Apr 27, 2026  
2021-2023 Graduate Catalog 
    
2021-2023 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Graduate Faculty


Karla Addesso, Associate Professor
B.S. 2002, The College of New Jersey; Ph.D., 2007, University of Florida

Clement Akumu, Assistant Professor
B.Sc., 2003, University of Buea, Cameroon; M.Sc., 2006, National University of Ireland, Ireland, Ph.D., 2011, Southern Cross University, Australia

Kaushalya G. Amarasekare, Associate Professor
B.S., 1993, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka; M.S., 2002, Oklahoma State University, Ph.D., 2007, University of Florida

Reginald Archer, Associate Professor
B.S., 1996; M.S., 2005, University of Florida; Ph.D., 2013, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Christine A. Ondzighi-Assoume, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1995, M.S., 1996, D.E.A, 1998, Ph.D. with Honors 2003, University of Rouen, France.

Ahmad N. Aziz, Professor
B.S., 1988, Barani Agricultural College; M. Phil, 1991, Quaid-e-Azam University; Ph.D., 1998, University of New Brunswick

Matthew W. Blair, Professor
B.S., 1987, Cornell University; M.S., 1993, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Puerto Rico; Ph.D., 1997, Cornell University

Carolyn Boykins-Winrow, Assistant Professor
M.S. 1988, Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 2001, Michigan State University

Richard Browning, Jr., Professor
B.S., 1989 Prairie View A&M University; M.S. 1992, Ph.D., 1994; Texas A & M University

Thomas W. Broyles, Associate Professor
B.S., 1994, M.S., 2000, Ph.D., 2004, Virginia Tech.

Fulya Baysal-Gurel, Associate Professor and Interim Associate Dean of Research
B.S., 1994, M.S., 1997, Ph.D., 2003, Cukurova University, Turkey.

Arvazena Clardy, Associate Professor
B.S., 1989, Tennessee State University; M.S., 1993, Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 1999, Alabama A & M University

Fur-Chi Chen, Professor
B.S., 1987, Chung Shan Medical & Dental College, Taiwan; M.S., 1994, University of Wisconsin-Stout; Ph.D., 1998, Auburn University

Jason P. de Koff, Associate Professor
B.S., 2000, Ithaca College; M.S., 2004, UC Riverside; Ph.D., 2008, Purdue University

Sam O. Dennis, Professor
B.S., 1978, Middle Tennessee State University; M.S., 1980, Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 1999, Alabama A&M University

Korsi Dumenyo, Associate Professor
B.S., 1990, University of Ghana, Legon; M.S., 1994, Tuskegee University; Ph.D., 2000, University of Missouri

Aliyar Fouladkhah, Associate Professor
B.S., 2007, National University of Iran; M.S., 2009, Colorado State University; Ph.D.,  2013, Colorado State University; MPH, 2014, Yale University.

Solomon Haile, Associate Professor
B.S., 1993, Alemaya Agricultural University; M.S., 1997, Wageningen University; Ph.D., 2007, University of Florida

Makonnen Lema, Associate Professor
B.S., 1977 Haile Selassie University; M.S., 1980, Addis Ababa University; Ph.D., 1994, Oklahoma State University

Aditya Khanal, Associate Professor
B.S., 2007, Tribhuvan University, Nepal, M.S.,  2010, Louisiana State University, M.A., 2012, Virginia Tech, M.S., 2014, Louisiana State University, Ph.D., 2015, Louisiana State University. 

Agnes Kilonzo-Nthenge, Professor
B.S., 1992, University of Eastern Africa, Kenya; M.S. 1997, Tuskegee University; Ph.D., 2003, Auburn University

Jianwei Li, Associate Professor
B.S. 2001, China Agricultural University; Ph.D., 2009, Duke University

Prabodh Illukpitiya, Associate Professor
B.S., University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka; M.S., Norwegian University of Life Sciences; Ph.D., University of Hawai’i at Manoa.

Margaret T. Mmbaga, Professor
B.S., 1974; M.S., 1976, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; Ph.D., 1980, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Dilip Nandwani, Professor
B.S. 1985, University of Jodhpur; MS, 1987, University of Jodhpur; Ph.D., 1991, University of Jodhpur

Samuel Nahashon, Professor and Chair, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
B.S., 1987, Andrews University; M.S., 1990, Tuskegee University; Ph.D., 1994, Oregon State University

Jason Oliver, Professor
B.S., 1987, M.S., 1990, University of Tennessee; Ph.D., 1999, Auburn University.

Emmanuel Omondi, Assistant Professor
B.Sc., 1990, University of Nairobi, Kenya; M.S., 2007, Ph.D. 2011, University of Wyoming

Ankit Patras, Associate Professor
B.S. 2002, Allahabad Agriculture Institute; India; MS, 2004, Ph.D., 2009, University College DublinTrojan Technologies & University of Guelph, Canada.

Dharma S. Pitchay, Associate Professor
B.Sc. 1981, Agriculture University of Malaysia, M.S., 1997, West Virginia University, Ph.D., 2002, North Carolina State University.

Bharat Pokharel, Associate Professor
BSc. Hons., 1998; Australian National University, Ph.D., 2008, Michigan Technological University

Sudipta Rakshit, Associate Professor
BSc., 1997, University of Calcutta; MSc., 1999, University of Calcutta; M.S., 2002, University of Iowa; Ph.D., 2006, University of Kentucky.

Ramasamy Ravi, Assistant Professor
BSc., 1987, Madurai Kamaraj University, India; MSc., 1997, Ph.D., 2006, University of Mysore, India

Chandra Reddy, Professor, Dean of the College, and Director of Research and Administrator of Extension Programs
B.S., Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University; M.Sc. - Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University; Ph.D. University of Florida

John Ricketts, Professor
B.S. 1996, Middle Tennessee State University; M.V.T.E., 2000, Middle Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 2003, University of Florida

Sonali Roy, Assistant Professor
B.Sc. honors 2008, University of Delhi, India; M.Sc. 2010, Bose Institute, Kolkata India, Ph.D., 2014, John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK

Yongming (Simon) Sang, Associate Professor
B.S., 1987, Anhui Science and Technology University, China; D.Sc., 1996, Nanjing Agricultural University, China; Ph.D., 2008, Kansas State University

Hongwei Si, Associate Professor
DVM, 1995, Gansu Agricultural University, MS, 1998, Gansu Agricultural University, Ph.D., 2007, Virginia Tech.

William Sutton, Associate Professor
B.S. 2002, Wheeling Jesuit University; M.S., 2004, Marshall University, Ph.D., 2010, Alabama A&M University.

Ali Taheri, Associate Professor
MSc in Horticulture, 2000, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran; Ph.D. in Plant Molecular Biology 2009, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Anthony Witcher, Associate Professor
B.S., 1998, Louisiana Tech University; M.S., 2003, Louisiana State University, Ph.D., 2013, University of Southern Mississippi 

Ying Wu, Associate Professor
B.S., 1991, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University (P.R. China); M.S., 1994, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University (P.R. China);M.S., 2000, University of Guelph (Canada); Ph.D., 2010, University of Guelph (Canada)

De’Etra Young, Associate Professor and Associate Dean of Academics and Land Grant Programs
B.S. 2004, Southern University and A&M College; M.S., 2006, Ph.D., 2010, Texas A&M University

Suping Zhou, Professor
B.S., 1985, Hebei Agricultural University, China; M.S., China; 1988, Shandong Agricultural University; Ph.D., 1998, Naijing Agricultural University, China