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. Tracy Irani
Student Services Coordinator: Jodi DeGraw

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Coordinator: Dr. Ray A. Bucklin
Student Services Coordinator: Mary Hall

Agronomy

Coordinator: Dr. Lynn Sollenberger
Student Services Coordinator: Kim Lottinville

Animal Molecular and Cellular Biology

Coordinator: Dr. Peter Hansen
Student Services Coordinator: Joann Fischer

Animal Sciences

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

Botany

Coordinator: Dr. Kaoru Kitajima
Student Services Coordinator: Paula Maurer

Entomology and Nematology

Coordinator: Dr. Don Hall
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 and Human Nutrition

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

Horticultural Sciences

Coordinator: Dr. Steven A. Sargent
Student Services Coordinator: Melissa Webb

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

Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology

Coordinator: Dr. Gary Peter
Student Services Coordinator: Jamie Dow

Plant Pathology

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

Soil and Water Science

Coordinator: Dr. James Jawitz
Student Services Coordinator: Rhiannon Pollard

Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

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

Plant Medicine

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