The University of Tennessee Southern

Stanton Belford, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Program Coordinator, Biology

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Contact Information

Office Address:
Program Coordinator
School of Mathematics and Sciences

Phone: 931-424-4621 Ext: 3621

Email: sbelfor2@utsouthern.edu

Biography

Associate Professor of Biology with a demonstrated history of working in higher education. Mentorship of undergraduate student research and training students in molecular techniques, such as DNA barcoding using mitochondrial COI, 16S, ITS genes of interest. Phylogenetic analysis using Molecular Evolutionary Genetic Analysis to highlight species identification and evolutionary history. Skilled in Life Sciences (Ecology, Invert & Vert. Zoology), Microscopy, Science, and Microsoft Office, Travel Abroad Study, Coral Reef Research.

Education

Stanton is a first-generation college graduate.
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  • Ph.D Auburn University
  • MSc. MTSU
  • BSc. MMC/UT Southern

Publications

  • Belford, S.G. 2024. Combining morphological characteristics and DNA barcoding techniques confirm sea urchins of the genus Echinometra (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) in marine habitat at extreme regions of the Caribbean Sea. Integrative and Comparative Biology 0:1-9.
  • Belford, S.G. 2023. Utilization of two DNA barcoding techniques, alongside morphological characters, confirms the presence of zoantharian morphotypes (Cnidaria: Hexacorallia: Zoantharia) along the coast of Toco, Trinidad. Living World, Journal of Trinidad and Tobago Field Naturalists’ Club 2023:126-135.
  • Sangre Grande Region Tourism Newsletter. Toco’s Coral Reefs. Issue 38, September 2022.
  • Belford, S.G. 2021. Shallow-water species diversity of common intertidal zoantharians (Cnidaria: Hexacorallia: Zoantharia) along the northeastern coast of Trinidad, southern Caribbean. Oceans 2: 477-488. https://doi.org/10.3390/oceans2030027

Awards

  • Tidal Wave participant at the UN Ocean Decade Conference, Barcelona, Spain (April 2024)
  • Diverse Ocean Science Community through Collaboration (DOOC) participant, California State University, Monterey, California (August 2022)
  • NSF grant from Diverse Ocean science Community through Collaboration (DOOC) program: From Sea to Sand: Understanding ocean pollutants as stressors to marine biodiversity and cultural perceptions of hazards in present and future climates. Collaboration with UTS, UCLA, and U. Oregon (Awarded: $8,000).