Faculty
Dr. Michael Rogers
Center Director and Professor
Phone: 863.956.5897
Email: mrgrs@ufl.edu
Dr. Kirsten Pelz-Stelinski
Associate Center Director and Associate Professor
Entomology
Phone: 863.956.8666
Email: pelzstelinski@ufl.edu
Dr. John M. Chater
Assistant Professor
Horticultural Sciences
Phone: 863.956.8662
Email: jchater@ufl.edu
Dr. Michelle Danyluk
Professor
Food Science
Phone: 863.956.8654
Email: mddanyluk@ufl.edu
Dr. Megan Dewdney
Associate Professor
Plant Pathology & Extension Specialist
Phone: 863.956.8651
Email: mmdewdney@ufl.edu
Dr. Lauren M. Diepenbrock
Assistant Professor
Entomology
Phone: 863.956.8801
Email: ldiepenbrock@ufl.edu
Dr. Larry Duncan
Professor
Nematology
Phone: 863.956.8821
Email: lwduncan@ufl.edu
Dr. Manjul Dutt
Research Assistant Scientist
Horticulture
Phone: 863.956.8679
Email: manjul@ufl.edu
Dr. Choaa El-Mohtar
Research Assistant Scientist
Plant Pathology
Phone: 863.956.8720
Email: mohtarc@ufl.edu
Dr. Fred Gmitter
Professor
Horticulture Science
Phone: 863.956.8878
Email: fgmitter@ufl.edu
Dr. Jude Grosser
Professor
Plant Cell Genetics
Phone: 863.956.8680
Email: jgrosser@ufl.edu
Dr. Davie M. Kadyampakeni
Assistant Professor
Soil & Water Science
Phone: 863.956.8843
Email: dkadyampakeni@ufl.edu
Dr. Nabil Killiny
Associate Professor
Plant Pathology
Phone: 863.956.8833
Email: nabilkilliny@ufl.edu
Dr. Amit Levy
Assistant Professor
Plant Pathology
Phone: 863.956.8704
Email: amitlevy@ufl.edu
Taylor O’Bannon
State Specialized Extension
Agent, Food Safety
Phone: 352.354.5006
Email: taylorlangford@ufl.edu
Dr. Ahmad Omar
Research Assistant Scientist
Horticulture Science/Plant Biotechnology
Phone: 863.956.8678
Email: omar71@ufl.edu
Dr. Arnold Schumann
Professor
Soil & Water Science
Phone: 863.956.8855
Email: schumaw@ufl.edu
Dr. Ariel Singerman
Associate Professor
Agricultural Economics
Phone: 863.956.8870
Email: singerman@ufl.edu
Dr. Lukasz Stelinski
Professor
Entomology and Nematology
Phone: 863.956.8851
Email: stelinski@ufl.edu
Dr. Tripti Vashisth
Associate Professor
Horticultural Sciences and Citrus Extension Specialist
Phone: 863.956.8846
Email:tvashisth@ufl.edu
Dr. Christopher Vincent
Assistant Professor
Horticultural Sciences
Phone: 863.956.8757
Email:civince@ufl.edu
Dr. Nian Wang
Professor
Microbiology and Cell Science
Phone: 863.956.8828
Email: nianwang@ufl.edu
Dr. Yu Wang
Associate Professor
Food Science
Phone: 863.956.8673
Email: yu.wang@ufl.edu
