Claude Bailey
Welcome to JSCC Biology. If you’re curious as to who I am or where I’m coming from as your instructor, here’s the short story. I’ve been at JSCC for 2 years and teach General Biology I & II, and Human Anatomy and Physiology I. Prior to JSCC I received my Master of Science in Biology from Tennessee Tech University (Cookeville, TN) in 1999 and my Bachelor of Science from Union University (Jackson, TN) in 1995. I received training in Plant Taxonomy/ Field Botany while at TTU. After graduating from TTU I worked for the TN Dept. of Environment and Conservation, Division of Natural Heritage as the Natural Heritage Botanist. My curiosities and research interests include Tennessee’s Flora, and the flora of the SE U.S., and distributions and ecology of rare and endangered species. I enjoy leading ecological and wildflower hikes, and totally enjoy relaxing to great music.
Helpful or Interesting Websites
University of Tennessee, Herbarium
Virginia Tech University, Dendrology
Southern Appalachian Botanical Society
Tennessee Amphibian Monitoring Program – Vocalization of frogs and toads
Curriculum Vitae
Claude Bailey
Current Address
2046 North Parkway
Jackson, TN 38301
731-424-3520, x-204
cbailey@jscc.edu
EDUCATION
Master of Science, Biology (Botany) – 1999; Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, Tennessee.
Thesis: The Vascular flora of the Riparian Zones of the Clear Fork River and New River in the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (BSFNRRA)
Bachelor of Science, Biology – 1995; Union University, Jackson, Tennessee
EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor of Biology, 2006-present; Jackson State Community College, Jackson, Tennessee
- Lecture and Lab Instructor of General Biology I and II, and Human Anatomy Physiology I
- Faculty Advisor for the JSCC Biology Club
Biology Instructor, 2005-2006; Jackson State Community College, Jackson, Tennessee
- Lecture and Lab Instructor of General Biology I and II, and Human Anatomy Physiology I
- Faculty Advisor for the JSCC Biology Club
State Botanist, 2002-2005; Tennessee Dept. of Environment and Conservation, Division Natural Heritage, Nashville, Tennessee
- Maintain a list of rare, threatened and endangered plant species for the State of Tennessee.
- Conducted and coordinated research on rare plant species and other native flora
- Licensed nursery farmers for the sell and export of endangered plant species.
- Maintain communication and relationships with academic and other professional scientists.
Stewardship Ecologist, 2000-2001; Tennessee Dept. of Environment and Conservation, Division Natural Heritage, Nashville, Tennessee
- Coordinated cooperating agencies to manage Designated State Natural Areas in western TN
- Developed site conservation plans and drafted management plans for western Tennessee Designated State Natural Areas.
- Coordinated research and construction projects on State Natural Areas.
- Inventoried and vouchered floristic elements on western Tennessee State Natural Areas.
Field Botanist/Biologist II, 1999-2000; Tennessee Dept. of Environment and Conservation, Division of Natural Heritage, Nashville, Tennessee
- Conduct inventories related to the recover of federally listed plant species.
- Produce habitat models using GIS software for federally listed plant species
- Write conservation plans, management plans and field reports relative to federally listed or candidate plant species.
Teaching Assistant, 1995-1999; Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, Tennessee - Conducted laboratory exercises and lectures for Ecology, Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy, Botany, and General Biology.
- Conducted research related to Masters Degree Program, The Vascular Flora of the Clear Fork River and New River Riparian Zones in the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Flora of Tennessee and of the southeastern United States
- Ecology of rare and endangered plant species
- Native plant cultivation
PUBLICATIONS (Peer reviewed)
Bailey, Claude and Felix F. Coe. 2001. The vascular flora of the riparian zones of the Clear Fork River and the New River in the Big South Fork River and Recreation Area (BSFNRRA). Castanea 66(3): 262-274. September 2001.
PUBLICATIONS (Non-peer reviewed)
Bailey, Claude. 2003. Strange new world in Fayette County. The Tennessee Conservationist, May 2003, pg 24
Bailey, Claude. 2002. Sand post oak in west Tennessee. The Tennessee Conservationist. 58(6):4-5.
ABSTRACTS
Bailey, Claude. 2005. The historical and present distribution of Desmodium ochroleucum (cream-flowered tick-trefoil). Abstracts of papers presented at the 2004 meeting to the Tennessee Academy of Sciences. Vol 80(2), pg 32.
McCoy, Roger and Claude Bailey. 2005. Boyd Barrens a significant botanical site on the Eastern Highland Rim. Abstracts of papers presented at the 2004 meeting of the Tennessee Academy of Sciences. Vol. 80(2), pg 32.
Bailey, Claude. 2004. Notes on the distribution of rare plant species on cedars of Lebanon State Forest, Wilson Co. Tennessee. Abstracts of papers presented at the 113th meeting of the Tennessee Academy of Sciences. Vol. 70(2), pg 38.
Bailey, Claude. 1999. The vascular flora of the Clear Fork and New River riparian communities of the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area. Abstracts of papers presented at the 1998 meeting of the Tennessee Academy of Sciences. Vol. 74(1-2), pg 16.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Southern Appalachian Botanical Society (Castanea); 1999- present
- Botanical Research Institute of Texas; 2000-present
- Anonymous reviewer, 2003, 2006
- Tennessee Academy of Sciences; 1999-present
- Chair, Botany Section of the 115th Annual Meeting, 2006
- Secretary, Botany Section of the 114th Annual Meeting, 2005
COMMITTEES
- Curriculum Committee, 2007-present – Jackson State Community College
- Tennessee Rare Plant Scientific Advisory Committee, 2006- present
EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE
Technical Editor, 2004 – Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley and the Southern
Appalachians: by Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly and Duhl