Dr. Julia Kerrigan

Assistant Professor, Mycology


Julia KerriganEmail: jkerrig@clemson.edu
Office: 864-656-2640
Cell: 864-650-1529

Department:
Entomology, Soils, and Plant Sciences

Location:
Office: B05 Long Hall
Lab: B06 Long Hall
Mailing address: 114 Long Hall, Clemson, SC 29634-0315


Education:
PhD, Plant Pathology, Washington State University - Pullman
MS, Plant Pathology, University of Georgia - Athens
BS, Natural Resources, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Research interest:
My research and teaching are in the field of mycology, especially fungi in forest ecosystems and fungal pathogens of woody plants. Underlying themes of my research include the ecology and interactions of fungi with other organisms, fungal biodiversity, and fungal identification and taxonomy. My research approach is to investigate a system and address questions from different perspectives, utilizing a variety of tools such as molecular techniques, light and electron microscopy, and field-based research.

Publications:
Pagliaccia, D., Peever, T.L., Carris, L.M., Kerrigan, J.L., Douhan, L.I., and Douhan, G. W. (in press) Development of molecular markers and preliminary investigation of the population structure and mating system of the black morel (Morchella elata) group in the Pacific Northwest of the USA. Mycologia103:nnn-nnn.
Kerrigan, J. and M. Th. Smith. (2011) Ascobotryozyma In: The Yeasts, A Taxonomic Study, 5th Ed. (C.P. Kurtzman, J.W. Fell, and T. Boekhout. eds). Elsevier Science Publications, Amsterdam.
Kerrigan, J. and M. Th. Smith. (2011) Botryozyma In: The Yeasts, A Taxonomic Study, 5th Ed. (C.P. Kurtzman, J.W. Fell, and T. Boekhout. eds). Elsevier Science Publications, Amsterdam.
Stone, J.K. , B.R.. Capitano, and J.L. Kerrigan. (2008) The histopathology of Phaeocryptopus gaeumannii. Mycologia 100:431-444.
Stone, J.K., I.A. Hood, M.S. Watt, and J.L. Kerrigan. (2007) Distribution of Swiss needle cast in New Zealand in relation to winter temperature. Australasian Plant Pathology 36: 445-454.
Manter, D.K. and J. Kerrigan. (2004) A/Ci curve analysis across a range of woody plant species: influence of regression analysis parameters and mesophyll conductance. Journal of Experimental Botany 55(408): 2581-2588.
Kerrigan, J., M.Th. Smith, J.D. Rogers, and G.A. Poot. (2004) Botryozyma mucatilis sp. nov., an anamorphic ascomycetous yeast associated with nematodes in poplar slime flux. FEMS Yeast Research 4(8): 849-856.
Kerrigan, J., M.Th. Smith, J.D. Rogers, G.A. Poot, and G.W. Douhan. (2003) Ascobotryozyma cognata sp. nov, a new ascomycetous yeast associated with nematodes in wood-boring beetle galleries. Mycological Research 107(9): 1110-1120.
Kerrigan, J. and J.D. Rogers. (2003) Microfungi associated with the wood-boring beetles Saperda calcarata (poplar borer) and Cryptorhynchus lapathi (poplar and willow borer). Mycotaxon 86:1-18.
Kerrigan, J.L., M.Th. Smith, J.D. Rogers, and G.A. Poot. (2001) Ascobotryozyma americana, gen. nov. et sp. nov., an unusual yeast from the surface of nematodes. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 79:7-16.

Professional society activity:
Mycological Society of America
American Phytopathological Society
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Sigma XI, The Scientific Research Society

Courses:
Fungi and Civilization PLPA 213 (spring)
Introductory Mycology BIOSC (PL PA) 425/625 (fall odd years)
Mycology Practicum BIOSC (PL PA) 426/626, L426/L626 (fall odd years)
Fungal Ecology and Pathology PL PA 813, L813 (fall even years)
Mycology for Teachers: Put the Fun in Fungi PL PA 802, L802 (minimester)
Integrated Forest Pest Management FNR 413/613, L413/L613

Websites:
South Carolina Upstate Mycological Society http://www.scumsonline.com/