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Dr. Sharon Mozley-Standridge

Locations:	Cochran - Dillard Hall - 88 Phone: 478-934-3546 Fax: 478-934-3554
Office Hours:	Office Hours for Fall 2022: M 1-3pm on Office Hours Discord Server, W 8:30am-10:30am & 1pm-3pm, R 8:30am-10:30am. We can also meet on my Office Hours Discord server. My Discord Handle is Dr. Standridge #3862.
Biography:	My name is Dr. Sharon Standridge (like Stand-on-a-ridge). Login to your D2L account on a daily basis to check email, learning modules, assignments, announcements, quizzes/exams, grades etc.... A little bit about me: I obtained a Ph.D. in 2005 from the University of Georgia, Athens, GA in Fungal Systematics where I studied the evolution of fungi. Ever eat a mushroom? I worked on their very small relatives called chytrids. I have been teaching since 2006 here in Cochran after a short postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa on Oahu. Why biology? Because I love biology!!!!! Biology was also the one class in high school that stuck in my head the best and I have a special place in my heart for microbes! I live in Cochran with my husband, Zach (Cybersecurity), our 6 year old daughter Elizabeth, Mischief the Cat, JoJo the Hamster and some fish. I grew up in Lawrenceville which is in Gwinnett County. I have a sister who lives in Columbia, SC with her husband, two sons and some cats. My mother also lives in Columbia and is a retired nurse. I am a sci-fi/fantasy nerd so I love Thor, Loki, Wonder Woman, Spock, Rogue One etc... I like to knit and cross stitch but my favorite thing to do is to read fantasy/science fiction novels. I am big on being organized and microbiologically aware (B.S in Microbiology from UGA 1998). I also have an addiction to Star Wars, Hello Kitty, Xbox, tabletop gaming, Anime, chocolate and Coca Cola. Feel free to ask me any questions. Make sure to put my office hours into your phone along with my cell phone #478-308-6878. Now realize that I do have a life outside of school just like you so I may not always answer but leave a message (or send me a text but please send me your name and class each time you text!) and I will get back to you as soon as I can. Or send me an email here on D2L or my school webmail sharon.standridge@mga.edu or catch me during my office hours on Discord via Dr. Standridge's Office Hours Server on Discord. My Discord ID is Dr. Standridge #3862. Office Hours for Fall 2022: M 1-3pm on Office Hours Discord Server, W 8:30am-10:30am & 1pm-3pm, R 8:30am-10:30am. We can also meet on my Office Hours Discord server. My Discord Handle is Dr. Standridge #3862.
Courses:	Introductory Biology I & II - BIOL 1001K&L/1002K&L Principles of Biology I & II - BIOL 2107K&L/2108K&L Microbiology for Health Sciences - BIOL 1134K&L General Microbiology for B.S. in Biology - BIOL 3540K&L Plant Biology for B.S. in Biology - BIOL 3360K&L Mycology for B.S. in Biology - BIOL 4450K&L Research Methods - BIOL/SCIE 2998 Directed Studies - BIOL 2999 Research - BIOL 4894 Senior Seminar - BIOL 4120 Introduction to Fungi for non-majors (Area B) - BIOL 1006
Education:	Ph.D. in Plant Biology, Area of Specialization: Fungal Systematics, August 2005. Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Magna Cum Laude, Major: Microbiology, March 1998.
Professional Experience:	Post-Doctoral Fellowship: Hawaii Natural Energy Institute/Department of Oceanography,University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, June 2005 to March 2006 (research advisor: Dr. Guangyi Wang). Research Interest: Bioactive compounds of Marine Fungi Isolated from Marine Sponges
Organizations:	Mycological Society of America Botanical Society of America
Awards and Honors:	Teaching Excellence Award, MGC 2010-2011 Governor's Teaching Fellows Program, Summer Program 2010 Greenhouse Bright Idea Award, MGC, 2009-2010
Publications:	1.Mozley-Standridge, S. E. and Porter, D. A compilation of taxonomic summaries covering genera in the “Nowakowskiella” clade. Mycotaxon. (In Preparation). 2.Mozley-Standridge, S. E., Letcher, P. M., Longcore, J.E., Porter, D., Simmons, R. D. Cladochytriales: a new order in Chytridiomycota. Mycological Research. 113: 498-507. 2009 3.Mozley-Standridge, S. E., Porter, D., Boyle, D. G., Hyatt, A. D., and Gleason, F. H. A Preservation of Chytridiomycota in culture collections. Mycological Research. 111:129-136. 2007 4.Adl SM, Leander BS, Simpson AG, Archibald JM, Anderson OR, Bass D, Bowser SS, Brugerolle G, Farmer MA, Karpov S, Kolisko M, Lane CE, Lodge DJ, Mann DG, Meisterfeld R, Mendoza L, Moestrup Ø, Mozley-Standridge SE, Smirnov AV, Spiegel F. Diversity, nomenclature, and taxonomy of protists. Systematic Biology. 56(4): 684-9, 2007. 5.James TY, Letcher PM, Longcore JE, Mozley-Standridge SE, Porter D, Powell MJ, Griffith GW, Vilgalys R. A molecular phylogeny of the flagellated fungi (Chytridiomycota) and description of a new phylum (Blastocladiomycota). Mycologia. 98(6):860-71, 2006. 6.Hibbett DS, Binder M, Bischoff JF, Blackwell M, Cannon PF, Eriksson OE, Huhndorf S, James T, Kirk PM, Lücking R, Thorsten Lumbsch H, Lutzoni F, Matheny PB, McLaughlin DJ, Powell MJ, Redhead S, Schoch CL, Spatafora JW, Stalpers JA, Vilgalys R, Aime MC, Aptroot A, Bauer R, Begerow D, Benny GL, Castlebury LA, Crous PW, Dai YC, Gams W, Geiser DM, Griffith GW, Gueidan C, Hawksworth DL, Hestmark G, Hosaka K, Humber RA, Hyde KD, Ironside JE, Kõljalg U, Kurtzman CP, Larsson KH, Lichtwardt R, Longcore J, Miadlikowska J, Miller A, Moncalvo JM, Mozley-Standridge S, Oberwinkler F, Parmasto E, Reeb V, Rogers JD, Roux C, Ryvarden L, Sampaio JP, Schüssler A, Sugiyama J, Thorn RG, Tibell L, Untereiner WA, Walker C, Wang Z, Weir A, Weiss M, White MM, Winka K, Yao YJ, Zhang N. A higher-level phylogenetic classification of the Fungi. Mycological Research. 111(Pt 5):509-47, 2007. 7. James TY, Kauff F, Schoch CL, Matheny PB, Hofstetter V, Cox CJ, Celio G, Gueidan C, Fraker E, Miadlikowska J, Lumbsch HT, Rauhut A, Reeb V, Arnold AE, Amtoft A, Stajich JE, Hosaka K, Sung GH, Johnson D, O'Rourke B, Crockett M, Binder M, Curtis JM, Slot JC, Wang Z, Wilson AW, Schüssler A, Longcore JE, O'Donnell K, Mozley-Standridge S, Porter D, Letcher PM, Powell MJ, Taylor JW, White MM, Griffith GW, Davies DR, Humber RA, Morton JB, Sugiyama J, Rossman AY, Rogers JD, Pfister DH, Hewitt D, Hansen K, Hambleton S, Shoemaker RA, Kohlmeyer J, Volkmann-Kohlmeyer B, Spotts RA, Serdani M, Crous PW, Hughes KW, Matsuura K, Langer E, Langer G, Untereiner WA, Lücking R, Büdel B, Geiser DM, Aptroot A, Diederich P, Schmitt I, Schultz M, Yahr R, Hibbett DS, Lutzoni F, McLaughlin DJ, Spatafora JW, Vilgalys R. Reconstructing the early evolution of Fungi using a six-gene phylogeny. Nature. 443:818-822, 2006 8. Cubeta, M. V., Porter, D. and Mozley, S. E. Chapter 11: Slime Molds and Zoosporic Fungi. In: Plant Pathology - Concepts and Laboratory Exercises, 2nd Ed. Eds. R. Trigiano, M. Windham, and A. Windham. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. 2007. .* A revision is in process and will be published in 2014.* 9. Cubeta, M. V., Porter, D. and Mozley, S. E. Chapter 12: Laboratory Exercises With Zoosporic Plant Pathogens. In: Plant Pathology - Concepts and Laboratory Exercises, 2nd Ed. Eds. R. Trigiano, M. Windham, and A. Windham. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. 2007. .* A revision is in process and will be published in 2013.* 10. Sina M. Adl a, Alastair G. B. Simpsona, Mark A. Farmerb, Robert A. Andersenc, Roger A. Anderson d, John Bartae, Samuel Bowserf, Guy Brugerolleg, Robert Fensomeh, Suzanne Fredericq i, Timothy Y. Jamesj, Sergei Karpovk, Paul Kugrensl, John Krugm, Chris Lanen, Louise A. Lewis o, Jean Lodgep, Denis H. Lynnq, David Mannr, Richard M. McCourts, Leonel Mendoza t, Øjvind Moestrupu, Sharon E. Mozley-Standridgev, Thomas A. Neradw, Carol Shearer x, Frederick Spiegely, Max F. J. R. Taylorz. The new higher level classification of eukaryotes and taxonomy of protists. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 59(5). September/October 2012.

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