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. (Institute Professor), PhD – Georgia
Grant, J.F., PhD – Clemson
Gwinn, K.D., PhD – North Carolina State
Jurat-Fuentes, J.L., PhD – Georgia
Kelly, H.M., PhD – Florida
Lamour, K.H., PhD – Michigan State
Moulton, J.K., PhD – Arizona
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
Hajimorad, M.R., PhD – Adelaide (Australia)
Staton, M., PhD – Clemson
Trout Fryxell, R., PhD – Arkansas

Assistant Professors
Brown, S., PhD – Louisiana State
Coffman, K., PhD – Georgia
Gireesh, M., PhD – Georgia
Kariyawasam, G., PhD – North Dakota State
Olukolu, B., PhD – Clemson
Ranabhat, N., PhD – Kansas State
Shirsekar, G., PhD – Ohio State
Tsuruda, J., PhD – California (Davis)

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

Research Assistant Professor
Nowicki, M., PhD – Technical University Aachen (Germany)
Owings, C.G., PhD – Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

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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