Dr. McGilloway received her Ph.D. in Soil Science with course emphasis in soil microbiology from Texas A&M University in 2002. Her dissertation, entitled “Enumeration and Activity of Nitrifying Bacteria in Zeoponic Substrates”, was funded through a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Graduate Student Researcher’s Fellowship. Before that she received a M.S. in Environmental Science from Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi, and a B.A. in Biology from Texas A&M University. During her undergraduate education, she attended summer courses at San Antonio College. She previously served as an Instructor at the College of Southern Nevada. At San Antonio College, Dr. McGilloway teaches BIOL 2420 Microbiology for Allied Health Majors, and BIOL 2416 Genetics.

Education

June 1998 – December 2002 Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas

Doctorate of Philosophy in Soil Science with course emphasis in soil microbiology, and GPA of 3.8.

Dissertation: “Enumeration and Activity of Nitrifying Bacteria in Zeoponic Substrates.”

August 1995 – May 1997 Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, Texas

Master of Science in Environmental Science with course emphasis

in Hydrogeology, and GPA of 4.0.

August 1991 – May 1995 Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas

Bachelor of Arts in Biology. Minor in Chemistry.

Graduated Cum Laude with an overall GPA of 3.606.

Experience

August 2005 – Present Alamo Colleges, San Antonio College, San Antonio, TX

Microbiology and Environmental Biology Associate Professor

January 2003 – May 2005 College of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV

Microbiology, Environmental Science, and Life in Oceans Instructor

Publications

McGilloway, R.L., and R.W. Weaver. 2004. Effects of Drying on Nitrification Activity in Zeoponic Medium Used for Long-Term Space Missions. Habitation. 9: 1-5.

McGilloway, R.L., R.W. Weaver, D.W. Ming, and J.E. Gruener. 2003. Nitrification in a Zeoponic Substrate. Plant and Soil. 256: 371-378.

McGilloway, R.L. 2002. Enumeration and Activity of Nitrifying Bacteria in Zeoponic Substrates. Ph.D. dissertation. Texas A&M University, College Station.

McGilloway, R.L., R.W. Weaver, and D.W. Ming. 2002. Kinetics of Nitrification in Ammonium- Saturated Clinoptilolite. [CD-ROM]. In Agronomy abstracts, American Society of Agronomy, Madison, WI.

McGilloway, R.L., R.W. Weaver, D.W. Ming, and S.D. Pillai. 2002. A PCR-MPN Based

Quantitative Approach to Enumerate Nitrifying Bacteria in Zeoponic Substrates. Journal of Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology. 10(1): 49-58.

McGilloway, R.L., R.W. Weaver, D.W. Ming, and S.D. Pillai. 2001. Comparison of Different Methodologies for the Detection and Enumeration of Nitrifying Bacteria in Zeoponic Substrates. [CD-ROM]. In Agronomy abstracts, American Society of Agronomy, Madison, WI.

McGilloway, R.L., R.W. Weaver, J.M. Totten, and S.D. Pillai. 2001. A Molecular Approach to Enumerate Nitrifying Bacteria in Ammonium-Saturated Clinoptilolite. p.Q83. In 101st General Meeting Abstracts, American Society of Microbiology, Washington, D.C.

McGilloway, R.L., R.W. Weaver, D.W. Ming, and S.D. Pillai. 2000. A Molecular Approach to Enumerate Nitrifying Bacteria in Ammonium-Saturated Clinoptilolite. p. 245. In Agronomy abstracts, American Society of Agronomy, Madison, WI.

McGilloway, R.L., R.W. Weaver, D.W. Ming, and J.E. Gruener. 1999. Populations of Nitrifying Bacteria and Nitrification in Ammonium-Saturated Clinoptilolite. p.219. In Agronomy abstracts, American Society of Agronomy, Madison, WI.

Gangle, B.J., R.L. McGilloway, and J.B. Mott. 1997. Relationship between Vibrio Populations, Brown Tide and Satellite Measurements of Chlorophyll in South Texas Estuarine Waters. p.Q164. In 97th General Meeting Abstracts, American Society of Microbiology, Washington, D.C.