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

Gary J. Burtle Associate Professor

Animal & Dairy Science

gburtle@uga.edu 229-386-3218

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 and Interim Department Head

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; Areas of Interest: Vegetables, plasticulture, protected agricultural technologies, organic production

Horticulture

jcdiaz@uga.edu 229-391-6861

James D. Dutcher Professor Emeritus

Entomology

dutch88@uga.edu 229-402-1682

Bhabesh Dutta Associate Professor and Extension Vegetable Disease Specialist

Plant Pathology

bhabesh@uga.edu 229-386-7495

Esendugue Greg Fonsah Professor

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 Department Head; Professor

Crop & Soil Sciences

tgrey@uga.edu 229-386-7239

Glendon H. Harris Professor, Extension Agronomist - Environmental Soil & Fertilizer

Crop & Soil Sciences

gharris@uga.edu 229-386-3006

Robert C Kemerait Jr Professor

Plant Pathology

kemerait@uga.edu 229-386-3355

Peggy Ozias-Akins D.W. Brooks Professor (Areas of Interest: Molecular genetics of plant development)

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 Professor

Entomology

dgr@uga.edu 229-386-3374

Phillip Marion Roberts Extension Entomologist - Cotton

Entomology

proberts@uga.edu 229-386-3424

Amanda R Smith Public Service Associate

Agricultural & Applied Economics

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

John L Snider Associate Professor

Crop & Soil Sciences

jlsnider@uga.edu 229-386-7197

Alton N Sparks Professor

Entomology

asparks@uga.edu 229-386-3424

Michael D Toews Assistant Dean, Tifton Campus, Professor

Tifton Campus

mtoews@uga.edu 229-386-3338

George Vellidis University Professor

Crop & Soil Sciences

yiorgos@uga.edu 229-402-1278

Ashley M. Yopp Assistant Professor

Agricultural Leadership, Education & Communication

ayopp@uga.edu 229-386-3065