Dr. Jane P. Ellis
Associate Professor of Biology
B.A., Erskine College
M.Ed. Appalachian State University
Ph.D., Clemson University
Email: jellis@presby.edu
Phone:
(864) 833-8416
Office: 202 Richardson Hall
Joined PC Faculty: 1996 |
Areas of Specialty:
Plant physiology, plant tissue culture.
Courses Taught
General Biology
Plant Physiology
Co-Teach Biology: Methods and Materials of High School Teaching
Earth Science
Professional Activities
2000. President, South Carolina Academy of Science
1999. President Elect and Program Chair of Annual Meeting, South Carolina Academy
of Science
1999-2000. Convention (1999 and 2000) Chairperson for the Four Year College Session
of the National Association of Biology Teachers
1998. Vice President, South Carolina Academy of Science
1996.-Present. Board of Councilors, South Carolina Academy of Science
1996. Reviewer: Dwight D. Eisenhower Professional Development Programs Grants
1995-Present. Judge for Sigma Xi- South Carolina Academy of Science undergraduate
competitions (Annual Meetings of South Carolina Academy of Science)
1994-Present. Advanced Placement Biology Reader: AP Biology Exam
Honors and Recognition
Frances Livingston Cardwell Distinguished Lecturer, Erskine College (1996)
Recipient of Phillip Morris Fellowship for graduate work (1991-1994)
South Carolina Science Teacher of the Year (1987) awarded by the South Carolina
Academy of Science
Gamma Sigma Delta (Honor Society of Agriculture) Clemson University
Sigma Xi (Scientific Research Society)
Publications/articles:
Ellis, J. and N.D. Camper. 1995. In Vitro Cultured Cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium
L.) Responses to Dimercaptopropanesulfonic Acid and
Monosodium Methanearsonate. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation 14:9-13.
Ellis, J. and N.D. Camper. 1994. iN Vitro Culture of Xanthium strumarium L. (Cocklebur).
Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 36:369-372.
Presentations:
Presentations:1999, 2000. Invited to participate in and present at 2 conferences "Forging A Link I and II: Developing High School and College Partnerships in Biology" at Hope College, Holland, MI.
1999.Presented "Developing Scientific Writing and Presentation Skills in
College Biology Majors" at the October 1999 National Biology Teacher's Convention
in Fort Worth, TX.
1998. Co-organizer/Presenter- panel discussion "Collegiate Resources for
High School Biology Teachers" at the November 1998 National Biology Teacher's
Convention in Reno, NV.
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