UF/IFAS Directory

Zhenghong Bao

Bioinformatics Analyst II, Ph.D.

Plant Pathology

1405 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

z.bao@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4614

Jerry A. Bartz

Emeritus Associate Professor, Ph.D.

Plant Pathology

Specialty: Postharvest Disease
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

softbart@ufl.edu

Ozgur Batuman

Associate Professor, Ph.D.

Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee

Specialty: Citrus Pathology, tomato, virology
2685 State Road 29
Immokalee, FL 34142

obatuman@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3408 Fax: (239) 658-3403

Kristin A. Beckham (Kris)

OPS Technical

Plant Pathology

1427 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

kabe@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4619 Fax: (352) 392-6532

Christ Mane Belizaire

Graduate Assistant-Research

Plant Pathology

1141 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

cbelizaire@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-1729

Allina Bennett

Extension Program Manager

Plant Pathology

Bldg. 1291
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

allina.bennett@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4692

Gerald L. Benny

Courtesy Research Professor, Ph.D.

Plant Pathology

Specialty: Plant Pathology
Bldg 737
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

gbenny@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4684 Fax: (352) 392-6532

Karri A. Bishop

Administrative Services Specialist I

Plant Pathology

1449 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

k.bishop@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4635 Fax: (352) 392-6532

Melia Bonnamy

Post Doctoral Associate, Ph.D.

Plant Pathology

2445 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

melia.bonnamy@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4657

Rezel Borines

Graduate Assistant-Research

Plant Pathology

1141 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

rborines@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4619

Wardatou Boukari

Post Doctoral Associate

Plant Pathology

1423 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

batouka14@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-1729

Morgan A. Byron

Biological Scientist III

Plant Pathology

2517 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

maconn00@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4679

Marcos V. Caiafa Sepulveda

Post Doctoral Associate, Ph.D.

Plant Pathology

2527 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

marcos.caiafase@ufl.edu

Liliana M. Cano

Assistant Professor, Ph.D.

Indian River REC - Ft. Pierce

Specialty: Genomics of plant pathogens, plant-microbe interactions
2199 S Rock Rd
Fort Pierce, FL 34945-3138

lmcano@ufl.edu

Tel: (772) 577-7350 Fax: (772) 468-5668

Mariana Herrera Corzo

Graduate Assistant-Research

Plant Pathology

2437 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

marianaherreraco@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4651

Treva R. Damron

Administrative Services Specialist III

Plant Pathology

Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

damron@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-3631 Fax: (352) 392-6532

William O. Dawson (Bill)

Emeritus Eminent Scholar, Ph.D.

Specialty: Virology
700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299

wodtmv@ufl.edu

Beatriz De Toledo Franchesi

Graduate Assistant-Research

Plant Pathology

2435 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

beatrizdetoledof@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4653

Katy M. Deitz

Graduate Assistant-Research

Plant Pathology

2523 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

katydeitz@ufl.edu

Kenneth S. Derrick (Ken)

Emeritus Professor, Ph.D.

700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299

ksd1@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-1151 ext. 1298 Fax: (863) 956-4631

Megan M. Dewdney

Associate Professor, Ph.D.

Specialty: Plant Pathology
700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299

mmdewdney@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-8651 ext. 18651 Fax: (863) 956-4631

Nicholas S. Dufault

Associate Professor, Ph.D.

Plant Pathology

Specialty: Fungal plant disease management of field and vegetable crops
1441 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

nsdufault@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4623 Fax: (352) 392-6532

Monica L. Elliott

Emeritus Professor, Ph.D.

Ft Lauderdale REC - Davie

Specialty: Palm Diseases
3205 College Ave
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33314-7719

melliott@ufl.edu

Alexander Fast

Graduate Assistant-Research

Plant Pathology

2437 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

alexcfast@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4651

Svetlana Y. Folimonova (Sveta)

Professor, Ph.D.

Plant Pathology

Specialty: Plant Pathology
2565 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

svetlana@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4655 Fax: (352) 392-6532

Kiersten R. Fullem

Post Doctoral Associate, Ph.D.

Plant Pathology

1423 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611

kbushong@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4619

Dean W. Gabriel

Professor, Ph.D.

Plant Pathology

Specialty: Genetics
2559 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

dgabr@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-7239 Fax: (352) 352-3926

Karen Garrett

Professor, Ph.D.

Plant Pathology

Specialty: Food Security, Plant Health, Systems Analysis
2411 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

karengarrett@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4648
Foreign language: Spanish (limited), French (limited), German (basic)

Romina Gazis-Seregina

Associate Professor

Tropical REC - Homestead

Specialty: Mycology, Plant Pathology, Ornamental Plant Pathology
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031

r.gazisseregina@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9275 Fax: (305) 246-7001

Alexandra Gedeon

Agricultural Assistant II

Plant Pathology

Bldg. 561
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611

agedeon@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4917

Garrett Giles

Graduate Assistant-Research

Plant Pathology

Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

garrett.giles@ufl.edu

Erica M. Goss

Professor, Ph.D.

Plant Pathology

Specialty: Plant pathogen ecology and evolution
2415 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

emgoss@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4650 Fax: (352) 392-3399

James, Jr. H. Graham

Emeritus Professor, Ph.D.

Specialty: Citrus Soil and Plant Microbiology Microbiology
700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299

jhgraham@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-8660 ext. 18660 Fax: (863) 956-4631

Sara Green

Biological Scientist II

Plant Pathology

2515 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

sara.green@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4651

Jie Hao

Post Doctoral Associate

Plant Pathology

2509 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

hao.jie@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4618

Carrie L. Harmon

Senior Associate In, Ph.D.

Plant Pathology

Specialty: plant disease diagnosis, extension plant pathology
2570 Hull Road, Bldg. 1291
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

clharmon@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-1795

Philip F. Harmon

Professor, Ph.D.

Plant Pathology

Specialty: Turfgrass, Ornamentals, Small Fruit
1421 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

pfharmon@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4622 Fax: (352) 392-6532

Nigel A. Harrison

Emeritus Associate Professor, Ph.D.

Ft Lauderdale REC - Davie

Specialty: Plant Pathology
3205 College Ave
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33314-7719

naha@ufl.edu

Tel: (954) 577-6321 Fax: (954) 475-4125

Ernest Hiebert

Emeritus Professor, Ph.D.

Plant Pathology

Specialty: Virology
P.O. Box 110680
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

ehi@ufl.edu

Raquel Hill

Graduate Assistant-Research

Plant Pathology

Bldg. 1291
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

hill.r@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-1795

Olivia Hofmann

Graduate Assistant-Research

Plant Pathology

1401 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

hofmanno@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4621

Owen Hudson

Graduate Assistant-Research

Plant Pathology

1302 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

owen.hudson@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4654

Jose Huguet-Tapia

Research Assistant Scientist, Ph.D.

Plant Pathology

1403 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

jhuguet@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4628

Mukesh Jain

Research Coordinator II, Ph.D.

Plant Pathology

1439 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

mjain@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4662

Jeffrey B. Jones (Jeff)

Distinguished Professor, Ph.D.

Plant Pathology

Specialty: Pathology
2553 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

jbjones@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4673 Fax: (352) 392-6532

Joe Kaleita

Marketing and Communications Specialist

Plant Pathology

1501 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

joekaleita@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4614

Amandeep Kaur

Post Doctoral Associate, Ph.D.

Plant Pathology

2441 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

am.kaur@ufl.edu

Toi Ketehouli

Graduate Assistant-Research

Plant Pathology

1302 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0608

tketehouli@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4625

Nabil A. Killiny

Associate Professor, Ph.D.

700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299

nabilkilliny@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-8833 ext. 18833 Fax: (863) 956-4631

Joshua Konkol

Post Doctoral Associate, Ph.D.

Plant Pathology

2515 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

jkonkol@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4621

Alexander Lawrence (AJ)

Graduate Assistant-Research

Plant Pathology

2445 Fifield Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

alawrence1@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4657

Ben Lemmond

Pre Doctoral Fellow

Plant Pathology

2523 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

blemmond@ufl.edu

Amit Levy

Associate Professor, Ph.D.

Specialty: Pathogen-host interactions
700 Experiment Station Rd.
Lake Alfred, FL 33850

amitlevy@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-8704 Fax: (863) 956-4631

Rosemary Loria

Professor, Ph.D.

Plant Pathology

Specialty: Plant pathology
1447 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

rloria@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4634 Fax: (352) 392-6532

Junfei Ma

Post Doctoral Associate, Ph.D.

Plant Pathology

2509 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

junfeima@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4618

Samuel J. Martins

Assistant Professor, Ph.D.

Plant Pathology

Specialty: Plant Pathology, Plant Bacteriology, Microbiome, Biocontrol
2413 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

sj.martins@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4649
Foreign language: Portuguese, Spanish (limited)

Google Scholar link of Samuel J. Martins

Sophia McDuffee

Graduate Assistant-Research

Plant Pathology

2567 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

smcduffee@ufl.edu

Robert J. McGovern (Bob)

Emeritus Professor, Ph.D.

Plant Pathology

Specialty: Plant Medicine Program
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

rjmcgov@ufl.edu

Gerald V. Minsavage (Jerry)

Biological Scientist III

Plant Pathology

2552 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

gvmins@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4675 Fax: (352) 392-6532

David J. Mitchell

Emeritus Professor, Ph.D.

Plant Pathology

Specialty: Soilborne Pathogens
2567 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

djm@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-3631 ext. 383 Fax: (352) 352-3926

Michael J. Morrow

IT Professional II, B.S.

Plant Pathology

1515 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

spyder14@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4663

Romaric Mouafo Tchinda

Post Doctoral Associate

Plant Pathology

Bldg. 168
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

rmouafotchinda@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4635

Sameerika Mudiyanselage

Graduate Assistant-Research

Plant Pathology

1141 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

smudiyanselage@ufl.edu

David J. Norman

Professor, Ph.D.

Mid-Florida REC - Apopka

Specialty: Plant Pathology
2725 Binion Rd
Apopka, FL 32703-8504

djn@ufl.edu

Tel: (407) 410-6950 Fax: (407) 814-6186

Archana Pal

Extension Program Specialist, Ph.D.

Plant Pathology

Bldg. 1291
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

apal1@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4692

Apekshya Parajuli

Graduate Assistant-Research

Plant Pathology

2307 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

aparajuli@ufl.edu

Natalia A. Peres

Professor, Ph.D.

Gulf Coast REC - Balm

Specialty: Plant Pathology
14625 CR 672
Wimauma, FL 33598-6101

nperes@ufl.edu

Tel: (813) 419-6602
Foreign language: Portuguese

Donna M. Perry

Administrative Support Assistant II

Plant Pathology

Bldg 1291
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

donnab@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 294-3078

Aaron Plex Sula (Plex)

Graduate Assistant-Research

Plant Pathology

Bldg. 168
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

plexaaron@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4632

Jane E. Polston

Emeritus Professor, Ph.D.

Plant Pathology

Specialty: Biology
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

jep@ufl.edu

Mousami Poudel

Graduate Assistant-Research

Plant Pathology

2567 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

poudel.mousami@ufl.edu

Charles A. Powell (Chuck)

Emeritus Professor, Ph.D.

Indian River REC - Ft. Pierce

Specialty: Pathology of Field Crops
2199 S Rock Rd
Ft. Pierce, FL 34945-3138

capowell@ufl.edu

Tel: (772) 577-7345 Fax: (772) 468-5668

Daryl R. Pring

Emeritus Professor, Ph.D.

Plant Pathology

PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611

drpg@ufl.edu

Richard N. Raid (Rick)

Emeritus Professor, Ph.D.

Everglades REC - Belle Glade

Specialty: Plant Pathology
3200 E Palm Beach Rd
Belle Glade, FL 33430-4702

rnraid@ufl.edu

Fax: (561) 993-1582

Patricia A. Rayside

Senior Biological Scientist

Plant Pathology

Bldg. 1291
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

paray@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-1795

Brantlee S. Richter

Associate Professor, Ph.D.

Plant Pathology

Specialty: Plant Disease
2519 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

bsr@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-2014 Fax: (352) 392-6532

Google Scholar link of Brantlee S. Richter

Pamela D. Roberts (Pam)

Professor, Ph.D.

Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee

Specialty: Plant Pathology
2685 SR 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142-2685

pdr@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3430 Fax: (239) 658-3403

Jacobo Robledo

Graduate Assistant-Research

Plant Pathology

2307 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

jacoborobledobur@ufl.edu

Jeffrey A. Rollins

Professor, Ph.D.

Plant Pathology

Specialty: Pathology
1419 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

rollinsj@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4620 Fax: (352) 392-6532

Ina Schlathoelter

Post Doctoral Associate, Ph.D.

Plant Pathology

2515 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611

ina.schlatholter@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4671
Foreign language: German

Andrew C. Schuerger

Research Assistant Professor, Ph.D.

Plant Pathology

Specialty: Pathology
1445 Date Palm Drive
PO Box 110695
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

schuerg@ufl.edu

Tel: (321) 261-3774

Muhammad A. Shahid

Assistant Professor, Ph.D.

North Florida REC - Quincy

Specialty: Horticulture
155 Research Road
Quincy, FL 32351

mshahid@ufl.edu

Tel: (850) 875-7150 Fax: (352) 846-6617

Ian M. Small

Associate Professor, Ph.D.

North Florida REC - Quincy

Specialty: Plant pathology and SPARC
155 RESEARCH RD
Quincy, FL 32351-5677

ismall@ufl.edu

Tel: (850) 875-7120 Fax: (352) 846-6617

Matthew E. Smith (Matt)

Professor, Ph.D.

Plant Pathology

Specialty: Fungal ecology and evolution
2527 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 33611-0680

trufflesmith@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-2837 Fax: (352) 392-6532

Google Scholar link of Matthew E. Smith (Matt)

Wen-Yuan Song

Associate Professor, Ph.D.

Plant Pathology

Specialty: Disease Management
2431 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32606-0680

wsong@ifas.ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4652 Fax: (352) 352-3926
Foreign language: Chinese

Arianna Spellman-Kruse

Post Doctoral Associate

Plant Pathology

2445 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

arianna.spellman@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4657

Robert E. Stall

Emeritus Professor

Plant Pathology

PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

rest@ufl.edu

Melissa M. Stanton

Accountant II

Plant Pathology

Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

melissamstanton@ufl.edu

Michael Stilwell

MGR, Farm

Plant Pathology

Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

mstilwel@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-4778

James O. Strandberg (Jim)

Emeritus Professor, Ph.D.

Mid-Florida REC - Apopka

jostrand@ufl.edu

Lavern W. Timmer (Pete)

Emeritus Professor, Ph.D.

Specialty: Foliar Fungal Diseases
700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299

lwtimmer@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-1151 ext. 15889 Fax: (863) 956-4631

Jessica Ulloa

Academic Advisor�III

Plant Pathology

1507 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

julloa@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4629 Fax: (352) 392-6532

Gary E. Vallad

Professor, Ph.D.

Gulf Coast REC - Balm

Specialty: Disease diagnosis and management
14625 CR 672
Wimauma, FL 33598-6101

gvallad@ufl.edu

Tel: (813) 419-6577

Ariena H. VanBruggen

Emeritus Professor, Ph.D.

Plant Pathology

PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

ahcvanbruggen@ufl.edu

Jessica Velte

Graduate Assistant-Research

Plant Pathology

1401 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

jvelte@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4625

Katia Viana Xavier

Assistant Professor, Ph.D.

Everglades REC - Belle Glade

Specialty: Plant Pathology
3200 E Palm Beach Rd
Belle Glade, FL 33430

kvianaxavier@ufl.edu

Tel: (561) 993-1531 Fax: (561) 9931582

Christine T. Waddill (Chris)

Emeritus Professor, Ph.D.

Tropical REC - Homestead

Specialty: Plant Pathology
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031

cwaddill@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9225 Fax: (305) 246-7003

Chenggang Wang

Assistant Scientist

Plant Pathology

1414 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

chenggangwang@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4621

Ying Wang

Associate Professor, Ph.D.

Plant Pathology

2557 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

ying.wang1@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4674

Frank F. White

Professor, Ph.D.

Plant Pathology

Specialty: Plants
1443 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

ffwhite@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4645 Fax: (352) 392-6532

Benton Willis

Graduate Assistant-Research

Plant Pathology

2523 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680

caroline.willis@ufl.edu