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Kinchel C. Doerner 130 Morrill Building South Dakota State University Brookings, SD 57007

[email protected] Office: [605] 688-4181

Cell: [605] 651-9610

1. Education

Ph.D. Animal Sciences (microbiology). University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 1992.

M.S. Animal Sciences (microbiology). University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 1989.

B.S. Animal Industries. Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. 1986.

2. Recent Professional Service

Panelist: Council of Graduate Schools, Summer Workshop, New Dean’s Institutes.

Advocacy 101. July 2018.

Invited Speaker: Public Policy and Advocacy Training. Pre-Conference Workshop.

Western Association of Graduate Schools, 60th Annual Meeting. Las Vegas NV. March

2018.

Executive Team: Member-at-Large, Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools. 2017

(4 year commitment). (Elected).

Webinar Speaker: Council of Graduate Schools-Advocacy Ambassadors. October 2017

Session Chair: Council of Graduate Schools Summer Workshop. “Breaking the Code:

Understanding the New Role of the States”. July 2017.

Invited Speaker: Council of Graduate Schools Summer Workshop. “Advocacy 101”. July

2017.

Invited Speaker: Council of Graduate Schools Annual Meeting. “Advocacy 101”. Dec

2016

Invited Speaker: Council of Graduate Schools Summer Workshop. “Advocacy 101”. July

2016

Invited Speaker: Western Association of Graduate Schools. “Graduate Education

Advocacy” March 2016, Socorro, NM

Elected Board of Trustees: Council of Graduate Schools. 2016-2019. Elected by all

members (national).

Government Relations Advisory Committee member: Council of Graduate Schools.

2015-2018.

Chair, 3-Minute Thesis Committee, Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools. 2015

Invited Speaker: Council of Graduate Schools Annual Meeting. “Advocacy on Campus”.

December 2015, Seattle, WA

Session Chair: CGS Workshop on Graduate Student Professional Development.

November 2015, Washington DC

Invited Speaker (respondent): Is the Master's the new Baccalaureate? CGS Summer

Meeting. July 2105 Quebec City, Canada.

Distinguished Thesis Committee member, Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools.

2013-2015.


3. Recent Academic Service

2017-2018, Chair, Fishback Honors College Dean Search

2017-2018, SDSU Strategic Enrollment Management (Executive Committee)

2017 SDSU Strategic Planning Committee (Executive Committee)

2017 SDSU University Budget Oversight Committee

2017 Board of Regents (SD System) Research Advisory Committee

2017 SDSU Provost Search Committee

2015-2017 SDSU Data Governance Committee

2015-2018 SDSU Assessment Academy (Executive Committee)

2015-2016 SDSU Website Provider Selection Committee

2015-2016 Chair, Five-year Review Committee for Dean Dennis Hedge

2014 Presidential Task Force, Strategies for Introducing LEAN Processes

2013-2015 Great Plain Interactive Distance Alliance, Cabinet (governing body), Treasurer

2012-present Great Plains Interactive Distance Alliance, Graduate Deans Committee

(Chair, 2013-15)

2012-present, SDSU Academic Affairs Committee (ex-officio)

2012-present, SDSU President’s Council

2012-present, SDSU Dean’s Council

2012-present, SDSU Management Team

2012-2013 SDSU Strategic Planning Committee

4. Employment History

Jan-current 2018 Dean of College of Natural Sciences (CNS) (interim) South Dakota State University.

This position leads the creation of a new academic college at SDSU from the existing departments of

Biology and Microbiology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Physics, and Geography with a budget of ~$15

million. The interim/transitional dean will ensure all components of a functional college are in place on

1 July 2018, the start date of the college. Duties include the following: ensuring recruitment processes

for robust enrollments for Fall 2018; working with department heads to assist with short term decisions;

ensuring grant proposals continue to be reviewed and approved; liaise with the current deans for faculty

annual review and promotion/tenure review; ensuring current fiscal decisions will not disadvantage CNS

upon formation; establishing a FY19 budget for CNS; representing CNS on the University Budget

Oversight Committee; liaising with the SDSU Foundation initiate a development campaign and begin

processes to establish a development director; working with SDSU Alumni to establish alumni lists and

alumni activities for CNS; establishing marketing strategies for college programs; building a CNS website;

facilitating discussions to ensure CNS faculty continue access to all necessary research equipment, space

and instrumentation; and facilitating degree program development; approving summer 2018 contracts

hiring of the CNS office staff such as an Associate Dean for Research, Associate Dean for Academics and

Student Services, program assistant, and a Recruitment and Outreach Coordinator; as well as ensure the

office suite contains functional telephones, computers and furniture.

Jan-June 2017. Vice President for Research and Economic Development (interim), South Dakota State

University.


The Vice President of Research and Economic Development supervises no fewer than seven major

efforts to promote and support university research and oversee a $16.7 million budget (FY17). First, The

Office of Research Assurance and Sponsored Programs assists faculty and college staff with identifying

funding opportunities, proposal development and submission. Additionally, the office provides

compliance support through the Institutional Review Board, Institutional Animal Care and Use

Committee, and Institutional Biosafety Committee among others. Second, the Office of Technology

Transfer and Commercialization provides advice to faculty and staff on intellectual property and

commercialization of technology as well as legal services and processes, including IP disclosures, patent

searches and applications, and licensures. The OTT also provides advocacy and teaching services for

entrepreneurship initiatives. Third, the VPRED supervises Centers of Excellence such Geospatial Science

Center and Ethyl Austin Martin Program in Nutrition. Additionally, the VP provides support for BIOSNTR

and the block grant Sun Grant. Fourth, the office offers many services supporting undergraduate

research such as editing and publishing the Journal of Undergraduate Research, co-sponsoring the

Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creativity Day as well as sponsoring students attending Pierre

Poster Day, the annual event for select undergraduates to present their for work state legislators. Fifth,

the VPRED assists in managing university resources and personnel critical in the research enterprise. The

VPRED supervises the University Veterinarian in support of proper animal care and welfare and assists in

managing the Animal Resource Wing, the SDSU animal research facility. Sixth, the VPRED represents the

university’s research interests across campus and to external stakeholders. The VPRED serves on many

campus committees, represents the university at the system-level Research Affairs Committee, various

state-level activities and serves as the contact for the university’s federal advocates. The VPRED also co-

authors/approves university research-related policy. The Office of VPRED sponsors faculty excellence

awards and sponsors internal faculty research awards. Seventh, the VPRED serves as interface to the

Research Park, a joint venture between the university and the city of Brookings to develop ‘research-

related’ industries and accentuate university research know-how and intellectual capacity. The VP

serves on the executive committee, communicates frequently with the Research Park Director, and

ensures Research Park interests are promoted on campus.

Accomplishments:

Regular monthly meetings college deans discussing research-related issues

Allocation of funds for major repairs to research animal laboratory

Resolution of miscommunications between Dept. Civil Eng. and SD Dept. of Transportation

Regular monthly meeting of college research associate deans discussing strategies to expand

research opportunities and support services.

Support of entrepreneurship workshop series (Spring 2017).

Fall 2012-present: Dean, Graduate School, South Dakota State University.

The Graduate Dean oversees and approves graduate curriculum, develops new graduate programs, shepherds new course and program approval through the governing board, drafts graduate education policy, approves graduate course instructor credentials. The annual budget is approx. $610K. The Graduate School provides processing support/ infrastructure for graduate program applications including: maintaining an online application; automated letter of reference service; transcript and degree verification; assembling application packages; design and maintenance of an electronic document management (ImageNow) for application package review; application package review for


acceptance/denial, including sending letters. We also provide basic recruitment services including: maintenance and distribution of program information; 4-5 recruitment trips to local fairs annually; and maintenance of student contacts. Post-Admissions processes (Student Services) include: plan of study management and approval; review for degree conferral; commencement planning; advisory committee management and approval; assignment of graduate faculty representatives; probation and appeal services; approval and deposition services for theses/dissertations; management of comprehensive and oral exams/defenses (including public posting and approvals); and institutional program review. We review/approve graduate assistant Personnel Action Requests. Furthermore, we manage all aspects of Graduate Council; review and approve all graduate curricula items; review, write and shepherd for approval of graduate policies; ensure all graduate practices are lawful and align with regental, state and federal laws/regulations; answer all email and telephone inquiries; address 'walk-in' concerns; and prepare reports for governmental and professional agencies. Additionally, the office serves as an advocate for graduate education across the campus, at the state and federal level. Accomplishments:

The approval of 3 Ph.D. programs and 8 master’s programs. This process involves many steps

both internal and external to the campus. I advise on the preparation of and the “approval-

strategy” of both the Intent to Plan and Program Proposal documents. I shepherd the

documents through all approval processes from the Graduate Council to the Board of Regents’

academic review.

Successful promotion and establishment of ‘professionally’ oriented master’s programs. These

programs include the M.S. Data Science, M. Engineering, Master of Public Health, and M.S.

Human Biology.

Established a Professional Development Program for graduate students, which includes Three-

Minute Thesis competitions, entrepreneurship seminars, Preparing Future Faculty coursework

as well numerous other offerings across campus.

Achieved approval for and implementation of modernized graduate assistantship structure.

Championed transition from a model where graduate assistants paid for a portion of tuition and

all fees to a model where all tuition and fees are paid by the assistantship.

Served as the primary author and champion for substantial policy change regarding graduate

education. Some changes include: use of external stakeholders for meaningful program review;

requirement to include all thesis/dissertation work within course credit; requirement for

ongoing, timely assignment of grades for research credit; establishment of annual review for all

thesis/dissertation students; and alignment of full- and half-time status with applicable federal

and state laws.

Interviewing and hiring all new office staff upon arrival in Fall 2012 followed by rapid

development of a functional office.

Streamlining the thesis/dissertation review and submission process; transitioned from an

entirely paper-based process to an e-document process integrated with the teaching platform

and the library’s publication platform.

Streamlining of many inter-office processes with extensive use of e-documents and document

management. Ongoing training is provided to all system users.

Substantial revision to the online application with a daily application upload.


Summer 2011-Summer 2012, Dean of Graduate Studies and Research (interim), Western Kentucky

University.

Fall 2009-Summer 2011, Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Research, Western Kentucky

University.

Duties

As Associate Dean, advise the Dean on all matters relating to GSR and assumed all duties for immediate

supervision of office staff and office improvements, most of which are listed in Accomplishments.

As Dean, I represented Graduate Studies and Research across campus. This position included working

closely with the Provost/Vice President of Academic Affairs, Vice President for Finance, Vice President

for Information Technology, College Deans, and Registrar (student services). The office was responsible

for collecting, assembling and reviewing for minimal admission requirements of graduate program

applicants as well as managing the workflow of application review. The office oversaw academic

appeals, graduate faculty and student committee approval, graduate assistantships, graduate health

insurance, student degree program coursework and approval, and graduation review and processing.

The annual budget was $5.2 million. Additionally, while I in this position, we developed an in-house

document management suite to ease the cumbersome nature of internal approval of grant proposals

and initiated a program to stimulate grant proposal submission by providing monetary incentives for the

authors.

Accomplishments:

Supervision of comprehensive transition to 'paperless office'. Hiring and supervision of computer

programmer as GSR staff. Supervision of the purge of out-of-date student files. Creation of a theses and

dissertations guidelines document. Design of an online system for submission, review, deposition, and

publication for theses and dissertations. Implementation of thesis/dissertation 'writing seminars' in

conjunction with the Writing Center (English Dept). Implementation of changes in the core intra-office

processes of application processing and comprehensive changes to document handling. Developed

auto-assessment of complete/incomplete student application packages. Implementation of autoload

system for GRE and TOFEL scores. Implementation of a new graduate tuition pricing system credit hours

then a flat fee for enrollment above 9 hrs. Implementation of a 6% tuition rate increase. Actively

integrated international students matriculating from Navitas, Inc. into the applicant review process for

graduate programs. Co-authored re-alignment of the Minority Assistance Program to help more

minority students achieve graduate degrees with increased accountability of allocated funds and

transparency of processes. Drafted and implemented a re-alignment of the Graduate Council – Graduate

Student Research Awards guidelines and processes. Drafted and implemented new guidelines and

processes for evaluation and awarding of Graduate Faculty Status. Implemented a novel process where

a sub-set of decisions made by the Dean could be appealed through Graduate Council. Improved

business practices and hiring of a Business Manager for the GSR office. GSR received the top tier of

Exemplary Academic Achievement Award for service units. Implementation of two doctoral programs,

the Doctor of Nursing Practice and the Doctor of Physical Therapy. Approval of two 3+2 programs (5-

year bachelor's/master's programs).

2010-2012, Full Professor of Biology (Microbiology), Department of Biology, Western Kentucky

University, Bowling Green, KY.


2002- 2010, Associate Professor of Biology (Microbiology), Department of Biology, Western Kentucky


1996-2002, Assistant Professor of Biology (Microbiology), Department of Biology, Western Kentucky


1992-1996, Part-Time Faculty (Post-doctoral Fellow), Department of Microbiology and Immunology,

Medical College of Virginia - Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA.

Spring 1995, Part-Time Faculty, Department of Biology, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA.

1986-1992, Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois at

Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL.

Peer-Reviewed Publications

1. Thomas, M., S. Wongkuna, S. Ghimire, K.C. Doerner, A. Singery, E. Nelson, T. Woyengo, T. Janvilisri, and J. Scaria. 201X. Gut microbial succession during conventionalization of germfree chicken. Submitted for publication, mSphere00459-18.

2. Sharma, N, K.C. Doerner, P.C. Alok, and M. Choudhary. 2015. Skatole remediation potential of Rhodopseudomonas palustris WKU-KDNS3 isolated from an animal waste lagoon. Lett Appl Microbiol. 60:298-306.

3. Kridelbaugh, D., S. Hughes, T. Allen, and K.C. Doerner. 2010. Production of 4-ethlyphenol from 4-hydroxycinnamic acid by Lactobacillus sp. isolated from a swine waste lagoon. J Appl. Microbiol. 109:190-198.

4. Kridelbaugh, D. and K.C. Doerner. 2009. Development of a defined medium for Clostridium scatologenes ATCC 25775. Lett. Appl. Microbiol. 48:426-432.

5. Doerner, KC, B.P. Mason, D. Kridelbaugh, and J.H. Loughrin. 2009. Fe(III) stimulates 3-methylindole and 4-methylphenol production in swine lagoon enrichments and Clostridium scatologenes ATCC 25775. Lett. Appl. Microbiol. 48:118-124.

6. Doerner, K.C., K. Cook and, B.P. Mason. 2009. 3-Methylindole production is regulated in Clostridium scatologenes ATCC 25775. Lett. Appl. Microbiol. 48:125-132.

7. Cook, K., M. Rothrock, J. Loughrin, and K. Doerner. 2007. Characterization of skatole-producing microbial populations in enriched swine lagoon slurry. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 60:329-340.

8. Vadari, Y., B.P. Mason and K.C. Doerner. 2006. Isolation from poultry litter and characterization in high phosphate conditions of Staphylococcus spp. capable of growth Lett. Appl. Microbiol. 43:64-70.

9. Vadari, Y., B.P. Mason and K.C. Doerner. 2006. Isolation from poultry litter and characterization of Staphylococcus spp. capable of growth in high phosphate conditions. 43:350. Erratum to correct publisher's error in title.

10. Doerner, K.C. and B.P. Mason. 2006. Nutritional stress increases intracellular phosphate and polyphosphate in poultry litter microflora. Lett. Appl. Microbiol. 42:527-531.

11. Doerner, K.C., W. Braden, J. Cork, T. Cunningham, A. Rice, B.J. Furman, and D. McElroy. 2005. Population genetics of resurgence: white-tailed deer in Kentucky. J. of Wildlife Management 69(1):345-355.


12. Doerner, K.C., F. Takamine, C.P. LaVoie, D.H. Mallonee, and P.B. Hylemon. 1997. Assessment of fecal bacteria with bile acid 7α-dehydroxylating activity for the presence of bai-like genes. Appl. Envrion. Microbiol. 63:1185-1188.

13. Doerner, K.C., E.G. Gurley, Z.R. Vlahcevic, and P.B. Hylemon. 1995. Regulation of cholesterol 7α-hydroxylase expression by sterols in primary rat hepatocyte cultures. J. Lipid Res. 36:1168-1177.

14. Doerner, K.C., R.M. Gardner, L.B. Schook, R.I. Mackie, and B.A. White. 1994. Inhibition of the exo-β-1,4-glucanase from Ruminococcus flavefaciens FD-1 by a specific monoclonal antibody. Enzyme Microb. Technol. 16:2-9.

15. Doerner, K.C., G.T. Howard, R.I. Mackie, and B.A. White. 1992. β-Glucanase expression by Ruminococcus flavefaciens FD-1. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 93:147-154.

16. Doerner, K.C. and B.A. White. 1990. Detection of glycoproteins separated by non-denaturing polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis using the periodic acid-schiff stain. Anal. Biochem. 187:147-150.

17. Doerner, K.C. and B.A. White. 1990. Assessment of the endo 1,4-β glucanase components of Ruminococcus flavefaciens FD 1. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 56:1844-1850.

18. Gardner, R.M., K.C. Doerner, and B.A. White. 1987. Purification and characterization of an exo β 1,4 glucanase from Ruminococcus flavefaciens FD 1. J. Bacteriol. 169:4581 4588.

Abstracts

1. Copp, C. and K.C. Doerner. 2011. Production and degradation of 4-ethylphenol in blended swine

lagoon enrichments. 2011 Conference on Gastrointestinal Function. April 18-20, Chicago, Il, Microbial

Ecology.

2. Doerner, K.C. S. Hughes, T. Allen, D. Kridelbaugh. 2009. Isolation of a Lactobacillus sp. from Swine

Lagoon Enrichments which Produce p-Ethylphenol from p-coumaric Acid. 2009 Conference on

Gastrointestinal Function. April 20-22, Chicago, Il, Microbial Ecology 57:568.

3. Doerner, K.C. and B.P. Mason. 2007. Fe III Stimulates 4-Methyl Phenol and 3-Methyl Indole Production

by Clostridium scatologenes ATCC 25775. 2007 Conference on Gastrointestinal Function. April 16-18.

Chicago, Il

4. Doerner, K.C. 3-Methyl Indole Producing Enrichment from Swine Waste Lagoon. 2006. In Abstracts of

the 11th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology. Vienna, Austria.

5. Doerner, K.C. 2006. 3- Methylindole production in Clostridium scatologenes ATCC 25775. In Abstracts

of the 106th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. American Society for

Microbiology, Washington D.C.

6. Mason, B. P., Y. Vadari, and K. C. Doerner. 2005 Characterization of Phosphate Hyper-Accumulating

Staphylococcus sp. Isolated from Poultry Litter. In Abstracts of the 105th General Meeting of the

American Society for Microbiology. American Society for Microbiology, Washington D.C.

7. Rafii, F., M. Park, and K.C. Doerner. 2004. Effect of mutations in the DNA gyrase gyrA gene of

Clostridium perfringens on resistance to different fluoroquinolones. ANAEROBE 2004 7th Biennial

Congress of the Anaerobe Society, July 19-21, 2004, Anapolis, Maryland.


8. Furumo, N. C., A. Eurell, S. L. Daniel, K. Doerner. 2004. Microbial metabolism of deoxycholate in the

mammalian gastrointestinal tract. In Abstracts of the 104th General Meeting of the American Society for

Microbiology. American Society for Microbiology, Washington D.C.

9. Vadari, Y. and K.C. Doerner. 2004. Isolation of Phosphate Hyperaccumulating Bacteria from Poultry

Litter. In Abstracts of the 104th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. American

Society for Microbiology, Washington D.C.

10. Vadari, Y. and K.C. Doerner. 2003. Validation of the T-RFLP Method for Studying the Microflora of

Poultry Litter. In Abstracts of the 103rd General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology.

American Society for Microbiology, Washington D.C.

11. Ramasubbaiah, R. and K.C. Doerner. 2003. Development of a Gene Transfer System in Clostridium

scindens VPI 12708. In Abstracts of the 103rd General Meeting of the American Society for

Microbiology. American Society for Microbiology, Washington D.C.

12. Mason, B.P. and K. C. Doerner. 2003. Extracellular Phosphate Levels Increase in Cultured Poultry

Litter. In Abstracts of the 103rd General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. American

Society for Microbiology, Washington D.C.

13. Doerner, K.C., W. Braden, J. Cork, T. Cunningham, A. Rice, B.J. Furman, and D. McElroy. 2001.

Microsatellite DNA analysis of population structure in a resurgent herd of whitetail deer (Odocoileus

virginianus). Evolution 2001. Knoxville, TN.

14. Doerner, K.C., L.R. Bushen, and D.R. Perkins. 2000. Development of reporter gene constructs useful

for the study of the bai operon promoter in the bile acid 7α-dehydroxylating bacterium, Eubacterium sp.

12708. Wind River Conference on Procaryotic Biology, Estes Park, CO.

15. Heuman, D.M., L.J. Zhao, W.M. Pandak, K. Doerner, P.B. Hylemon, and Z.R. Vlahcevic. 1996.

Characterization of an intestinal mucosal factor capable of down-regulating cholesterol 7α -hydroxylase

(C7α H) gene expression in primary rat hepatocyte culture. Amer. Assoc. Study Liver Diseases. Chicago,

IL.

16. Doerner, K.C., P.M. Bohdan, Z.R. Vlahcevic, and P.B. Hylemon. 1994. In Purification and

characterization of rat hepatic 3α-hydroxy-Δ5-C27-steroid dehydrogenase (3α-HSDH), poster abstr. 87.

1994 Falk Symposium No. 80, XIII International Bile Acids Meeting, Bile Acids in Gastroenterology: Basic

and Clinical Advances. Falk Foundation e.V. Freiburg/Br., Germany.

17. Hylemon, P.B., K.C. Doerner, E.G. Gurley, and Z.R. Vlahcevic. 1994. Regulation of cholesterol 7α-

hydroxylase by cholesterol in primary rat hepatocyte cultures, poster abstr. 13. 1994 Falk Symposium

No. 80, XIII International Bile Acids Meeting, Bile Acids in Gastroenterology: Basic and Clinical Advances.

Falk Foundation e.V. Freiburg/Br., Germany.

18. White, B.A., R.I. Mackie, and K.C. Doerner. 1991. Studies on the expression of cellulase by

Ruminococcus flavefaciens FD‑1, p. 40. In Proceedings of the 21st Biennial Conference on Rumen

Function.


19. Doerner, K.C. and B.A. White. 1990. Analysis of Ruminococcus flavefaciens cellulase using

monoclonal antibodies, p. 229. In Abstracts of the 90th General Meeting of the American Society for

Microbiology 1990. American Society for Microbiology, Washington D.C.

20. Doerner, K.C. and B.A. White. 1988. Characterization of 3 carboxymethylcellulases from

Ruminococcus flavefaciens, abstr. K-29, p. 211. In Abstracts of the 88th General Meeting of the

American Society for Microbiology 1988. American Society for Microbiology, Washington D.C.

21. Doerner, K.C. and B.A. White. 1987. Endo‑β‑1,4‑D‑glucanase components of Ruminococcus

flavefaciens FD‑1, p. 36. In Proceedings of the 19th Biennial Conference on Rumen Function.

22. Gardner, R.M., K.C. Doerner, and B.A. White. 1987. Purification and characterization of an

exoglucanase from Ruminococcus flavefaciens FD‑1, p.205. In Abstracts of the 87th General Meeting of

the American Society for Microbiology 1987. American Society for Microbiology, Washington D.C.

Local and Regional Abstracts

1. Copp, C. and K.C. Doerner. 2010. Liberation of p-coumaric acid from lignin and conversion to p-

ethylphenol by Lactobacillus sp. pep8. Kentucky-Tennessee Branch – American Society for Microbiology.

Bowling Green, Ky Nov. 12-13.

2. Brady, K., D. Kridelbaugh, and K.C. Doerner. 2010. Plasmid delivery to Clostridium scatologenes ATCC

25775 via conjugation. Kentucky-Tennessee Branch – American Society for Microbiology. Bowling Green,

Ky Nov. 12-13.

3. Kridelbaugh, D., S. Hughes, T. Allen, and K. Doerner. 2009. Detection of a p-coumaric acid

decarboxylase gene from a primary swine waste lagoon. American Society for Microbiology North-

Central Branch Meeting, LaCrosse, WI.

4. Parthasarathy, P. T. and K.C. Doerner. 2009. Isolation of a bacteriophage capable of infecting

Clostridium scatologenes ATCC 25775. Kentucky-Tennessee Branch – American Society for Microbiology.

Knoxville, Tn. Oct. 16-17.

5. Patel, K. and K.C. Doerner. 2009. Degradation of swine lagoon odorants using Rhodopseudomonas

palustris. Kentucky-Tennessee Branch – American Society for Microbiology. Knoxville, Tn. Oct. 16-17.

6. Brady, K. and K.C. Doerner. 2009. Isolation of a bacteriophage capable of infecting Lactobacillus sp.

pep8. Kentucky-Tennessee Branch – American Society for Microbiology. Knoxville, Tn. Oct. 16-17.

7. Strain, J. and K.C. Doerner. 2009. Establishing a spectrophotometric assay for para-coumaric acid

decarboxylase in Lactobacillus sp. pep8. Kentucky-Tennessee Branch – American Society for

Microbiology. Knoxville, Tn. Oct. 16-17.

8. Fusting, M. and D. Kridelbaugh. 2009. Isolation of a 3-Methylindole-Producing Bacterium from a

Swine Waste Lagoon. 39th Annual WKU Student Research Conference (Sigma Xi). Bowling Green, KY

(Dr. Kinchel Doerner, Advisor).

9. Allen, T.S. and D. Kridlebaugh. 2009. Detection of p-Ethylphenol-Producing Organisms Using the p-

Coumaric Decarboxylase Gene. 39th Annual WKU Student Research Conference (Sigma Xi). Bowling

Green, KY (Dr. Kinchel Doerner, Advisor).


10. Freeman, J. and D. Kridelbaugh. 2009. Indole Production by Clostridium scatologenes under

Different Nutritional Conditions. 39th Annual WKU Student Research Conference (Sigma Xi). Bowling

Green, KY (Dr. Kinchel Doerner, Advisor).

11. Fusting, M. 2008. Isolation of a 3-Methylindole-Producing Bacterium From Hog Waste Lagoon. 38th

Annual WKU Student Research Conference (Sigma Xi). Bowling Green, KY (Dr. Kinchel Doerner, Advisor).

12. Hughes, S. 2008. Hog Waste Lagoon Enrichments for p-Ethylphenol Production. 38th Annual WKU

Student Research Conference (Sigma Xi). Bowling Green, KY (Dr. Kinchel Doerner, Advisor).

13. Freeman, J. 2008. Degradation of 3-methylindole and 4-methylphenol by Rhodopseudomonas

palustris isolated from a swine lagoon. 37th Annual WKU Student Research Conference (Sigma Xi).

Bowling Green, KY (Dr. Kinchel Doerner, Advisor).

14. Mason, B.P. 2006. Utilization of Eubacterium VPI 12708 in Investigating the Inducible Properties of

the Bile Acid Operon. 36th Annual WKU Student Research Conference (Sigma Xi). Bowling Green, KY (Dr.

Kinchel Doerner, Advisor).

15. Doerner, K. and B. Mason. 2005. 3-Methylindole Production in Clostridium skatologenes ATCC

25775. Kentucky-Tennessee Branch of the American Society for Microbiology Fall meeting.

16. Grant, K. and K.C. Doerner. 2003. Development of a PCR-based assay for detection of the

tetracycline resistance gene, texX, in municipal water samples. Kentucky Academy of Science, Bowling

Green, KY Nov. 6-8, 2003.

17. Grant, K. J. Frizzell, and K.C. Doerner. 2003. Detection and tracking of bacterial tetracycline-

resistance genetic elements in human waste. KBRIN Annual Meeting, Louisville, KY, Sept. 18-19, 2003.

18. Ramasubbaiah, R. and K.C. Doerner. 2003. Development of a gene transfer system in Clostridium

scindens VPI 12708. WKU Sigma Xi Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.

19. Vadari, Y. and K.C. Doerner. 2003. Validation of the T-RFLP method for studying the microflora of

poultry litter. WKU Sigma Xi Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.

20. Tirumala, V. and K.C. Doerner. 2003. Development of a mutagenesis system for the bile acid

dehydroxylaing bacterium Clostridium scindens VPI 12708. WKU Sigma Xi Research Conference, Bowling

Green, KY.

21. Scheffer, A., K. Doerner, N. Furumo, and S.L. Daniel. 2001. The Search for Cholesterol-Lowering

Bacteria in the Mammalian Gastrointestinal Tract. Annual Meeting of the Illinois State Academy of

Science (Macomb, Illinois), abstr. 141, p. 92

22. Braden, W., J.T. Cunningham, J. Reininga, A. Rice, D. McElroy, B. Furman, K.C. Doerner. 2001

Population genetic analysis of microsatellite-DNA variability in Kentucky whitetail deer. WKU Sigma Xi

Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.

23. Rice, A., W. Braden, J.T. Cunningham, J. Reininga, , D. McElroy, B. Furman, K.C. Doerner. 2001.

Microsatellite DNA-based standards for whitetail deer molecular forensics. WKU Sigma Xi Research

Conference, Bowling Green, KY.


24. Bushen, L. R. and K.C. Doerner. 2000. Construction of a bacterial plasmid to study the regulation of

bile acid 7α-dehydroxylation. WKU Sigma Xi Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.

25. Camper, J. and K.C. Doerner. 1999. Conjugal transfer of a shuttle vector between Escherichia coli and

Eubacterium sp. VPI 12708. WKU Sigma Xi Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.

26. Smith, B.P. and K.C. Doerner. 1998. The effect of exogenous bile salts on growth patterns of bile acid

7α-dehydroxylating bacteria. WKU Sigma Xi Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.

27. David, M. and K.C. Doerner. 1998. Study of the baiG gene in bile acid dehydroxylating bacteria. Ohio

Branch American Society for Microbiology, Columbus, OH.

28. Kaya, Y.H. and K.C. Doerner. 1998. Cloning and analysis of biaE gene of bile acid 7-dehydroxylating

bacteria. Ohio Branch American Society for Microbiology, Columbus, OH.

29. David, M. and K.C. Doerner. 1998. Study of the baiG gene in bile acid dehydroxylating bacteria. WKU

Sigma Xi Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.

30. Durbin, L., S. Batsel, and K.C. Doerner. 1997. Plasmid profile analysis of colonic bile acid 7α-

dehydroxylating bacteria. WKU Sigma Xi Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.

Book Chapters

1. White, B.A., R.I. Mackie, and K.C. Doerner. 1993. Enzymatic hydrolysis of forage cell walls, p. 455-484.

In H.G. Jung, D.R. Buxton, R.D. Hatfield, and J. Ralph (ed.), Forage cell wall structure and digestibility.

American Society of Agronomy, Inc., Crop Science Society of America, Inc., Soil Science Society of

America, Inc., Madison, Wisconsin, USA.

2. White, B.A., J.H. Clarke, K.C. Doerner, V.K. Gupta, C.T. Helaszek, G.T. Howard, M. Morrison, A.A.

Odenyo, S. Rosenzweig, and R.I. Mackie. 1990. Improving cellulase activity in Ruminococcus through

genetic modification, p.389-400. In D.E. Akin, L.G. Ljungdahl, J.R. Wilson, P.J. Harris (ed.), Microbial and

plant opportunities to improve lignocellulose utilization by ruminants. Elsevier, New York.

Extramural Funding and Grant Awards.

2008-2009, United State Department of Agriculture-Agriculture Research Service. Specific Cooperative

Agreement. Title: Study of skatole producing microorganisms in animal wastes. $ 112,066/ yr

2005-2007, United State Department of Agriculture-Agriculture Research Service. Specific Cooperative

Agreement. Title: Study of skatole producing microorganisms in animal wastes. $ 67,243/ yr

2004, United State Department of Agriculture-Agriculture Research Service. Specific Cooperative

Agreement. Title: Isolation of Poly-Phosphate Accumulating Bacteria from Poultry Litter. $ 81,428/ yr


Agreement. Title: Isolation of Poly-Phosphate Accumulating Bacteria from Poultry Litter. $ 119,149/ yr

2002, Kentucky Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network-Supplemental Award. Title: Detection and

Tracking of Bacterial Tetracycline-Resistance Genetic Elements in Human Waste $ 93,036/ 2 yr



Agreement. Title: Isolation of Poly-Phosphate Accumulating Bacteria from Poultry Litter. $ 105,082/ yr.


Agreement. Title: Isolation of Poly-Phosphate Accumulating Bacteria from Poultry Litter. $ 59,359/ 1 yr.

2000-2001, National Science Foundation, Kentucky Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive

Research; Research Enhancement Grant. Title: Development of a DNA-based forensic test to identify

white-tailed deer for use by Kentucky local and state law enforcement agencies. $12,000/1 yr. K.

Doerner (P.I.), D. McElroy Ph.D. (co-P.I.), B. Furman, Ph.D. (co-P.I.), and D. Perkins, M.S. (co-P.I.)

1997-1998, National Science Foundation, Kentucky Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive

Research; Research Enhancement Grant. Title: Phylogenetic and genetic studies of bile acid 7α-

dehydroxylating bacteria. Subcontractor No. UKRF 4-28851-97-219; NSF OSR-9452895. July 1,1997-June

30,1998. $15,000.

Awards and Fellowships

2010-1011, Proposal Incentive Fund. Development of a Genetic Manipulation System in Cl.

scatologenes. Office of Sponsored Programs. Western Kentucky University. $9,183

2000, Faculty Research Fellowship. Western Kentucky University. Salary for summer semester research.

$5,000.

1998, Faculty Research Fellowship. Western Kentucky University. Salary for summer semester research.

$5,000.

1997, Faculty Research Grant. Western Kentucky University. Monies to be applied toward research

expenses. $1,000.

1997, President’s Special Grant Fund. Western Kentucky University. Monies for the purchase of

laboratory equipment. $3,000

1996, Junior Faculty Research Award, Western Kentucky University. Monies for laboratory research.

$4,000

1994-1996, National Institutes of Health. Public Health Service. National Institute of Diabetes and

Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Individual National Research Service Award. Title: Regulation of 3α-

Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase. Fellowship # 1-F32-DK08879-01.

Summer 1989, OECD Co‑operative Research Project on Food Production and Preservation Fellowship.

Visiting Scientist in the laboratory of Dr. Geoffrey P. Hazlewood, Agricultural and Food Research Council,

Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics Research, Cambridge Research Station, Cambridge, England,

May 21 ‑ August 20, 1989.

1989, National Feed Ingredients Association Scholarship. Monies applied to educational expenses. Chr.

Hansen, Inc. $1,000.

Courses Taught


introductory biology lab, general microbiology (for health professions and biology majors; lecture and

lab), molecular biology and genetics (lecture and lab), advanced microbial physiology and ecology;

senior seminar, interdisciplinary course with Philosophy Dept., research regulations and compliance.

Graduate Students

Student Date Status Title

Shawn Smiley Fall 2017 MS-Granted. Sequence extension of the tryptophan and

shikimate operons in Clostridium scatologenes

ATCC 25775.

Clinton Copp Fall 2009-

2012

MS-Granted. Para-Ethylphenol production from lignin using

Lactobacillus sp. pep8 and primary swine

lagoon sediment.

Krupali Patel

Fall 2009-

2011

MS-Granted. Degradation of swine lagoon odorants using

Rhodopseudomonas palustris.

Prasanna

Tamarapu

Parthasarathy

Spring 2009-

2010

MS-Granted. Isolation of a bacteriophage capable of

infecting Clostridium scatologenes ATCC

25775.

Bryan P. Mason

Fall 2004-

Spring 2009

MS-Granted.

Development of a reporter gene construct for

the biaP promoter of the bai operon of

Clostridium scindens VPI 12708

Venkat Tirumala

Fall 2002- Fall

2004

Physician Development of a mutagenesis system for the

bile acid dehydroxylaing bacterium

Clostridium scindens VPI 12708.

Yoganand Vadari

Fall 2001 –

Fall 2004

M.S. Granted

Ph.D. candidate

Estimation of the microbial diversity in poultry

litter using terminal restriction length

fragment length polymorphism and isolation

of phosphate accumulation bacteria from

poultry litter.

Rashmi

Ramasubbaiah

Fall 2001 -

Spring 2004

MS.-Granted

Development of a genetic transfer system in

Clostridium scindens VPI 12708


Juan Qiang Spring 1998-

Spring 2000

M.S.-Granted

Hydrogen sulfide production from bile acid 7-

dehydroxylating bacteria utilizing conjugating

bile acids.

Michael R. David

Fall 1996-

Spring 1999

M.S.-Granted

Forensic Specialist

Kentucky State

Police Laboratory

The study of the biaG gene in bile acid 7α-

dehydroxylating bacteria.

Yasemin H. Kaya

Fall 1996-

Summer 1998

M.S.-Granted

Cloning and analysis of biaE gene of bile acid

7α- dehydroxylating bacteria.

Awards to Students Under My Supervision

Student Year Award

Kathryn Brady 2010 2nd Place; Poster Competition; KyTn ASM Branch Meet.

Tyler Allen

(undergraduate)

2009 Dr. Daniel Skean Award for Excellence in Undergraduate

Microbiology Research

WKU Department of Biology

Rashmi Ramasubbaiah

(graduate)

2003 Outstanding Biology Graduate Student

WKU College of Graduate Studies

Rashmi Ramasubbaiah

(graduate)

2003 Best Graduate Oral Presentation WKU Sigma Xi Chapter

Brandon P. Smith

(undergraduate)

1998 Dr. Daniel Skean Award for Excellence in Undergraduate

Microbiology Research WKU Department of Biology

Yasemin H. Kaya (graduate) 1998 Outstanding Biology Graduate Student WKU Department

of Biology

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