People

George Awuni

Assistant Research Professor

Weed Science

gaa48@msstate.edu

t.c.barickman@msstate.edu

Gary R. Bachman

Extension/Research Professor

Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture

grb26@msstate.edu

(228) 388-1375

Brian S. Baldwin

Professor

Agronomy - Alternative crops

bsb2@msstate.edu

(662) 325-8862

Taghi Bararpour

Assistant Extension/Research Professor

Weed Science

mtb436@msstate.edu

(662) 686-3205

Casey Barickman

Assistant Research Professor

Agronomy - Fruit and Vegetables

(662) 566-8001

Guihong Bi

Research Professor

Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture

gb250@msstate.edu

(662) 325-2403

Eugene K. (Gene) Blythe

Research Professor

Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture

ekb59@msstate.edu

(601) 403-8774

Jason A. Bond

Research/Extension Professor

Weed Science

jason.bond@msstate.edu

(662) 686-3282

Taylor Bowden

Florist Manager

tp1205@msstate.edu

(662) 325-3585

Timothy "T.J." Bradford, Jr.

Instructor

Precision Agriculture

tb306@msstate.edu

(662) 325-6949

David Brand

Senior Research Associate

dwb2@msstate.edu

(662) 325-9462

Shaun R. Broderick

Assistant Extension/Research Professor

Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture

srb559@msstate.edu

Jake Bullard

Assistant Director
MAFES Official Variety Trials

jhb6@msstate.edu

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

Daryl Chastain

Assistant Research Professor

Agronomy - Cotton Physiology

drc373@msstate.edu

662-686-3245

Christine Coker

Associate Extension/Research Professor

Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture

(228) 546-1013

Michael Cox

Professor
Graduate Coordinator

Agronomy - Environmental Soil Management

msc15@msstate.edu

(662) 325-2767

Joby Czarnecki

Assistant Research Professor

Precision Agriculture

joby.czarnecki@msstate.edu

(662)-325-5972

James DelPrince

Assistant Extension Professor

Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture

j.delprince@msstate.edu

(228) 546-1011

Geoffrey Denny

Assistant Extension Professor

Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture

gcd42@msstate.edu

(662) 325-1682

Darrin Dodds

Professor and Department Head

Agronomy - Cotton

dmd76@msstate.edu

(662) 325-2698

Wayne Ebelhar

Research Professor

Agronomy - Soil Fertility

me1@msstate.edu

(662) 686-3247

Le Edwards

Laboratory Technician

lhe2@msstate.edu

Brittany Elliott

Research Associate

b.elliott@msstate.edu

connor.ferguson@msstate.edu

Cole Etheredge

Assistant Professor

Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture

cle248@msstate.edu

(662) 325-0506

Connor Ferguson

Assistant Professor

Weed Science

(662) 325-2598

Amelia A.A. Fox

Assistant Clinical Professor
Future Grower Project Manager

Precision Agriculture

aaf103@msstate.edu

(662) 418-7825

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

Bobby R. Golden

Associate Extension/Research Professor

Agronomy - Nutrient Management

brg140@msstate.edu

(662) 686-3215

Richard Harkess

Professor
Undergraduate Coordinator

Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture

richard.harkess@msstate.edu

(662)325-4556

Beth Hathcock

Business Manager

obh1@msstate.edu

(662) 325-4555

Brien Henry

Associate Dean, Graduate School
Professor

Agronomy - Corn

wbh3@msstate.edu

(662) 325-7400

Jason Hillhouse

Research Technician
MAFES Official Variety Trials

Variety Testing

jbh514@msstate.edu

(662) 325-7784

Trent Irby

Associate Extension Professor

Agronomy - Soybean

jti2@msstate.edu

(662) 325-8616

Kathy Johnson

Events Coordinator

kathy.johnson@msstate.edu

(662) 325-2701

Jane Johnston

Administrative Assistant I

jmj212@msstate.edu

Keri Jones

Laboratory Coordinator

kkd1@msstate.edu

Gurpreet Kaur

Assistant Research Professor

Agronomy - Irrigation

gk340@msstate.edu

(662) 390-8507

William Kingery

Professor

Agronomy - Soil Ecology

wlk2@msstate.edu

Patricia Knight

Research Professor

Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture

prk3@msstate.edu

(601) 795-4525

Jason Krutz

Director, MS Water Resources Research Institute

ljk81@msstate.edu

(662) 325-8335

Eric A. Laiche

Facilities Coordinator

eal78@msstate.edu

(662) 325-7714

David J. Lang

Professor

Agronomy - Forages

djl7@msstate.edu

(662) 325-8181

T. Wayne Langford

Research Technician

twl6@msstate.edu

(662) 325-2445

Erick J. Larson

Associate Extension/Research Professor

Agronomy - Grain Crops

ejl3@msstate.edu

(662) 325-4071

Ben Lawrence

Assistant Professor

Agronomy - Cropping Systems

bhl21@msstate.edu

662-686-3205

Rocky Lemus

Extension/Research Professor

Agronomy - Forages

rl275@msstate.edu

(662) 325-7718

Tongyin Li

Assistant Professor

Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture

tl665@msstate.edu

(662) 325-7716

Bisoondat Macoon

Research Professor
Facilities Coordinator

Agronomy - Forages

bm134@msstate.edu

(601) 857-2284

Victor Maddox

Senior Research Associate

vlm6@msstate.edu

Jay McCurdy

Assistant Professor

Agronomy - Turfgrass

jdm269@msstate.edu

(662) 325-2331

Lynette McDougald

Instructor

Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture

flm1@msstate.edu

(662) 325-7081

Steve Meyers

Associate Extension/Research Professor

Agronomy - Sweet Potato

slm761@msstate.edu

Jesse Morrison

Assistant Research Professor

Agronomy - Native Grasses

jim46@msstate.edu

Jake Norris

Research Associate I

bjn72@msstate.edu

Graham Oakley

Extension Associate I

gro9@msstate.edu

J. Larry Oldham

Extension Professor

Agronomy - Soil Health

larry.oldham@msstate.edu

(662) 325-2760

Garrett Oswalt

Extension Associate I

po79@msstate.edu

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

Daniel Peterson

Professor

Agronomy - Plant Genomics

dp127@msstate.edu

(662) 325-2747

K. Raja Reddy

Research Professor

Agronomy - Environmental Physiology

krr1@msstate.edu

(662) 325-9463

Edilberto D. Redoña

Research Professor

Agronomy - Plant Breeding

edr127@msstate.edu

Daniel Reynolds

Professor
Edgar E. and Winifred B. Hartwig Endowed Chair in Soybean Agronomy

Weed Science

dbr6@msstate.edu

(662) 325-0519

Michael P. Richard

Extension Associate II

mpr160@msstate.edu

(662) 325-4193

J. Brett Rushing

Assistant Extension/Research Professor

Agronomy - Plant Utilization

jbr93@msstate.edu

(601) 683-2084

Will Rutland

Extension Associate I

wjr87@msstate.edu

Alanna Scholtes

Extension Associate II

arb305@msstate.edu

Mark Shankle

Research Professor

Agronomy

mark.shankle@msstate.edu

David Shaw

Provost
Executive Vice President

Weed Science

drs4@msstate.edu

(662) 325-3742

Gurbir Singh

Assistant Research Professor

Agronomy - Irrigation

gurbir.singh@msstate.edu

(662) 390-8541

Katie Sisk

Contract & Grant Specialist

ksisk@cfr.msstate.edu

Kathi Smith

Administrative Assistant I

kmp207@msstate.edu

J. Pat Sneed

MSU Golf Course Superintendent

jps9@msstate.edu

(662) 328-8018

Rick Snyder

Extension/Research Professor

Agronomy - Vegetable Crops

rick.snyder@msstate.edu

Eric T. Stafne

Extension/Research Professor

Agronomy - Fruit Crops

ets92@msstate.edu

(601) 403-8939

Nolan Stapleton

Extension Associate I

ns480@msstate.edu

Barry R. Stewart

Associate Professor

Agronomy - Turfgrass

brs40@msstate.edu

(662) 325-2725

Glover Triplett

Research Professor

Agronomy - Tillage Systems

gbt1@msstate.edu

(662) 325-2708

Te-Ming Paul Tseng

Assistant Professor

Weed Science

t.tseng@msstate.edu

(662) 325-4725

Jac Varco

Professor
Triplett Endowed Chair in Agronomy

Agronomy - Nutrient Management

jjv3@msstate.edu

(662) 325-2737

Beau Varner

Research Associate II

bjv4@msstate.edu

Randy Vaughan

Assistant Director
MAFES Foundation Seed

trv1@msstate.edu

Ted Wallace

Associate Professor

Agronomy - Cotton Breeding

tpw6@msstate.edu

(662) 325-2726

Joshua White

Manager, Forage Variety Testing

jaw831@msstate.edu

(662) 325-2717

Kyle Williams

Laboratory Technician

krw101@msstate.edu

Cindy Williams

Administrative Assistant I

cyk1@msstate.edu

(662) 325-2944

John Williams

Extension/Research Associate I

jjw247@msstate.edu

sarah.woodward@msstate.edu

Jeff Wilson

Assistant Professor

Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture

jcw149@msstate.edu

(662) 566-8019

Sarah Woodward

Administrative Assistant I

(662) 325-2352

Ziming Yue

Postdoctoral Associate

zy101@msstate.edu

Brendan Zurweller

Assistant Professor

Agronomy - Peanuts

bz178@msstate.edu

(662) 325-7287

George Awuni

Assistant Research Professor

Weed Science

gaa48@msstate.edu

t.c.barickman@msstate.edu

Gary R. Bachman

Extension/Research Professor

Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture

grb26@msstate.edu

(228) 388-1375

Brian S. Baldwin

Professor

Agronomy - Alternative crops

bsb2@msstate.edu

(662) 325-8862

Taghi Bararpour

Assistant Extension/Research Professor

Weed Science

mtb436@msstate.edu

(662) 686-3205

Casey Barickman

Assistant Research Professor

Agronomy - Fruit and Vegetables

(662) 566-8001

Guihong Bi

Research Professor

Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture

gb250@msstate.edu

(662) 325-2403

Eugene K. (Gene) Blythe

Research Professor

Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture

ekb59@msstate.edu

(601) 403-8774

Jason A. Bond

Research/Extension Professor

Weed Science

jason.bond@msstate.edu

(662) 686-3282

Timothy "T.J." Bradford, Jr.

Instructor

Precision Agriculture

tb306@msstate.edu

(662) 325-6949

Shaun R. Broderick

Assistant Extension/Research Professor

Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture

srb559@msstate.edu

christine.coker@msstate.edu

John Byrd, Jr.

Extension/Research Professor

Weed Science

jdb4@msstate.edu

(662) 325-4537

Daryl Chastain

Assistant Research Professor

Agronomy - Cotton Physiology

drc373@msstate.edu

662-686-3245

Christine Coker

Associate Extension/Research Professor

Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture

(228) 546-1013

Michael Cox

Professor
Graduate Coordinator

Agronomy - Environmental Soil Management

msc15@msstate.edu

(662) 325-2767

Joby Czarnecki

Assistant Research Professor

Precision Agriculture

joby.czarnecki@msstate.edu

(662)-325-5972

James DelPrince

Assistant Extension Professor

Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture

j.delprince@msstate.edu

(228) 546-1011

Geoffrey Denny

Assistant Extension Professor

Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture

gcd42@msstate.edu

(662) 325-1682

Darrin Dodds

Professor and Department Head

Agronomy - Cotton

dmd76@msstate.edu

(662) 325-2698

Wayne Ebelhar

Research Professor

Agronomy - Soil Fertility

me1@msstate.edu

(662) 686-3247

Cole Etheredge

Assistant Professor

Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture

cle248@msstate.edu

(662) 325-0506

Connor Ferguson

Assistant Professor

Weed Science

connor.ferguson@msstate.edu

(662) 325-2598

Amelia A.A. Fox

Assistant Clinical Professor
Future Grower Project Manager

Precision Agriculture

aaf103@msstate.edu

(662) 418-7825

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

Bobby R. Golden

Associate Extension/Research Professor

Agronomy - Nutrient Management

brg140@msstate.edu

(662) 686-3215

Richard Harkess

Professor
Undergraduate Coordinator

Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture

richard.harkess@msstate.edu

(662)325-4556

Brien Henry

Associate Dean, Graduate School
Professor

Agronomy - Corn

wbh3@msstate.edu

(662) 325-7400

Trent Irby

Associate Extension Professor

Agronomy - Soybean

jti2@msstate.edu

(662) 325-8616

Gurpreet Kaur

Assistant Research Professor

Agronomy - Irrigation

gk340@msstate.edu

(662) 390-8507

William Kingery

Professor

Agronomy - Soil Ecology

wlk2@msstate.edu

Patricia Knight

Research Professor

Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture

prk3@msstate.edu

(601) 795-4525

Jason Krutz

Director, MS Water Resources Research Institute

ljk81@msstate.edu

(662) 325-8335

David J. Lang

Professor

Agronomy - Forages

djl7@msstate.edu

(662) 325-8181

Erick J. Larson

Associate Extension/Research Professor

Agronomy - Grain Crops

ejl3@msstate.edu

(662) 325-4071

Ben Lawrence

Assistant Professor

Agronomy - Cropping Systems

bhl21@msstate.edu

662-686-3205

Rocky Lemus

Extension/Research Professor

Agronomy - Forages

rl275@msstate.edu

(662) 325-7718

Tongyin Li

Assistant Professor

Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture

tl665@msstate.edu

(662) 325-7716

Bisoondat Macoon

Research Professor
Facilities Coordinator

Agronomy - Forages

bm134@msstate.edu

(601) 857-2284

Jay McCurdy

Assistant Professor

Agronomy - Turfgrass

jdm269@msstate.edu

(662) 325-2331

Lynette McDougald

Instructor

Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture

flm1@msstate.edu

(662) 325-7081

Steve Meyers

Associate Extension/Research Professor

Agronomy - Sweet Potato

slm761@msstate.edu

Jesse Morrison

Assistant Research Professor

Agronomy - Native Grasses

jim46@msstate.edu

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

J. Larry Oldham

Extension Professor

Agronomy - Soil Health

larry.oldham@msstate.edu

(662) 325-2760

Daniel Peterson

Professor

Agronomy - Plant Genomics

dp127@msstate.edu

(662) 325-2747

K. Raja Reddy

Research Professor

Agronomy - Environmental Physiology

krr1@msstate.edu

(662) 325-9463

Edilberto D. Redoña

Research Professor

Agronomy - Plant Breeding

edr127@msstate.edu

Daniel Reynolds

Professor
Edgar E. and Winifred B. Hartwig Endowed Chair in Soybean Agronomy

Weed Science

dbr6@msstate.edu

(662) 325-0519

J. Brett Rushing

Assistant Extension/Research Professor

Agronomy - Plant Utilization

jbr93@msstate.edu

(601) 683-2084

Mark Shankle

Research Professor

Agronomy

mark.shankle@msstate.edu

David Shaw

Provost
Executive Vice President

Weed Science

drs4@msstate.edu

(662) 325-3742

Gurbir Singh

Assistant Research Professor

Agronomy - Irrigation

gurbir.singh@msstate.edu

(662) 390-8541

Rick Snyder

Extension/Research Professor

Agronomy - Vegetable Crops

rick.snyder@msstate.edu

Eric T. Stafne

Extension/Research Professor

Agronomy - Fruit Crops

ets92@msstate.edu

(601) 403-8939

Barry R. Stewart

Associate Professor

Agronomy - Turfgrass

brs40@msstate.edu

(662) 325-2725

Glover Triplett

Research Professor

Agronomy - Tillage Systems

gbt1@msstate.edu

(662) 325-2708

Te-Ming Paul Tseng

Assistant Professor

Weed Science

t.tseng@msstate.edu

(662) 325-4725

Jac Varco

Professor
Triplett Endowed Chair in Agronomy

Agronomy - Nutrient Management

jjv3@msstate.edu

(662) 325-2737

Ted Wallace

Associate Professor

Agronomy - Cotton Breeding

tpw6@msstate.edu

(662) 325-2726

Jeff Wilson

Assistant Professor

Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture

jcw149@msstate.edu

(662) 566-8019

Ziming Yue

Postdoctoral Associate

zy101@msstate.edu

Brendan Zurweller

Assistant Professor

Agronomy - Peanuts

bz178@msstate.edu

(662) 325-7287

Dixie Albright

Office Associate
MAFES Official Variety Trials

dcm80@msstate.edu

Taylor Bowden

Florist Manager

tp1205@msstate.edu

(662) 325-3585

David Brand

Senior Research Associate

dwb2@msstate.edu

(662) 325-9462

Jake Bullard

Assistant Director
MAFES Official Variety Trials

jhb6@msstate.edu

Brad Burgess

Director
MAFES Official Variety Trials

brad.burgess@msstate.edu

Le Edwards

Laboratory Technician

lhe2@msstate.edu

Brittany Elliott

Research Associate

b.elliott@msstate.edu

kathy.johnson@msstate.edu

Beth Hathcock

Business Manager

obh1@msstate.edu

(662) 325-4555

Jason Hillhouse

Research Technician
MAFES Official Variety Trials

jbh514@msstate.edu

(662) 325-7784

Kathy Johnson

Events Coordinator

(662) 325-2701

Jane Johnston

Administrative Assistant I

jmj212@msstate.edu

Keri Jones

Laboratory Coordinator

kkd1@msstate.edu

Eric A. Laiche

Facilities Coordinator

eal78@msstate.edu

(662) 325-7714

T. Wayne Langford

Research Technician

twl6@msstate.edu

(662) 325-2445

Victor Maddox

Senior Research Associate

vlm6@msstate.edu

Jake Norris

Research Associate I

bjn72@msstate.edu

Graham Oakley

Extension Associate I

gro9@msstate.edu

Garrett Oswalt

Extension Associate I

po79@msstate.edu

Michael P. Richard

Extension Associate II

mpr160@msstate.edu

(662) 325-4193

Will Rutland

Extension Associate I

wjr87@msstate.edu

Alanna Scholtes

Extension Associate II

arb305@msstate.edu

Katie Sisk

Contract & Grant Specialist

ksisk@cfr.msstate.edu

Kathi Smith

Administrative Assistant I

kmp207@msstate.edu

J. Pat Sneed

MSU Golf Course Superintendent

jps9@msstate.edu

(662) 328-8018

Nolan Stapleton

Extension Associate I

ns480@msstate.edu

Beau Varner

Research Associate II

bjv4@msstate.edu

Randy Vaughan

Assistant Director
MAFES Foundation Seed

trv1@msstate.edu

Joshua White

Manager, Forage Variety Testing

jaw831@msstate.edu

(662) 325-2717

Kyle Williams

Laboratory Technician

krw101@msstate.edu

Cindy Williams

Administrative Assistant I

cyk1@msstate.edu

(662) 325-2944

John Williams

Extension/Research Associate I

jjw247@msstate.edu