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2022-2023 Graduate Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Entomology and Plant Pathology


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https://epp.tennessee.edu/ 

DeWayne Shoemaker, Head
Bonnie Ownley,
Director of Graduate Studies
Kevin Moulton, Undergraduate Coordinator and Advisor

Professors
Bernard, E.C., PhD – Georgia
Grant, J.F., PhD – Clemson
Jurat-Fuentes, J.L., PhD – Georgia
Lamour, K.H., PhD – Michigan State
Ownley, B.H., PhD – North Carolina State
Shoemaker, D.D., PhD – Georgia
Stewart, S.D. (WTREC Director), PhD – Auburn
Trigiano, R.N. (Chancellor’s Professor), PhD – North Carolina State
Vail, K.M., PhD – Florida

Associate Professors
Gwinn, K.D., PhD – North Carolina State
Hajimorad, M.R., PhD – Adelaide (Australia)
Moulton, J.K., PhD – Arizona
Staton, M., PhD – Clemson
Trout Fryxell, R., PhD – Arkansas
Young-Kelly, H.M. PhD – Florida

Assistant Professors
Brown, S., PhD – Louisiana State
Hadziabdic-Guerry, D., PhD – Tennessee
Hansen, Z., PhD – Cornell
Olukolu, B., PhD – Clemson
Tsuruda, J., PhD – California (Davis)

Extension Associate Professor
Hensley, D.D., PhD – Tennessee

Research Assistant Professors
Nowicki, M., PhD – Technical University Aachen (Germany)
 

Majors, Degrees
Entomology and Plant Pathology Major, MS    
  Bioinformatics and Genomics Concentration
  Entomology Concentration
  Plant Pathology Concentration
Entomology, Plant Pathology and Nematology Major, PhD   
  Bioinformatics, Genomics, and Molecular Interactions Concentration
  Organismal Biology, Ecology, and Systematics Concentration
  Sustainable Disease and Integrated Pest Management Concentration
Minors
  Bioinformatics: Agriculture and Natural Resources Minor  
  Entomology Minor   
  Entomology and Plant Pathology Minor   
  Plant Pathology Minor   

The Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology offers a graduate program leading to the Master of Science with a major in Entomology and Plant Pathology and a Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Entomology, Plant Pathology, and Nematology. The Master of Science program has three concentrations: Bioinformatics and Genomics; Entomology; and Plant Pathology. The PhD program has three concentrations: Bioinformatics, Genomics, and Molecular Interactions; Organismal Biology, Ecology, and Systematics; and Sustainable Disease and Integrated Pest Management. For more information about departmental programs, visit the departmental website.

Statistics Minor

The department also participates in a program designed to give EPP graduate students the opportunity to pursue a minor in statistics. See the Intercollegiate Graduate Statistics and Data Science Program (Intercollegiate Graduate Statistics and Data Science Minor ) for a description of the program and approved courses.

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