Sarah D. (Ellis) Williams

Hometown

Wilmington, Ohio

Description of Work Responsibilites

Plant Pathology - course instructor for PLNTPTH 2001 - Sick Plants and A Hungry World (online).

College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences - Academic Programs
Academic Program Coordinator. Student Success Experiences

Educational and Professional Background

Master of Science: Plant Pathology,  Non-thesis: Teaching, Youth Development, and Outreach Engagement in Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, Graduation Date: June 2009

Bachelor of Science: Landscape Horticulture, Minor: Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, Graduation Date: June 2007

Publications

• Gibson, J., S. Williams, and F. Peduto Hand. 2014. Botrytis Gray Mold in Greenhouse Floral Crops. (Available online at: http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/3000/pdf/3070.pdf).
• Rhodes, L. H., B. Bunyard, W. Sturgeon, S. D. Ellis Williams. 2013. Mushrooms and Macrofungi of Ohio and the Midwestern States: A Resource Handbook.
• Meyer, M., C. Haynes, D. Ellsworth, S. Ellis Williams, C. Welty, K. Jeannette. 2012. An Online Plant Diagnostics Module for Extension Master Gardeners. HortTechnology October 2012 22:589-591.
• Ellis, S.D. and M.J. Boehm. 2009. Plants Get Sick Too! Plant Diseases Idea Starter. The Plant Health Instructor. DOI: 10.1094/PHI-K-2009-0511-01.
• Ellis, S.D., Boehm, M.J., and Curtis, C.R.  2008.  Online teaching: Engaging students through interactive discussions.  Phytopathology 98:S50.
• Ellis, S.D., Bennett, P.J., and Boehm, M.J. 2010. Sick Plants and a Hungry World: An online course for Master Gardeners. Phytopathology 100:S33
• Ellis, S.D. and Boehm, M.J., 2008. OSU Extension Factsheet - Introduction to Plant Disease Series PP401.01 entitled “Plants Get Sick Too! An Introduction to Plant Diseases”. (Available online at: http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/3000/index.html).
• Ellis, S.D., Boehm, M.J., Chatfield, J., Boggs, J., and Draper, E.  2008. OSU Extension Factsheet - Introduction to Plant Disease Series PP401.02 entitled “Diagnosing Sick Plants”. (Available online at: http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/3000/index.html).
• Ellis, S.D., Boehm, M.J., Chatfield, J., Boggs, J., and Draper, E.  2008.  OSU Extension Factsheet - Introduction to Plant Disease Series PP401.03 entitled “20 Questions on Plant Diagnosis”. (Available online at: http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/3000/index.html).
• Ellis, S.D. and Boehm, M.J.  2008.  OSU Extension Factsheet - Introduction to Plant Disease Series PP401.04 entitled “Keeping Plants Healthy: An Overview of Integrated Plant Health Management”. (Available online at: http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/3000/index.html).
• Ellis, S.D., Boehm, M.J., and Qu, F.  2008.  OSU Extension Factsheet - Introduction to Plant Disease Series PP401.05 entitled “Viral Diseases of Plants”. (Available online at: http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/3000/index.html).
• Ellis, S.D., Boehm, M.J., and Coplin, D.  2008.  OSU Extension Factsheet - Introduction to Plant Disease Series PP401.06 entitled “Bacterial Diseases of Plants”. (Available online at: http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/3000/index.html).
• Ellis, S.D., Boehm, M.J., and Mitchell, T.K.  2008.  OSU Extension Factsheet - Introduction to Plant Disease Series PP401.07 entitled “Fungal and Fungal-like Diseases of Plants”. (Available online at: http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/3000/index.html).
• Ellis, S.D., Boehm, M.J., and Rhodes, L.H.  2008.  OSU Extension Factsheet - Introduction to Plant Disease Series PP401.08 entitled “Nematode Diseases of Plants”. (Available online at: http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/3000/index.html).
• Ellis, S.D., Boehm, M.J., and Rhodes, L.H. 2008.  OSU Extension Factsheet - Introduction to Plant Disease Series PP401.09 entitled “Parasitic Higher Plants”. (Available online at: http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/3000/index.html).
• Ellis, S.D., Boehm, M.J., Shenge, K.C., Diedhiou, P.M., Miller, S.A., Canas, L.A., and Stone, A. 2009.  OSU Extension Factsheet - Introduction to Plant Disease Series PP401.09 entitled “Parasitic Higher Plants”. (Available online at: http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/3000/pdf/PP401_10.pdf).
• Ellis, S.D., Goerig, D. J., Chatfield, J. A., Rhodes, L.H., and Boehm, M.J. 2009.  OSU Extension Factsheet - “Lichens”. (Available online at: http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/3000/pdf/HYG_3312_09.pdf).
• Ellis, S.D., and Rimelspach, J.W. 2010. OSU Extension Factsheet – “Collecting and Submitting a Turfgrass Sample to the Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic”. (Available online at: http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/3000/pdf/3087.pdf).
• Ellis, S.D. and Boehm, M.J.  2008.  Ohio 4-H Idea Starter entitled “Viruses, Bacteria, and Fungi, Oh My!” (Available online at: http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~idea/projects.html).

Presentations

• Poster at APS Annual Meeting; Title: Online teaching: Engaging students through interactive discussions; Minnesota; July 2008;                  
• OSU Department of Plant Pathology Seminar, “Teaching, Youth Development and Outreach Engagement in Plant Pathology.”  Columbus. May 2008. ~40 participants.
• OSU Department of Plant Pathology Seminar, “Teaching, Youth Development and Outreach Engagement in Plant Pathology.”  Columbus. April 2009. ~40 participants.
• Poster at APS Annual Meeting; Title: Sick Plants and a Hungry World: an online course for Master Gardeners; North Carolina; August 2010;
• Montgomery County Master Gardeners – “Sick Plants and a Hungry World”; Ohio; March 2011;