Our Faculty

Get to know the people teaching at UGA-Tifton. Our faculty inspire the next generation of agricultural and environmental scientists to do better.

Timothy Branner Brenneman Professor, Peanut and Pecan Disease Management

Plant Pathology

arachis@uga.edu

Peng Chee Professor | Cotton Breeding and Genetics, Host- Plant Resistance, Quantitative Trait Loci, Genomics

Crop & Soil Sciences National Environmentally Sound Production Agriculture Laboratory (NESPAL) Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

pwchee@uga.edu 229-386-7274

D. Barry Croom Professor

Agricultural Leadership, Education & Communication

dbcroom@uga.edu 229-386-3116

Albert K. Culbreath Professor, Foliar fungal diseases and Tomato spotted wilt of peanut

Plant Pathology

spotwilt@uga.edu 229-386-3156

Juan Carlos Diaz-Perez Professor; Emphasis: Vegetable production (conventional, organic & sustainable); plasticulture; environmental physiology

Horticulture Institute for Integrative Precision Agriculture

jcdiaz@uga.edu 229-391-6861

James D. Dutcher Professor Emeritus

Entomology

dutch88@uga.edu 229-402-1682

Bhabesh Dutta Professor and Extension Vegetable Disease Specialist

Plant Pathology

bhabesh@uga.edu 229-386-7495

Esendugue Greg Fonsah Professor and REI Coordinator

Agricultural & Applied Economics

gfonsah@uga.edu 229-386-3512

Ron Gitaitis

Professor Emeritus

Email: dronion@uga.edu

Phone: 229-386-3157

Timothy Lane Grey Interim Assistant Dean, Tifton Campus, Professor

Tifton Campus Crop & Soil Sciences

dirtif@uga.edu 229-386-3338

Robert C Kemerait Jr Professor

Plant Pathology

kemerait@uga.edu 229-386-3512

Peggy Ozias-Akins Distinguished Research Professor; Emphasis: Molecular genetics of plant development, peanuts

Horticulture National Environmentally Sound Production Agriculture Laboratory (NESPAL) Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

pozias@uga.edu 229-386-3902

Glen C. Rains Professor

Entomology

grains@uga.edu 229-386-3520

David G Riley Emeritus Professor

Entomology

dgr@uga.edu 229-386-3374

Phillip Marion Roberts Extension Entomologist - Cotton

Entomology

proberts@uga.edu 229-386-3835

W. Don Shurley Extension Economist - Cotton

Agricultural & Applied Economics

donshur@uga.edu 229-386-3512

Amanda R Smith Senior Public Service Associate

Agricultural & Applied Economics

a.smith@uga.edu 229-386-3512

John L Snider Professor

Crop & Soil Sciences

jlsnider@uga.edu 229-386-7197

Alton N Sparks Professor

Entomology

asparks@uga.edu 229-386-3835

Michael D Toews Associate Dean for Extension, Professor

Office of the Associate Dean for Extension Entomology

caesext@uga.edu 706-542-3824

George Vellidis University Professor

Crop & Soil Sciences

yiorgos@uga.edu 229-402-1278