Julia Kerrigan

Associate Professor, Mycology
Mailing address: 130 McGinty Court, E143 Poole Agricultural Center, Clemson, SC 29634-0310
Plant and Environmental Sciences Department

Office: D-137 Poole Agricultural Center, Lab: D-138 Poole
Phone: 864-656-2640

Email: jkerrig@clemson.edu

Educational Background

Ph.D. Plant Pathology
Washington State University, Pullman

M.S. Plant Pathology
University of Georgia, Athens

B.S. Natural Resources
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Courses Taught

CURRENT COURSES
Fungi and Civilization PLPA 2130, Spring
Introductory Mycology BIOL(PLPA) 4250/6250, Fall
Mycology Practicum BIOL(PLPA) 4260/6260,4261/6261, Fall
Fungal Ecology and Pathology PLPA 8130,8131, Spring alternate years
Plant Disease Diagnosis PES 4110/6110 Spring odd years (10%)

PREVIOUSLY TAUGHT COURSES
Seminar PES 4550, PES 8250 Fall
Seminar PES 4550, PLPA 8070 Spring
Mycology for Teachers: Put the Fun in Fungi
Integrated Forest Pest Management FOR 4130/6130 (co-taught)

Publications

Select publications

Crout, KE, Mayfield, AE, Kerrigan, JL, Hartshorn, J. (2024) Factors affecting Xyleborus glabratus attack and host utilization in sassafras and redbay in the Carolinas. Journal of Economic Entomology 96(3)2518-2524. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toae207.

Weise A, Hagan, DL, Baldwin RF, Hiesl P, Kerrigan JL (2024) Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill.) woodland vegetation response to three slash manipulation treatments as part of restoration efforts in a wiregrass-free ecosystem. Forest Ecology and Management 569, 122125. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2024.122125

Fill JM, Meadows I, Walker JL, Crandall RM, Kerrigan JL (2024) Smut fungus (Langdonia walkerae) incidence is lower in two bunchgrass species (Aristida stricta and A. beyrichiana) after fires early in the year. American Journal of Botany 111(2) https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.16286

Baker ST, Froelich MH, Boatwright H, Wang H, Schnabel G, Kerrigan J. (2023) Genetic Diversity and Fungicide Sensitivity of Cytospora plurivora on Peach. Plant Disease 107(7)2112-2118. doi: 10.1094/PDIS-04-22-0790-RE. Epub 2023 Jul 12. PMID: 36510433; PMCID: PMC10966710.

Shailaja A, Bruce TF, Gerard P, Powell RR, Pettigrew CA, Kerrigan JL. (2022) Comparison of cell viability assessment and visualization of Aspergillus niger biofilm with two fluorescent probe staining methods. Biofilm 28;4:100090. doi: 10.1016/j.bioflm.2022.100090. PMID: 36389263; PMCID: PMC9646680.

Alqurashi AS, Kerrigan J, Savchenko KG (2021). Morphological and molecular characterization of Langdonia walkerae sp. nov. infecting Aristida stricta and A. beyrichiana in longleaf pine-grassland ecosystems in the southeastern USA. Fungal Systematics and Evolution 8: 39–47. doi:10.3114/fuse.2021.08.04

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