Below you can find the members of the UGA Griffin Campus directory. You can also search for a specific person at the top of the page. If you would like to view the members of a specific department, select the “Departments & Colleges” section below and choose the department.
Departments & Colleges
Campus
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
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Agricultural and Applied Economics
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Center for Food Safety
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Center for Urban Agriculture
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Crop and Soil Sciences
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Entomology
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Food Product Innovation and Commercialization Center
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Food Science and Technology
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Horticulture
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Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics
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Northwest District Extension
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Plant Pathology
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Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program
Other Colleges
Government Entities
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All Griffin Personnel
Michael Aaron
Research Parapro/Professional
Food Product Innovation & Commercialization Center
Rebecca C. Ackah, Ed.D.
Urban Program Coordinator
Northwest District
Ibukunoluwa Adeposi Adelekan
Graduate Research Assistant
Crop & Soil Sciences
Kimberly Allen
Administrative Associate
Georgia Center for Urban Agriculture (GCUA)
Lois Adofowaa Amponsah
MS Graduate Research Assistant | Jinru Chen
Food Science & Technology
Cynthia Anukege
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Dario Chavez)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
Shaneesa Ashford
Archway Professional – Spalding County
Griffin Campus
Bochra Amina Bahri
Associate Professor of Turfgrass and Forage Pathology
Plant Pathology
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
Miranda Jane Barr
MS Graduate Research Assistant | Hendrik Den Bakker
Center for Food Safety
Ashley N Biles
Administrative Associate II
Campus Director’s Office – Griffin
Sandra Lynn Blackwell
Grants Coordinator
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program – Southern Region
Benjamin Battisto Blouin
PhD Graduate Research Assistant | Francisco Diez-Gonzales
Center for Food Safety
Chris Boyle
Maintenance Mechanic
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) – Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (PGRCU)
Anna Louise Bragg
Administrative Specialist
Food Product Innovation & Commercialization Center
G. Rich Braman
Systems Administrator and Developer
Georgia Center for Urban Agriculture (GCUA)
Avery Bray
IT Professional Principal
Office of Information Technology (OIT)
Griffin Campus
Mandy Brooks
Research Technician – Germplasm Curation
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) – Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (PGRCU)
Donna W. Brown
Business Manager
Business Office – Griffin
Center for Food Safety
Food Product Innovation & Commercialization Center
Food Science & Technology
James W. Buck
Professor – Diseases of soybean, wheat and ornamentals
Plant Pathology
Perry W. Buffington
Senior Lecturer
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Darrin Buice
Agricultural Specialist
Field Research Services – Griffin
Kenneth Casey Byrd
Building Services Worker
Facilities Management – Griffin
Art Cain
Public Service Assistant
Office of Continuing Education – Griffin
Faye F. Chatman
Program Director
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Dario Chavez
Associate Professor – Peach and Citrus Breeding
Horticulture
Institute for Integrative Precision Agriculture
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
Zhenbang Chen
Assistant Research Scientist | Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Plant Breeding
Crop & Soil Sciences
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
Tabitha Crowley
Accountant
Business Office – Griffin
Crop & Soil Sciences
Plant Pathology
Javier Cruz Padilla
PhD Graduate Research Assistant | Kevin Mis Solval
Food Science & Technology
David Alekzandre Cushman
PhD Candidate (Brendan Hunt Advisor)
Entomology
Mark Czarnota
Associate Professor; Emphasis: weed control in ornamentals, small fruits, Christmas trees
Horticulture
Jeffrey Dean
Assistant Provost & Campus Director
Campus Director’s Office – Griffin
Plant Pathology
Susanne Michelle Deeb
Ph.D. GRA; (G. David Buntin, advisor)
Entomology
Hendrik C Den Bakker
Associate Professor
Center for Food Safety
Meghan Den Bakker
Research Professional I
Center for Food Safety
Kimberly DeWinter
Administrative Specialist
Academic and Student Affairs – Griffin
Luke Doss
Research Technician – Germplasm Curation
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) – Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (PGRCU)
Maria Socorro Duran
Building Services Worker I
Facilities Management – Griffin
Samuel Edwards
Agriculture/Forestry Tech
Field Research Services – Griffin
Jennifer M. Evans
Business Manager
Business Office – Griffin
Crop & Soil Sciences
Plant Pathology
Mike Evans
Program Director
Georgia Department of Agriculture
Conor Fair
CAES Assistant Research Scientist in Applied Statistics
Griffin Campus
Keileah Fears
Administrative Associate – SSARE
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program – Southern Region
Ben Fields
Senior Agricultural Specialist
Field Research Services – Griffin
Tiffany B. Fields
Agricultural Research Assistant III
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) – Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (PGRCU)
Gina Nicole Fimiano
MS Graduate Research Assistant | Kevin Mis Solval
Food Science & Technology
Linda L. Foster
Building Services Worker
Facilities Management – Griffin
Jake Fountain
Assistant Professor Mycotoxicology & Postharvest Pathology
Plant Pathology
John Gassett
Research Station Superintendent
Field Research Services – Griffin
James Gratzek
Director, FoodPIC
Food Product Innovation & Commercialization Center
Adam Gregory
Senior Agricultural Specialist
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) – Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (PGRCU)
Becky Griffin
Community & School Garden Coordinator
Georgia Center for Urban Agriculture (GCUA)
Jose Angel Gutierrez
Building Services Worker
Facilities Management – Griffin
Mussie Habteselassie
Professor of Soil Microbiology
Crop & Soil Sciences
Bethany A Harris
Center for Urban Agriculture Director
Georgia Center for Urban Agriculture (GCUA)
Melanie Harrison
Research Leader
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) – Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (PGRCU)
Crop & Soil Sciences
Jouman Walid Hassan
Post Doctoral Associate
Center for Food Safety
Pamela Henry
Program Coordinator III
Griffin Campus
Dale N. Hess
Superintendent Plant Operations and Engineer
Facilities Management – Griffin
MaryBeth Hornbeck
FACS Program Development Coordinator
Northwest District
Beth Horne
Event Coordinator
Georgia Center for Urban Agriculture (GCUA)
Taylor Howard
Human Resources Generalist
CAES Business Office – Athens
Xueyan Hu
PhD Graduate Research Assistant | Jinru Chen
Food Science & Technology
Greg Huber
Assistant Superintendent of Plant Operations
Facilities Management – Griffin
Minji Hur
PhD Graduate Research Assistant I Francisco Diez-Gonzalez
Center for Food Safety
Joinul Islam
PhD Graduate Research Assistant | Kevin Mis Solval
Food Science & Technology
Rachel Itle
Assistant Research Scientist; Emphasis: Fruit production & genetics
Horticulture
Johana Lilian John Muthiah
PhD Graduate Research Assistant | Francisco Diez
Center for Food Safety
Amya Johnson
Graduate Research Assistant | Koushik Adhikari
Food Science & Technology
Sylvia Jones
Biological Science Lab Technician
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) – Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (PGRCU)
Jeffrey L. Jordan
Emeritus Faculty & Director of Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program-Southern Region
Agricultural & Applied Economics
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program – Southern Region
Nived Kavungal Muraleedharan
PhD Graduate Research Assistant; (Shimat Joseph, Advisor)
Entomology
Jordan Knapp-Wilson
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Chavez, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
Uday Durga Prasad Kodigepalli Suresh
PhD Candidate (R. Srinivasan Advisor)
Entomology
Bill Kunst
Automotive Mechanic II
Field Research Services – Griffin
Elizabeth Laney
Administrative Specialist I
Campus Director’s Office – Griffin
June Leary
Administrative Assistant II
Office of Continuing Education – Griffin
Hwa Eun Lee
PhD Graduate Research Assistant | Jinru Chen
Food Science & Technology
Angie J Lewis
Research Technician III
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) – Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (PGRCU)
Jule-Lynne Macie
ANR Program Development Coordinator
Northwest District
Daniel J Mailhot
Public Service Assistant–Director of the Statewide Variety Testing Program
Crop & Soil Sciences
Ken Manley
Research Professional I
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) – Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (PGRCU)
Kayla Manns
IT Client Support Professional
Office of Information Technology (OIT)
Griffin Campus
Kayla Martin
Administrative Associate I
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program – Southern Region
Alfredo Martinez
Professor and Extension Plant Pathologist-Turfgrass, Small Grains, Non-Legume Forages
Plant Pathology
D. Lynn Maynard
Senior Accountant
Business Office – Griffin
Center for Food Safety
Food Product Innovation & Commercialization Center
Food Science & Technology
Clinton McRae
Northwest District Extension Director
Northwest District
Betiel Habteselassie Meles
Temporary Lab Assistant
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) – Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (PGRCU)
Mohamed Mergoum
Georgia Seed Development UGAF Professor in Wheat Breeding and Genetics (Plant Breeding, Genetics, & Genomics)
Crop & Soil Sciences
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
Macray C Metz
MS Graduate Research Assistant | Malak Esseili
Center for Food Safety
Rose Marie Miller
Human Resources Specialist II
Business Office – Griffin
Md Shakir Moazzem
PhD Graduate Research Assistant | Koushik Adhikari
Food Science & Technology
Ellis L. Moncrief
Research Professional
Field Research Services – Griffin
Saptarshi Mondal
PHD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. David Jespersen, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
Stephanie S. Moore
Business Affairs Manager
Business Office – Griffin
Brad Morris
Geneticist, Curator
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) – Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (PGRCU)
Umar Munir
PhD Research Assistant with Dr. Jack Huang
Crop & Soil Sciences
Cassa D. Munroe
Biological Science Technician
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) – Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (PGRCU)
Alyssa NeSmith
Horticulturist – Research and Education Garden
Field Research Services – Griffin
Vamsidhar Reddy Netla
PhD Candidate (R. Srinivasan Advisor)
Entomology
Osian Nzoyisenga
MS Graduate Research Assistant | Issmat Kassem
Center for Food Safety
Andrew Ogden
Assistant Professor
Horticulture
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
Eric Olsen
Plant Protection
Georgia Department of Agriculture
Rolando Orellana
Urban Water Management Agent
Georgia Center for Urban Agriculture (GCUA)
Whitney Ottinger
SARE Sustainable Ag Educator
Georgia Center for Urban Agriculture (GCUA)
Sudeep Pandey
Postdoctoral Research Associate (Dr. Andrew Ogden)
Horticulture
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
Kavitha Patchipala
PhD Candidate (Shimat Joseph Advisor)
Entomology
Alison Payton
Research Technician
Food Product Innovation & Commercialization Center
Bodie V. Pennisi
Vincent J. Dooley Professorship in Horticulture; Emphasis: Commercial & sustainable landscape; pollinators
Horticulture
Candace Pollock-Moore
Assistant Director
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program – Southern Region
Denise Beeland Quick
Associate Accountant – SSARE
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program – Southern Region
Rochelle Randle
Administrative Associate II
Office of Continuing Education – Griffin
Cherry Rawlins
Student Support Coordinator
Academic and Student Affairs – Griffin
Paul L. Raymer
Professor – Professor Emeritus
Crop & Soil Sciences
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
Vondel Vandeker Reyes Ortega
Research Professional
Food Science & Technology
Nathan D. Richards
Senior Security Guard
Facilities Management – Griffin
Samikshya Rijal
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Bahri and Dr. Buck)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
James Stack Robinson
Student Assistant
Office of Continuing Education – Griffin
Ilea Rockwell
Building Services Worker I
Facilities Management – Griffin
Somer Rowe
Research Professional II – Plant Germplasm
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) – Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (PGRCU)
Melba Ruth Salazar Gutierrez
Public Service Pro Ac – Program Coordinator for GCLP and GCPP
Georgia Center for Urban Agriculture (GCUA)
Ravi Teja Seelam
Graduate Research Assistant
Crop & Soil Sciences
Tiffany R Shepherd
Program Support Assistant
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) – Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (PGRCU)
Melissa Slaughter
Administrative Assistant
Business Office – Griffin
Center for Food Safety
Food Product Innovation & Commercialization Center
Food Science & Technology
Janice Sloan
Plant Protection & Administration/Licensing
Georgia Department of Agriculture
Donna Smith
Business Manager
Business Office – Griffin
Entomology
Horticulture
Misty Smith
Student Engagement Coordinator
Academic and Student Affairs – Griffin
Jose Solis Miranda
Groundskeeper II
Field Research Services – Griffin
Anne Elizabeth Stalvey
Master, GRA;(Shimat V. Joseph, advisor)
Entomology
Jordan Stewart
Administrative Accountant
Business Office – Griffin
Entomology
Horticulture
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) – Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (PGRCU)
Nick Stigura
IT Specialist
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) – Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (PGRCU)
Dan Suiter
Orkin Distinguished Professorship in Urban Entomology; Extension Entomologist
Entomology
Shyam Tallury
Plant Geneticist
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) – Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (PGRCU)
Talon Avery Tarleton
Student Assistant
Facilities Management – Griffin
Chris Tatum
Research Professional I
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) – Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (PGRCU)
Lee Taylor
IT Assistant Director
Office of Information Technology (OIT)
Griffin Campus
Aishani Tewari
MS Graduate Research Assistant | Francisco Diez
Center for Food Safety
Srijana Thapa Magar
Assistant Professor; Peach Extension Specialist
Horticulture
Melissa Todd
Assistant Director
Academic and Student Affairs – Griffin
Brandon Tonnis
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. D. Bertioli, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
Phiffie J. Vankus
Biological Science Lab Technician
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) – Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (PGRCU)
Brian Vermeer
Research Professional I
Plant Pathology
Mayra Villar Buzo
Temp Laboratory Assistant
Food Product Innovation & Commercialization Center
Ming Li Wang
Plant Molecular Geneticist
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) – Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (PGRCU)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
Minghe Wang
PhD Graduate Research Assistant | Hualu Zhou
Food Science & Technology
Tydaisha White
Grants Assistant – SSARE
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program – Southern Region
James Andrew Widmer Jr.
Assistant Director
Food Product Innovation & Commercialization Center
Zia Valerie Williamson
PhD Candidate (Shimat Joseph Advisor)
Entomology
Becky Wood
Administrative Associate
Business Office – Griffin
Crop & Soil Sciences
Plant Pathology
Xinyue Wu
MS Graduate Research Assistant | Jinru Chen
Food Science & Technology
Zhihan Xian
PhD Graduate Research Assistant | Xiangyu Deng
Center for Food Safety
Tongzhou Xu
PhD Graduate Research Assistant | Xiangyu Deng
Center for Food Safety
Jihong Xue
Turfgrass Breeding and Cultivar Tissue Lab Manager
Crop & Soil Sciences
Lav Kumar Yadav
Assistant Professor: Ornamental Horticulture and Bioinformatics
Horticulture
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
Ping Yu
Assistant Professor; Ornamental Extension Specialist; GGIA & CANR Faculty Liaison
Horticulture
