Iowa State University
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

STORIES in Agriculture and Life Sciences

Fall 2008

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New Faculty and Staff in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

(From Sept. 07 - Sept. 08)

Agronomy

Emily Heaton, Assistant Professor
Maria Salas Fernandez, Assistant Professor
Yan Fu, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Christopher Anderson, Scientist
Nicholas Boersma, Research Associate
Elizabeth Bovenmyer, Research Associate
Ursula Frei, Scientist
Qinglei Gan, Research Associate
Qing Ji, Research Associate
Trent Moore, Ag Specialist
Pamela Mundt, Secretary
Hillary Olson, Program Coordinator
Stephanie Scott, Ag Specialist
Bradley Sween, Systems Support Specialist
Tyler Teske, Communications Specialist
Wei Wu, Assistant Scientist

Animal Science

Nicholas Gabler, Assistant Professor
Stephanie Hansen, Assistant Professor (1/1/09)
John Patience, Associate Professor
Jason Ross, Assistant Professor
Joshua Selsby, Assistant Professor
Terry Faidley, Program Coordinator

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology

Olga Zabotina, Assistant Professor
Kelly Andersen, Administrative Specialist
Geng Ding, Postdoc Research Associate
Shweta Shah, Postdoc Research Associate
Aris Skliros, Postdoc Research Associate
Kevin Stokes, Assistant Scientist
Ekaterina Trifonova, Postdoc Research Associate
Yasufumi Yamamoto, Postdoc Research Associate

Agriculture and Life Sciences Administration

Kris Angaran, Secretary

Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

Alok Bandari, Associate Professor
Matthew Darr, Assistant Professor
Lloyd Snell, Lecturer
Michelle Soupir, Assistant Professor
Chenxu Yu, Assistant Professor
LeQuetia Ancar, Academic Advisor
Maria Baboi, Assistant Scientist
Greg Bennet, Postdoc Research Associate
Lingshuang Cai, Assistant Scientist
Rachael Eliker, Research Associate
Katherine Heathcote, Research Associate
Hong Li, Assistant Scientist
Ember Muhlbauer, Program Assistant
Ross Muhlbauer, Research Associate
Andre Salazar, Predoc Research Associate

Agricultural Education and Studies

Awoke Dollisso, Assistant Professor
Thomas Paulsen, Lecturer
Wendy Ortmann, Secretary

Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology

Kelly Poole, Assistant Scientist

Economics

Chad Hart, Assistant Professor
Hongli Feng Hennessy, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Taylor Gerling, Communication Specialist
Ariun Ishdorf, Postdoc Research Associate
Meghan O'Brien, Extension Program Specialist
Ronald Prescott, Program Coordinator
Li Yu, Postdoc Research Associate

Entomology

Leslie Lewis, Chair & Professor
Aaron Gassmann, Assistant Professor
Elizabeth Buffington, Extension Program Specialist
Patrick Weber, Ag Specialist
Kathleen Wilson, Program Assistant

Food Science and Human Nutrition

Lee Alekel, Interim Director, NWRC
James Hollis, Assistant Professor
Buddhi Lamsal, Assistant Professor
Christina Campbell, Associate Professor
Matthew Rowling, Assistant Professor
Lorraine Lanningham-Foster, Assistant Professor
Erica Beirman, Lecturer
Rose Martin, Lecturer
Peggy Best, Administrative Specialist
Erica Burkheimer, Accountant
Brenda Emery, Student Services Specialist
Jason McAreavy, Accountant
Jan Meyer, Administrative Specialist, Botanical Center
Deb Moses, Accountant, NWRC
Cathy Slade, Administrative Specialist, NWRC
Breanna Wetzler. Program Assistant

Genetics, Development and Cell Biology

Marianne Hopkins, Assistant Professor/Collaborator
Justin Schares, Research Associate
Qi Ye, Research Associate

Horticulture

Michael Reinert, Assistant Professor
Peter Lawlor, Ag Specialist

Natural Resource Ecology and Management

Jason O'Brien, Lecturer
John Tyndall, Assistant Professor
Mary Harris, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Rich Clayton, Extension Program Specialist
Jodi Hilleman, Administrative Specialist
Lacy Johnson, Student Services Specialist
Anni Magyary, Administrative Specialist
Shannon Rusk, Research Associate
Sarah Vanderhoff, Administrative Specialist

Plant Pathology

Nathan Bestor, Research Associate
Fanny Iriarte, Extension Program Specialist
Nikki Krueger, Research Associate
Clarice Schmidt, Research Associate

Sociology

David Peters, Assistant Professor
Jacqueline Comito, Program Manager
Mary Swalla Holmes, Program Coordinator
Hannah Lewis, Program Coordinator
Jean McGuire, Program Coordinator

Statistics

Jae-Kwang Kim, Associate Professor

Brenton Center

John Rearick, Systems Support Specialist
Lori Youngberg, Program Assistant

Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture/Iowa Learning Farm

Erin Harpenau, Program Assistant

Research Farms

Dennis Portz, Ag Specialist
Leah Riesselman, Ag Specialist

Seed Science Center

John Eugene Ferrari, Seed Analyst
Christa Hoffman, Research Associate
Connie O'Brien, Seed Analyst
Susan Siev, Clerk

U.S. Pork Center for Excellence

Allyson Dierenfeld, Communications Specialist
Claire Masker, Program Coordinator