Research Analyst

Teaching Experience

• Teaching Assistant:: Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology 120: Genetics and Society. January-May 2019
• Student mentoring in laboratory October 2019-March 2020

Associations, Service & Leadership

• Association of Plant Pathology Scholars (APPS) Graduate Student Organization (2018-present)
• American Phytopathological Society (APS) Member (2014-present)
• American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Member (2020-Present)
• Poster presentation practice (assisted high school students prepar for local science fair (Spring 2020)
  Helped high school students from underrepresented communities prepare research presentations for local science fair competition
• Nerd Squad: STEM youth education camp for girls (Summer 2019) 

Certifications

• KY INBRE (formerly KBRIN) Next Generation Sequencing Workshop July 2019

Publications & Presentations

Publications

• Stenger, D.C., Burbank, L.P., Wang, R., Stewart, A.A., Mathias, C., and Goodin, M.M. (2020). Lost and found: Rediscovery and genomic characterization of sowthistle yellow vein virus after a 30+ year hiatus. Virus Research 284, 197987.

Pesentations

• Mathias, C. Hijacking the Hijackers: How Viruses can be Used for Human Health. Seminar (November, 2019). Department of Plant Pathology: Lexington, KY.
• Mathias, C. Virus-Induced Changes in the Localization of Nuclear Proteins in Nicotiana benthamiana. Research Poster Presentation at APS Annual Meeting (August, 2020). Online.
• Mathias, C. Virus-induced Changes in Nuclear Protein Localization. Exit Seminar (December, 2020). Department of Plant Pathology: Lexington, KY.