Graduate Majors and Departmental Contacts

Welcome to the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS). We offer graduate study in many areas of concentration in CALS, School of Forest Resources and Conservation and School of Natural Resources and Environment. Thesis and non-thesis master's programs are available. The degree of Doctor of Philosophy is offered in nineteen areas of study. Contact information for programs, departments, and Graduate Coordinators is given below.


Agricultural Education and Communication

Coordinator: Dr. Brian Myers
Student Services Coordinator: Jodi Modica

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Coordinator: Dr. Ray A. Bucklin
Student Services Coordinator: Robin Snyder

Agronomy

Coordinator: Dr. Lynn Sollenberger
Student Services Coordinator: Cynthia Hight

Animal Molecular and Cellular Biology

Coordinator: Dr. Lokenga Badinga
Student Services Coordinator: Joann Fischer

Animal Sciences

Coordinator: Dr. Joel Brendemuhl
Student Services Coordinator: Joann Fischer

Botany

Coordinator: Dr. Kaoru Kitajima
Student Services Coordinator: Karen Patterson

Entomology and Nematology

Coordinator: Dr. Heather McAuslane
Student Services Coordinator: Debbie Hall

Environmental Horticulture

Coordinator: Dr. Charles Guy
Student Services Coordinator: Jessica Ulloa

Family, Youth and Community Sciences

Coordinator: Dr. Marilyn (Mickie) Swisher
Student Services Coordinator: Jennifer Gove

Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Coordinator: Dr. Chuck Cichra
Student Services Coordinator: Sherry Giardina

Food and Resource Economics

Coordinator: Dr. R. J. Burkhardt
Student Services Coordinator: Jessica Herman

Food Science

Coordinator: Dr. Harry Sitren
Student Services Coordinator: Marianne Mangone

School of Forest Resources and Conservation

Majors: Forest Resources and Conservation
Coordinator: Dr. George Blakeslee
Student Services Coordinator: Cherie Arias

Genetics and Genomics

Program Director: Dr. Kenneth Berns
Coordinator: Dr. Wilfred Vermerris
Student Services Coordinator: Hope Parmeter

Horticultural Sciences

Coordinator: Dr. Steven A. Sargent
Student Services Coordinator: Curtis Smyder

Microbiology and Cell Science

Coordinator: Dr. K. T. Shanmugam
Student Services Coordinator: Janet Lyles

School of Natural Resources and Environment

Major: Interdisciplinary Ecology
Coordinator: Dr. Stephen Humphrey
Student Services Coordinator: Meisha Wade

Nutritional Sciences

Coordinator: Dr. Mitchell D. Knutson
Student Services Coordinator: Marianne Mangone

Plant Medicine

Coordinator: Dr. Robert McGovern
Student Services Coordinator: Kuwala Avery

Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology

Program Director: Dr. Gary Peter
Coordinator: Dr. Mark Settles
Student Services Coordinator: Eliana Kampf

Plant Pathology

Coordinator: Dr. Jeffrey Rollins
Student Services Coordinator: Gail Harris

Soil and Water Science

Coordinator: Dr. James Jawitz
Student Services Coordinator: Cheryl Combs

Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Coordinator: Dr. Wiley Kitchens
Student Services Coordinator: Claire Williams

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