BACKGROUND

Position:

Professor, program director, chairperson - department of Medical Technology
Interim associate dean - College of Health

Education:

Ph.D. - Educational Administration

The University of Southern Mississippi 1985

M.S. - Medical Technology

Mississippi State University 1972

MT Certificate - Providence Hospital

Mobile, Ala 1970

B.S. - Microbiology

Mississippi University for Women 1969

Major Areas of Teaching Emphasis:

Parasitology/Body Fluids/Microbiology/Management/Education

SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

• Hudson, M.J. and Bushardt, S.C.: "Diagnosis and Treatment of Student Motivational Problems." Laboratory Medicine, Bol. 18, No. 2, February, 1986, 107-109.
• Hudson, M.J., Hollis, D.G., Weaver, R.E., and Galvis, C.G.: "Relationship of CDC Group EO-2 and Psychrobacter immobilis." Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Vol. 25, No. 10, October,1987, 1907-1910.
• Hudson, J. and Goodwin, C.: "Articulation Comparisons in Medical Technology Education", Laboratory Medicine, Vol. 23, No. 4, April, 1992, pp. 255-258.
• Hudson, J., Goodwin, C., and Beck, C.: "Assessment of Student Affective Behaviors in US Medical Technology Programs." Laboratory Medicine, Vol. 25, No. 1, January, 1994.
• Handley, C., C. Godwin, J. Hudson, and M. Lux: "Prediction of Minority Student Success in the Medical Technology Program at the University of Southern Mississippi." Clinical Laboratory Science, 7, 149, 1994. (Abstract)
• Handley, C.S., J. Hudson, C. Goodwin, and M. Lux. "Prediction of Minority Student Success on National Certification Examinations in the Medical Technology Program at The University of Southern Mississippi." Clinical Laboratory Science, vol. 8, no. 5, pp. 288-291, Bethesda, MD, 1995.
• Aziz, Hassan, Beck, Carolyn E., Lux, Mary F., and Hudson, M. Jane. "A Comparison Study of Different Methods Used in the detection of Giardia lamblia", Clinical Laboratory Science, 14,2, 150-154, 2001.
• Hudson, Jane. (Senior editor): "Principles of Clinical Laboratory Management: A Study Guide and Workbook", Prentiss-Hall, In Press

  Chapters Authored:

  • Professionalism
  • Professional Ethics
  • Employee Evaluation
  • Employee Correction and Discipline
  • Change
  • Motivation
  • Leadership
  • Conflict Management
  • Preanalytical, Analytical and Postanalytical Phases
  • Legal Considerations
  • Consulting

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS:

• Hudson, J. "Identification of Parasites that Infect the Immunocomprimised Host." (2 day workshop). The Bureau of Laboratories, The Texas Department of Health, 1993, 1994, 1996.
• Handley, C.S., J. Hudson, C. Goodwin, and M. Lux. "Prediction of Minority Student Success on National Certification Examinations in the Medical Technology Program at The University of Southern Mississippi." 62nd Annual Meeting of The American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science, Nashville, Tenn, June, 1994. (Oral Presentation by Handley)
• Eubanks, S., J. Hudson, M. Kersh, and J. Woodbury. "Can Preprofessional Cumulative and Chemistry Grade Point Averages Predict Clinical Chemistry Grades?" American Society for Clinical Laboratory Sciences Educators' Conference, Atlanta, Ga, February, 1996. (Poster Presentation by J. Hudson)
• Hudson, J. "Review of Clinical Parasitology." (1 day workshop). The Southwestern Association of Clinical Microbiology Annual Meeting, New Orleans, La, 1997.
• Hudson, J. "Microbiology Case Presentations," The Mississippi / Louisiana Societies for Clinical Laboratory Science Annual Meeting, Jackson, Miss, April, 2000.
• Hudson, J., L. Barnes, D. Thrash, and P. Holland, "Teaching Clinical Laboratory Management," The Mississippi/Louisiana Societies for Clinical Laboratory Science Annual Meeting, Jackson, Miss, April, 2000.
• Hudson, J. "The Instructional Unit Workshop," Auburn University at Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, January, 2001.
• Hudson, J. and Miller, Herb. "Strategies for Developing a Graduate Program in Clinical Laboratory Science." Clinical Laboratory Educators' Conference, February, 2001, St. Louis, Mo.

SELECTED GRANTS:

Health Careers Opportunity Program, 1990-96, Program Director

OTHER:

• Member, American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science; Serve on the Program Review Committee the National Accreditation Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences

CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Parasitology/Education/Clinical Management