Profile
Krista Rudolph
Biological Sciences
Principal Lecturer
864-656-2328
Long Hall 330E [Office]
Educational Background
B.S., Science Teaching/Biological, Clemson University, 1990
M.Ed., Secondary Education/Natural Sciences, Charleston Southern University, 1992
Ph.D., Microbiology, Clemson University, 2002
Profile/About Me
I grew up in Summerville, SC and graduated from Summerville High School in 1986. I earned a B.S. in Science Teaching/Biological Sciences (Clemson University 1990), a M.Ed. in Secondary Education/Natural Sciences (Charleston Southern University 1992), and a Ph.D. in Microbiology (Clemson University 2002). Before entering graduate school to pursue my Ph.D. in microbiology, I taught in the public schools (one year in middle school and two years in high school ). During my time as Ph.D. graduate student, I worked as a Teaching Assistant for the introductory biology labs and tutored athletes. I returned to Clemson University as a temporary Lecturer in 2004 to teach the introductory biology labs. I was hired as a permanent Lecturer in 2007 to teach MICR 3050 General Microbiology and coordinate the corresponding labs. I was promoted to to the rank of Senior Lecturer in 2013 and the rank of Principal Lecturer in 2022. I met my husband in graduate school here at Clemson, and we have now been married over twenty-five years. We have two adult children.
Research Interests
Food Microbiology
Genetic Engineering
Human Microbiome
Courses Taught
MICR 3050 General Microbiology
MICR 4930 Senior Seminar
MICR 4950 Service Learning
MICR 4940 Creative Inquiry
HON 4000 Honors Contract
BIOSC 847 Understanding Microbiology
Memberships
American Society of Microbiology
Omicron Delta Kappa
Honors and Awards
Clemson University Alumni Master Teacher Award (2021)
First Destination Survey Recognition (2019)
Nominated for the Clemson University Master Teacher Award (2019)
Nominated for the CAFLS Teacher Award of Excellence (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016)
Nominated for the CAFLS Undergraduate Advising Award (2014, 2015)
Recognized on the National Educational Benchmarking Resident Assessment survey (2012, 2013, 2014)
Awarded the National Scholars Program Award of Distinction (2013)
Recognized as one of Clemson University’s outstanding professors by the student body (2010)
