People

Luis Avila

Associate Professor
Dr. Glover B. Triplett Endowed Chair

Weed Science

luis.avila@msstate.edu

(662) 325-2598

George Awuni

Assistant Research Professor

Weed Science

gaa48@msstate.edu

(334) 421-2011

Timothy Ayankojo

Assistant Professor

Horticulture

ita10@msstate.edu

(662) 566-2201

Taghi Bararpour

Associate Extension/Research Professor

Weed Science

mtb436@msstate.edu

(662) 686-9311

Raju Bheemanahalli Rangappa

Assistant Research Professor

Agronomy - Plant Stress Physiology

rbr145@msstate.edu

(662) 325-2256

Guihong Bi

Research Professor

Ornamental Horticulture and Specialty Crops

gb250@msstate.edu

(662) 325-2403

Taylor Blaise

Research Associate I

Jason A. Bond

Research/Extension Professor

Weed Science

jason.bond@msstate.edu

(662) 686-3282

Shaun R. Broderick

Associate Extension/Research Professor

Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture

srb559@msstate.edu

(601) 892-3731

Corey Bryant

Assistant Professor

Agronomy - Soil Fertility

corey.bryant@msstate.edu

(662) 686-3255

Jake Bullard

Assistant Director
MAFES Official Variety Trials

jhb6@msstate.edu

Amee Bumguardner

Assistant Professor

Agronomy

ab5020@msstate.edu

(601) 566-2201

Brad Burgess

Director
MAFES Official Variety Trials

brad.burgess@msstate.edu

christine.coker@msstate.edu

John Byrd, Jr.

Extension/Research Professor

Weed Science

jdb4@msstate.edu

(662) 325-4537

Christine Coker

Extension/Research Professor

Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture

(228) 546-1013

Michael Cox

Interim Head
Professor
Graduate Coordinator

Agronomy - Environmental Soil Management

msc15@msstate.edu

joby.czarnecki@msstate.edu

Joby Czarnecki

Associate Research Professor

Precision Agriculture

(662)-325-5972

James DelPrince

Associate Extension Professor

Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture

j.delprince@msstate.edu

(228) 388-4710

Madhav Dhakal

Assistant Research Professor

Agronomy

madhav.dhakal@msstate.edu

(662) 325-2044

Jagmandeep Dhillon

Assistant Professor

Agronomy - Corn

jagman.dhillon@msstate.edu

(662) 325-2762

Tyler Dickson

Extension Technician

Darrin Dodds

Professor
Associate Director, Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station

Agronomy - Cotton

dmd76@msstate.edu

(662) 325-2698

Jason Eberhard

Research Associate I

Cole Etheredge

Associate Professor

Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture

cle248@msstate.edu

(662) 325-0506

Mary-Margaret Fancher

Events Coordinator

me800@msstate.edu

richard.harkess@msstate.edu

Shankar Ganapathi Shanmugam

Assistant Research Professor

Agronomy - Soil Microbiology

sg383@pss.msstate.edu

(662) 325-0807

Drew Gholson

Assistant Professor

Agronomy - Irrigation

drew.gholson@msstate.edu

(662) 390-8505

Chris Gregory

Research Associate I

Richard Harkess

Professor
Undergraduate Coordinator

Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture

(662)325-4556

Jada Harris

Grant and Contracts Specialist

jam638@msstate.edu

Lorin Harvey

Assistant Professor

Agronomy - Sweet Potato

lorin.harvey@msstate.edu

(662) 490-1954

Brien Henry

Associate Dean, Graduate School
Professor

Agronomy - Corn

wbh3@msstate.edu

(662) 325-7483

Trent Irby

Professor
Associate Director, MSU Extension Service

trent.irby@msstate.edu

(662) 325-3064

Prakash Jha

Assistant Professor

Agricultural Climatology

pj442@msstate.edu

Keri Jones

Laboratory Coordinator

kkd1@msstate.edu

Colby Jones

Lab Technician

csj145@msstate.edu

Erica Jones

Business Coordinator

edj47@msstate.edu

(662) 325-3224

William Kingery

Professor

Agronomy - Soil Ecology

wlk2@msstate.edu

(662) 418-3049

Patricia Knight

Research Professor

Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture

prk3@msstate.edu

(601) 795-4525

Eric A. Laiche

Facilities Coordinator

eal78@msstate.edu

(662) 325-7714

Erick J. Larson

Extension/Research Professor

Agronomy - Grain Crops

ejl3@msstate.edu

(662) 325-4071

Rocky Lemus

Extension/Research Professor

Agronomy - Forages

rl275@msstate.edu

(662) 325-7718

Tongyin Li

Associate Professor

Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture

tl665@msstate.edu

(662) 325-7716

Justin May

Extension/Research Associate I

jcm473@msstate.edu

Jay McCurdy

Associate Professor

Agronomy - Turfgrass

jdm269@msstate.edu

(662) 325-2331

Jesse Morrison

Assistant Research Professor

Agronomy - Native Grasses

jim46@msstate.edu

Mike Mulvaney

Associate Professor and Hartwig Endowed Chair

Agronomy - Soybean

mjm1166@msstate.edu

(662) 325-0023

Nisarga Narayana

Postdoctoral Associate

Luke Noah

Research Associate I

Paul O'Neal

Extension Technician

wpo19@msstate.edu

pawel.orlinski@msstate.edu

Pawel Orlinski

Instructor

Vegetable Specialist

(662) 867-3279

Garrett Oswalt

Extension Associate II.

po79@msstate.edu

Hunter Pegram

Research Associate I

Daniel Peterson

Professor

Agronomy - Plant Genomics

dp127@msstate.edu

(662) 325-2747

Brian Pieralisi

Assistant Professor

Agronomy - Cotton

bkp4@msstate.edu

662-325-4072

Lekshmy Pillai

Postdoctoral Associate

Robin Pine

Office Associate

reh409@msstate.edu

marta.pudzianowska@msstate.edu

Marta Pudzianowska

Assistant Professor

Turfgrass Breeder

(662) 325-8280

K. Raja Reddy

Research Professor

Agronomy - Environmental Plant Physiology

krr1@msstate.edu

(662) 325-9463

Edilberto D. Redoña

Research Professor

Agronomy - Plant Breeding

edr127@msstate.edu

(662) 686-3284
(662) 686-9311, ext 284

Vaughn Reed

Assistant Professor

Agronomy - Soil Fertility

vr401@msstate.edu

fernanda.souza@msstate.edu

Fernanda Reolon

Postdoctoral Associate

(662)-325-2311

Daniel Reynolds

Professor
Associate Vice President, International Programs
Executive Director, International Institute

Weed Science

daniel.reynolds@msstate.edu

(662) 325-8929

Brittany Rhea

Extension Associate II.

b.elliott@msstate.edu

J. Brett Rushing

Associate Extension/Research Professor

Agronomy - Forages, Biomass Crops, Native Grasses

jbr93@msstate.edu

(601) 683-2084

Will Rutland

Extension Associate I

wjr87@msstate.edu

Worlanyo Segbefia

Research Associate I

David Shaw

Provost
Executive Vice President

Weed Science

drs4@msstate.edu

(662) 325-3742

Andrea Simpson

Assistant Research Professor

Agronomy

as5241@msstate.edu

(662) 686-3205

Namita Sinha

Research Associate I

Katie Sisk

Business Manager I

k.sisk@msstate.edu

(662) 325-4533

Tyler Soignier

Assistant Professor

tss260@msstate.edu

(601) 857-5952

Gene "Dave" Spencer

Assistant Professor

dave.spencer@msstate.edu

(662) 325-3295

Eric T. Stafne

Extension/Research Professor

Agronomy - Fruit Crops

ets92@msstate.edu

(662) 769-9708

Barry R. Stewart

Professor

Agronomy - Turfgrass

brs40@msstate.edu

(662) 325-2725

Naflath Thenveettil

Postdoctoral Associate

Te-Ming Paul Tseng

Associate Professor

Weed Science

t.tseng@msstate.edu

(662) 325-4725

Randy Vaughan

Assistant Director
MAFES Foundation Seed

trv1@msstate.edu

John Wallace

Research Associate II

jcw215@msstate.edu

Joshua White

Manager, Forage Variety Testing

jaw831@msstate.edu

(662) 325-2717

Mollie White

Administrative Assistant I

mw2779@msstate.edu

(662) 325-2352

Bryan Whittenton

Assistant Professor

Precision Agriculture

jbw373@msstate.edu

(662) 325-6949

Amy Wilber

Extension Associate I

alw1113@msstate.edu

Kyle Williams

Laboratory Technician

krw101@msstate.edu

Cindy Williams

Administrative Assistant I

cyk1@msstate.edu

(662) 325-2944

Jeff Wilson

Assistant Professor

Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture

jcw149@msstate.edu

(662) 566-8019

Qianwen "Megan" Zhang

Assistant Professor

Horticulture

qz72@msstate.edu

christine.coker@msstate.edu

Brendan Zurweller

Assistant Professor

Agronomy - Peanuts

bz178@msstate.edu

(662) 325-2765

Luis Avila

Associate Professor
Dr. Glover B. Triplett Endowed Chair

Weed Science

luis.avila@msstate.edu

(662) 325-2598

George Awuni

Assistant Research Professor

Weed Science

gaa48@msstate.edu

(334) 421-2011

Timothy Ayankojo

Assistant Professor

Horticulture

ita10@msstate.edu

(662) 566-2201

Taghi Bararpour

Associate Extension/Research Professor

Weed Science

mtb436@msstate.edu

(662) 686-9311

Raju Bheemanahalli Rangappa

Assistant Research Professor

Agronomy - Plant Stress Physiology

rbr145@msstate.edu

(662) 325-2256

Guihong Bi

Research Professor

Ornamental Horticulture and Specialty Crops

gb250@msstate.edu

(662) 325-2403

Jason A. Bond

Research/Extension Professor

Weed Science

jason.bond@msstate.edu

(662) 686-3282

Shaun R. Broderick

Associate Extension/Research Professor

Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture

srb559@msstate.edu

(601) 892-3731

Corey Bryant

Assistant Professor

Agronomy - Soil Fertility

corey.bryant@msstate.edu

(662) 686-3255

Amee Bumguardner

Assistant Professor

Agronomy

ab5020@msstate.edu

(601) 566-2201

John Byrd, Jr.

Extension/Research Professor

Weed Science

jdb4@msstate.edu

(662) 325-4537

Christine Coker

Extension/Research Professor

Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture

(228) 546-1013

Michael Cox

Interim Head
Professor
Graduate Coordinator

Agronomy - Environmental Soil Management

msc15@msstate.edu

joby.czarnecki@msstate.edu

Joby Czarnecki

Associate Research Professor

Precision Agriculture

(662)-325-5972

James DelPrince

Associate Extension Professor

Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture

j.delprince@msstate.edu

(228) 388-4710

Madhav Dhakal

Assistant Research Professor

Agronomy

madhav.dhakal@msstate.edu

(662) 325-2044

Jagmandeep Dhillon

Assistant Professor

Agronomy - Corn

jagman.dhillon@msstate.edu

(662) 325-2762

Darrin Dodds

Professor
Associate Director, Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station

Agronomy - Cotton

dmd76@msstate.edu

(662) 325-2698

Cole Etheredge

Associate Professor

Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture

cle248@msstate.edu

(662) 325-0506

Shankar Ganapathi Shanmugam

Assistant Research Professor

Agronomy - Soil Microbiology

sg383@pss.msstate.edu

(662) 325-0807

Drew Gholson

Assistant Professor

Agronomy - Irrigation

drew.gholson@msstate.edu

(662) 390-8505

Richard Harkess

Professor
Undergraduate Coordinator

Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture

richard.harkess@msstate.edu

(662)325-4556

Lorin Harvey

Assistant Professor

Agronomy - Sweet Potato

lorin.harvey@msstate.edu

(662) 490-1954

Brien Henry

Associate Dean, Graduate School
Professor

Agronomy - Corn

wbh3@msstate.edu

(662) 325-7483

Trent Irby

Professor
Associate Director, MSU Extension Service

trent.irby@msstate.edu

(662) 325-3064

Prakash Jha

Assistant Professor

Agricultural Climatology

pj442@msstate.edu

William Kingery

Professor

Agronomy - Soil Ecology

wlk2@msstate.edu

(662) 418-3049

Patricia Knight

Research Professor

Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture

prk3@msstate.edu

(601) 795-4525

Erick J. Larson

Extension/Research Professor

Agronomy - Grain Crops

ejl3@msstate.edu

(662) 325-4071

Rocky Lemus

Extension/Research Professor

Agronomy - Forages

rl275@msstate.edu

(662) 325-7718

Tongyin Li

Associate Professor

Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture

tl665@msstate.edu

(662) 325-7716

Jay McCurdy

Associate Professor

Agronomy - Turfgrass

jdm269@msstate.edu

(662) 325-2331

Jesse Morrison

Assistant Research Professor

Agronomy - Native Grasses

jim46@msstate.edu

pawel.orlinski@msstate.edu

Mike Mulvaney

Associate Professor and Hartwig Endowed Chair

Agronomy - Soybean

mjm1166@msstate.edu

(662) 325-0023

Pawel Orlinski

Instructor

Vegetable Specialist

(662) 867-3279

Daniel Peterson

Professor

Agronomy - Plant Genomics

dp127@msstate.edu

(662) 325-2747

Brian Pieralisi

Assistant Professor

Agronomy - Cotton

bkp4@msstate.edu

662-325-4072

Marta Pudzianowska

Assistant Professor

Turfgrass Breeder

marta.pudzianowska@msstate.edu

(662) 325-8280

K. Raja Reddy

Research Professor

Agronomy - Environmental Plant Physiology

krr1@msstate.edu

(662) 325-9463

Edilberto D. Redoña

Research Professor

Agronomy - Plant Breeding

edr127@msstate.edu

(662) 686-3284
(662) 686-9311, ext 284

Vaughn Reed

Assistant Professor

Agronomy - Soil Fertility

vr401@msstate.edu

daniel.reynolds@msstate.edu

Daniel Reynolds

Professor
Associate Vice President, International Programs
Executive Director, International Institute

Weed Science

(662) 325-8929

J. Brett Rushing

Associate Extension/Research Professor

Agronomy - Forages, Biomass Crops, Native Grasses

jbr93@msstate.edu

(601) 683-2084

David Shaw

Provost
Executive Vice President

Weed Science

drs4@msstate.edu

(662) 325-3742

Andrea Simpson

Assistant Research Professor

Agronomy

as5241@msstate.edu

(662) 686-3205

Tyler Soignier

Assistant Professor

tss260@msstate.edu

(601) 857-5952

Gene "Dave" Spencer

Assistant Professor

dave.spencer@msstate.edu

(662) 325-3295

Eric T. Stafne

Extension/Research Professor

Agronomy - Fruit Crops

ets92@msstate.edu

(662) 769-9708

Barry R. Stewart

Professor

Agronomy - Turfgrass

brs40@msstate.edu

(662) 325-2725

Te-Ming Paul Tseng

Associate Professor

Weed Science

t.tseng@msstate.edu

(662) 325-4725

Bryan Whittenton

Assistant Professor

Precision Agriculture

jbw373@msstate.edu

(662) 325-6949

Jeff Wilson

Assistant Professor

Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture

jcw149@msstate.edu

(662) 566-8019

Qianwen "Megan" Zhang

Assistant Professor

Horticulture

qz72@msstate.edu

Brendan Zurweller

Assistant Professor

Agronomy - Peanuts

bz178@msstate.edu

(662) 325-2765

Dixie Albright

Office Associate
MAFES Official Variety Trials

dcm80@msstate.edu

Jake Bullard

Assistant Director
MAFES Official Variety Trials

jhb6@msstate.edu

Brad Burgess

Director
MAFES Official Variety Trials

brad.burgess@msstate.edu

Mary-Margaret Fancher

Events Coordinator

me800@msstate.edu

Jada Harris

Grant and Contracts Specialist

jam638@msstate.edu

Keri Jones

Laboratory Coordinator

kkd1@msstate.edu

Colby Jones

Lab Technician

csj145@msstate.edu

Erica Jones

Business Coordinator

edj47@msstate.edu

(662) 325-3224

Eric A. Laiche

Facilities Coordinator

eal78@msstate.edu

(662) 325-7714

Justin May

Extension/Research Associate I

jcm473@msstate.edu

Paul O'Neal

Extension Technician

wpo19@msstate.edu

Garrett Oswalt

Extension Associate II.

po79@msstate.edu

Robin Pine

Office Associate

reh409@msstate.edu

fernanda.souza@msstate.edu

Fernanda Reolon

Postdoctoral Associate

(662)-325-2311

Brittany Rhea

Extension Associate II.

b.elliott@msstate.edu

Will Rutland

Extension Associate I

wjr87@msstate.edu

Katie Sisk

Business Manager I

k.sisk@msstate.edu

(662) 325-4533

Randy Vaughan

Assistant Director
MAFES Foundation Seed

trv1@msstate.edu

John Wallace

Research Associate II

jcw215@msstate.edu

Joshua White

Manager, Forage Variety Testing

jaw831@msstate.edu

(662) 325-2717

Mollie White

Administrative Assistant I

mw2779@msstate.edu

(662) 325-2352

Amy Wilber

Extension Associate I

alw1113@msstate.edu

Kyle Williams

Laboratory Technician

krw101@msstate.edu