Core Faculty
Bruce Barrett, PhD
Interim Division Director & Professor
BarrettB@missouri.edu
573-882-3001
Kaitlyn Bissonnette, PhD
Assistant Extension Professor
BissonnetteK@missouri.edu
573-882-9106
John Boyer, PhD
Distinguished Research Professor
BoyerJS@missouri.edu
573-882-4819
Kevin Bradley, PhD
Professor
BradleyKe@missouri.edu
573-882-4039
Pengyin Chen, PhD
David Haggard Endowed Professor in Soybean Breeding
ChenPe@missouri.edu
573-379-5431
Christine Elsik, PhD
Professor
elsikc@missouri.edu
573-884-7422
James English, PhD
Professor
EnglishJ@missouri.edu
Deborah Finke, PhD
Director of Undergraduate Studies & Associate Professor
FinkeD@missouri.edu
573-884-5125
Felix Fritschi, PhD
C. Alice Donaldson Professor in Bioenergy Crop Physiology and Genetics
FritschiF@missouri.edu
573-882-3023
Walter Gassmann, PhD
Interim Director
Professor
GassmannW@missouri.edu
573-884-7703
Mary Ann Gowdy, PhD
Teaching Assistant Professor
GowdyMA@missouri.edu
573-882-1014
Megan Hall, PhD
Assistant Research Professor
HallMegan@missouri.edu
573-882-0669
Rob Kallenbach, PhD
Interim Associate Dean
Director
KallenbachR@missouri.edu
573-882-6385
John Lory, PhD
Extension Associate Professor
LoryJ@missouri.edu
573-884-7815
David G. Mendoza-Cózatl, PhD
Director of Graduate Studies & Associate Professor
MendozaCozatlD@missouri.edu
573-882 1892
Blake Meyers, PhD
Professor
MeyersBC@missouri.edu
314-587-1422
Lee Miller, PhD
Director
Associate Professor
TurfPath@missouri.edu
573-882-5623
Ron Mittler, PhD
Professor
MittlerR@missouri.edu
573-882-7077
Manjula Nathan, PhD
Director
Extension Associate Professor
NathanM@missouri.edu
573-882-3250
Harley Naumann, PhD
Assistant Professor
NaumannHD@missouri.edu
573-882-9896
Kelly Nelson, PhD
Professor
NelsonKe@missouri.edu
660-739-4410
Henry T. Nguyen, PhD
Curators Distinguished Professor
NguyenHenry@missouri.edu
573-882-5494
Kevin Rice, PhD
Assistant Professor
RiceKev@missouri.edu
573-882-2838
Craig Roberts, PhD
Extension Program Director & Professor
RobertsCr@missouri.edu
573-882-0481
Andrew Scaboo, PhD
Assistant Professor
ScabooA@missouri.edu
573-882-3462
Peter Scharf, PhD
Professor
ScharfP@missouri.edu
573-882-0777
James Schoelz, PhD
Associate Division Director & Professor
SchoelzJ@missouri.edu
573-882-1185
Robert Sharp, PhD
Director
Professor
SharpR@missouri.edu
573-882-1841
Robert Sites, PhD
Professor
SitesR@missouri.edu
573-882-2345
Reid Smeda, PhD
Professor
SmedaR@missouri.edu
573-882-1329
Qisheng Song, PhD
Professor
SongQ@missouri.edu
573-882-9798
Christine Spinka, PhD
Assistant Teaching Professor
spinkac@missouri.edu
(573) 882-4484
Gary Stacey, PhD
Curators Distinguished Professor
StaceyG@missouri.edu
573-884-4752
Bing Stacey, PhD
Assistant Research Professor
StaceyM@missouri.edu
573-884-3045
William Gene Stevens, PhD
Extension Professor
StevensW@missouri.edu
573-379-5431
Andrew Thomas, MS
Research Assistant Professor
ThomasAL@missouri.edu
417-466-0065
Dean Volenberg, PhD
Assistant Extension Professor
VolenbergD@missouri.edu
573-882-0476
Michele Warmund, PhD
Professor
WarmundM@missouri.edu
573-882-9632
Xi Xiong, PhD
Associate Professor
XiongX@missouri.edu
573-882-1824
Bing Yang, PhD
Professor
yangbi@missouri.edu
573-884-1788
Zhanyuan Zhang, PhD
Research Professor
ZhangZh@missouri.edu
573-882-6922
Adjunct Faculty
Stephen H. Anderson, PhD
William A. Albrecht Distinguished Professor of Soil and Environmental Sciences
Graduate Emphasis Area Coordinator
Adjunct Professor
Undergraduate Degree Program Coordinator
AndersonS@missouri.edu
573-882-6303
Prakash Arelli, PhD
Supervisory Research Geneticist (Plants)
Adjunct Professor
Prakash.Arelli@ars.usda.gov
731-425-4741
Ivan Baxter, PhD
Adjunct Assistant Professor
ibaxter@danforthcenter.org
314-587-1438
Brenda Beerntsen, PhD
Adjunct Professor
BeerntsenB@missouri.edu
573-882-5033
Jennifer Benne, PhD
Adjunct Assistant Professor
BenneJ@lincolnu.edu
573-681-5120
Paul Beuselinck, PhD
Adjunct Professor
BeuselinckP@missouri.edu
573-657-9738
Kristin Bilyeu, PhD
Research Molecular Biologist
Adjunct Professor
Kristin.Bilyeu@ars.usda.gov
573-884-2234
David Burner, PhD
Research Agronomist
Adjunt Associate Professor
David.Burner@ars.usda.gov
479-675-3834 ext.326
Thomas Coudron, PhD
Research Chemist
Adjunct Associate Professor
coudront@missouri.edu
573-882-6871
Sherry Flint-Garcia, PhD
Research Geneticist & Lead Scientist
Adjunct Associate Professor
Sherry.Flint-Garcia@ars.usda.gov
573-884-0116
Malia Gehan, PhD
Adjunct Associate Professor
mgehan@danforthcenter.org
314-587-1420
Jason Gillman, PhD
Research Geneticist (Plants)
Adjunct Associate Professor
Jason.Gillman@ars.usda.gov
573-882-7210
Perry Gustafson, PhD
Adjunct Professor
pgus@missouri.edu
Bruce Hibbard, PhD
Research Entomologist
Adjunct Professor
Bruce.Hibbard@ars.usda.gov
573-882-6281
Jong Chan Hong, PhD
Adjunct Professor
JCHong@gnu.ac.kr
+82-55-751-5960
Chin-Feng Hwang, PhD
Adjunct Professor
ChinFengHwang@MissouriState.edu
417-547-7538
Newell Kitchen, PhD
Adjunct Associate Professor
KitchenN@missouri.edu
573-882-1114 x305
Laszlo Kovacs, PhD
Adjunct Professor
LaszloKovacs@MissouriState.edu
417-836-6289
Robert Kremer, PhD
Adjunct Professor
KremerR@missouri.edu
573-356-3665
Hari Krishnan, PhD
Research Molecular Biologist
Adjunct Professor
Hari.Krishnan@ars.usda.gov
573-882-8151
Misha T. Kwasniewski, PhD
Assistant Research Professor
Enology Program Leader
Adjunct Assistant Professor
KwasniewsKim@missouri.edu
573-882-6656
Arthur McIntosh, ScD
Adjunct Associate Professor
McIntoshA@missouri.edu
Michael McMullen, PhD
Adjunct Professor
mcmullenm@missouri.edu
573-882-7606
Peter P. Motavalli, PhD
Professor
Adjunct Professor
MotavalliP@missouri.edu
573-884-3212
Robert Myers, PhD
Adjunct Associate Professor
MyersRob@missouri.edu
573-882-1547
Melvin J. Oliver, PhD
Research Geneticist (Plants)
Adjunct Professor
Mel.Oliver@ars.usda.gov
573-882-9645
Wenping Qiu, PhD
Adjunct Professor
WenpingQiu@missouristate.edu
417-547-7517
Daniel Schachtman, PhD
Adjunct Professor
daniel.schachtman@unl.edu
402-472-14481
Mary Schaeffer, PhD
Adjunct Associate Professor
SchaefferM@missouri.edu
Kent Shelby, PhD
Research Entomologist
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Kent.Shelby@ars.usda.gov
573-876-8303
David Stanley, PhD
Research Leader
Adjunct Professor
David.Stanley@ars.usda.gov
573-876-8301
Chris Topp, PhD
Adjunct Assistant Professor
ctopp@danforthcenter.org
314-587-1401
David Trinklein, PhD
Adjunct Associate Professor
TrinkleinD@missouri.edu
573-882-9631
Leszek Vincent, PhD
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Leszek@missouri.edu
Jason Weirich, PhD
Adjunct Professor
jweirich@mfa-inc.com
573-876-5290
William (Bill) Wiebold, PhD
Adjunct Professor & Professor Emeritus
Interim Director
Director
WieboldW@missouri.edu
573-882-0621
Oliver Yu, PhD
Adjunct Associate Professor
oliver.yu@conagen-inc.com
314-753-0042
Ru Zhang, PhD
Adjunct Associate Professor
rzhang@danforthcenter.org
314-587-1451
Academic Associates
Mandy Bish, PhD
Extension Specialist
bishm@missouri.edu
(573) 882-9878
Christine Cole
Senior Research Associate
colec@missouri.edu
(573) 884-2234
Lesleighan Cravens, MS
Instructor
CravensLe@missouri.edu
573-884-1194
Melissa Crisel, MS
Senior Research Associate
CriselM@missouri.edu
573-379-5431
Joann Rose De Tar, PhD
Senior Research Scientist
detarj@missouri.edu
Brian Dintelmann, MS
Senior Research Associate
DintelmannB@missouri.edu
David Dunn
Extension Specialist
DunnD@missouri.edu
573-379-5431
James Heiser, MS
Senior Research Associate
HeiserJ@missouri.edu
573-379-5431
Suhas Kadam
Research Scientist
kadamsu@missouri.edu
573-529-4731
Mariola Klepadlo, PhD
Senior Research Associate
KlepadloM@missouri.edu
Delbert Knerr
Senior Research Associate
knerrdr@missouri.edu
Ryan Lock, MS
Extension Specialist
lockt@missouri.edu
573-882-6385
Greg Luce, MS
Adjunct Instructor
LuceG@missouri.edu
573-473-7079
Calvin Meeks, PhD
Research Scientist
MeeksC@missouri.edu
(573) 379-5431
Josephine Mgbechi-Ezeri, PhD
Plant Diagnostic Clinic Director
MgbechiEzeriJ@missouri.edu
573-882-3019
Tim Moloney
Instructor
MoloneyT@missouri.edu
(573) 882-6684
Adriano Pereira
Research Scientist
pereiraa@missouri.edu
573-771-9083
Scotty Smothers
Senior Research Associate
smotherss@missouri.edu
(573) 785-8416
Tri D. Vuong, PhD
Senior Research Scientist
VuongT@missouri.edu
573-884-5483
Jinrong Wan, PhD
Research Scientist
WanJ@missouri.edu
Heng Ye, PhD
Research Scientist
YeHe@missouri.edu
(573) 882-5494
Emeriti Faculty
Sam Anand, PhD
Professor Emeritus
AnandS@missouri.edu
Dale Blevins, PhD
Professor Emeritus
BlevinsD@missouri.edu
Johann Bruhn, PhD
Professor Emeritus
BruhnJ@missouri.edu
Michael Chippendale, PhD
Professor Emeritus
ChippendaleM@missouri.edu
573-441-1234
Ed Coe, PhD
Professor Emeritus
CoeE@missouri.edu
573-882-2768
Michael Collins, PhD
Professor Emeritus
CollinsMic@missouri.edu
Robert Hall, PhD
Professor Emeritus
HallR@missouri.edu
Armon Keaster, PhD
Professor Emeritus
KeasterA@missouri.edu
Marc Linit, PhD
Emeritus Professor
Director of Special Projects
LinitM@missouri.edu
Anne McKendry, PhD
Professor Emerita
McKendryA@missouri.edu
573-882-7708
Jeanne Mihail, PhD
Professor Emerita
MihailJ@missouri.edu
C. Jerry Nelson, PhD
Professor Emeritus
NelsonCJ@missouri.edu
573-882-2802
Thomas L. Payne
Vice Chancellor and Dean Emeritus
Professor Emeritus
paynet@missouri.edu
573-884-6847
Ben Puttler
Assistant Professor Emeritus
PuttlerBe@missouri.edu
573-882-1457
Jack Schultz, PhD
Professor Emeritus
SchultzJC@missouri.edu
Grover Shannon, PhD
Professor Emeritus
ShannonG@missouri.edu
573-379-4036
David Sleper, PhD
Professor Emeritus
SleperD@missouri.edu
Christopher Starbuck, PhD
Associate Professor Emeritus
StarbuckC@missouri.edu
William (Bill) Wiebold, PhD
Adjunct Professor & Professor Emeritus
Interim Director
Director
WieboldW@missouri.edu
573-882-0621
Alan Wrather, PhD
Professor Emeritus
WratherJ@missouri.edu