Dr. Rebekah (Bekah) Ward
Associate Professor of Biology
- Office A-1683
- Office Phone
- Cell Phone 404.838.7127
- Email Address Send Email
Biography
An Atlanta native, Dr. Ward attended Georgia State University for her undergraduate degree in biology. She then traveled to Ithaca, N.Y. for her Ph.D. in microbiology at Cornell University. After a post-doctoral fellowship at Emory University studying B. subtilis, she has devoted herself to teaching.
Education
- Doctorate – microbiology – Cornell University
- Bachelor's – biology – Georgia State University
Academic Interests
- Microbial ecology
- Microbial genetics
- Bacterial cell biology
Distinctions
- DNA and Cell Biology, Young Scholar Award
- Cornell University, Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
- Georgia State University, W. G. Nolan Scholarship