Affiliate Professor of Biology

• Aug 2022 - Present

Establish relationships with collegiate students in the areas of Biology and Botany Establish relationships with collegiate students in the areas of Biology and Botany

Manager

• Mar 2021 - Present

Taproom Assistant Manager, Coordinator for Private Events and Social Media Taproom Assistant Manager, Coordinator for Private Events and Social Media

Corteva National Agriscience Teacher Ambassador

• Jul 2018 - Present

The National Agriscience Teacher Ambassador Academy is a professional development institute sponsored by Corteva and managed by the National Association of Agricultural Educators. Selection is a highly competitive process, with agricultural educators from across the United States applying for a limited number of annual openings. Those selected become ambassador candidates, who attend the academy in Tulsa to learn about inquiry-based teaching methods as well as how to draw out the science that is already present in many agriculture topics. Those who successfully complete the academy will be designated as Agriscience Teacher Ambassadors. By emphasizing science, NATAA helps teachers create learning environments that prepare students for STEM careers, (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), a field that is currently in high demand. Since its inception in 2002, Agriscience Teacher Ambassadors and the teachers they have trained have impacted well over a million students across the United States, from Puerto Rico to Alaska. Furthermore, Agriscience Teacher Ambassadors conduct workshops around the U.S. to share the same concepts with other science and agricultural educators. More than 2,000 educators have been trained by Agriscience Teacher Ambassadors. The National Association of Agricultural Educators is a federation of state agricultural educator associations with more than 8,000 members. Currently NAAE is focusing on advocacy for agricultural education as well as professional development for and recruitment and retention of agricultural educators. NAAE offers a variety of programs and services to support this mission. Show less

Science and Agricultural Research Department Head

• Feb 2012 - Oct 2022

Courses taught at the four-week, summer residential program for intellectually gifted and artistically talented high school students; providing a program of research based Agriscience education for the career-bound agriculture student that is significantly different than the regular high school classroom. Topics of instruction included, but were not limited to, Soils and Hydrology, Forest Science, Wildlife Management, Natural Resources Conservation Management, Environmental Issues, Sustainability Show less

Agriculture Instructor

• Jul 2020 - Jun 2022

Utilize Classroom, Laboratory, Shop, and Campus facilities for student pathway completion and evaluation (Precision Exam Administered: Agricultural Science 2) Serve as the advisor for the Pelham FFA to encourage premier leadership, personal growth and career success in agriculture. Utilize Classroom, Laboratory, Shop, and Campus facilities for student pathway completion and evaluation (Precision Exam Administered: Agricultural Science 2) Serve as the advisor for the Pelham FFA to encourage premier leadership, personal growth and career success in agriculture.

Agriculture Teacher

• Jul 2014 - Jun 2020

Utilize Classroom, Laboratory, Shop, and Campus facilities for student pathway completion and evaluation (Precision Exam Administered: Agricultural Science 1, Agricultural Science 2,) Serve as the advisor for the Central of Carroll FFA to encourage premier leadership, personal growth and career success in agriculture. Manage budget for co-curricular organization and ensure funding for outreach opportunities Courses Taught: Basic Agriculture and Biotechnology, General Horticulture, Plant Science and Biotechnology, Agricultural Mechanics 1, Forest Science, Agricultural Leadership Show less

Forum Presenter - Teaching Others, Growing Interest: Platform for Advancing STEM Opportunities

• Oct 2018 - Oct 2018

The goals of the platform are to integrate STEM constructs through providing engaging hands-on experiences developed and taught by advanced students to early learners. Offer students who are nearing completion of CTAE curriculum in agriculture the opportunity to impart knowledge and skills to elementary school classrooms. The goals of the platform are to integrate STEM constructs through providing engaging hands-on experiences developed and taught by advanced students to early learners. Offer students who are nearing completion of CTAE curriculum in agriculture the opportunity to impart knowledge and skills to elementary school classrooms.

Graduate Research Assistant

• May 2012 - Aug 2014

Thesis: Blueberry Red Ringspot Virus: Effect on berry yield and interaction with or without abiotic or biotic root damage in southern highbush blueberryServed as a Laboratory Teaching Assistant and Guest Lecture (Virus Identification and Transmission) for Introductory Plant PathologySupervised four undergraduate researchers

Undergraduate Research Assistant

• May 2010 - May 2012

Conducted state wide survey for resistance in Brown Rot of peach and created protocols for fungicide efficacy research trials. I also assisted in graduate research with the focus: Epidemiology of Blueberry Necrotic Ring Blotch Virus in southern highbush blueberry. Publications: • P.M. Brannen, L. Williford, J. Garner, D. Rodgers. 2012. Efficacy of fungicides for control of summer rot diseases of apples in Georgia, 2011. Plant Dis. Manag. Rep. 6: PF029. Online publication. doi:10.1094/PDMR06 • P.M. Brannen, L. Williford, R. Auman. 2012. Efficacy of Topguard and Fontelis fungicides for control of brown rot of peach in middle Georgia, 2011. Plant Dis. Manag. Rep. 6: STF018. Online publication. doi:10.1094/PDMR06 Show less

Horticulture Plant Sale Manager

• Jan 2011 - May 2011

For the Floriculture for Teachers course, I served as club liaison and coordinated worker schedules to ensure customers received the needed assistance. Preparing for the annual plant sale required fashioning publicity, marketing, and advertisement material. Performing both pre- and post-sale inventory aided to evaluate the sale's profit and address any changes to implement in the future.

Participant

• Mar 2014 - Mar 2014

Student Worker

• Jan 2010 - Dec 2011

As a student worker in the Georgia FFA Association State Office, I assisted with office correspondence for events such as the Georgia FFA Day at the Capitol, and Georgia FFA Foundation Blue & Gold Gala. A large part of my job was to prepare for the 2010 and 2011 Georgia FFA State Convention as part of the convention staff. Serving as a judge or test administrator for various Career Development Events was always a highlight. As a student worker in the Georgia FFA Association State Office, I assisted with office correspondence for events such as the Georgia FFA Day at the Capitol, and Georgia FFA Foundation Blue & Gold Gala. A large part of my job was to prepare for the 2010 and 2011 Georgia FFA State Convention as part of the convention staff. Serving as a judge or test administrator for various Career Development Events was always a highlight.