Curriculum Vitae


College of William and Mary

Curriculum Vita

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Kurt Williamson

Office Address: 2127 Integrated Science Center

Office Phone: 757-221-2243

Position: Associate Professor, Biology

EDUCATION

Ph.D. University of Delaware, Newark, DE.

Soil Microbiology, January 2007.

Dissertation: Ecological Aspects of Viruses in Soils.

B.S. University of Delaware, Newark, DE.

Biochemistry, January 1999.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

Associate Professor. Department of Biology, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA. 08/2014 -present

Assistant Professor. Department of Biology, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA. 08/2008 – 07/2013.

Postdoctoral Fellow. J. Craig Venter Institute, San Diego, CA. 10/2006 – 07/2008.

Extraction of prokaryotic DNA from soils for long-insert metagenomic libraries. Dr. Shannon J. Williamson, advisor.

Doctoral Research. University of Delaware, Newark, DE. 9/2000 – 10/2006. Ecological aspects of viruses in soils. Dr. K. Eric Wommack, advisor.

Undergraduate Research. University of Delaware, Newark, DE. Summers 1995, 1996, 1998. USDA-GEM (Germplasm Enhancement of Maize), breeding drought and disease resistance of feed corn. Dr. James A. Hawk, advisor.

HONORS, PRIZES AND AWARDS

Grace J. Blank Teaching Award. 2010. Departmental award (Biology) for excellence in teaching.

EPA STAR Graduate Fellowship. 09/2003 – 08/2006. $22,000 annually. One of 83 fellowships awarded nation-wide.

COURSES TAUGHT

BIOL 409: Virology. Fall semesters 2009 - 2013. Spring semesters 2015 – 2018. Survey course covering virion structure and morphogenesis, viral entry, and molecular biology of viral replication. Enrollment: 35-60 students.

BIOL 404: Virology Lab. Fall Semester 2013. Spring semesters 2015 – 2018. Techniques lab focusing on infectious, microscopic, and detection assays, and molecular techniques used in modern virology.

BIOL 509: Virology, graduate section. Fall semesters 2010 - 2012. Spring semesters 2015 – 2017. Survey course covering virion structure and morphogenesis, viral entry, and molecular biology of viral replication. Enrollment: 0 – 3 students.

BIOL 460: Seminar Course: Revolutions in Molecular Biology. Spring semesters 2009 - 2014. Fall Semester 2016. Students read, discuss, and critique primary literature pertaining to significant discoveries in molecular biology. Major writing requirement. Enrollment: 8-12 students.

BIOL 220: Introductory Biology – Organisms, Ecology, and Evolution. Fall 2015, Fall 2017. Introductory biology course covering diversity of organisms, their interactions with each other and the environment, and the evolutionary processes that produce diversity. Topics include Mendelian genetics, major taxonomic groups, ecology, and evolution. Enrollment: 258 - 262 students (two sections).

BIOL 203L/221: Phage Lab. Fall semesters 2008 - 2012. HHMI-funded lab section of introductory biology focusing on inquiry-based science. Students isolate, characterize, and sequence DNA from novel bacteriophages obtained from environmental samples. This lab course involves hands-on training in several molecular techniques to accomplish semester goals. Co-taught with Drs. Saha and Forsyth 2008 – 2011; sole instructor Fall 2012. Enrollment: 12 – 24 students.

BIOL 204L/226: Phage Lab. Spring semesters 2009 - 2013. HHMI-funded lab section of introductory biology focusing on inquiry-based science. Students annotate the sequenced genome of a bacteriophage isolated during the previous semester. This process involves training in and implementation of bioinformatics tools (computer programs) to determine the gene content and predicted gene functions within the bacteriophage genome. Co-taught with Drs. Saha and Forsyth 2009 – 2012; sole instructor Spring 2013. Enrollment: 12 - 24 students

BIOL 201: Freshman Research. Spring semesters 2009 –2014. Average 2 students each Spring semester.

BIOL 403: Research in Biology. Spring 2009 – present. Average 6-8 students per semester.

BIOL 495/496: Honors in Biology:

2009 - 2010: Erica Hart and Dustin Glasner

2010 - 2011: Dana Hardbower

2011 – 2012: Kaitlin Helsley

BIOL429: Experimental Genomics and Proteomics. Fall 2011, 2012; Spring 2012, 2013. Inquiry-based lab course in which students extract and characterize phage proteins to test annotation predictions in mycobacteriophage genomes. Co-taught/consulted with Drs. Poutsma, Saha, and Forsyth. Enrollment: 8 – 10 students.

FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS

Awarded:

Virginia Environmental Endowment: Determining the effectiveness of wet retention ponds in mitigating microbial risk. KEW, sole P.I. $21,000. June 2013 – June 2014.

Renewal, Jeffress Memorial Trust: Viral Ecology of Freshwater Ecosystems:

Abundance, Community Composition, and Seasonal Dynamics. KEW, sole P.I. $10,000. July 2012 – June 2013.

Renewal, Jeffress Memorial Trust: Viral Ecology of Freshwater Ecosystems:

Abundance, Community Composition, and Seasonal Dynamics. KEW, sole P.I. $10,000. July 2011 – June 2012.

Jeffress Memorial Trust: Viral Ecology of Freshwater Ecosystems: Abundance, Community Composition, and Seasonal Dynamics. $20,000. KEW, sole P.I. July 2010 – June 2011.

Mellon Environmental Postdoctoral Fellowship: Freshwater Virus Ecology: Determining the Relationship Between Ecosystem and Human Health. KEW, co-P.I.

with Randy Chambers (Biology) and James Kaste (Geology). Research budget: $20,000. August 2011 – August 2013.

June - August 2009 - Summer Grants and Faculty Research Assignments from William & Mary: Microbial Dynamics in Lake Matoaka.

RESEARCH

Undergraduate coauthors are underlined; graduate student coauthors indicated by asterisk *

Refereed publications:

Payne, A.T., Davidson, A.J., Kan, J., Peipoch, M., Bier, R. and Williamson, K. (2020). Widespread cryptic viral infections in lotic biofilms. Biofilm. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioflm.2019.100016


Mahmoud, A., Atwater, B., Pike, R., Williamson, K., Kranbuehl, D., and Schniepp, H. (2019). High-Purity Boron Nitride Nanotubes via High-Yield Hydrocarbon Solvent Processing. Chemistry of Materials. Published online Oct. 11, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.9b01713


Green, J.C., Rahman, F., Saxton, M.A., Williamson, K.E. (2018). Quantifying aquatic viral community change associated with stormwater runoff in a wet retention pond using metagenomic time series data. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 81(1): 19-35.


Williamson, K.E., Fuhrmann, J.J., Wommack, K.E., and Radosevich, M. (2017). Viruses in Soil Ecosystems: An Unknown Quantity Within an Unexplored Territory. Annual Review of Virology 4: 201–19.


Saxton, M.A., Naqvi, N.S., Rahman, F., Thompson, C.P., Chambers, R.M., Kaste, J.M., and Williamson, K.E. (2016). Site-Specific Biogeochemical Factors Control Bacterial and Viral Diversity in Stormwater Retention Ponds. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 77:23-36.

Green, J.C., Rahman, F., Saxton, M.A., and Williamson, K.E. (2015). Metagenomic assessment of viral diversity in Lake Matoaka, a temperate, eutrophic freshwater lake in southeastern Virginia, USA. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 75: 117 - 128.

Williamson, K.E., Harris, J.V., Green, J.C., Rahman, F. and Chambers R.M. (2014). Stormwater runoff drives viral community composition changes in inland freshwaters. Frontiers in Microbiology. 14 March 2014 | doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00105

Helsley, K.R., Brown, T.M., Furlong, K. and Williamson, K.E. (2014) Applications and limitations of tea extract as a virucidal agent to assess the role of phage predation in soils. Biology & Fertility of Soils 50 (2): 263-274.

Williamson, K.E., Corzo, K.A., Drissi, C.L., Buckingham, J.M., Thompson, C.P., Helton, R.R. (2013) Estimates of viral abundance in soils are strongly influenced by extraction and enumeration methods. Biology & Fertility of Soils 49(7): 857-869.

Hardbower, D.M., Dolman, J.L., Glasner, D.R., Kendra, J.A., and Williamson, K.E. (2012) Optimization of viral profiling approaches reveals strong links between viral and bacterial communities in a eutrophic freshwater lake. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 67: 59-76

Williamson, K.E., Helton, R.R., Wommack, K.E. (2011) Bias in bacteriophage morphological classification by transmission electron microscopy due to breakage or loss of tail structures. Microscopy Research and Technique. 75 (4): 452-457.

Winget, D.M., Helton, R.R., Williamson, K.E., Bench, S.R., Williamson, S.J., Wommack, K.E. (2011) Repeating patterns of virioplankton production within an estuarine ecosystem. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 108:11506-11511.

Williamson, K.E., Kan, J., Polson, S.W., and Williamson, S.J. (2011) Optimizing the Indirect Extraction of Prokaryotic DNA From Soils. Soil Biol. Biochem. 43: 736748. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2010.04.017

Williamson, K.E. Soil Phage Ecology: Abundance, Distribution, and Interactions with Bacterial Hosts. In: Biocommunication in Soil Microorganisms, Soil Biology 23, ed. Witzany, G. Berlin: Springer-Verlag, (2011). 113-136.

Pope W.H., Ferreira C.M., Jacobs-Sera D., Benjamin R.C., Davis A.J., DeJong R.J., Elgin S.C.R., Guilfoile F.R., Forsyth M.H., Harris A.D., Harvey S.E., Hughes L.E., Hynes P.M., Jackson A.S., Jalal M.D., MacMurray E.A., Manley C.M., McDonough, M.J., Mosier J.L., Osterbann L.J., Rabinowitz H.S., Rhyan C.N., Russell D.A., Saha M.S., Shaffer C.D., Simon S.E., Sims E.F., Tovar I.G., Weisser E.G., Wertz J.T., Weston-Hafer K.A., Williamson K.E., Zhang B., Cresawn S.G., Jain P., Piuri M., Jacobs W.R., Hendrix R.W., Hatfull G.F. (2011) Cluster K Mycobacteriophages: Insights into the Evolutionary Origins of Mycobacteriophage TM4. Plos One 6:e26750.

Pope, W. H., (Authors)~180 Forsyth, M.H. Gordon, K.C., Harvey, S.E., Jackson, A.S., McDonough, M.J., Perz, A.M., Saha, M.S., Walton, J.M., Whelan, H. M., Williamson, K. E., et al. (2011). Expanding the Diversity of Mycobacteriophages: Insights into Genome Architecture and Evolution. Plos One 6:e16329.

Ghosh, D., Roy, K., Williamson, K.E., Srinivasiah, S., Wommack, K.E., and Radosevich, M. (2009) Acyl-homoserine lactones can induce viral production in lysogenic bacteria: an alternative paradigm for prophage induction. Appl. Env. Microbiol. 75 (2): 7142-7152.

Wommack, K.E., Williamson, K.E., Helton, R.R., Bench, S.R., and Winget, D.M.

Methods for the isolation of viruses from environmental samples. In:

Bacteriophages: Methods and Protocols, Volume 1: Isolation, Characterization, and Interactions, eds. Clokie, M.R.J., and Kropinski A.M. New York: Humana Press, (2009). 3-14.

Williamson, S.J., Cary, S.C., Williamson, K.E., Helton, R.R., Bench, S.R., Winget, D.M., and Wommack, K.E. (2008). Lysogenic virus-host interactions predominate at deep-sea diffuse-flow hydrothermal vent environments. ISME-J DOI:10.1038/ismej.2008.73.

Williamson, K.E., Schnitker, J.B., Radosevich, M., Smith, D.W., and Wommack, K.E. (2008). Cultivation-Based Assessment of Lysogeny Among Soil Bacteria. Microb. Ecol. DOI 10.1007/s00248-008-9362-2.

Ghosh, D., Roy, K., Williamson, K.E., White, D.C., Wommack, K.E., Sublette, K.L., and Radosevich, M. (2008) Prevalence of lysogeny among soil bacteria and presence

of 16S rRNA and trzN genes in viral-community DNA. Appl. Env. Microbiol. 74:495-502.

Williamson, K.E., Radosevich, M., Smith, D.W., and Wommack, K.E. (2007).

Incidence of lysogeny within temperate and extreme soil environments. Env. Microbiol. 9 (10): 2563-2574.

Bench, S.R., Hanson, T.E., Williamson, K.E., Ghosh, D., Radosevich, M., Wang, K., and Wommack, K.E. (2007). Metagenomic characterization of Chesapeake Bay virioplankton. Appl. Env. Microbiol. 73: 7629-7641.

Hewson, I., Winget, D.M., Williamson, K.E., Fuhrman, J.A., and Wommack, K.E. (2006). Viral and bacterial assemblage covariance in oligotrophic waters of the West Florida Shelf. J. Mar. Biol. Assoc. U. K. 86: 591-603.

Williamson, K.E., Radosevich, M., and Wommack, K.E. (2005). Abundance and diversity of viruses in six Delaware soils. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 71: 3119-3125.

Radosevich, M., Williamson, K.E. and Wommack, K.E. Ecology of indigenous bacteriophage. In: Encyclopedia of Soils in the Environment, eds. D. Hillel, C. Rosenweig, D. Powlson, K. Skow, M. Singer, and D.L. Sparks. New York: Elsevier, LTD, 2005. 122-129.

Winget, D.M., Williamson, K.E., Helton, R.R., and Wommack, K.E. (2005). Tangential flow diafiltration: an improved technique for estimation of virioplankton production. Aquat. Microb. Ecol. 41: 221-232.

Bettarel, Y., Kan, J., Wang, K. Williamson, Cooney, S., Ribblett, S., Chen, F., Wommack, K.E., and Coats, D.W. (2005). Isolation and preliminary characterisation of a small nuclear inclusion virus infecting the diatom Chaetoceros cf. gracilis. Aquat. Microb. Ecol. 40: 103-114.

Williamson, K.E., Wommack, K.E. and Radosevich, M. (2003) Sampling natural viral communities from soil for culture-independent analyses. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 69: 6628-6633.

Invited Scholarly Papers and Talks

“Viral Ecology of Soils.” Environmental and Aquatic Animal Health Seminar, Virginia Institute of Marine Science. Gloucester Point, VA, October, 2009.

“Viral Ecology of Soils.” Biology Seminar, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA, February, 2008.

“Notes From Underground: the Viral Ecology of Soils.” NSF EPSCoR Summer Seminar Series, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, July 2009.

“Soil virus ecology – left behind in the dust?” 3rd Annual Meeting of the Scientific

Committee on Oceanic Research Working Group on the Role of Viruses in Marine Ecosystems. Newark, DE, May, 2009.

Educational Presentations and Workshops

Life as Faculty. University of Delaware Higher Education Teaching Certification Program: July 8, 2009; July 7, 2010. Newark, DE. Discussion of faculty responsibilities and experience at a liberal arts institution.

Faculty Careers. University of Delaware, NSF Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Summer Undergraduate Seminar Series. What is it like to be an environmental scientist? July 7, 2009. Newark, DE. Discussion of training and education required for academic positions, experiences and responsibilities.

Improvement of teacher training for phage course at Cohort II institutions. HHMI Science Education Alliance in situ workshop for Cohort II: June 24, 2009. Janelia Farm Research Campus, Ashburn, VA.

HHMI Science Education Alliance National Genomics Research Institute Symposium: June 20-21, 2009. Janelia Farm Research Campus, Ashburn, VA. Presentation of results from Year 1 of the phage course at William & Mary.

HHMI Science Education Alliance in situ workshop: June 22 – 28, 2008. Janelia Farm

Research Campus, Ashburn, VA. Hands-on workshop to provide teacher training for the National Genome Research Initiative-sponsored phage course at the College of William and Mary.

Lily East conference, 2006. Regional workshop to improve teaching effectiveness. University of Delaware, Newark, DE.

Book Reviews

Williamson, K.E. 2011. Review of A Planet of Viruses, by Carl Zimmer. BioScience 61(12): 1025-1026

Williamson, K.E. 2005. Review of Viruses and the Evolution of Life, by Luis P. Villarreal. BioScience 55: 1084-1085.

Conference Proceedings

Williamson, K.E., J.V. Harris (speaker), J.C. Green, F. Rahman, and R.M. Chambers, 2014. Stormwater runoff drives viral community composition changes in inland freshwaters. The Future of Mid-Atlantic Water Infrastructure: Challenges and Solutions. 24-25 September, 2014, Shepherdstown, WV.

M.A. Saxton, F. Rahman, N.S. Naqvi, R.M Chambers, J.M. Kaste, and K.E. Williamson (speaker), 2014. Microbial diversity and activity in coastal Virginia stormwater retention ponds. The Future of Mid-Atlantic Water Infrastructure: Challenges and Solutions. 24-25 September, 2014, Shepherdstown, WV.

Li, W.*, Williamson, K.E., and Dobbs, F.C., 2013. What is the abundance and diversity of viruses associated with marine viruses? Aquatic Sciences Meeting, New Orleans, LA, February 2013.

Helsley, K.R., and Williamson, K.E. 2012. Impacts of Phage Predation on Microbial Dynamics Within Temperate Soil Ecosystems. 112th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, San Francisco, CA. June 16-19, 2012.

Kendra, J.A., and Williamson, K.E. 2012. Rainfall Events as Drivers of Terrestrial Virus Migration and Changes in Freshwater Microbial Communities. 112th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, San Francisco, CA. June 16-19, 2012.

Dolman, J.L., Kendra, J.A., Glasner, D.R., and Williamson, K.E. 2011. Measuring Temporal Variation in Freshwater Viral Community Composition. 111th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. New Orleans, LA. May 21-24, 2011.

Hardbower, D.M., Kendra, J.A., Orlova, E., and Williamson, K.E. 2011. Drivers of the Temporal Dynamics of Freshwater Bacterial Assemblages. 111th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. New Orleans, LA. May 21-24, 2011.

D. Angeles, V. Cooper, K. Corzo, Y. Albarracin, H. Aparicio, M. Arencibia, C. Bost, G.

Bui, E. Capaci, A. Eclipse, F. Enriquez, C. Gowan, S. Jefferson, D. Laing, J. Marshall, J. Murray, K. Orndorff, J. Reilly, E. Sadler, M. Selim, S. Sesou, D. Sherwood, A. Sykes, D.

Sylvester, L. Traub, K. Javier, K. Gordon, J. Walton, A. Jackson, S. Harvey, *D. Hallinger,

K. Williamson, M. Saha and M. Forsyth. 2010. Isolation and Characterization of 16 Novel Bacteriophage Infecting Mycobacterium smegmatis; Complete Genome Sequence of Three Isolates: Doom, Fascinus and Nemo. 110th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, San Diego, CA.

Williamson, K.E., Corzo, K.A., Drissi, C.L., Javier, K.A., Dolman, J.L., Roadcloud, A.P., and Callaway, B.J. 2010. Optimizing Virus Extraction From Soils for Epifluorescence Enumeration and Estimation of Total Viral Abundance. 110th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, San Diego, CA.

Glasner, D.R., Hardbower, D.M., Kendra, J.A., Kiernan, D.C., Javier, K.A. and Williamson,

K.E. 2010. Temporal and Spatial Variability of Viral and Bacterial Abundance in a Freshwater Lake (Lake Matoaka, Williamsburg, VA). 110th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, San Diego, CA.

Jackson, A., Whelan, H., Perz, A., Carter, J., Harvey, S., Applin, S., Askew, S., Mayfield, C.,

Walton, J., Hudson, J., Barkanic, P., Peredo, A., Ruiz, C., Bergin, C., Walker, K., Hartman,

K., Farnham, M., Del Toral, M., Gordon, K., Lopez, R., Alcoreza, O., Schall, S., Tran, T.,

Lu, X., McDonough, M., McConnell, E., Nunes, A., Javier, K., Villanueva, V., *Blue, R. E.,

Williamson, K., Saha, M., and Forsyth, M. 2009. Isolation, Characterization and Genome Sequence of a Novel Bacteriophage Infecting Mycobacterium smegmatis. 109th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Philadelphia, PA.

Williamson, K. E., Kan, J., and Williamson, S. J. 2008. Eliminating "Species" Bias:

Optimizing Extraction of Prokaryotes from Soils for High-Throughput Metagenomic Sequencing. 12th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology, International Society for Microbial Ecology, Cairns, Australia.

Williamson K. and Williamson, S. 2007. Sampling prokaryotic assemblages from soil for metagenomic analyses. Genomes Medicine, and the Environment Conference, San Diego, CA.

Williamson, K.E., Smith, D.W., Radosevich, M., and Wommack, K.E. 2006. Assessing lysogenic interactions in soils: a cultivation-based approach. 11th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology, International Society for Microbial Ecology, Vienna, Austria.


Williamson, K.E. 2006. The secret life of bacteriophages. Delaware Biotechnology Institute Student Luncheon Seminar Series, Newark, DE.

Williamson, K.E., Wommack, K.E., and Radosevich, M. 2005. Incidence of lysogeny among soil bacteria. 105th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Atlanta, GA.

Williamson, K.E. 2005. Incidence of lysogeny among soil bacteria. University of

Delaware Department of Plant and Soil Science Graduate Student Symposium, Newark, DE.

Williamson, K.E., Wommack, K.E., and Radosevich, M. 2004. Comparison of viral communities in six Delaware soils. 10th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology, International Society for Microbial Ecology, Cancun, Mexico.

Williamson, K.E., Wommack, K.E., and Radosevich, M. 2003. Extracting viruses from soil for culture-independent analyses. 103rd General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Washington, DC.

Williamson, K.E., Wommack, K.E., and Radosevich, M. 2001. Extracting bacteriophages from soil. International Annual Meeting, Soil Science Society of America, Charlotte, NC.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

a) College Committee Service:

Institutional Biosafety Committee: committee member. Review research and teaching protocols for compliance with safety standards and regulations. 2017 – current.

Arts & Sciences Lectures Funding Committee: committee member. Selection of nominated seminar speakers to receive financial support from the College of Arts & Sciences, 2012-2014

Department of Biology:

  • Personnel Committee 2018
  • Graduate Studies Committee 2018
  • Biology Seminar Series Coordinator, 2012 – 2014
  • Honors and Undergraduate Research Committee, member, 2008-2012
  • Biology Curriculum Committee, member, 2008-2011
  • Asst. Library Liaison, 2008-current

Pre-majors adviser, Fall 2010 – current: 6-8 students per year.

Biology major adviser, Spring 2011 – current: 6-10 students per year.

Undergraduate Honors Theses: 12 undergraduate students since Fall 2008.

Masters Theses: Five students, total.

W&M: Stephen Cole, Vanessa Quinlan-Repassi, Kevin Leslie, Lauren Hurst.

ODU: Wenda Li (Fred Dobbs, primary advisor).

Doctoral Theses: Two students, total.

VIMS: Wendi Quidort (Kim Reece, primary advisor), Pattie O’Leary (Jeff Shields, primary advisor)

b) Other Professional Service:

  • Manuscript reviews, 2008 – current:

Soil Biology and Biochemistry - 2

Applied Soil Ecology - 1

Applied and Environmental Microbiology - 12

Environmental Microbiology - 2

Biology and Fertility of Soils - 5

Aquatic Microbial Ecology - 3

Annals of Applied Biology - 1

Nature Microbiology – 1

PLoS One - 2


  • Grant Reviews:

2012 One grant proposal for the National Science Foundation, ad hoc reviewer.

· Grant Review Panelist:

2017 One of 9 panelists for Department of Energy Office of Biological and Environmental Research. Reviewed a total of 15 grant proposals, committee member on 5 proposals, committee chair on one proposal.


  • Community Service and Outreach:

Williamsburg Navigators. 3-hour program, including field and lab work, to teach elementary school children about soil microbes in the College Woods. March 2017

Life in the soil. Environmental microbiology module with students at Norge Elementary School, Williamsburg, VA. April 2016.

Environmental microbiology 2-day workshop. Merrimac Youth Detention Center, Williamsburg, VA. March 2014

Hidden life: environmental microbiology module with students at Clara Byrd Baker Elementary School, Williamsburg, VA. April 2014.

Williamsburg Navigators. 3-hour program, including field and lab work, to teach elementary school children about soil microbes in the College Woods. March 2013

New Castle County, DE, Science Fair. Life sciences division judge: February 2006. Charter School of Wilmington Science Fair. Research mentor for three high school science students: September – December, 2005.

Delaware Department of Education Life Science Teacher In-Service. Evening session:

Good Movies, Bad Science; Lewes, DE. February 2006.

Delaware Department of Education Life Science Teacher In-Service. Full-day program:

Good Movies, Bad Science; Newark, DE. October 2005.

Delaware Institute of Soil and Environmental Quality/4-H camp. Half-day programs: June

2003, June 2004. Two half-day programs: June 2005, June 2006

Invited Speaker: Heritage Elementary School, Wilmington, DE. Life in the Soil. May 2001, May 2002, May 2003, May 2004, May 2005, May 2006.