Faculty and Staff

Name & Position	Interests	Contact Information
Angima, Sam Associate Dean of Extension	Extension Small Farms Program	Office: 541-737-3742 Contact person by email
Braunworth Jr, William Emeritus Appointment	Bill Braunworth served as Head of Department of Horticulture at Oregon State University from 2012 to 2024.	Contact person by email
Brewer, Linda Academic Wage Appt - Salaried	I manage multiple research grants in the College of Agricultural Sciences, including: ...	Contact person by email
Corp, Mary Emeritus Appointment	I work with various techniques to control weeds in dryland wheat production. This work includes seeding rates, seeding patterns, and various in-crop tillage options. Currently I am looking at the...	Contact person by email
Durham, Catherine Emeritus Appointment	Fields: Agricultural Marketing, Consumer Economics, Demand Analysis	Office: 503-872-6671 Contact person by email
Ghajar, Shayan Assistant Professor (Practice)	I focus on organic, transitioning, and low-input sustainable pasture and forage management for producers in Oregon. My...	Office: 541-737-6131 Contact person by email
Halbleib, Mary Professor (Practice)	Mary creates professional development opportunities for Extension faculty and staff in the College of Agricultural Sciences, providing evidence-based approaches to outcome-based adult education...	Office: 541-737-2683 Contact person by email
Hilton, Richard Senior Faculty Research Assistant II	Integrated pest management. Research focusing on arthropod pests in orchards and vineyards, including new invasive pests such as the brown marmorated stink bug and emergent...	Office: 541-772-5165 Contact person by email
Holly, Katie Executive Support Specialist 1		Contact person by email
Ingham, Russell Emeritus Appointment	Biology, ecology, pathology and management of nematodes in potato, onion, and other field crops. Nematodes which live in soil may be plant parasites, insect parasites or feed...	Contact person by email
Johnson, Kenneth Academic Wage Appt - Salaried	Plant pathology with emphasis on disease ecology, pathogen detection and integrated management strategies.	Office: 541-737-5249 Contact person by email
Kaiser, Clive Courtesy Status	Temperate fruit, wine grape and vegetable research & Extension in Umatilla County, eastern Oregon. Prevention of Sweet Cherry Fruit Cracking using SureSeal, an Organic...	Office: 541-938-5597 Contact person by email
Lambrinos, John Graduate Advisor and Associate Professor	My research explores ways in which ecological processes interact with human management to shape the landscapes we depend on for critical services. This work includes research in three major...	Contact person by email
Lev, Larry	Fields: Values-based agricultural supply chains, farmers markets and other direct marketing channels, participatory research and outreach methods	Office: 541-737-1417 Contact person by email
Monk, Sara Info Technology Consultant	Web site development and training Manage payment gateway for units selling products	Contact person by email
Myers, James Professor-Endowed	We develop improved vegetable varieties with the main focus being to support gardeners, growers and processors in the Pacific Northwest (PNW). This region of the United States has a...	Contact person by email
Peachey, Ronald Courtesy Appointment	Ed works in the Horticulture Department at OSU in research and extension. His focus is vegetable crop production including processed, fresh market and seed crops, with an emphasis on weed and...	Contact person by email
Pscheidt, Jay Professor	My work focuses on diagnosis of disease problems on woody perennials including fruit, nut, and nursery crops, and cultural disease control tactics. Research Description: ...	Office: 541-737-5539 Contact person by email
Putnam, Melodie Emeritus Appointment	I am interested in why plants fail, which fits nicely with my position in the OSU Plant Clinic where we diagnose diseases/disorders of plants and...	Office: 541-737-5542 Contact person by email
Renquist, Stephen	Viticulture and marketing for wine grape growers of the Umpqua Valley Pest management, IPM systems with Tree fruit and wine grape growers Nursery and Landscape...	Contact person by email
Seavert, Clark Climate-Smart Project Coordinator	Fields: AgBiz Logic, financial management, capital investment analysis, enterprise budgets, crop & livestock leasing.	Office: 503-961-4709 Contact person by email
Seiter, Stefan Senior Instructor II	Nutrient Cycling Cropping Systems Regenerative Agriculture Agroforestry Soil Health Management	Office: 541-737-6372 Contact person by email
Selman, Lane Assistant Professor (Practice)		Contact person by email
Stone, Alexandra Academic Wage Appt - Salaried	I have been investigating the use of the biological control agent commercially available as Contans (Coniothyrium minitans) as a control for white mold of vegetables, especially snap...	Contact person by email
Strik, Bernadine Emeritus Appointment	Bernadine’s extension, research, and teaching programs focused on physiology and production systems of berry crops. She also served as the OSU lead on the USDA/ARS-OSU Cooperative Berry Crops...	Office: 541-737-5434 Contact person by email
VanBuskirk, Philip Emeritus Appointment	Professor, OSU Horticulture Pear production. Olive production.	Office: (541) 776-7371 Contact person by email
Walton, Vaughn Professor	Entomology Ecology Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Biorational pest control agent Biological control Small fruit and...	Office: 5417404149 Contact person by email
Yilma, Solomon Senior Faculty Research AsstII	Potato Tissue Culture and Genetics Breeding Late Blight Resistance into specialty potatoes Breeding Specialty Potatoes for Extreme Resistant to Potato Virus Y.	Office: 541-231-5893 Contact person by email

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