Dr. Wallace leads several graduate classes at UGA through the Department of Crop & Soil Sciences, the Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Genomics, and the Institute of Bioinformatics. Below you will find brief descriptions of his major classes, and links to their entry in the UGA bulletin.
CRSS 8010 – Experimental Design
CRSS 8010 focuses on the design and analysis of experiments in plant research. It covers basic and advanced experimental design and the statistical methods to analyze them, like ANOVA and linear regression. All work is done in the R coding environment, and for many students this is their first introduction to R. Student generally enjoy this course, and every semester 1-2 of them say it is the best statistics course they’ve ever taken.
Offered: Fall of even years (2026, 2028, etc.). In odd years, the class is instead taught by Dr. Phillip Vines.
PBGG 8860/8861 – Plant Breeding Seminar
PBGG 8860/8861 is the seminar classes that all Plant Breeding graduate students must take to learn how to give good oral presentations and communicate science well. Students prepare an in-depth, 40-minute seminar on a scientific topic, geared either for a scientific audience (8861) or the general public (8860). It is an extremely demanding class, but multiple alumni have later said it was the most useful class they took at UGA. Dr Wallace co-teaches this class with Dr. Wayne Parrott and Dr. David Bertioli.
Offered: Every semester
PBGG 8874 – Genomic Selection
PBGG 8874 is a short, 1-credit module covering the theory and practice behind genomic prediction / genomic selection, a breeding method that uses genome-wide marker data to predict how well a plant or animal will perform.
Offered: Spring of odd years (2027, 2029, etc)
PBGG 8875 – Genome-Wide Association in Plants
PBGG 8875 is a short, 1-credit module that covers the statistics, design, and analysis of genome-wide association studies, with a focus on agricultural setups. It covers linear regression, data quality control, experimental layouts, and interpretation of results.
Offered: Spring of odd years (2027, 2029, etc)
Software Carpentry and Data Carpentry
Software Carpentry and Data Carpentry are two subdivisions of The Carpentries, a nonprofit organization dedicated to teaching introductory data science skills. Dr. Wallace has been a certified Carpentries instructor since 2019 and has led over a dozen workshops on topics like Unix, Git, Python, R, and Genomics. Some of these are standalone workshops, while others are offered as classes under BINF 7960/8960.
Offered: When bandwidth permits