Organic & Sustainable Research and Extension Team

Gary Edward Bates

Professor & Department Head, Plant Sciences

Megan Bruch Leffew

Extension Specialist III, Center for Profitable Agriculture

David M. Butler

Professor, Plant Sciences

Neal Eash

Professor, Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science

Rob Holland Jr

Extension Specialist III, Center for Profitable Agriculture

William Rodney Lively

Service Supervisor IV, East Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center

Dave Lockwood

Professor, Plant Sciences

Jeff Martin

Manager,

Jenny Moore

Research Study Coordinator, Center for Renewable Carbon

Bonnie H Ownley

Professor & Assistant Department Head, Entomology and Plant Pathology

Utsala Shrestha

Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Plant Sciences

John A Skinner

Professor Emeritus, Entomology and Plant Pathology

Margarita M Velandia

Professor, Agricultural and Resource Economics

Forbes R Walker

Professor, Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science

Annette Wszelaki

Professor, Plant Sciences

Former Team Members

Kathryn Allen

Kathryn Allen
Student Intern

Elias Attea

Elias Attea
Student Intern

Jess Blackwell

Jess Blackwell
Student Intern
Plant Sciences

Ryan Bolcar

Ryan Bolcar
Student Assistant
Plant Sciences

Sarah Broughton

Sarah Broughton
Graduate Student
Plant Sciences

Josh Cantrell

Josh Cantrell
Student Assistant
Plant Sciences

Kelly Corum

Kelly Corum
Student Intern
Plant Sciences

Bonnie Craighead

Bonnie Craighead
Student Intern
Plant Sciences

Emmanual Deleon

Emmanual Deleon
Student Intern
Environmental Soil Science

BJ Delozier

BJ Delozier
Student Assistant
Plant Sciences

Geoffrey Duesterbeck

Geoffrey Duesterbeck
Student Intern
Plant Sciences

Kirsten Eisele

Kirsten Eisele
Student Intern

Lee Ellis

Lee Ellis
Research Associate

Bobby Evans

Bobby Evans
Student Assistant
Plant Sciences

Tim Grant

Tim Grant
Student Intern

Becca Harman

Becca Harman

Nora Hassell

Nora Hassell
Research Specialist
Plant Sciences

Emily Hennelly

Emily Hennelly
Student Assistant

Shasta Hubbs

Shasta Hubbs
Extension Assistant

Constance Hugo

Constance Marie Hugo
Graduate Student
Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science

Armaa Johnson

Armaa Johnson
Student Intern
Plant Sciences

Danielle Kalbes

Danielle Kalbes
Student Intern
Plant Sciences

Mechelle Kneidinger

Mechelle Kneidinger
UTFM Manager, Student Intern
Plant Sciences

Fiona McAnally

Fiona McAnally
Graduate Student
Plant Sciences

Grant McCarty

Grant McCarty
UTFM Events Coordinator
Plant Sciences

Andrea Menendez

Andrea Menendez
Student Assistant
Plant Sciences

Alex Mindermann

Alex Mindermann
Student Assistant
Plant Sciences

DJ Mitchell

DJ Mitchell
Student Assistant
Plant Sciences

Philip Moore

Philip Moore
Student Intern
Plant Sciences

Tiffany Morrison

Tiffany Morrison
Student Intern

Liz Newnam

Liz Newnam
Student Intern

Jordan Norton

Jordan Norton
Student Intern

Jessica Owen

Jessica Owen
Student Intern

Daniel Priddy

Daniel Priddy
Intern Coordinator
Plant Sciences

Ann Ramsey

Ann Ramsey
Student Intern

Rebecca Rathjen

Rebecca Rathjen
Student Assistant
Plant Sciences

Mary Rogers

Mary Rogers
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Plant Sciences

Dana Saywell

Dana Saywell
Organic Extension Specialist
Plant Sciences

Gitika Shrivastava

Gitika Shrivastava
Graduate Student
Plant Sciences

Brandon Smith

Brandon Smith
Former Assistant Professor, Organic & Alternative Crop Production

Mary Clare Smith

Mary Clare Smith
Student Assistant
Plant Science

Shannon Snyder

Shannon Snyder
Student Intern
Plant Sciences

Alexandra Spaulding

Alexandra Spaulding
Student Assistant
Plant Sciences

Casey Sullivan

Casey Sullivan
Student Intern
Plant Sciences

Ashley Taft

Ashley Taft
Student Intern
Plant Sciences

Bobby Terry

Bobby Terry
Light Equipment Operator, Organic Crops Unit
East Tennessee Research and Education Center

Javier Vargas

Javier Vargas
Student Assistant
Plant Sciences

Clint Wayman

Clint Wayman
Student Assistant
Plant Sciences

Brenna Wright

Brenna Wright
Student Intern