▁changes ▁in ▁light ▁sources ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁continue ▁photos yn thesis , ▁so ▁they ' ve ▁developed ▁fin ely ▁tun ed ▁growth ▁and ▁development al ▁responses . ▁Mont gom ery ' s ▁lab ▁studies ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁mole cules ▁that ▁play ▁an ▁important ▁role ▁in ▁this ▁process , ▁including ▁light - abs or bing ▁p ig ments ▁and ▁light - sens ing ▁re cept ors , ▁or ▁ph y to chrom es . ▁In ▁particular , ▁her ▁group ▁works ▁to ▁better ▁understand ▁how ▁these ▁mole cules ▁reg ulate ▁cell ▁morph ology ▁and ▁phys i ology ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁different ▁environments ▁and ▁stress ors , ▁foc using ▁their ▁attention ▁on ▁Arab ad opsis ▁organ ▁systems ▁and ▁cy an ob acter ia ▁as ▁model ▁organ isms . ▁ ▁Her ▁research ▁contributions ▁have ▁been ▁recognized ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁Academy ▁of ▁Micro bi ology ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁fellow ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Mont gom ery ▁holds ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁MS U ▁Foundation ▁Professor ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁her ▁scholar ly ▁accomplish ments , ▁discipl inary ▁development , ▁commit ment ▁to ▁cre ativity , ▁and ▁teaching ▁excell ence . ▁ ▁M ent or ship ▁ ▁Mont gom ery ▁also ▁conduct s ▁scholar ship ▁and ▁training ▁initi atives ▁on ▁ment oring , ▁particularly ▁around ▁issues ▁rel ating ▁to ▁ment oring ▁and ▁retain ing ▁students ▁and ▁junior ▁scient ists ▁from ▁under re present ed ▁background s . ▁She ▁has ▁published ▁extens ively ▁on ▁evidence - based ▁strateg