Claude James Bailey, Jr
Assistant Professor of Biology/Assistant Dean of Sciences
Current Address
731-424-3520, x-320
EDUCATION
Master of Science, Biology (Botany) – 1999;
Bachelor of Science,
Biology – 1995;
EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor of
Biology, 2006-present;
-
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;
- 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;
- 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;
- 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;
- 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;
- 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
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Ecology of rare and endangered plant species
-
Native plant cultivation
PUBLICATIONS
(Peer reviewed)
Chester, Edward W., B. Eugene Wofford,
Dwayne Estes and Claude Bailey.
2009. A Fifth Checklist of
Tennessee Vascular Plants. Number 31, SIDA, Botanical Miscellany, U.S.A. ISBN 13 978-1889878.
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.
PUBLICATION
(Non-peer reviewed)
Bailey, Claude.
2003. Strange new world in
Bailey, Claude.
2002. Sand post oak in west
ABSTRACTS
Bailey, Claude J.
2007. The discovery and status of
Quercus margaretta
(Sand post oak) in southwest Tennessee.
Proceedings of the Tennessee Academy of Science 2006; Vol. 82, No. 1-2. Pg 18.
Bailey, Claude J. and David Lincicome. 2006. The status of Clematis morefieldii (Huntsville vasevine) in Tennessee.
Proceedings of the Tennessee Academy of Science 2005; Vol. 81, No. 1-2. Pg 20.
Bailey, Claude.
2005. The historical and present
distribution of Desmodium ochroleucum
(cream-flowered tick-trefoil). Proceedings of the Tennessee Academy of Science 2004. Vol 80(2), pg 32.
McCoy, Roger and Claude Bailey. 2005. Boyd
Barrens a significant botanical site on the Eastern Highland Rim. Proceedings of the
Tennessee Academy of Science 2004. Vol. 80(2), Pg 32.
Bailey, Claude.
2004. Notes on the distribution
of rare plant species on
Bailey, Claude.
1999. The vascular flora of the
Clear Fork and New River riparian communities of
the
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
Jackson State Community College,
Jackson, TN
- Arboretum Committee (ad-hoc)
(Currently)
- Biology Faculty hiring committee
(summer 2008), Co-chair with Dr. R. Coppings
- Biology Faculty hiring committee
(summer 2009), Chair
- Campus Projects Committee
(2009-present)
- Curriculum Committee (2008- present)
- Faculty Council
(2009-present)
-
Faculty Handbook Subcommittee (summer 2009)
- JSCC Green Committee (ad-hoc)
(2008-present)
- Humboldt Center, Administrative Assistant hiring committee
(2008), Matt McLean, Chair.
- Administrative Reorganization
Committee (ad-hoc) (2008-2009)
- Retention Committee (2009 – present)
- Student Aid and Awards (currently)
Professional/Discipline Specific
-
Tennessee Exotic Plant Pest Council, 2009- present
-
Tennessee Rare Plant Scientific Advisory Committee, 2006- present
Community Service
- Jscc Biology
Club Advisor - Privet (Ligustrum sinense) at
Cypress Grove Nature Area, Jackson, TN; Spring 2009.
- Hike leader, Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage, Great Smoky
Mountains National Park; 2006, 2007, and 2008.
- West Tennessee Regional Science Fair Judge, hosted by
Union University; 2006, 2007 and 2010.
EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE
- Technical
Editor, 2004 – Wildflowers of Tennessee,
the Ohio Valley and the Southern Appalachians: by Horn, Cathcart,
Hemmerly and Duhl
- Anonymous
reviewer 2006- SIDA, published by the Botanical Research Institute of
Texas, Fort Worth - for the peer review scientific journal.