Senator
Biography
Current Ph.D. student and Graduate Research Assistant in the Department of Animal Science at the University of Tennessee Knoxville. Research focusing on evaluating the reproductive tract and rumen bacterial communities of beef heifers. Specifically interested in the factors affecting these microorganisms, the uterine environment, and how they can influence reproductive efficiency in beef cattle.
Research
Graduate Research Assistant – PhD TN, U.S.A
University of Tennessee, Knoxville Jan. 2019 –Present
Research Coordinator I TN, U.S.A
University of Tennessee, Knoxville Aug. 2018 –Dec. 2018
Graduate Research Assistant – M.S. TN, U.S.A
University of Tennessee, Knoxville Jan. 2018 –Aug. 2018
Education
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN, U.S.A
PhD Animal Science, Reproductive Physiology Jan. 2018 -Present
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN, U.S.A
M.S. Animal Science, Reproductive Physiology Aug. 2017 -Aug. 2018
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN, U.S.A
B.S. Animal Science, Concentration Bioscience, Minor in Business Administration Aug. 2012– May 2016
Awards and Recognitions
2018, 2019, 2020 Bruce C. and Cleo G. Cox Scholarship
2019 UTIA Ag Research PhD Tuition Program Recipient
2018 UTIA Ag Research Travel Grant
2012 – 2016 University of Tennessee Dean’s List
Publications
Clemmons, B.A., J.B. Powers, S.R. Campagna, T.B. Seay, M.M. Embree, and P.R. Myer. Metabolomics, January 2020. “Rumen Fluid Metabolomics of Beef Steers Differing in Feed Efficiency.”
Ault, T.B., B.A. Clemmons, S.T. Reese, F.G. Dantas, G.A. Franco, T.P.L. Smith, J.L. Edwards, P.R. Myer, and K.G. Pohler. Journal of Animal Science, June 2019. “Uterine and vaginal bacterial community diversity prior to artificial insemination between pregnant and non-pregnant postpartum cows.”
Ault, T.B., B.A. Clemmons, S.T. Reese, F.G. Dantas, G.A. Franco, T.P.L. Smith, J.L. Edwards, P.R. Myer, and K.G. Pohler. Journal of Animal Science, June 2019. “Bacterial taxonomic composition of the postpartum cow uterus and vagina prior to artificial insemination.”
Myer, P.R., B.A. Clemmons, L.G. Schneider, T.B. Ault. CAB Reviews, March 2019. Invited Review. "Microbiomes in ruminant protein production and food security."
Speckhart, S.L., S.T. Reese, G.A. Franco, T.B. Ault, R.V. Olivera Filho, A.P. Oliveria, M.F. Smith, J.A. Green, J.L.M. Vasconcelos, and K.G. Pohler. Professional