Graduate Students

Horticulture Graduate Students

Nirmala Acharya PhD GRA (Dr. McAvoy, advisor); vegetable production
Horticulture
Tej Acharya PhD GRA (Dr. Nambeesan, advisor); fruit production
Horticulture
Richa Bajaj PhD GRA (Dr. Wilde, advisor); ornamentals & molecular biology
Horticulture Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
Mamata Bashyal PhD GRA (Dr. Diaz-Perez, advisor); vegetables, protected agricultural technologies
Horticulture
Deanna Bigio MS GRA (Dr. Chavez, advisor); peaches & molecular biology
Horticulture
Shelbie Bohensky MS GRA (Dr. Coolong, advisor)
Horticulture
Stephanie Botton Research Technician & IPBGG-MS student (Dr. Ozias-Akins, advisor), peanut breeding
Horticulture Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
Autumn Burnett MS GRA (Dr. Coolong, advisor); vegetable production
Horticulture
Jonathan Cardenas MS GRA (Dr. Ferrarezi, advisor); CEA horticulture
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Ramsey Corn MS GRA (Dr. Deltsidis, advisor), postharvest physiology in blackberry volatile profiles
Horticulture
Hannah Cowart MS GRA (Dr. Itle, advisor); fruit production & genetics
Horticulture
Priyanka Dahiya PhD GRA (Dr. Malladi, advisor), bud dormancy in peaches
Horticulture
Greta Gallina (Dr. Ruter, advisor) PhD GRA (Dr. Ruter, advisor)
Horticulture
Orestis Giannopoulos MS GRA (Dr. Deltsidis, advisor); post-harvest physiology
Horticulture
Amit Godara MS GRA (Dr. Deltsidis, advisor); post-harvest physiology
Horticulture
Matt Housley CEA Research Specialist & MS Student (Dr. Ferrarezi); CEA horticulture
Horticulture
George Hutchinson MS GRA (Dr. Ferrarezi, advisor); CEA horticulture
Horticulture
Hanna Ibiapina De Jesus PhD GRA (Dr. Coolong, advisor); hemp production
Horticulture
Mark Iradukunda MS GRA (Dr.van Iersel, advisor); CEA horticulture
Horticulture
TC Jayalath CEA Research Specialist & PhD student (Dr. van Iersel); CEA horticluture & lighting
Horticulture
Sam Josiah PhD GRA (Dr. McGregor, advisor); cucurbits & molecular biology
Horticulture
Noelle Joy PhD GRA (Dr. Coolong, advisor); post-harvest hemp
Horticulture
Nicole Locke MS student (Dr. Merkle, advisor); ornamental trees
Horticulture Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
Rebekah Maynard PhD GRA (Dr. Lombardini, advisor), CEA horticulture
Horticulture
Andres Mayorga PhD GRA (Dr. van Iersel, advisor), CEA horticulture
Horticulture
Ryan McNeill Research Station Superintendent & PhD Candidate (Dr. Ruter, advisor)
Horticulture
Hayley Milner MS GRA (Dr. McAvoy, advisor)
Horticulture
Jamal Mohammed PhD GRA (Dr. Itle, advisor); fruit production and genetics
Horticulture
Suyun Nam PhD GRA (Dr. van Iersel, advisor); CEA horticulture
Horticulture
Swayangsiddha Nayak PhD GRA (Dr. Campbell, advisor); Horticulture consumer behavior
Horticulture
Chris Nieters MS GRA (Dr. Ferrarezi, advisor); CEA horticulture
Horticulture
Amanda Olbrick Marabesi PhD GRA (Dr. Coolong, advisor); hemp production & impact evaluation
Horticulture
Peyton Palsha MS GRA (Dr. van Iersel, advisor); CEA horticulture
Horticulture
Sarita Paudel PhD GRA (Dr. Zhang, advisor); ornamentals, trees & woody shrubs
Horticulture
Zoilo Roy Perez PhD GRA (Dr. Rubio-Ames, advisor); Blueberry
Horticulture
Parker Persons MS GRA (Dr. van Iersel, advisor); CEA Horticulture
Horticulture
Johnathan Pulliam MS GRA (Dr. Cassity-Duffey, advisor); organic vegetable production
Horticulture
Husnain Rauf PhD GRA (Dr. Ferrarezi, advisor); CEA horticulture
Horticulture
Laura Reese MS GRA (Dr. van Iersel, advisor); CEA horticulture
Horticulture
Jorge Reyes PhD GRA (Dr. McGregor, advisor); cucurbits & molecular biology
Horticulture
Thomas Roth MS GRA (Dr. Ruter, advisor); ornamentals, disease resistance
Horticulture
Bayleigh Roussel PhD GRA (Dr. Malladi, advisor); fruit production
Horticulture
Ranveer Pratap Singh PhD GRA (Dr. Nambeesan, advisor); fruit production
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Rachel Smith MS GRA (Dr. Affolter, advisor); ornamentals
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Emilio Suarez Romero MS GRA (Dr. McAvoy, advisor), soil amendments
Horticulture
Kaitlin Swiantek MS GRA (Dr. Ruter, advisor); native plants & pollinators
Horticulture
Alisa Tannirat Hort MS Grad Student & Warnell Research Professional; plant physiology
Horticulture Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
Khuram Tanveer PhD GRA (Dr. Wilde, advisor); ornamentals & molecular biology
Horticulture
Srijana Thapa Magar PhD GRA (Dr. Chavez, advisor); peaches
Horticulture
Kahlin Wacker MS GRA (Dr. van Iersel, advisor); CEA horticulture
Horticulture
Mark Whatley MS GRA (Dr. Nambeesan, advisor); fruit production
Horticulture
Yanyu Yao PhD GRA (Dr. Malladi, advisor); fruit production
Horticulture
Millicent Zoglie PhD GRA (Dr. Cassity-Duffey, advisor)
Horticulture