All Professional Staff are located on the main campus
in Starkville.
Professional Staff
Dr. Jac Varco, Professor and Interim Department Head
- Melinda Abshire, Research Associate
- Erin R. Bassford, Research Associate
- David Brand, Research Associate
- Wade Givens, Research Associate
- Osman A. Gutierrez, Postdoctoral Associate
- Beth Hathcock, Business Manager
- Grady E. Jackson, Research Associate
- Ekaterina A. Jeliazkova, Research Associate
- Vijaya Kakani, Postdoctoral Associate
- Sailaja Koti, Postdoctoral Associate
- Eric A. Laiche, Facilities Coordinator
- Wenxuan Liu, Postdoctoral Associate
- Libby Montgomery, Research Associate
- Jimmy Ray Parish, Forage Variety Testing Manager
- Wayne Philley, Research Associate
- Jesse R. Quarrels, Research Associate
- James M. Taylor, Research Associate
- Scott Wright, Research Associate
- Jixiang Wu, Postdoctoral Associate
For more information about the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences see
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