Dr. Ketia L. Shumaker has been a member of the UWA
Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences since
2004. She teaches courses in biology and environmental
science, while student advising, mentoring, and chairing the
Elementary Science Olympiad (http://eso.uwa.edu/) program
for surrounding elementary schools. Dr. Shumaker was born in
Ackerman, Mississippi. She moved to Clarksdale, Mississippi
at age thirteen where she continued her education and
graduated from Clarksdale High school with honors. In 1994
she enrolled at Alcorn State University in Lorman, MS
(http://www.alcorn.edu/) where she completed both her
Bachelor’s of Science degree in Biology Pre-medicine and
Masters of Science degree in Biology. She has participated
in several academic and research support programs; such as
the Ronald E. McNair Scholars program, the Alliance of
Graduate Education in Mississippi, and the Bill and Melinda
Gates Millennium Scholarship programs, throughout her
educational matriculation. Her employment at UWA was taken
immediately after earning her doctoral degree in
environmental science from Jackson State University in
Jackson, Mississippi (http://www.jsums.edu/). Her current
research interest and experience lies in the field of
phytoremediation (an innovation green technology that uses
plants to remove contaminates from soil and water) and water
quality monitoring for Alabama Water Watch (https://aww.auburn.edu/).
Classes
usually taught:
BY
101, General Biology I
EN 100, Introduction to
Environmental Sciences
BY 307, Selected Topics
in Phytoremediation
Academic/Research
Interests:
Current
research interests include studies in phytoremediation
and water quality monitoring in West Alabama
Current
projects:
Current projects include
chairing the UWA Elementary Science Olympiad Program,
mentoring undergraduate research in the field of
phytoremediation and water quality monitoring
Recent
publications:
Shumaker, K. L. and Begonia, G. 2005. Heavy Metal
Uptake, Translocation, and Bioaccumulation Studies of
Triticum aestivum Cultivated in Contaminated Dredged
Materials. International Journal of Environmental
Research and Public Health. 2:1-2.
Zaman, M. S., C. P. Jennings, and K. L. Shumaker.
2003. Chelator Induced Phytoaccumulation of Cadmium in
Brassica juncea grown in Cadmium Contaminated Soil. J.
Mississippi Acad. Sci. 48:1:13.
Shumaker, K. L., E. I. Hamadain, and C. Rhyne. 2002.
Challenging Three Potential Phytoaccumlators for Lead in
Contaminated Dredged Material. J. Mississippi Acad. Sci.
47:1:16.
Shumaker, K., A. M. Powell, and M. S. Zaman. 2002.
Bioaccumulation of Cadmium and Lead in Indian Mustard
Grown in Metal Contaminated Soils. J. Mississippi Acad.
Sci. 47:1:15.
Zaman, M.S., K. L. Shumaker, and A. M. Powell. 2001.
Chlorosis in Brassica juncea: An Assessment of Plant
Tolerance to Metal Pollutants in Soil. J. Mississippi
Acad. Sci. 46:1:13.
Shumaker, K.L., M. S. Zaman, V. Boyd and A. M.
Powell. 2000. Responses of Indian Mustard in Soil
Cadmium and Lead Pollution. J. Mississippi Acad. Sci.
45:1:14.
Shumaker, K. L., M. S. Zaman, V. Boyd, L. Johnson,
and A. M. Powell. 2000. Tolerance of Indian Mustard (Brassica
juncea) to Soil Metal Pollutants. Proc. 7th Biennial
Symposium on Minorities, The Medically Underserved and
Cancer 60-61.
