Teaching

While the rudimentary elements of a discipline can be taught in courses, true scientific achievements at the post-graduate level come slowly through repeated practice and exposure to diverse ideas, experimental systems, and critical review. In the laboratory, my approach to teaching focuses on mentoring all personnel regardless of educational background.  My lab provides an environment where people can learn from each other, take pride in their individual contributions, and feel free to develop their skills and abilities to the fullest.  Because collaboration is so important to success, students are also encouraged to work and communicate extensively with their peers and other experts who can help them achieve success in their research projects.  Collaborations with other laboratories in the United States and throughout the world, expose students to the workings of 21^st century scientific enterprises.  
 

At OSU, I have contributed several different graduate level courses. These include PLNT PTH 600.01 (Phytobacteriology),  PLNT PTH 602 (Plant-Microbe Interactions), PLNT PTH 655 (Quantitative Methods in Applied Biology), and PLNT PTH 830 (Current Topics: Biological Control of Plant Pathogens) and PLNT PTH 843 (Ecology of Plant-Associated Microbes).

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