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Stephanie Adams
Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist
Olufemi Alabi
Professor and Extension Specialist
Focus: Etiology, diagnostics, epidemiology and management of plant virus and virus-like diseases
Sanjay Antony-Babu
Assistant Professor
Jorge Arreola Vargas
Instructional Assistant Professor
Focus: Bioremediation, biorefinery, and effective teaching through active learning approach
PLPM 323
Mark Black
Professor and Extension Specialist Emeritus
Thomas M. Chappell
Assistant Professor
Focus: Epidemiological and phenological modeling of diseases and pests of agricultural crops
Kimberly Cochran
Associate Professor and Extension Specialist
Focus: Sesame, vegetable (leafy greens) and youth (STEM) outreach
Thomas Isakeit
Professor and Extension Specialist, Field Crops
Focus: Diseases of field crops and vegetables
Charles M. Kennerley
Professor Emeritus
Focus: Understanding the genes and mechanisms of biocontrol by Trichoderma virens
Michael V. Kolomiets
Professor, Molecular Biology of Plant Disease Responses
Focus: Hormone and oxylipin-based regulation of maize defense against biotic and abiotic stresses.
Clint W. Magill
Professor
Focus: Plant Host/Pathogen interactions, Sorghum Resistance to Fungal Pathogens
Kranthi Mandadi
Professor
Ken Obasa
Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist
Focus: Diseases of small grains and field crops
Kevin Ong
Professor and Associate Department Head (Extension)
Focus: Plant Disease Diagnostics, Diseases of ornamentals and fruits
Dr. Elizabeth (Betsy) Pierson
Adjunct Professor
Leland (Sandy) Pierson III
Professor
Louis Prom
Research Plant Pathologist, Crop Germplasm Research, USDA-ARS
Marina Rondon
Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist
Karen-Beth G. Scholthof
Professor Emerita
Focus: History of virology and plant pathology, primarily tobacco mosaic virus.
Brian D. Shaw
Professor and Associate Department Head for Academic Affairs
Focus: Fungal Biology Microscopy
Junqi Song
Associate Professor, Plant biotic stress research
Focus: Molecular plant-microbe interactions
Kati Stoddard
Instructional Associate Professor and Associate Director for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning at the Center for Teaching Excellence
Focus: An evidence-based approach to teaching and learning that is inclusive, supported by appropriate instructional technology, transformative, and immersively engaging.
Jeanmarie Verchot
Professor
Terry A. Wheeler
Professor, Soilborne Diseases of Cotton and Peanut
Focus: Nematodes and soilborne fungi on cotton
Heather H. Wilkinson
Professor and Associate Dean of Faculties for Faculty Development
Xin-Gen "Shane" Zhou
Professor and Research Plant Pathologist, Rice and Bio-energy Crop Dieseases
Focus: Develop innovative tools for effective management of diseases in rice