Director of Graduate Studies Professor
of Geographic Information
Systems, Remote Sensing and
Environment
Ph.D., Alabama A&M University
Abbigail Hines
Assistant Professor of Animal Science
Ph.D., Auburn University
Katherine Kamminga
Assistant Professor of Integrated
Pest Management
Ph.D., Virginia Tech
Hideka Kobayashi
Assistant Professor of
Ornamental Horticulture
Ph.D., University of Illinois
Alexander Lai
Associate Professor of Biology
Ph.D., City University of New York
Li Lu
Associate Professor of Biology
Ph.D., Miami University
Valens Niyigena
Assistant Professor of
Livestock Nutrition
Ph.D., University of Arkansas
Theoneste Nzaramyimana
Assistant Professor of
Urban Agriculture
Ph.D., Purdue University
Pamela Obura
Assistant Professor of Agroecology
Ph.D., Purdue University
Manisha Parajuli
Assistant Professor of Fostery
Ph.D., Auburn University
Francis Onduso
Assistant Professor of Forestry Ph.D.,
University of Arkansas
Manisha Parajuli
Assistant Professor of Fostery
Ph.D., Auburn University
Kirk Pomper
Professor of Horticulture
Ph.D., Oregon State University
Rita Sharma
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Ph.D., Kurukshetra University (India)
Avinash Tope
Associate Dean, Associate
Professor of Food Safety
Ph.D., Osmania University (India)
Suraj Upadhaya
Assistant Professor of
Sustainable Systems
Ph.D., University of Georgia, Athens
Changzheng Wang
Professor of Human Health
Ph.D., University of Florida
Thomas Webster
Professor of Apiculture
Ph.D., University of California, Davis
Michael Wempe
Visiting Assistant Professor
of Chemistry
Ph.D., Miami University
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
Chi Shen
Dean, College of Business,
Engineering, and Technology
Professor of Computer Science
Ph.D., University of Kentucky
School of Business
Gary Stratton
Chair, Associate Professor
of Economics
Ph.D., Clemson University
Swagata Banerjee
Professor of Economics
Ph.D., University of Georgia
James Obielodan
Professor of Management
Information Systems
Ph.D., Michigan State University
Abdul Turay
Professor of Economics
Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
School of Engineering
and Technology
Jyotica Batra
Chair, Associate Professor of Physics
Ph.D., Florida State University
Ali Jebelli
Assistant Professor of Manufacturing Engineering Technology
Ph.D., University of Ottawa
Milon Chowdhury
Assistant Professor of Biological
and Agricultural Engineering
Ph.D., Chungnam National University
(Korea)
Dharma Khatiwada
Assistant Professor of Physics
Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University
Ezra Wari
Visiting Assistant Professor of Manufacturing Engineering Technology
Ph.D., University of Texas