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Dr. Marcia Harrison,
MU-ADVANCE Principal Investigator Professor of Biological Sciences
Education
B.S. (Botany), University of Vermont
M.S. (Biology), University of Michigan
Ph.D. (Botany), University of Michigan
Research
Dr. Harrison studies environmental factors that
influence plant growth. A current research project,
with undergraduate student Hannah Mick and graduate
student Mia Brown, addresses the
question of how plant stems orient themselves in a gravitational field and
re-orient when the orientation is
disrupted. Of special interest is the role of the
plant hormone ethylene in altering plant growth
during re-orientation. Other research interests
involve ethylene's role in plant stress-responses
and its importance to crops such as hydroponically-grown strawberries.
Teaching
Dr. Harrison teaches Principles of Biology
and Principles of Cell Biology for majors in
biological sciences. She also teaches
Introduction to Biology for non-majors.
In an upper level course, Plant
Physiology, student teams work on independent
projects. These projects are presented in a poster session at
the annual Marshall University Sigma Xi Research Day.
Service and Outreach
Dr. Harrison is dedicated to enhancing the undergraduate
laboratory experience and student research at Marshall
University. Her participation in the
Marshall University Chapter of the NASA WV Space
Grant Consortium, Biological Sciences Student Support and
Biological Sciences Teaching Support committees, and activities
supported by the Marshall University Chapter of
Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society help
further these goals. Dr.
Harrison served as the Director of the West
Virginia State Science and Engineering Fair, the
state-wide competition for high school researchers,
from 2000-2007. She is currently the president
of the Marshall University Chapter of Sigma Xi.
Contact Info
telephone: (304) 696-4867
fax: (304) 696-7136
e-mail:
harrison@marshall.edu
websites:
http://science.marshall.edu/harrison/
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