List of Program Coordinators for each graduate program.
Agricultural and Biological Engineering
- Associate Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
- ABE Graduate Program Coordinator
- Natural Resource Engineering
Areas of Expertise
- Emerging Contaminants
- Contaminant Fate and Transport
- Environmental Hydrology
Agricultural and Environmental Plant Science
- Professor of Turfgrass Science
- Director of Graduate Studies in Agricultural and Environmental Plant Science
Areas of Expertise
- Turfgrass weed management
- Turfgrass nutrient management
- Irrigation water quality
- Composts as soil amendments
- Evaluation of turfgrass species and cultivars
- Management and selection of grasses for non-mowed/naturalized areas
- Email pjl1@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-1017
Agricultural and Extension Education
- Professor and UNESCO Chair in Community, Leadership, and Youth Development
- Director of Graduate Studies, Agricultural and Extension Education and Applied Youth, Family, and Community Education
Areas of Expertise
- Community
- Community and Leadership Development
- International Development
- Research Methods and Statistics
- Social Change/Social Movements
- Rural Sociology
- Environmental/Natural Resource Sociology
Animal Science
- Professor of Avian Nutritional Biochemistry
- Director of Graduate Studies - Animal Science Program
- Poultry and Avian Science Minor Coordinator
Areas of Expertise
- Avian amino acid and lipid nutrition and metabolism
- Modification of poultry meat and eggs to enhance human health
- Email relkin@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-2102
Applied Youth, Family, & Community Education
- Professor and UNESCO Chair in Community, Leadership, and Youth Development
- Director of Graduate Studies, Agricultural and Extension Education and Applied Youth, Family, and Community Education
Areas of Expertise
- Community
- Community and Leadership Development
- International Development
- Research Methods and Statistics
- Social Change/Social Movements
- Rural Sociology
- Environmental/Natural Resource Sociology
Bioinformatics and Genomics
- Associate Professor of Anthropology and Biology
- Email ghp3@psu.edu
- Office 814-865-2509
- Pronouns He/Him
BioRenewable Systems
- Associate Research Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
- BRS Graduate Program Coordinator
Areas of Expertise
- Bioenergy
- Biomass Energy Systems
- Thermochemical Conversion
- Energy Efficiency
- Controlled Environment Agriculture
- Solar Energy Resource Evaluation
- Email dec109@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-3484
Biotechnology
- Director, Master of Biotechnology Degree Program
- Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Community and Economic Development
- Research Associate
- Community and Economic Development Graduate Program Coordinator (and Instructor)
- Co-Director of Consumer Services Information System Project
- Co-Director of State Weatherization program Evaluation Project
- Email jxs10@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-8653
Ecology
- Distinguished Professor of Soil Biogeochemistry
- Chair of Ecology Intercollege Graduate Degree Program
Areas of Expertise
- Ecosystem ecology
- Nitrogen cycle
- Carbon cycle
- Forest ecosystems
- Sustainable agriculture
- Email jpk12@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-1614
Energy, Environmental, and Food Economics
- Associate Professor of Environmental and Resource Economics
- Graduate Program Director: Energy, Environmental, and Food Economics (EEFE)
Areas of Expertise
- Environmental Economics
- Urban and Land Use Economics
- Applied Econometrics
- Nonmarket Valuation
- Policy Analysis
Entomology
- Professor of Entomology
Areas of Expertise
- Insect ecology
- Plant-insect interactions
- Conservation biological control
- Chemical ecology
- Gall insects
- Email tooker@psu.edu
- Office 814-865-7082
Food Science
- Professor of Food Science
- Director of Graduate Studies
Areas of Expertise
- Food process engineering
- Food materials science
- Biopolymers
- Chocolate and confectionery
Forest Resources
- Associate Professor of Forest Ecology
Areas of Expertise
- Global change ecology
- Forest ecology
- Dendrochronology
- Community ecology
Genetics
- Professor of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Areas of Expertise
- Hematology
- Erythropoiesis
- Anemia Research
- Leukemia
Immunology and Infectious Diseases
- Distinguished Professor of Molecular Immunology
Areas of Expertise
- Host resistance to infection
- Immune-mediated diseases: multiple sclerosis, and inflammatory bowel disease
- T cells
- Gastrointestinal microbiota; Gnotobiotics
- Vitamins A & D regulation of immune function
- Edible mushrooms
- Selenium
Molecular Medicine
- Professor of Molecular Toxicology and Carcinogenesis
- Associate Chair, Molecular Cellular and Integrative Biosciences Graduate Program
- Email abg11@psu.edu
- Office 814-865-7170
Molecular Toxicology
- Assistant Professor
Areas of Expertise
- Metabolomics
- Natural Product Chemistry
- Bioinformatics
- Antimicrobial Drug Discovery
- Ethnobotany and Indigenous Knowledge
- Plant-associated Microbiomes
- Botanical Dietary Supplements
- Toxicology
- Email jjk6146@psu.edu
- Office 814-865-2887
Neuroscience
- Associate Professor of Avian Biology
- Email pab43@psu.edu
- Office 814-867-2365
Pathobiology
- Professor of Molecular Virology
- Director, Pathobiology Graduate Program
Areas of Expertise
- Virology
- Infectious Disease
- Viral Budding
- Cellular Trafficking
- Virus-like Particles
- Zoonoses
- Email aps13@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-6781
Plant Pathology
- Professor of Vegetable Pathology
- Director of Graduate Studies
Areas of Expertise
- Integrated vegetable disease management
- Plant pathogen diagnosis
- Disease monitoring and forecasting
- Sustainable crop production
Rural Sociology
- Professor of Rural Sociology
- Director of Graduate Studies
Areas of Expertise
- Energy and Society, specifically Community Impacts of Marcellus Shale Development
- Community Development and Public Engagement
- Water Quality
- Environmental Governance Systems
- Women in Agriculture
Soil Science
- Associate Professor of Forest Ecology
Areas of Expertise
- Global change ecology
- Forest ecology
- Dendrochronology
- Community ecology
Wildlife and Fisheries Science
- Associate Professor of Forest Ecology
Areas of Expertise
- Global change ecology
- Forest ecology
- Dendrochronology
- Community ecology
Office for Research and Graduate Education
Address
217 Agricultural Administration BuildingUniversity Park, PA 16802
- Email GradEd@psu.edu
- Office 814-865-3136
Office for Research and Graduate Education
Address
217 Agricultural Administration BuildingUniversity Park, PA 16802
- Email GradEd@psu.edu
- Office 814-865-3136
