Southern Forest Nursery Management Cooperative
- BS, University of Minnesota, 1984, Forestry/Silviculture; MS, University of Minnesota, 1988, Plant Pathology; PhD, West Virginia University, 1992, Plant Pathology.
- Teaching Responsibilities: Forest Biology and Forest Health Protection.
- Research Interests: Currently researching various biological and alternative disease control treatments for fungal diseases of forest and shade trees. Primary area of interest is the use of Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) for disease control and growth promotion in forest tree nurseries as well as increasing outplanting survival.