Plant and Soil Sciences
Ecology
Rebecca McCulley, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
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| Jim Nelson | Elizabeth Carlisle | Jihan Ahmed | ||
| Scientist I | Research Analyst | Lab Technician |
Current Graduate Students
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| Marie Bourguignon | Ben Leffew |
Lindsey Slaughter |
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| Graduate Research Assistant (MS) | Graduate Research Assistant (MS) |
Graduate Research Assistant (Ph.D.) |
Current Undergraduate Lab Personnel
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Bluegrass Community and Technical College |
Past Graduate Students and Post-Doctoral Scholars
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Dr. Javed Iqbal -- Post-Doctoral Scholar (2009-2011)
- Currently a Post-Doctoral Scholar at Iowa State University
Cody Burton -- M.S. 2011. Effects of long-term cattle grazing and vegetation type on soil microbial
communities in dryland systems.
- Currently pursuing a PhD at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Sarah Hall -- Ph.D. 2011. Restoration of tall fescue pastures to native warm-season grasslands: Does a
fungal endophyte symbiosis play a role in restoration success?
- Visiting Assistant Professor of Plant and Soil Sciences, Berea College, Berea, KY.
Glade Brosi -- M.S. 2011. The response of tall fescue and its fungal endophyte to climate change.
- Employed in Research & Development for Stemilt Growers, Wenatchee, WA
Jacob Siegrest -- M.S. 2008. The endophyte effect: ecosystem consequences of the tall fescue-fungal
endophyte symbiosis.
- Employed by the US Army Corp of Engineers, Huntington, WV
Past Lab Personnel
Dawn DeColibus--Suburban Ecology and Invasive Species REU (2012). Ohio Northern University (2013).
Investigation of the tall fescue-fungal endophyte symbiosis in native grassland restoration.
Davis Jackson--B.S. Plant and Soil Science, University of Kentucky (2012)
Dr. Nazia Nahid -- Research Specialist (2010-2011)
Dan Weber -- Undergraduate Research, Univ. of Kansas, Class of 2012.
Investigation of the reponse of slug herbivory to climate change in a managed hayfield.
Marlène Erst -- ENESAD, Dijon, France (2011)
Allison Cooke -- Undergraduate Research B.S. Biology, Transylvania University, 2011.
Does climate change affect forage quality of Kentucky pastures?
Katie Harvey -- REU (2010), B.S. Univ of KY, 2011.
Understanding the drivers of dryland decomposition in the desert southwest.
Alex Breton -- ENESAD, Dijon, France (2010)
Jarred Earnest -- Undergraduate Research, B.S. Chemistry, Asbury College, 2010.
Climate change effects on plant biomass production in a managed hayfield in central Kentucky.
Payton May --Undergraduate, Architecture, Univ. of Kentucky (2010)
Brian Bennett -- Undergraduate Research, B.S. Biology/Secondary Education, Asbury College, 2008.
Tall fescue endophyte infection frequency in managed, native grassland restorations.
Dr. Maria Almagro-Bonmati -- Visiting Scholar, CEBAS-CSIC, Murcia, Spain
Jessica Ballard -- B.S. Sustainable Agriculture, Univ. of Kentucky, 2009
Katie Routt -- B.S. Ag Biotechnology, Univ. of Kentucky, 2009
Amael Gy -- ENESAD, Dijon, France (2009)
Rachel Smith -- University of Manitoba, Class of 2013.
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