Education Ph.D. in Plant and Soil Science, University of Kentucky (2012). Dissertation: Invasive Ecology of Old World Bluestem Grasses and Insights for Coastal Prairie Restoration in South Texas M.S. in Forestry, University of Kentucky (2004) B.S. in Biology, University of Kentucky (1998) Courses Taught: BIO 100/101: Introductory Biology lecture/lab BIO 121/122: Mission Farm BIO 202/203/204: General Biology lecture/labs BIO 211/213: Microbiology lecture/lab BIO 272/274: Principles of Plant Biology lecture/lab BIO 322: Genetics ESC 150/151: Earth Science lecture/lab Current Research: Rehabilitating bush honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) invaded woodlands with honeysuckle removal and native species plantings Antimicrobial effects of plant extracts Research Interests: Natural History Faith and Science Invasive species ecology and management Conservation Biology Wildlife Ecology and Management Biodiversity Botany Recent Publications: Ruffner, M.E., and T.G. Barnes. 2012. Evaluation of herbicide and disking to control invasive bluestems in a south Texas coastal prairie. Rangeland Ecology and Management 65: 277-285. Ruffner, M.E., R.L. McCulley, J.A. Nelson, and T.G. Barnes. 2012. Ecosystem function differs between Old World bluestem invaded and native coastal prairie in south Texas. Biological Invasions 14: 1483-1500. Ruffner M.E., and T.G. Barnes. 2010. Natural grassland response to herbicide and application timing to control tall fescue, an invasive cool-season grass. Invasive Plant Science and Management 3(3): 219 – 228. Contact Marvin Ruffner Your name(Required)Your email address(Required) Subject line:(Required)Message:(Required)This field is hidden when viewing the formFacStaff Email (please keep hidden) This field is hidden when viewing the formFacStaff Slug (please keep hidden)NameThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.