Graduate Students

Athens Graduate Students

Shelbie Bohensky MS GRA; Sustainable Ag & Water Spinach (Dr. Coolong, advisor)

Horticulture

shelbie.bohensky@uga.edu

Autumn Burnett PhD GRA; Vegetable production (Dr. Coolong, advisor)

Horticulture

autumn.burnett@uga.edu

Lauren Eberth MS GRA; Ormanental breeding (Dr. Ruter, advisor)

Horticulture

Lauren.Eberth@uga.edu

Greta Gallina PhD GRA; Hibiscus breeding & genetics (Dr. Ruter, advisor)

Horticulture

Greta.Gallina@uga.edu

Leandria Noelle Garrett MS GRA; Consumer horticulture (Dr. Campbell, advisor)

Horticulture

lng38046@uga.edu

Bijaya Ghimire PhD GRA; Viticulture (Dr. Lowder, advisor)

Horticulture

Bijaya.Ghimire@uga.edu

Zachary Hirsch-Santagata MS GRA; Organic vegetables (Dr. Cassity-Duffey, advisor)

Horticulture

ZacharyHirsch.Santagata@uga.edu

Ashley Hoppers PhD GRA; Fruit production (Dr. Malladi & Kon, co-advisors)

Horticulture

aahoppers@uga.edu

Matt Housley CEA Research Specialist, MS TAP Student; CEA Horticulture (Ferrarezi lab)

Horticulture

mhousley@uga.edu

Zach Hutzell MS GRA; Ornamentals & molecular biology (Dr. Zhang, advisor)

Horticulture

ZacharyHutzell@uga.edu

Micah Jones MS GRA; Organic vegetable production (Dr. Cassity-Duffey, advisor)

Horticulture

Micah.Jones@uga.edu

Sam Josiah PhD Candidate; Cucurbits & molecular biology (Dr. McGregor, advisor)

Horticulture

Samuel.Josiah@uga.edu

Noelle Joy PhD Candidate; Post-harvest hemp (Dr. Coolong, advisor)

Horticulture

noellejoy@uga.edu

Abigail Lauterbach MS GRA; Consumer horticulture (Dr. Campbell, advisor)

Horticulture

arl93944@uga.edu

Rebekah Maynard PhD GRA; CEA horticulture (Dr. Lombardini, advisor)

Horticulture

rebekah.maynard@uga.edu

Andres Mayorga PhD GRA; Consumer horticulture, CEA & Ag Econ (Dr. J. Campbell, advisor)

Horticulture

mayorga@uga.edu

Suyun Nam PhD GRA; CEA horticulture (Dr. Ferrarezi, advisor)

Horticulture

Suyun.Nam@uga.edu

Swayangsiddha Nayak PhD GRA; Consumer horticulture (Dr. Campbell, advisor)

Horticulture

swayangsiddha.nayak@uga.edu

Sarita Paudel PhD GRA; ornamentals, trees & woody shrubs (Dr. Zhang, advisor)

Horticulture

sarita.paudel@uga.edu

Johnathan Pulliam MS GRA; Organic vegetable production (Dr. Cassity-Duffey, advisor)

Horticulture

james.pulliam@uga.edu

Husnain Rauf PhD GRA; CEA horticulture (Dr. Ferrarezi, advisor)

Horticulture

hrauf@uga.edu

Bayleigh Roussel PhD GRA; Fruit production molecular biology (Dr. Nambeesan, advisor)

Horticulture

ber68455@uga.edu

Ranveer Pratap Singh PhD GRA; Fruit production (Advisor: S. Nambeesan)

Horticulture

Ranveer.Singh@uga.edu

Ashley Sorrow MS GRA; Blueberry & molecular biology (Drs. Malladi & Nambeesan, co-advisors)

Horticulture

asorrow17@uga.edu

Khuram Tanveer PhD GRA; Ornamentals & molecular biology (Dr. Wilde, advisor)

Horticulture

khuramtanveer.675@uga.edu

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Griffin Graduate Students

Taiwo Ebunade Adesiyan MS GRA; (Dr. Pennisi, advisor)

Horticulture

tea67216@uga.edu 770-228-7288

Selvin Carrillo Ramos PhD GRA; Peach (Dr. Chavez, advisor)

Horticulture

scarril@uga.edu

Lilin Chen MS GRA; Ornamentals (Dr. Yu, advisor)

Horticulture

Lilin.Chen@uga.edu

Yulong Chen MS GRA; Ornamentals (Dr. Yu advisor)

Horticulture

Yulong.Chen@uga.edu

Bijaya Sharma Subedi Ph.D. GRA; (Vegetable Breeding -Dr. Ogden)

Horticulture

bs50635@uga.edu 770-228-7261

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Tifton Graduate Students

Nirmala Acharya PhD GRA; Vegetable production (Dr. McAvoy, advisor)

Horticulture

nirmala.acharya@uga.edu

Lilian Carcamo PhD GRA; Postharvest physiology of blueberries (Dr. Rubio Ames, advisor)

Horticulture

Lilian.Carcamo@uga.edu

Ramsey Corn MS GRA; Postharvest physiology in blackberry (Dr. Deltsidis, advisor)

Horticulture

Ramsey.Corn@uga.edu

Natalia Espinoza PhD GRA; Blueberry (Dr. Rubio Ames, advisor)

Horticulture

nbe77578@uga.edu

Regimar Garcia dos Santos PhD GRA; Precision Agriculture (Dr. Oliviera, advisor)

Horticulture

regimar.garcia@uga.edu

Orestis Giannopoulos MS GRA; Post-harvest physiology (Dr. Deltsidis, advisor)

Horticulture

orestis.g@uga.edu 229-386-7445

Amit Godara MS GRA; post-harvest physiology (Drs. Deltsidis & Rubio Ames, co-advisors)

Horticulture

amit.godara@uga.edu 229-386-3355

Hayley Milner MS GRA; Vegetable production (Dr. McAvoy, advisor)

Horticulture

hayley.milner@uga.edu

Taiwo Owolanke PhD GRA; Post-harvest fruit & vegetable physiology (Dr. Deltsidis, advisor)

Horticulture

Taiwo.Owolanke@uga.edu

Elvis Pulici MS GRA; Vegetable production (Dr. McAvoy, advsior)

Horticulture

Elvis.Pulici@uga.edu

Bailey Rayfield MS GRA; Enhancing sustainability of pecan production (Dr. Wells, advisor)

Horticulture

Bailey.Rayfield@uga.edu

Emilio Suarez Romero MS GRA; Soil amendments (Dr. McAvoy, advisor)

Horticulture

Emilio.Suarez@uga.edu

Emily Walter MS GRA; Blueberry breeding (Dr. Chu, advisor)

Horticulture

Emily.Walter@uga.edu

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IPBGG Graduate Students with Horticulture Department Advisors

Amelia Boettcher, MS GRA; Watermelon breeding (Dr. McGregor, advisor)

Stephanie Botton, MS TAP student; Peanut breeding (Dr. Ozais-Akins)

Qian Feng, PhD GRA; Tomato genetic mapping (Dr. van der Knaap, advisor)

Ann Marie Gahagen, MS GRA; Pecan nut shape analysis (Dr. P. Conner)

Austin Hart, PhD GRA; Tomato genetic basis of volatiles (Dr. van der Knaap, advisor)

Reagan Holton, PhD GRA; Peanut genetics & aflatoxin contamination (Dr. Ozias-Akins, advisor)

Prasanna Kharel, PhD GRA; Peanut breeding (Dr. Ozias-Akins, advisor)

Jordan Knapp-Wilson, PhD GRA; Stone fruit breeding & genetics (Dr. Chavez, advisor)

Jackline Litunya, MS GRA; Watermelon and virus resistance (Dr. McGregor, advisor)

Khyathi Madduru PhD GRA; Pecan breeding (Dr. P. Conner, advisor)

Caitlin McCann, MS GRA; Peach breeding & genetics data consolidation (Dr. Chavez, advisor)

Mylee Mobley, MS GRA; Heterosis in cowpea hybrids (Dr. Ozias-Akins, advisor)

Sindoora Nalajala PhD GRA; Blueberry genomics breeding (Dr. Chu)

Gema Nugraha MS GRA; Peanut genetic improvement (Dr. Ozias-Akins, advisor)

Sameer Pokhrel, PhD GRA; Peanut genetic improvement (Drs. Ozias-Akins & Vaughn, co-advisors)

Sydney Webb, MS GRA; Peanut breeding and biotechnology (Dr. Ozias-Akins, advisor)

Yongjun Yue, PhD GRA; Lagerstroemia breeding (Dr. Zhang, advisor)

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UGA Tuition Assistant Program (TAP) Graduate Students

Alana Edwards, MS TAP (Dr. Sheri Dorn, advisor)

Alisa Tannirat, MS TAP (undeclared advisor)

Ashley Hoppers, PhD TAP (Dr. Anish Malladi, advisor)

Aubrey Shirley, PhD TAP (Dr. ZilfinaRubio Ames, advisor)

Bailey Rayfield, MS TAP (Dr. Lenny Wells, advisor)

Matt Housley, MS TAP (Dr. Ruanito Ferrarezi, advisor)

Ryan McNeill, PhD TAP (Dr. John Ruter, advisor)

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