Campus Extension Specialists by Department

Animal and Avian Science

Chad Stahl, Chair
ANSC Website

Name	Specialties	Phone number	Email
Amy Burk	Horse nutrition, Broodmare management, Equine obesity, Pasture management, Environmental stewardship	301-405-8337	amyburk@umd.edu
Roselina Angel	Nutrient management, Poultry management and nutrition	301 405-8494	rangel@umd.edu
Richard Erdman	Dairy, cattle nutrition and management	301 405-4243	erdman@umd.edu
Richard Kohn	Animal nutritional management	301 405-4583	rkohn@umd.edu
Robert Peters	Breakfast on the farm	301 405-1401	bobp@umd.edu
Jennifer Reynolds	Equine, Backyard poultry, Small farm	301 405-1547	jenreyn@umd.edu
Racheal Slattery	Beef & dairy extension program development	301 405-1392	rslatt@umd.edu

Lars Olson, Chair
AREC website

Name	Specialties	Phone number	Email
Paul Goeringer	Ag law, Risk management	301-405-3541	lgoering@umd.edu
Jorge Holzer Bilbao	Sustainable fisheries, Natural resource management	301-405-1918	jholzer@umd.edu
Loretta Lynch	Land Conservation/Preservation, Ag and Env. Policy, Climate Smart Ag (in progress)	301 405-1264 x117	llynch@umd.edu
David Newburn	Land use preservation, Storm-water management practices, Agricultural conservation practices	301 405-8042	dnewburn@umd.edu
Mary Zaki	Household Finance, Food access and assistance	301 405-7502	mzaki@umd.edu
Mayhah Suri	Water Conservation, Ag law, Risk management	301 405-1293	msuri1@umd.edu
Kelly Nuckolls	Agricultural Law, Estate and Succession Planning	301 405-1273	knuckoll@umd.edu
Rachel Goldstein	Water Reuse, Environmental Microbiology	301 458-5125	rerosenb@umd.edu

Leslie Pick, Chair
Entomology Website

Name	Specialties	Phone number	Email
Amy Brown	Pesticide effects, Humans & environment	301-405-3928	amybrown@umd.edu
Kelly Hamby	Sustainable argriculture, IPM small fruit, Grains	301-314-1068	kahamby@umd.edu
Cerruti Hooks	Organic agriculture, Cover crops, Ecological weed and insect management	301 405-4728	crrhooks@umd.edu
Mike Raupp	Global change, Sustainable landscape	301 405-8478	mraupp@umd.edu
Paula Shrewsbury	Sustainable landscapes, ecology, biological control, invasive species	301 405-7664	pshrewsbury@umd.edu
Sara Via	Climate change, Impacts and solutions, Soil health	301 405-8941	svia@umd.edu
Dennis VanEngelsdrop	Pollinator health, Sustainable agriculture	304-405-3942	dvane@umd.edu

William Bowerman, Chair
ENST Website

Name	Specialties	Phone number	Email
Bob Tjaden	Forest & wildlife management, Ecosystem services, Socio-economic aspects	410-827-8056	rtjaden@umd.edu
Reggie Harrell	Environmental Ethics, Fish and Wildlife Management, Conservation Biology	301 405-2223	rharrell@umd.edu
Frank Coale	Agricultural nutrient management	301 405-0505	fjcoale@umd.edu
Gurpal Toor	Water quality, Nutrient management, Soil fertility	301 405-1306	gstoor@umd.edu
Gary Felton	Nutrient fate and transport, Commercial compost, Mortality compost, Homeowner turf care and fertilizer needs	301 405-8039	gfelton@umd.edu

Elaine Anderson, Chair
Family Science Website

Name	Specialties	Phone number	Email
Ali Hurtado	Family & Community Health, Health Promotion	301-405-3672	ahurtado@umd.edu
Jinghee Kim	Financial capability, Family well-being	301 405-3500	jinkim@umd.edu

Bob Jackson, Chair
NFSC Website

Name	Specialties	Phone number	Email
Rohan Tikekar	Food safety, Education, Food Processing and analysis	301-405-2139	rtikekar@umd.edu
Hee-Jung Song	Food waste reduction and sustainable food system, chronic disease prevention and management, childhood obesity.	301 405-8898	hjsong@umd.edu
Mira Mehta	Childhood obesity, diabetes, food insecurity, cultural competence	301 405-1006	mmehta@umd.edu

Angus Murphy, Chair
PSLA Website

Name	Specialties	Phone number	Email
Kathryne Everts	Vegetable Disease Epidemiology and Management	410-742-8780 x305	keverts@umd.edu
John Lea Cox	Nursey, Greenhouse, Water and Nutrient Management	301 405-4323	jlc@umd.edu
Bob Kratochvil	Agronomic crop production management	301 405-6241	rkratoch@umd.edu
Karen Rane	Plant diagnostics, crop biosecurity, sustainable agriculture	301-405-1611	rane@umd.edu
Thomas Turner	Turfgrass, Nutrition and Variety Specialist	301 314-6302	tturner@umd.edu
Joseph Roberts	Microbial Communities, Sustainable Management	301 405-6244	robertsj@umd.edu
Mengjun Hu	Fungicide resistance and its molecular basis, disease diagnosis, population genetics and fungal diversity	301 405-5586	mjhu@umd.edu
Christopher Walsh	Orchard Management, Food Safety of Fresh Produce	301 405-4351	cswalsh@umd.edu
Nidhi Rawat	Plant diseases, profitable management, shared knowledge	301 405-9744	nidhirwt@umd.edu
Victoria Chanse	Sustainable landscapes, sea level rise and storm water planning, community engagement	301 405-4345	vchanse@umd.edu

Xiaoping Zhu, Chair
Vetmed Website

Name	Specialties	Phone number	Email
Nathaniel Tablante	Poultry disease prevention and control	301-314-6810	nlt@umd.edu

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