Mary Beth Mudgett

Mary Beth Mudgett, the Stanford Friends University Fellow in Undergraduate Education, is the senior associate dean for educational initiatives. She received her doctorate in biochemistry at University of California, Los Angeles and has been a professor in Stanford's Department of Biology since 2002. Her research group studies plant-pathogen interactions, focusing on how pathogens subvert the plant immune system resulting in disease outbreaks. Mudgett is passionate about teaching. She has launched new initiatives within biology to embrace different learning styles and enhance the student experience in the classroom. She also partners with faculty and staff across campus to increase student diversity within the natural sciences.