ʃiː dʒˈɔɪnd ðə fˈækəlti æt jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv dʒˈɔːɹdʒə jˌuːdʒˌiːˈeɪ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː æz ɐn ɐsˈɪstənt pɹəfˈɛsɚɹ ʌv bˈɑːtəni bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ ɐ fˈʊl pɹəfˈɛsɚɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː.
She joined the faculty at University of Georgia (UGA) in 1983 as an assistant professor of botany becoming a full professor in 1992.