Areas of expertise
MicrobiologyPlant BiologyCrop and Pasture ProductionHorticultural ProductionGenetics
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Plant Pathology/Phytopathology
Cornell University, NY, United States (2011)
Bachelor of Science, Microbiology, General
University of Florida, FL, United States (2005)
Bachelor of Science, Plant Pathology/Phytopathology
University of Florida, FL, United States (2005)
Awards and Honors
- Blue Ribbon Extension Communication (2019)
- Will Hemphill awarded Cedric Kuhn Outstanding (M.S.) Graduate Student Award (2019)
- Will Hemphill awarded 2019 M.S. 2nd Place E. Broadus Browne Award for outstanding graduate research and effective communication (2019)
- Will Hemphill awarded 2nd Place at the M.S. Research Student Poster and Symposium Competition – UGA Tifton Centennial Celebration (2019)
Scholarly Works
- The Genus Tospovirus: Emerging Bunyaviruses that Threaten Food Security, Annual Review of Virology, (2016).
- The Bacterial Pathogen Xylella fastidiosa Affects the Leaf Ionome of Plant Hosts during Infection, PLOS ONE, (2013).
- Xylella fastidiosa Isolates from Both subsp multiplex and fastidiosa Cause Disease on Southern Highbush Blueberry (Vaccinium sp.) Under Greenhouse Conditions, PHYTOPATHOLOGY, (2015).
- Ionome Changes in Xylella fastidiosa-Infected Nicotiana tabacum Correlate With Virulence and Discriminate Between Subspecies of Bacterial Isolates, MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS, (2014).
- Tolerance and Resistance to Viruses and Their Vectors in Vitis sp.: A Virologist’s Perspective of the Literature, AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ENOLOGY AND VITICULTURE, (2011).
Contact
Mailing Address
Department of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia
2360 Rainwater Road
Tifton, GA 31793
Shipping Address
UGA/Plant Science Building
115 Coastal Way
Tifton, GA 31793
