Melanie Elise Davis

Background

Davis, Melanie Elise was born on July 28, 1950 in Ames, Iowa, United States. Daughter of Rodney James and Phyllis Erna (Clark) Davis.

Education

AB, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1972; Master of Science, University of California, Davis, 1974; Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, 1989.

Career

Summer intern, Tennessee Valley Authority, Norris, Tennessee, 1969; summer research assistant, Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, 1971; graduate research assistant botany, University of California, Davis, 1972-1974; research associate chemistry, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1975-1976; researcher, Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, 1976-1984; graduate research assistant horticulture, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1984-1989; research associate horticulture, Ohio State University, Columbus, since 1990.

Achievements

• Melanie Elise Davis has been listed as a noteworthy Plant science researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Presenter career workshop American Women in Science, Columbus, 1981. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Association for Women in Science, Tissue Culture Association, American Society Horticultural Science.

Connections

Married William Mark Shackleford, October 30, 1974. Children: Benjamin, Anne.

Father:

Rodney James Davis

Mother:

Phyllis Erna (Clark) Davis

Spouse:

William Mark Shackleford

child:

Anne Davis

child:

Benjamin Davis