci in Eragrostis tef, G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS, (2012).
Contact
Mailing Address
4309 Plant Science Bldg
Athens, GA 30602
