CE Specialists
(View CE Specialists in alphabetical order)
Agricultural & Resource Economics
| Name | Area of Expertise |
| BLANK,STEVEN C. 530 752 0823 sblank@primal.ucdavis.edu |
Financial management, risk and decision-making, risk management tools, management methods |
| BUTLER,LESLIE J 530 752 3681 ljbutler@ucdavis.edu |
Dairy production, marketing and policy, agricultural and natural resource policy, biotechnology, technological change, public policy issues |
| COOK,ROBERTA L 530 752 1531 cook@primal.ucdavis.edu |
Fruit and Vegetable Marketing, Food Distribution, International Competition and Trade, Mexican Horticultural Industry, Food safety |
| HARDESTY,SHERMAIN DEUS 530 752 0467 shermain@primal.ucdavis.edu |
Cooperative Theory, Management and Finance, and Food Marketing and Policy |
| KLONSKY,KAREN M 530 752 3563 klonsky@primal.ucdavis.edu |
Farm management and Production, Sustainable Agriculture and Organic Agriculture |
Animal Science
| Name | Area of Expertise |
| BERRY,STEVEN L 530 752 1279 slberry@ucdavis.edu |
Dairy management and health; records analysis; interrelationships of
disease, management, and economics; hoof health and lameness in dairy
cattle; infectious and non-infectious diseases; management factors; cow
comfort, periparturitent diseases and their relationship to
productivity and culling. |
| BRADLEY,FRANCINE A 530 752 6316 |
Efficiency
of California poultry and game bird producers, both commercial and
non-commercial; management, biosecurity fertility and hatchability,
niche marketing; youth programs; history of women in poultry production. |
| CONTE,FRED S 530 752 7689 fsconte@ucdavis.edu |
Research interests: Software simulation for shellfish sanitation, information transfer and commercial sturgeon production. |
| MEYER,DEANNE 530 752 9391 dmeyer@ucdavis.edu |
Animal waste management. |
| MITLOEHNER,FRANK M. 530 752 3936 FMMitloehner@ucdavis.edu |
Air
quality research related to livestock production, especially
quantification of ammonia, dust, and odor emissions in dairies, beef
feedlots, and poultry operations; environmental physiology research,
focusing on effects of air emissions on animal health and welfare. |
| OLTJEN,JAMES W 530 752 5650 jwoltjen@ucdavis.edu |
On-farm animal management systems; on-farm implementation of strategies to reduce the environmental impact of cows. |
| ROBINSON,PETER H 530 754 7565 phrobinson@ucdavis.edu |
On-farm animal management systems; on-farm implementation of strategies to reduce the environmental impact of cows. |
| VAN EENENNAAM,ALISON 530 752 7942 alvaneenennaam@ucdavis.edu |
Animal genomics, biotechnology. |
| ZEIDLER,GIDEON 951 827 5038 Gideon.Zeidler@UCR.edu |
Food quality processing and safety. |
Biological & Agricultural Engineering
| Name | Area of Expertise |
| THOMPSON,JAMES F 530 752 6167 jfthompson@ucdavis.edu |
Postharvest operations including drying and refrigeration of fruits, vegetables, cut flowers, tree nuts, and grains; transportation of agricultural commodities; energy management and alternative energy systems. |
Entomology
| Name | Area of Expertise |
| FLINT,MARY L 530 752 7692 mlflint@ucdavis.edu |
Integrated pest management of landscape, agricultural and garden pests;
biological control of arthropod pests; alternatives to pesticides;
adoption of alternative practices by practitioners; innovative delivery
of pest management information. |
| GODFREY,LARRY D 530 752 0473 ldgodfrey@ucdavis.edu |
Integrated
pest management of insects and mites in field and vegetable crops;
plant (physiological and yield) response to insect injury, refinement
of economic thresholds, IPM of field and vegetable crops. |
| LANZARO,GREGORY C. 530 752 5652 gclanzaro@ucdavis.edu |
Population and molecular genetics of insect vectors of human disease |
| MUSSEN,ERIC C 530 752 0472 ecmussen@ucdavis.edu |
Managing honey bees and wild bees for maximum field production, while minimizing pesticide damage to pollinator populations. |
| ZALOM,FRANK G 530 752 0275 fgzalom@ucdavis.edu |
Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Tree Crops, Small Fruits, and Vegetable Crops Entomology, Water Quality, Invasive Species |
Environmental Science & Policy
| Name | Area of Expertise |
| GROSHOLZ,EDWIN D 530 752 9151 tedgrosholz@ucdavis.edu |
Population dynamics and community ecology, invasion biology,
conservation biology and biodiversity of marine and estuarine systems,
applications of ecological theory to coastal management problems. |
Environmental Toxicology
| Name | Area of Expertise |
| CRAIGMILL,ARTHUR L 530 752 2936 alcraigmill@ucdavis.edu |
Cooperative
extension programs in human, veterinary and environmental toxicology.
Field and laboratory research on pesticide biodegradation, and
pharmacokinetics of chemical residues in livestock. |
Food Science & Technology
| Name | Area of Expertise |
| BARRETT, DIANE M. 530 752 4800 dmbarrett@ucdavis.edu |
Effects of raw material characteristics (cultivar, maturity,
organic/conventional production etc.) and processing (aseptic, canning,
drying, freezing, high pressure, etc.) on color, texture, flavor and
nutritional quality of fruit and vegetable products. |
| BRUHN,CHRISTINE M 530 752 2774 cmbruhn@ucdavis.edu |
Consumer Issues in food safety and quality and new technolgies such as food irradiation and biotechnology. |
| HARRIS,LINDA J. 530 754 9485 ljharris@ucdavis.edu |
Microbial food safety with emphasis on fruits, vegetables and tree nuts, applied microbiology |
| ROSENBERG,MOSHE 530 752 4682 mrosenberg@ucdavis.edu |
Food engineering, food technology, dairy chemistry, dairy technology, dairy products, food microstructure, microencapsulation. |
| WINTER, CARL K 530 752 5448 ckwinter@ucdavis.edu |
Food toxicology, risk assessment, risk communication. |
Human & Community Development
| Name | Area of Expertise |
| CAMPBELL,DAVID C 530 754 4328 dave.c.campbell@ucdavis.edu |
Intersection between public policy and community development processes at the local levelÑfocusing on governance, civic engagement, citizenship, and economic development. |
| GRIESHOP,JAMES I 530 752 3008 jigrieshop@ucdavis.edu |
Community leadership, risk perception and health and safety, non-formal education, and communication and adoption of innovations. |
| ONTAI-GRZEBIK,LENNA L 530 752 6410 lontaigrz@ucdavis.edu |
Research
focuses on understanding early socialization processes between parents
and young children. This research program aims to understand factors
that affect parents' socialization efforts such as income and cultural
background. She is active in translating and disseminating current
research findings in the areas of parenting, early social development
and child care to programs for families with young children. |
| PONZIO,RICHARD C 530 752 8824 rcponzio@ucdavis.edu |
Development
and assessment of science education and science literacy programs in
non-school settings, developing critical thinking skills using science
content and methodology, teacher education and teacher partnerships for
inquiring into improved instruction strategies, school reform issues,
using student portfolios for assessing accomplishment. |
Land Air & Water Resources
| Name | Area of Expertise |
| GOLDHAMER,DAVID A 530 752 5448 dagoldhamer@uckac.edu |
Water management of horticultural crops; plant-water relations |
| GRATTAN,STEPHEN R 530 752 4618 srgrattan@ucdavis.edu |
Salinity effects on plants at the plant and field scale; agricultural drainage water reuse and management; salinity-trace element interactions in plants; evapotranspiration. |
| HANSON,BLAINE R 530 752 4639 brhanson@ucdavis.edu |
Micro-irrigation, sprinkler irrigation, furrow irrigation, border and basin irrigation, irrigation scheduling; salinity; soil moisture sensors; drainage; wells and pumps. |
| HARTER,THOMAS 530 752 6998 thharter@ucdavis.edu |
Flow
and transport processes in groundwater and in the vadose zone;
non-point source pollution of groundwater; groundwater remediation;
groundwater resources management; geostatistics; stochastic analysis;
numerical modeling. |
| JACKSON,LOUISE E 530 754 9116 lejackson@uckac.edu |
Soil
microbial carbon and nitrogen cycling; Mycorrhizae; Plant water
relations and nutrient uptake; Organic and conventional vegetable
production; Reduced tillage systems; Grassland restoration ecology. |
| O'GEEN,ANTHONY T. 530 752 2155 atogeen@ucdavis.edu |
Soil-landscape
relationships, hydropedology, application of digital soil databases,
soil survey; pedologic and hydrologic characterization of deep
regolith; management of soil physical properties; macro- and mesofauna
in soil. |
| PETTYGROVE, G. STUART 530 752 2533 gspettygrove@ucdavis.edu |
Soil fertility, nitrate and phosphate pollution of water, dairy manure management, precision agriculture and site-specific farming, land application of wastes and wastewaters. |
| PRICHARD,TERRY 209 468 2086 tlprichard@ucdavis.edu |
Irrigation water management; water infiltration; crop water requirements. |
| SCHWANKL,LAWRENCE J 559 646 6500 ljschwankl@uckac.edu |
Drip,
sprinkler, and flood irrigation systems with emphasis on irrigation of
trees and vines. Irrigation system maintenance and chemigation.
Irrigation scheduling using soil moisture monitoring and
evapotranspiration techniques. |
| SNYDER,RICHARD L 530 752 4628 rlsnyder@ucdavis.edu |
Irrigation scheduling; freeze/frost protection; evapotranspiration modeling. |
Nemotology
| Name | Area of Expertise |
| WESTERDAHL,BECKY B 530 752 1405 bbwesterdahl@ucdavis.edu |
Applied nematology, integrated pest management; nematology extension |
Nutrition
| Name | Area of Expertise |
| JOY,AMY B 530 752 7959 abjoy@ucdavis.edu |
Community
nutrition, with an emphasis on improving the nutritional status of high
risk audiences. Current areas of research are: (a) development and
testing of nutrition education methodologies; (b) identification of
dietary intake patterns and nutrition-related practices of high-risk
audiences; (c) development of new ways to measure nutritional status;
and (d) nutrition education interventions for improving nutritional
status in high-risk audiences. |
| KAISER,LUCIA L. 530 754 9063 llkaiser@ucdavis.edu |
Examining
the impact of acculturation and food security on the child-parent
feeding relationship among Latinos, developing tools to evaluate
nutrition education, and evaluating lifeskills education on transition
from welfare to work. |
| TOWNSEND,MARILYN S. 530 754 9222 mstownsend@ucdavis.edu |
Evaluation
studies of intervention programs and integrates theories and
methodologies from cognitive psychology with dietary behavior change
strategies. Nutrition education (research and programs) with an
emphasis on children and adolescents. She is involved in theory-driven
program development and implementation, nutrition educational
methodologies and program evaluation. Her work also involves health
behavior change strategies. |
| ZIDENBERG-CHERR, SHERI A 530 752 3817 sazidenbergcherr@ucdavis.edu |
A
major focus is the study of the nutritional status of populations
considered at risk of nutritional deficiencies and exposure to
environmental and physiological stresses. Another aspect involves the
development and testing of new approaches to educate the public such as
through the education of primary targets for consumer questions, i.e.
physicians. |
Plant Pathology
| Name | Area of Expertise |
| DAVIS,RICHARD M 530 752 0303 rmdavis@ucdavis.edu |
Diseases of vegetable and field crops, mushroom production. |
| GOLINO,DEBORAH A 530 754 8102 dagolino@ucdavis.edu |
Fruit
crop clean stock programs; Viral diseases of grapevines and fruit
trees; Vector plant pathology; Phytosanitary regulations and law. |
| GUBLER,WALTER D 530 752 0304 wdgubler@ucdavis.edu |
Research
interests include biology, epidemiology and control of foliar pathogens
of fruit crops with emphasis on grapevine and strawberry diseases. |
| SUBBARAO,KRISHNAMURTHY V 408 755 2890 kvsubbarao@ucdavis.edu |
Epidemiology and integrated control of fungal diseases of vegetables, cool-season vegetables, verticillium of strawberries, lettuce and other crops, methyl bromide alternatives. |
Plant Sciences
| Name | Area of Expertise |
| AJWA,HUSEIN A. 831 755 2823 haajwa@ucdavis.edu |
Soil and water management, methyl bromide alternatives, cool-season vegetables. Crop and Ecosystem Sciences Section |
| CANTWELL, MARITA 530 752 7305 micantwell@ucdavis.edu |
Postharvest physiology, handling, and storage of vegetables, including specialty and fresh cut vegetables. Horticulture Section |
| CRISOSTO,CARLOS 559 646 6596 chcrisosto@uckac.edu |
Postharvest handling systems to maintain quality and safety of stone fruit and kiwifruit. Horticulture Section |
| DEJONG,THEODORE M 530 752 1843 tmdejong@ucdavis.edu |
Environmental
plant physiology; photosynthetic efficiency of tree crops relative to
the utilization of nitrogen, water, and solar radiation. Horticulture
Section |
| DITOMASO,JOSEPH M. 530 754 8715 jmditomaso@ucdavis.edu |
Taxonomy,
ecology, physiology, and control of rangeland, forestry and wetland
weeds; poisonous plants. Crop and Ecosystem Sciences Section |
| EVANS,RICHARD Y 530 752 6617 ryevans@ucdavis.edu |
Management
of commercial flower and nursery crops; nutrition of ornamental plants;
container soil-plant interactions; propagation, production, and field
establishment of plants for ecological restoration. Section: Primary -
Horticulture; Secondary - Crop and Ecosystem Sciences |
| FENNIMORE,STEVEN A. 831 755 2896 safennimore@ucdavis.edu |
Weed
management in vegetable crops and small fruits as well as weed seed
physiology and seed bank ecology. Crop and Ecosystem Sciences Section |
| FERGUSON,LOUISE 559 737 3061 lferguson@uckac.edu |
Pistachios, olives, figs, citrus, persimmons. Horticulture Section |
| GEORGE, MELVIN R. 530 752 1720 mrgeorge@ucdavis.edu |
Range
and pasture improvement, grazing management, rangeland water quality;
rangeland management practices; ranch planning. Crop and Ecosystem
Sciences Section |
| HARTZ,TIMOTHY K 530 752 1738 tkhartz@ucdavis.edu |
Culture and management of warm season vegetables; soil and plant fertility; crop stand establishment. Horticulture Section |
| HILL,JAMES E 530 752 3458 jehill@ucdavis.edu |
Conducts
research and education programs on rice based cropping systems with
focus on production technologies such as direct seeding; weed control;
nutrition; residue management; and the relationship of these factors to
environmental quality. Crop and Ecosystem Sciences Section |
| HUTMACHER,ROBERT B 661 746 8020 rbhutmacher@ucdavis.edu |
Conducts
research and extension education programs in cotton production systems
and irrigation management and plant water stress. In cotton, research
efforts include varietal evaluations, irrigation and nutrient
management, use of plant growth regulators, and cultural controls and
host plant resistance to deal with specific fungal diseases. Crop and
Ecosystem Sciences Section |
| JACKSON,LELAND F 530 752 0701 lfjackson@ucdavis.edu |
Growth
development and plant breeding of small grain diseases; pathogen
variability host resistance and genetics of host/parasite interaction;
integrated pest management and integrated crop management; agricultural
systems. Crop and Ecosystem Sciences Section |
| JOHNSON,R. SCOTT 559 646 6547 sjohnson@uckac.edu |
Freestone peaches, nectarines, plums, kiwifruit, apples. Horticulture Section |
| KADER,ADEL A 530 752 0909 aakader@ucdavis.edu |
Quality of fruits and nuts in relation to their postharvest biology and technology. Horticulture Section |
| KAFFKA,STEPHEN R 530 752 8108 srkaffka@ucdavis.edu |
Investigates
ways to improve crop production efficiency and environmental quality
relative to crop prodution. Works at the commodity and farming systems
levels. Crop and Ecosystem Sciences Section |
| LAMPINEN,BRUCE DOUGLAS 530 752 2588 bdlampinen@ucdavis.edu |
Coordination of extension teaching and research activities for almonds and walnuts on a statewide basis. Horticulture Section |
| LANINI,WAYNE T 530 752 4476 wtlanini@ucdavis.edu |
Low input weed control in vegetables and agronomic crops. Crop and Ecosystem Sciences Section |
| LARSON,KIRK 949 857 0136 kdlarson@ucdavis.edu |
Strawberry biology and production management, and development of improved strawberry cultivars. Horticulture Section |
| LIETH,J H 530 752 7198 jhlieth@ucdavis.edu |
Crop
ecology of greenhouse and nursery crops; greenhouse environment control
automation; modeling of ornamental crops; automated irrigation.
Section: Primary - Horticulture; Secondary - Crop and Ecosystem Sciences |
| MITCHAM,ELIZABETH J 530 752 7512 ejmitcham@ucdavis.edu |
Alternatives
to postharvest chemicals for control of insects, decay and
physiological disorders; fruit responses to postharvest handling
systems. Apple, pear, cherry, blueberry, strawberry, table grapes,
walnut, almond, pistachio, tropical fruit. Horticulture Section |
| MITCHELL,JEFFREY P 559 646 6565 jpmitchell@uckac.edu |
Conservation
farming systems. Conservation tillage production alternatives. Air,
soil and water quality in reduced till systems. Cropping diversity,
rotations, and intensification in no-till production. Crop and
Ecosystem Sciences Section |
| OKI,LORENCE R 530 754 4135 lroki@ucdavis.edu |
Irrigation
managment in urban horticulture; water quality effects on plant growth;
Evaluation and introduction of California native plants for use in
landscape horticulture. Section: Primary - Horticulture; Secondary -
Crop and Ecosystem Sciences |
| PUTNAM,DANIEL H 530 752 8982 dhputnam@ucdavis.edu |
Alfalfa and forage crops systems, alternative field crops, crop ecology. Crop and Ecosystem Sciences Section |
| REID,MICHAEL S 530 754 6751 msreid@ucdavis.edu |
Postharvest
technology; handling and marketing of environmental plants; postharvest
physiology; physiology of flowering; chilling injury; action of
ethylene; molecular biology of flower senescence. Section: Primary -
Horticulture; Secondary - Agricultural Plant Biology |
| SUSLOW,TREVOR V. 530 754 8313 tvsuslow@ucdavis.edu |
Integrated
technologies for posthavest quality; postharvest pathology and
biocontrol; food safety; postharvest quality and safety issues;
refrigerated transportation. Horticulture Section |
| TATE,KENNETH W. 530 754 8988 kwtate@ucdavis.edu |
Rangeland hydrology, water quality, nonpoint source pollution, grazing management. Crop and Ecosystem Sciences Section |
| TEMPLE,STEVEN R 530 752 8216 srtemple@ucdavis.edu |
Agronomy and host plant resistance breeding of grain legumes, sustainable farming systems. Crop and Ecosystem Sciences Section |
Viticulture & Enology
| Name | Area of Expertise |
| FIDELIBUS,MATTHEW W 559 646 6510 mwf@uckac.edu |
Applied and basic research on grapes for raisin, table, and wine. |
| WOLPERT,JAMES A 530 754 6245 jawolpert@ucdavis.edu |
Improvement of cultural practices for winegrapes. |
Wildlife & Fisheries Biology
| Name | Area of Expertise |
| DEWEES,C M 530 752 1497 cmdewees@ucdavis.edu |
Marine fisheries; human dimensions of fisheries management; commercial fisheries technology. |
| SALMON,TERRELL P 858 694 2864 tpsalmon@ucdavis.edu |
Ecology, behavior, population dynamics, and control of vertebrates with
particular emphasis on those affecting agricultural production and
public health. Population simulation and wildlife damage control
decision-making models. Development of Integrated Pest Management
programs for various wildlife species. Dissemination of information to
agricultural producers, wildlife managers and others dealing with both
new and existing techniques of reducing wildlife damage. |
| THOMPSON,LISA C 530 754 5732 lcthompson@ucdavis.edu |
Adaptive management of anadromous and inland fish populations; population dynamics modeling; impacts of dams and other water diversions on aquatic ecosystems; lake fertilization; food webs in rivers, lakes and reservoirs; terrestrial-aquatic linkages in watersheds. |
Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Dean's Office
| Name | Area of Expertise |
| KING,NICELMA J 530 752 3863 njking@ucdavis.edu |
Career and College Choice; Family Studies; Evaluating Human Resources Programs |