Dr. Brantlee Spakes-Richter
Assistant Professor
Contact:
Phone: (352) 273-2014
Email: bsr@ufl.edu
Office: Rm. #2519, Fifield Hall
2550 Hull Road
Gainesville, FL, 32611
About
Dr. Spakes-Richter came to the field of plant pathology through an industry position in a private environmental microbiology laboratory, where she worked with growers and consultants on soil health and plant disease problems, and conducted bench-scale trials and product analyses of biological control products and soil amendments. She left industry to pursue a PhD in plant pathology at North Carolina State University, and came to UF from a postdoctoral research position at Duke University. While she maintains her interests in soil-borne pathogens and fungal ecology through collaborative research projects, she is passionate about teaching, and came to UF for the opportunity to hold an 80% teaching and 20% research position in plant pathology.
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Education
Ph.D. Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, 2009
M.S. Plant Biology, Arizona State University, 1999
B.A. English, Arizona State University, 1993
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Recent Services and Honors
- CALS Undergraduate Teacher of the Year, 2015-2016
- CALS Council for Teaching Enhancement and Innovation, 2013-2016
- Department of Plant Pathology Curriculum Committee
- NACTA Educator Award, 2016
- Plant Science Steering Committee
- Roche Teaching Fellow, 2013-2014, University of Florida CALS
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Publications
View a collection of my publications on Google Scholar
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Teaching
Plant Pathology
Brantlee Spakes Richter is responsible for course and curriculum development for multiple courses in plant pathology, including two general studies courses for non-majors, and general plant pathology and fungal pathogens courses for both undergraduate and graduate students.
Courses Taught
- PLP2000 Plants, Plagues & People
- PLP2060 Fungus Among Us Mushrooms, Molds, and Civilization
- PLP3002 Fundamentals of Plant Pathology
- PLP5005 General Plant Pathology
Teaching Philosophy