Areas of expertise
Animal ProductionFood SciencesMicrobiologyVeterinary SciencesPhysiologyZoology
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
University of Maryland at College Park, MD, United States (2010)
Master of Science, Animal Sciences, General
University of Maryland at College Park, MD, United States (2002)
Bachelor of Science, Animal Sciences, General
University of Maryland at College Park, MD, United States (1998)
Awards and Honors
- Lilly Teaching Fellowship (2019)
Scholarly Works
- Phytic acid chemistry: Influence on phytin-phosphorus availability and phytase efficacy, JOURNAL OF APPLIED POULTRY RESEARCH, (2002).
- Sources, concentrations, and exposure effects of environmental gestagens on fish and other aquatic wildlife, with an emphasis on reproduction, GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY, (2014).
- Effects of heat stress on performance, blood chemistry, and hypothalamic and pituitary mRNA expression in broiler chickens, POULTRY SCIENCE, (2020).
- Transcriptional and pathway analysis in the hypothalamus of newly hatched chicks during fasting and delayed feeding, BMC GENOMICS, (2010).
- Environmental Gestagens Activate Fathead Minnow (Pimephales promelas) Nuclear Progesterone and Androgen Receptors in Vitro, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, (2014).
Contact
Mailing Address
Poultry Science
120 D.W. Brooks Drive
Athens, GA 30602
Shipping Address
Poultry Science
120 D.W. Brooks Drive
Athens, GA 30602
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