College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Department of Plant and Soil Science

Faculty

Name

Title / Areas of Expertise

Email

Name

Lecturer Fortino Acosta

Title / Areas of Expertise

Fortino Acosta

Climate resilient and biodiverse cities, interdisciplinary ecological landscape design, green infrastructure planning and design, integrated stormwater management, circular economy consultancy, strategic landscape planning, and wildlife conservation.

Email

facostam@uvm.edu

Name

Research Assistant Professor Samantha Alger

Title / Areas of Expertise

Samantha Alger

Pollinator Ecology, Habitat Restoration and Conservation, Public Outreach, Data Collection and Analysis

Email

Samantha.Alger@uvm.edu

Name

Extension Research Associate Juan Alvez

Title / Areas of Expertise

Juan Alvez

Pasture Program Technical Coordinator, Sustainable Agriculture and Environment, Pasture and Grazing Management, Agroecology and Agroforestry, Conservation and Green Markets, Ecosystems Services and Markets

Email

Juan.Alvez@uvm.edu

Name

Research Associate Professor Colin Anderson

Title / Areas of Expertise

Colin Anderson

Agroecology Transformations, Governance of Food Systems, Knowledge Mobilization, Participation and Power, Transformative Action Research, Learning and Pedagogy, Use of Media and Narratives for Transformative Change, People’s Knowledge

Email

Colin.Anderson@uvm.edu

Name

Professor Emeritus, David S. Barrington

Title / Areas of Expertise

David S. Barrington

Plant Systematics and Evolution

Email

David.Barrington@uvm.edu

Name

Professor Eric Bishop von Wettberg

Title / Areas of Expertise

Eric Bishop von Wettberg

Genetics, Genomics, Domestication, Crop Breeding, Evolution, Ecology, Legumes, Germplasm, Conservation

Email

Eric.Bishop-Von-Wettberg@uvm.edu

Name

Emeritus Extension Professor Sidney C. Bosworth

Title / Areas of Expertise

Sid Bosworth

Agronomy, Forages, Pasture Management

Email

Sid.Bosworth@uvm.edu

Name

Associate Professor and Chair Terence Bradshaw

Title / Areas of Expertise

Terence Bradshaw

Tree Fruit & Viticulture Specialist; Horticulture; Integrated Pest Management

Email

Terence.Bradshaw@uvm.edu

Name

Professor Yolanda Fanslow Chen

Title / Areas of Expertise

Yolanda Fanslow Chen

Insect Ecology, Population Genetics, Agroecology, Evolutionary Biology, Insect-plant Interactions, Agroecology, Evolution, Epigenetics, Ecological Pest Management

Email

Yolanda.Chen@uvm.edu

Name

Extension Professor Heather Darby

Title / Areas of Expertise

Heather Darby

Soil quality and nutrient management, Grain production, Organic farming, Forages, Hops, Oilseed crops

Email

Heather.Darby@uvm.edu

Name

Extension Research Associate Professor Joshua Faulkner

Title / Areas of Expertise

Joshua Faulkner

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Water management in agriculture, Hydrology, Climate change, Nutrient fate and transport, Alternative treatment for agricultural wastewaters

Email

Joshua.Faulkner@uvm.edu

Name

Research Assistant Professor Cheryl Frank Sullivan

Title / Areas of Expertise

Cheryl Frank Sullivan

Entomology, Integrated Pest Management, Biological Control, High Tunnel and Greenhouse Pest Management, Vector Ecology and Management (Ticks)

Email

cfrank@uvm.edu

Name

Associate Professor Josef Görres

Title / Areas of Expertise

Josef Görres

Soil Physical Properties, Soil Fauna, Ecological Management for Soil Quality

Email

Josef.Gorres@uvm.edu

Name

Extension Associate Professor Ann Hazelrigg

Title / Areas of Expertise

Ann Hazelrigg

Plant Pathology, Integrated Pest Management, Pesticide Education

Email

Ann.Hazelrigg@uvm.edu

Name

Associate Professor Stephanie E. Hurley

Title / Areas of Expertise

Stephanie E. Hurley

Landscape Design & Planning; Ecological Design; Green Stormwater Infrastructure; Land Use and Watershed Management; Urban Ecology; Landscape Visualization

Email

Stephanie.E.Hurley@uvm.edu

Name

Research Associate and Lecturer Victor Izzo

Title / Areas of Expertise

Vic Izzo

Evolutionary Ecology, Entomology, Sustainable Pest Management, Agroecology

Email

vizzo@uvm.edu

Name

Entomology Extension Educator Scott Lewins

Title / Areas of Expertise

Scott Lewins

Entomology, Biological Control, Insect Agroecology, Sustainable Agriculture

Email

Scott.Lewins@uvm.edu

Name

Professor V. Ernesto Méndez

Title / Areas of Expertise

V. Ernesto Méndez

Agroecology; Food Security and Sovereignty; Rural Livelihoods; Agrifood Systems; Political Ecology; Participatory Action Research (PAR); Environmental Conservation in Agricultural Landscapes

Email

Ernesto.Mendez@uvm.edu

Name

Research Associate Professor Scott C. Merrill

Title / Areas of Expertise

Scott C. Merrill

Systems ecology, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), social-ecological systems, Landscape ecology, serious games, experimental gaming, animal biosecurity, climate change, population modeling, Monte Carlo simulations, and spatiotemporal modeling.