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2025 - 2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025 - 2026 Undergraduate Catalog

College of Agriculture (Faculty & Staff)


Chandra Reddy, Ph.D., Professor, Dean, and Director of Research and Administrator of Extension; De’Etra Young, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Academics and Land-Grant Programs; Fulya Baysal-Gurel, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Research; Latif Lighari, PhD., Associate Dean for Extension

Department of Agricultural Sciences and Engineering

Korsi Dumenyo, Ph.D., Interim Department Chair

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

Kaushalya Amarasekare, Associate Professor
B.S. (Hons.) in Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka; M.S. in Entomology, Oklahoma State University; Ph.D. in Entomology, University of Florida.

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

Fulya Baysal-Gurel, Associate Professor
B.S., 1994, Cukurova University; M.S., 1997, Cukurova University; Ph.D., 2003, Cukurova University

Krishna B. Bhandari, Assistant Professor
B.Sc., 2002, Tribhuwan University, Nepal, M.S., 2013, University of Georgia Athens, Ph.D., 2018 Texas Tech University

Matthew Blair, Professor
B.S. Cornell University, M.S. Universidad de Puerto Rico, PhD and post-doc, Cornell University

Anjin Chang, Associate Professor
B.S., 2004, Seoul National University; Ph.D., 2011, Seoul National University

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

Akumu Clement, Associate Professor
B.S., 2003, University of Buea; M.S., 2006, University College Cork; Ph.D., 2011, Southern Cross University.

Jason P. de Koff, Professor and Extension Program Leader
B.S., 2000, Ithaca College: M.S., 2004, University of California-Riverside; Ph.D., 2008, Purdue University

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

Philip Osei Hinson, Assistant Professor
B.S., 2013, University of Cape Coast; M.S., 2017, West Texas A&M University; Ph.D., 2021, Texas A&M University

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

Behnaz Molaei, Assistant Professor
B.Sc., 2009, Shahrekord University, Iran; M.Sc., 2013, Isfahan University of Technology, Iran; Ph.D., 2022, Washington State University.

Dilip Nandwani, Professor
B.S. 1985, University of Jodhpur; M.S., 1987, University of Jodhpur; PhD., 1991, University of Jodhpur

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

Emmanuel Omondi, Assistant Professor
B.S., (Ag) University of Nairobi, Kenya; M.S., (Plant Science) University of Wyoming, Laramie; Ph.D., (Plant Science) University of Wyoming, Laramie.

Christine A. Ondzighi-Assoume, Associate Professor
B.S. 1995, Biochemistry, M.S. 1996, Molecular and Cell Biochemistry, and Ph.D., 2003, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, University of Rouen.

Dharmalingham Pitchay, Professor
B.A., 1981, University of Agriculture, Malaysia; M.S., 1996, West Virginia University; Ph.D., 2002, North Carolina State University

Chandra Reddy, Professor, Dean and Director of Land Grant Programs
B.S., (Ag) Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University; M.Sc., (Ag) Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University; Ph.D. University of Florida

Sonali Roy, Assistant Professor
B.S., Botany (Hons.) University of Delhi; M.S., Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (Bose Institute, and University of Kolkata), Ph.D. Legume Molecular Genetics (John Innes Center and University of East Anglia)

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

Resham Thapa, Assistant Professor
B.S., (Ag) Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, India; M.S., (Soil Science) North Dakota State University; Ph.D., (Plant Science) University of Maryland, College Park.

Lyle Wallace, Assistant Professor
B.A., 1996, DePaul University; M.S., 2005, Chicago State University; PhD, 2018, Oregon State University

ZaDarreyal Wiggins, Assistant Professor

B.S., 2011, Alabama A&M University; M.S., 2014, Florida A&M University; Ph.D., 2022, Tennessee State University

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

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

 

Department of Agricultural Business and Education

Prabodh Illukpitiya, Ph.D., Interim Department Chair

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Prabodh Illukpitiya, Professor 

B.S., 1997, University of Peradeniya; M.S., 1999, Agricultural University of Norway; Ph.D., 2006, University of Hawaii at Manoa

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

Abdelaziz Lawani, Assistant Professor
B.S. 2006, University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin; M.S. 2007, University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin; M.S. 2013, North Carolina State University; Ph.D. 2018, University of Kentucky
 
Aditya Khanal, Associate Professor
B.Sc. 2006, Tribhuvan University, Nepal; M.S. 2010, Louisiana State University, M.A. 2012, Virginia Tech, M.S. (Finance) 2014, Louisiana State University, Ph. D. 2015, Louisiana State University

Sajid Noor, Assistant Professor

B.S., 2010, East West University, Bangladesh; M.Sc., 2016, New Mexico State University; Ph.D., 2020, New Mexico State University

James Muriuki, Assistant Professor
B.S., 2013, Egerton University; M.Sc., 2017, Texas Tech University; Ph.D., 2022, Texas Tech University.

Doc Lap Tran, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1998, Nong Lam University-Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; M.Sc., 2001, Vietnam; M.Sc., 2003, Nong Lam University-Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Ph.D., 2012, The University of Western Australia

Sean Posey, Assistant Professor
B.S., 2016, University of Florida; M.Sc., 2018, Michigan State University; Ph.D., 2023, University of Georgia

Gabriel Spandau, Assistant Professor

B.A., 2018, University of Florida; M.S., 2021, University of Maryland; Ph.D., 2024, University of Florida

Akua Adu-Gyamfi, Assistant Professor

B.S 2009, KNUST, Ghana; M.S. 2013, Auburn University; PhD, 2024, Auburn University

Armine Poghosyan, Assistant Professor
B.S. 2016, Armenian State University of Economics, M.S., 2018, Texas A&M University-Commerce, M.A. 2024, Virginia Tech; Ph.D. 2024, Virginia Tech

 

Department of Environmental Sciences

Bharat Pokharel, Ph.D., Interim Department Chair

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

Sougata Bardhan, Associate Professor
B.S., 1997, G. B. Pant University of Agri. And Tech., India; M.S., 2005, Ph.D., 2010, The Ohio State University.

Thomas Byl, Professor and Research Scientist, United States Geological Survey
B.A., 1983, Hope College, MI; M.S., 1986, Louisiana State University; Ph.D., 1992, University of Memphis.

Yujuan Chen, Associate Professor
B.S., 2006, Bejing Forestry University; M.S., 2009, Chinese Academy of Forestry; Ph.D., 2013, Virginia Tech University.

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

Sarah Neumann, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1999, The University of the South; Ph.D., 2008, Michigan State University.

Felix Ogunmokun, Assistant Professor
BTech., 2010, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology; MSc., 2017, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; PhD., 2022, Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

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, Iowa State University; Ph.D., 2006, University of Kentucky.

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

Huseyin B. Tecimen, Assistant Professor
BSc., 1998, MSc., 2000, Ph.D., 2005, Istanbul University.

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

 

Department of Food and Animal Sciences

Samuel N. Nahashon, Ph.D., Department Chair

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Gajender Aleti, Assistant Professor,
B.S. 2002, University Post Graduate College, Osmania University, Secunderabad, India; MSc 2005, University of Abertay Dundee, Dundee, UK; M.S. 2008, Government City College, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India; Ph.D. 2016, Austrian Institute of Technology & The University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria.

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 

Aliyah Fouladkhah, Associate Professor,
B.S. 2007, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Tehran, Iran; MPH, Yale University School of Public Health; M.S., 2009, Colorado State University; Ph.D., 2012, Colorado State University 

Agnes Kilonzo-Nthenge, Professor,
B.Sc (Ag). 1992, University of East Africa, Eldoret, Kenya; M.S. 1997, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama; Ph.D. 2003, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama

Ankit Patras, Associate Professor,
B.T. 2002, Allahabad Agriculture Institute- Deemed University, India; M.S. 2005, University College Dublin, Ireland; Ph.D. 2009, University College Dublin, Ireland

Brahmaiah Pendyala, Assistant Professor,
B.Sc. 2001, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, India; M.Sc. 2003, Periyar University, Salem, India; Ph.D. 2014, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India

Chetan Sharma, Assistant Professor,
B.S. 2009, Guru Nanak Dev University, India; M.S. 2012, Punjab Agricultural University, India; Ph.D. 2019, Kansas State University 

Hongwei Si, Professor,
D.V.M. 1998, Gansu Agricultural University; M.S. 2007, Gansu Agricultural University; Ph.D. 2010, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 

Ying Wu, Professor,
B.S. 1991, Inner Mongolia Agriculture University, China; MSc. 1994, Inner Mongolia Agriculture University, China; MSc. 2000, University of Guelph, Canada; Ph.D. 2010, University of Guelph, Canada 

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

Samuel N. Nahashon, Professor,
B.Sc. 1987, Andrews University, M.S. 1990, Tuskegee University; Ph.D. 1994, Oregon State University

Yongming Sang, Professor
DSC, 1996, Nanjing Agricultural University; Ph.D., 2008, Kansas State University 

 

Department of Human Sciences 

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Priscilla Ayine, Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator of EFNEP
B.Ed., 2011, University of Education; M.S., Tuskegee University; PhD., 2021, Auburn University

LaPorchia Davis, Associate Professor
B.S., 2011, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff; M.S., 2013, Iowa State University; Ph.D., 2015, Iowa State University

Beatrice Harris, Associate Professor
B.S., 1999, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff; M.S., 2005, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville; Ph.D., 2005, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Rita Fleming, Extension Assistant Professor, Program Leader, Family and Consumer Sciences, Director of Community Outreach and Engagement
B.S., 1975, Tennessee State University; M.S., 2000, Cumberland University

Brione Lockett, Assistant Professor and Director of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Education Program (SNAP-Ed)
B.A., 2015, Southern Illinois University Carbondale; MPH, 2020, Southern Illinois University Carbondale; Ph.D., 2020, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Margaret Machara, Professor
B.S., 1993, Virginia Tech; 1995, M.S., Auburn University; Ph.D., 2004, University of Kentucky

Veronica Oates,  Professor
B.S., 1995, 1998, 2007; M.S., 1998, North Carolina Central University; Ph.D., 2005, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill