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| Dr. LaShunda Hodges, Assistant/Associate Research Plant and Soil Science Professor in Southern University's College of Agricultural, Family and Consumer Sciences, has been named one of 1,000 inspiring Black Scientists in America. |
Baton Rouge, La. – Southern
University College of Agricultural, Family and Consumer Sciences Assistant/
Associate Research Plant and Soil Science Professor Dr. LaShunda Hodges has
been honored as one of the 1,000 inspiring Black Scientists in America by Cell
Mentor.
The list of scientists was compiled by a community of scholars
and includes scientists from universities and the private sector. The December
28, 2020 article was published to “dismantle the myth that outstanding Black
scientists make up a small percentage of the scientific community.”
Before joining Southern’s College of Ag, Dr. Hodges served as an Assistant and Associate Professor of Soil and Plant Sciences in
Alcorn State University’s Department of Agriculture, a Visiting Scientist for
the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Crop Production Unit and a Research Associate/ Native Grass and
Wildlife Habitat Project Manager for the Southern University Ag Center.
Hodges earned a B.S. in Soil and Plant Science, an M.S. in
Agronomy, both from Alcorn State University and a Ph.D. in
Agronomy-Environmental Planning and Management from Louisiana State University.
The article and the full list of scientists are available at
http://crosstalk.cell.com/blog/1000-inspiring-black-scientists-in-america.
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