Agriculture, Food and Resource Sciences Faculty & Staff

Stephan L. Tubene – Professor & Acting Chair

Acquah, Sarah – Senior Lecturer
Allen, Arthur L. – Professor
Braxton, Kimberly – Assistant Professor
Chi, Yeong-Hain – Associate Professor
Cotton, Corrie – Assistant Research Professor 
Dhakal, Janak – Assistant Professor
Dhekney, Sadanand – Professor
Escobar, Enrique N. – Associate Professor
Hashem, Fawzy – Research Associate Professor

Jafarpour, Bia – Postdoctoral
Karki, Lila B. – Assistant Professor
Khatabi, Behnam – Associate Professor
Kumar, Naveen – Associate Professor
Min, Byungrok – Associate Professor
Nindo, Caleb – Professor
Parveen, Salina – Professor

Pech Cervantes, Andres – Assistant Professor

Sepehri, Mozhgan – , Research Associate
Silitonga, Maifan – Associate Professor
Timmons, Jennifer R. – Associate Professor
Zebelo, Simon – Associate Professor 



Sykes, Gail, M.S.
Secretary 
Crop Research and Aquaculture 
Email:  gasykes@umes.edu
Ph: 410-651-6625 
Fax: 410-651-7656

Canter, Earl

Farm Manager
Crop Research and Aquaculture 
Email:  emcanter@umes.edu 
Ph: 410-651-6646 
Fax: 410-651-7656 

Fosque, Veronica, M.S.
Administrative Assistant
Trigg Hall, Room 1107
Email:  vmfosque@umes.edu
Phone: 410-651-6168
Fax: 410-651-7931

Purnell, Lisa 

USDA/1890 Program Manager
1137 Trigg Hall 
Email:  lcpurnell@umes.edu 
Ph: 410-651-6313 
Fax: 410-651-7572

Wise, Tamela 
Program Manager 
Center for Food Science & Technology 
Email:  tpwise@umes.edu 
Ph: 410-651-8497 
Fax: 410-651-8498 

Bishop, Tracie, M. S. 
GIS Program Manager 
GeoTech Lab, Crop Research and Aquaculture 
Email:  tjbishop@umes.edu 
Ph: 410-651-6383 
Fax: 410-651-7946

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