Dr. Ellis' personal webpage

This is Dr. Ellis's personal page. She will update and maintain the site as needed.

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
1999-2000. 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
1994-Present. Advanced Placement Biology Reader: AP Biology Exam.

Publications and 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

Honors and Recognition

Frances Livingston Cardwell Distinguished Lecturer, Erskine College (1996)
South Carolina High School Science Teacher of the Year (1987)
Gamma Sigma Delta (Honor Society of Agriculture) Clemson University

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.