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Dr. Sherry Krayesky has 18 years of experience teaching biology at the ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ level. Her research focuses on the discovery of unknown benthic life history stages of marine bloom-forming microalgae that are associated endolithically with calcium carbonate-lined inner cells of crustose coralline-forming rhodoliths. She is also a skilled microscopist and an effective lab manager. In 2014 she and a small group of ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵs developed the peer education program "Academic Mentoring Matters" that operates under the moto of “peers helping peers achieve their academic and personal goals." Undergraduate ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ research experiences (SRE) have been incorporated into all her endeavors. She has worked and published with several undergraduate ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵs overseeing Research Experiences for Undergraduate (REU) granted by the National Science Foundation and Undergraduate Research Grants provided by UL Lafayette.

A.A. Focus in Life Science; Carl Sandburg College, Galesburg, Illinois, 1996
B.S. Physiology; Southern Illinois ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ, Carbondale, Illinois, 1999
M.S. Plant Biology; Southern Illinois ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ, Carbondale, Illinois, 2002
Ph.D. Environmental and Evolutionary Biology, ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ of ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ, Lafayette, 2015

The promotion of undergraduate research and the effects of these high impact practices on ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵs and faculty are a special interest to Dr. Sherry. She also focuses on the UL Seaweed Laboratory's discovery of unknown benthic life history stages of marine bloom-forming microalgae that are associated endolithically with calcium carbonate-lined inner cells of crustose coralline-forming rhodoliths.

Krayesky-Self S., D. Phung*, W.E. Schmidt, T. Sauvage, Luke Butler* & S. Fredericq. 2020. First report of an endolithic species of Rhodosorus (Stylonematales, Rhodophyta) growing inside mesophotic rhodoliths offshore ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ, northwestern Gulf of Mexico. Frontiers in Marine Science - Marine Ecosystem Ecology 23, https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.00007. 

Fredericq S., S. Krayesky-Self, T. Sauvage, J. Richards, R. Kittle, N. Arakaki, E. Hickerson & W.E Schmidt. 2019. The critical importance of rhodoliths in the life cycle completion of both macro- and microalgae, and as holobionts for the establishment and maintenance of marine biodiversity. Frontiers in Marine Science - Marine Ecosystem Ecology 5(502), doi:10.3389/fmars.2018.00502

Krayesky-Self S., W.E. Schmidt, D. Phung*, C. Henry*, T. Sauvage, O. Camacho, B.E. Felgenhauer & S. Fredericq. 2017. Eukaryotic life inhabits rhodolith-forming coralline algae (Hapalidiales, Rhodophyta), remarkable marine benthic microhabitats. Scientific Reports 45850 (2017); doi:10.1038/srep45850 (IF=4.259). 

Krayesky-Self S., J.L. Richards, M. Rahmatian & S. Fredericq. 2016. Aragonite infill in overgrown conceptacles of coralline Lithothamnion spp. (Hapalidiaceae, Hapalidiales, Rhodophyta): new insights in biomineralization and phylomineralogy. Journal of Phycology 52: 161-173.
Felder D.L., B.P. Thoma, W.E. Schmidt, T. Sauvage, S. Self-Krayesky, A. Chistoserdov, H. Bracken-Grissom & S. Fredericq. 2014. Seaweeds and decapod crustaceans on Gulf deep banks after the Macondo Oil Spill. Bioscience 64: 808-819.

Fredericq S., N. Arakaki, O. Camacho, D. Gabriel, D. Krayesky, S. Self-Krayesky, G. Rees, J.
Richards, T. Sauvage, D. Venera-Ponton & W.E. Schmidt. 2014. A dynamic approach to the
study of rhodoliths: a case study for the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. Cryptogamie Algologie.

Krayesky S.L., J.L. Mahoney, K.M. Kinler*, S. Peltier*, W. Calais, K. Allaire & G.M. Watson.
2010. Regulation of spyrocysts discharge in the model sea anemone, Nematostella vectensis.

2019 Ray P. Authement College of Sciences Outstanding Teacher
2017-13 & 2008-2005 Outstanding Advisor Award ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ of ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ, Lafayette 
2015 Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor, ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ of ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ, Lafayette
2014 Teacher Appreciation: National Association of Black Engineers 
2007 Award of Teaching Excellence; Pre-Professional Society, UL Lafayette