Carol Kelly, Ph.D., has been training for her new role as a Texas A&M AgriLife Research cotton breeder for more than 20 years. She also grew up on an area family cotton farm, giving her a personal perspective on issues facing cotton farmers.Kelly started working at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Lubbock in 2003 as a graduate student, and she completed her postdoctoral work there in 2010. She has been an assistant research scientist, associate research scientist and research scientist since 2012.As an assistant professor of cotton breeding, she will continue many of the projects she ...