Dr. Jere Boudell

Associate Dean College of STEM Professor of Biology

Office: Lakeview Discovery and Science Center 135 G
Natural Sciences
College of Arts & Sciences
JereBoudell@clayton.edu
Phone: (678) 466-4772

Biography

Dr. Jere Boudell is the Associate Dean of the College of STEM, Director of the Applied AI Institute, and Professor of Biology. A plant ecologist, she teaches plant biology and ecology courses while researching how urbanization and elevated CO₂ impact riparian plant communities, with a focus on seed germination and community dynamics. As a technologist, she bridges ecology and technology by applying artificial intelligence to research and education, leading AI and app development workshops, and organizing EcoHackathons to foster cross-disciplinary innovation. She is also deeply committed to advancing AI literacy and empowering the next generation of scientists and innovators.

Education

BS, Organismic Biology, Northeastern State University, 1995

Ph D, Plant Biology, Arizona State University, 2004

Awards and Honors

Outstanding Volunteer of the Year Award, Georgia Recreation and Park Association District 4 , Award, 2025

College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Faculty of the Year Award, College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, Award, 2024

Intellectual Contributions

Beth A Middleton, Jere A. Boudell, Salinification of coastal wetlands and freshwater management to support resilience., Ecosystem Health and Sustainability – June 9 2023

Jere A. Boudell, Beth A Middleton, Plot Locator: An app for locating plots in the field., Applications in Plant Sciences – December 2019

Beth A Middleton, Jere A. Boudell, Nicholas A Fisichelli, Using management to address vegetation stress related to land-use and climate change, Restoration Ecology – February 2017

Jere A. Boudell, Mark M Dixon, Stewart S Rood, Juliet C Stromberg, Restoring functional riparian ecosystems: concepts and applications. , Ecohydrology – July 2015

Jere A. Boudell, Juliet C Stromberg, Impact of nitrate enrichment on wetland and dryland seed germination and early seedling development, Journal of Vegetation Science – January 2015

Presentations

Jere A. Boudell, Mind Over Machine: Expanding AI Literacy & Empowering Communities., MIT RAISE AI & Education Summit, MIT RAISE – July 16 2025

Jere A. Boudell, George Tang, Expedition_Hack: for Climate!, MIT RAISE AI & Education Summit, MIT RAISE – July 16 2025

Jere A. Boudell, George Tang, Expedition_Hack: for Climate!, MIT RAISE AI & Education Summit, MIT Center for Mobile Computing – July 24 2024

Beth Middleton, Jere A. Boudell, Balancing climate and land-use in coastal management and restoration, Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Consortium of Aquatic Science Societies – May 16 2022

Service to the University & University System of Georgia

University, Clayton State University Campus Tree Committee , Committee Member – Fall 2012 to Present

Service to the Profession

Committee Member, MIT App Inventor Hackathon 2020, International – Summer 2020

Service to the Community

Board Member, Reynolds Nature Preserve, Local – Summer 2020 to Present

Teaching Interest

general biology, plant biology, plant taxonomy, ecology, ethnobotany

Research Interest

riparian plant ecology, climate change impacts on plant communities, metacommunity dynamics, disturbance dynamics, restoration of degraded ecosystems, science education, AI applications in ecology