➢ Collaboration with KSU CAFSSS researchers in gene expression in ripening pawpaw (Asimina triloba) fruits.
➢ Collaboration with University of Kentucky researchers about post-transcriptional RNA regulation in Arabidopsis.
Participating in HBCU-UP Summer Apprenticeship Program, mentoring high school students' research by using molecular methods to analyze the gradients in meat products on the market.
Service and Professional Development Activities:
Participated in:
➢ Biology Curriculum Committee; MASC Recruitment Committee; and MASC Retention Committee.
Faculty Senate and the Budget and Academic Support Committee.
The Open House and the Operation Preparation Event
Common Core Academic Standards Initiative Workshops (2015)
Multiple science fairs, including Kentucky Academy of Science Annual Meeting; Kentucky Science and Engineering Fair; Annual Kentucky American Water – Fayette County Public School District Science Fair; and Meadowthorpe Elementary of Lexington Science Fair as judges.
Multiple professional developmental workshops including workshops sponsored by NSF-Quality Education for Minorities (QEM); GCAT-SEEKquence: the Genome Consortium for Active Teaching NextGen Sequencing Group; Illumina Company and University of Kentucky.
Multiple workshops and meetings for pre-health advisors. The sponsored postgraduate professional schools include University of Kentucky; Meharry Medical College; and University of Pikeville.
2008-2011 Principal Investigator of Biotechnology/Horticulture, Land Grant Program,
2007-2008 Co-Investigator of Biotechnology/Horticulture, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biology, Kentucky State University, KY
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biology,
College of Mathematics, Science, Technology, and Health,
Kentucky State University, KY
Teaching Activities and Mentoring Students:
Served as Instructor for the following courses:
BIO495: Special Topics in Biology - Understanding Biotechnology
BIO495: Special Topics in Biology - Advanced Molecular Biotechnology
BIO410: Special Problems in Biology