Areas of expertise
Plant BiologyCrop and Pasture ProductionMicrobiologyEnvironmental Science and Management
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Plant Pathology/Phytopathology
University of Georgia, GA, United States (1999)
Master of Science, Plant Pathology/Phytopathology
Iowa State University of Science & Technology, IA, United States (1995)
Bachelor of Science, Plant Pathology/Phytopathology
Iowa State University of Science & Technology, IA, United States (1993)
Awards and Honors
- 2016 D.W. Brooks Diversity Award (2016)
- UGA Senior Teaching Fellow (2012)
- UGA Teaching Academy Member (2006)
- Gamma Sigma Delta Juior Faculty (2005)
- LEAD 21 Fellow (2004)
- UGA Lilly Teaching Fellow (2001)
Scholarly Works
- Recent Trends in Microbiological Safety of Fruits and Vegetables, Plant Health Progress, (2003).
- Acidovorax citrulli: generating basic and applied knowledge to tackle a global threat to the cucurbit industry, MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY, (2012).
- The epidemiology and management of seedborne bacterial diseases, ANNUAL REVIEW OF PHYTOPATHOLOGY, (2007).
- Detection of Acidovorax avenae subsp citrulli in watermelon seed using immunomagnetic separation and the polymerase chain reaction, PLANT DISEASE, (2000).
- Differences in pathogenicity between two genetically distinct groups of Acidovorax avenae subsp citrulli on cucurbit hosts, JOURNAL OF PHYTOPATHOLOGY, (2004).
Contact
Mailing Address
4315 Miller Plant Science Building
Athens, GA 30602
Shipping Address
4315 Miller Plant Science Building
Athens, GA 30602
