List of Summer Institute Participants

Gabriel Abdulai

Degree: MSc in Biological Engineering

Institution: University of Missouri

Summer Institute: 2017

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abdulai-gabriel-60115b7b

Seth Abugho

Degree: MSc in Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences

Institution: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Summer Institute: 2015

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bernard-abugho-93515876

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Seth_Abugho

Marlon Ac Pangan

Degree: MS in Food Science and Human Nutrition

Institution: University of Illinois

Summer Institute: 2018

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marlonac23

Samuel Acheampong

Degree: PhD in Plant Breeding and Genetics

Institution: North Carolina State University

Summer Institute: 2017

Raphael Adegbola

Degree: PhD in Plant Pathology

Institution: Washington State University

Summer Institute: 2017

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raphael-adegbola-97115284

Rhoda Aderinto

Degree: MS in Agriculture, Agribusiness & Environmental Sciences

Institution: Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Summer Institute: 2018

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rhoda-aderinto-a5268414b

Adekunle Adesanya

Degree: PhD in Entomology

Institution: Washington State University

Summer Institute: 2018

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adekunle-adesanya-89676745

Adedayo Adeyanju

Degree: PhD in Agronomy

Institution: Kansas State University

Summer Institute: 2012

Mary Adjepong

Degree: PhD in Human Nutrition

Institution: Michigan State University

Summer Institute: 2015

Saleh Ahmed

Degree: PhD in Vulnerability, Adaption and Resilience/Climate Services/Food Security

Institution: University of Arizona

Summer Institute: 2018

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saleh-ahmed-7286079b

Robel Alemu

Degree: MS in Food Policy and Applied Nutrition

Institution: Tufts University

Summer Institute: 2016

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robelalemu

Kia Alexander

Degree: PhD in Environmental Engineering and Science

Institution: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Summer Institute: 2015

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kiaalexander

Website

Deborah Aller

Degree: PhD in Soil Science and Environmental Science

Institution: Iowa State University

Summer Institute: 2015

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debbie-aller

Barbara Amoah

Degree: PhD in Entomology

Institution: Kansas State University

Summer Institute: 2015

Linnea Andersen

Degree: PhD in Applied Ecology, Aquaculture

Institution: North Carolina State University

Summer Institute: 2018

Website

Ana Andino Dubón

Degree: MSc in Food Science & Technology

Institution: University of Tennessee

Summer Institute: 2014

Mario Andrada

Degree: PhD in Grain Science

Institution: Kansas State University

Summer Institute: 2012

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mario-andrada-0b817636

Seth Armah

Degree: PhD in Nutrition

Institution: Iowa State University

Summer Institute: 2013

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-armah-1426042a

George Awuni

Degree: PhD in Entomology

Institution: Mississippi State University

Summer Institute: 2013

Danielle Aycart

Degree: MS in Food Science and Human Nutrition

Institution: University of Illinois

Summer Institute: 2018

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/danielle-aycart-4b0a82162

Sabrina Badger

Degree: PhD in Applied Plant Sciences

Institution: University of Minnesota

Summer Institute: 2017

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabrina-badger-85a0786

Ramesh Balayar

Degree: PhD in Sociology / International Community Development

Institution: Iowa State University

Summer Institute: 2016

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramesh-balayar-873aa414/

Basu Deb Bandhari

Degree: PhD in Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness

Institution: Louisiana State University

Summer Institute: 2014

James Banfill

Degree: MSc in Soil Science

Institution: Pennsylvania State University

Summer Institute: 2013

Alyssa Barrett

Degree: MSc in Agricultural & Extension Education

Institution: Mississippi State University

Summer Institute: 2014

Cynthia Bartel

Degree: PhD in Crop Production & Physiology

Institution: Iowa State University

Summer Institute: 2016

Brian Bartle

Degree: MS in Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics

Institution: Michigan State University

Summer Institute: 2017

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-bartle-173a0a19

Angela Bastidas

Degree: PhD in Agronomy

Institution: University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Summer Institute: 2017

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angela-bastidas

Demeke Bayable

Degree: PhD in Plant Genetics, Breeding and Molecular Biology

Institution: Purdue University

Summer Institute: 2017

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/demeke-mewa-a5815338

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Demeke_Mewa

Tafere Belay

Degree: PhD in Human Nutrition

Institution: Oklahoma State University

Summer Institute: 2015

Laurel Bellante

Degree: PhD in Geography and Development

Institution: University of Arizona

Summer Institute: 2013

Vivian Bernal-Galeano

Degree: PhD in Translational Plant Sciences

Institution: Virginia Tech

Summer Institute: 2017

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vivianbernal

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Vivian_Bernal

Vivian Bernau

Degree: PhD in Horticulture & Crop Sciences

Institution: The Ohio State University

Summer Institute: 2016

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vbernau

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Vivian_Bernau

Matt Berry

Degree: PhD in Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology

Institution: Michigan State University

Summer Institute: 2015

Mahendra Bhandari

Degree: MSc in Plant, Soil and Environmental Science

Institution: West Texas A&M University

Summer Institute: 2015

Brooke Blessington

Degree: MS in Agronomy, Plant Breeding and Genetics

Institution: University of Nebraska

Summer Institute: 2018

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brooke-blessington-915819128

Sarah Blumberg

Degree: MS in Global Policy Studies

Institution: University of Texas at Austin

Summer Institute: 2018

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-blumberg-84501950

Dana Boyer

Degree: PhD in Science and Technology Policy

Institution: University of Minnesota

Summer Institute: 2016

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dana-boyer-4310492b/

Meg Boyle

Degree: PhD in Geography

Institution: Pennsylvania State University

Summer Institute: 2017

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meg-boyle-80298a17

Matthew Bright

Degree: PhD in Soil Science

Institution: The Ohio State University

Summer Institute: 2015

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mbhbright

Roshini Brizmohun

Degree: PhD in Applied Economics

Institution: Auburn University

Summer Institute: 2016

LinkedIn: https://mu.linkedin.com/in/roshini-brizmohun-78724631

Elena Broaddus

Degree: PhD in International Health

Institution: Johns Hopkins University

Summer Institute: 2013

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elena-broaddus-9649a820

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Elena_Broaddus

Website

Taya Brown

Degree: PhD in Horticultural Sciences

Institution: Texas A&M University

Summer Institute: 2016

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taya-brown

Bathsheba Bryant-Tarpeh

Degree: PhD in African Studies / Gender, Public Policy & Development

Institution: Howard University

Summer Institute: 2015

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bathsheba-f-bryant-tarpeh-2a168212

Rosemary Bulyaba

Degree: MSc in Crop Production and Physiology

Institution: Iowa State University

Summer Institute: 2015

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosemary-bulyaba-525b81a9

Emily Burchfield

Degree: PhD in Environmental Engineering, Management and Policy

Institution: Vanderbilt University

Summer Institute: 2014

Website

Michael Busche

Degree: PhD in Plant Biology

Institution: University of California, Berkeley

Summer Institute: 2018

Kristine Caiafa

Degree: MSc in Food Policy & Applied Nutrition

Institution: Tufts University

Summer Institute: 2015

Molly Cain

Degree: PhD in Environmental Science

Institution: Indiana University

Summer Institute: 2018

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Molly_Cain

Diana Caley

Degree: PhD in Food Studies

Institution: New York University

Summer Institute: 2014

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/diana-l-caley-7508a413

Nathan Carson

Degree: MS in Agricultural Economics

Institution: Purdue University

Summer Institute: 2017

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ndcarson92

Brunno Cerozi

Degree: PhD in Soil, Water and Environmental Science

Institution: University of Arizona

Summer Institute: 2016

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brunnocerozi/?locale=en_US

Ashley Chaifetz

Degree: PhD in Food and Agricultural Policy

Institution: University of North Carolina

Summer Institute: 2014

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashley-chaifetz-8060604

Website

Hira Channa

Degree: PhD in Agriculture Economics

Institution: Purdue University

Summer Institute: 2016

Wenjuan Chen

Degree: PhD in Forestry

Institution: Texas A&M University

Summer Institute: 2013

Godwill Chewachong

Degree: PhD in Plant Pathology

Institution: The Ohio State University

Summer Institute: 2013

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/godwill-chewachong-ph-d-5094621b

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Godwill_Chewachong

Website

Shalimbala Chizonda

Degree: PhD in Dairy Nutrition

Institution: North Carolina State University

Summer Institute: 2016

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shalimbala-chizonda-9b324560

Adam Cobb

Degree: PhD in Natural Resource Ecology and Management

Institution: Oklahoma State University

Summer Institute: 2014

Allegra Cohen

Degree: PhD in Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Institution: University of Florida

Summer Institute: 2018

Kimberly Colgan

Degree: PhD in Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering

Institution: University of Minnesota

Summer Institute: 2018

Jn Bertrand Contina

Degree: MSc in Soil and Land Resources

Institution: University of Idaho

Summer Institute: 2015

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/j-b-contina-msc-05136130

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jn_Contina

Sam Cook

Degree: MS in Grain Science

Institution: Kansas State University

Summer Institute: 2016

Marcia Croft

Degree: PhD in Horticulture

Institution: Purdue University

Summer Institute: 2013

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcia-croft-1166002a

Clara Cruet

Degree: MS in Plant Breeding and Genetics

Institution: University of Puerto Rico

Summer Institute: 2016

Angel Cruz

Degree: PhD in Crop Science / Soil Science

Institution: North Carolina State University

Summer Institute: 2013

Jessica Cudnik

Degree: MSc in Horticulture

Institution: University of Georgia

Summer Institute: 2013

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-l-cudnik

Zachary Dashner

Degree: PhD in Horticulture

Institution: Pennsylvania State University

Summer Institute: 2018

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachary-dashner-82953190

Benjamin Davies

Degree: MSc in Soil Science

Institution: Texas A&M University

Summer Institute: 2013

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamindavies36

Aries Dela Cruz

Degree: PhD in Environmental Anthropology / History

Institution: Rutgers University

Summer Institute: 2015

Michael Denney

Degree: PhD in Global Governance and Human Security

Institution: University of Massachusetts

Summer Institute: 2015

Yassine Dguidegue

Degree: PhD in Sustainable Development and Rural Sociology

Institution: University of Missouri

Summer Institute: 2017

Aichatou Djibo Waziri

Degree: MS in Crop Sciences

Institution: Washington State University

Summer Institute: 2018

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aichatou-djibo-94689414a

Jamie Dorsey

Degree: MSc in Public Health

Institution: John Hopkins University

Summer Institute: 2015

Enrique Doster

Degree: PhD in Epidemiology and Veterinary Medicine

Institution: Colorado State University

Summer Institute: 2018

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/enrique-doster

Elizabeth Eckhardt

Degree: PhD in Plant Pathology, Interdisciplinary Life Sciences

Institution: Purdue University

Summer Institute: 2015

Shah-Al Emran

Degree: PhD in Crop Sciences

Institution: University of Illinois

Summer Institute: 2018

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shah-al-emran-1910b346

Alecia Evans

Degree: PhD in Agricultural Economics

Institution: Purdue University

Summer Institute: 2017

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aleciaevansjm

Anna Fairbairn

Degree: MSc in Agricultural and Applied Economics

Institution: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Summer Institute: 2015

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-fairbairn-172a9a14

John Falco

Degree: PhD in Fishes / Wildlife and Agroforestry

Institution: University of Missouri

Summer Institute: 2016

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-falco-40970398

Alisha Farris

Degree: PhD in Behavioral and Community Nutrition

Institution: Virginia Tech

Summer Institute: 2014

Website

Joubert Fayette

Degree: PhD in Plant Pathology

Institution: University of Florida

Summer Institute: 2013

Jeff Fedenko

Degree: PhD in Agronomy

Institution: University of Florida

Summer Institute: 2012

Sofia Feng

Degree: MSc in Food Science

Institution: North Carolina State University

Summer Institute: 2012

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sofiafeng

Megan Fenton

Degree: PhD in Plant Breeding and Genetics

Institution: Purdue University

Summer Institute: 2015

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/megan-fenton-34b37623

Claire Fitch

Degree: MPH in Human Nutrition and International Health

Institution: Johns Hopkins University

Summer Institute: 2014

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-fitch-4298934a

Damarius Fleming

Degree: PhD in Genetics

Institution: Iowa State University

Summer Institute: 2013

Emma Flemmig

Degree: PhD in Crop & Soil Environmental Sciences

Institution: Virginia Tech

Summer Institute: 2013

Jennifer Frederick

Degree: PhD in Grain Science and Industry

Institution: Kansas State University

Summer Institute: 2014

Kathlee Freeman

Degree: PhD in Rural Sociology

Institution: University of Missouri

Summer Institute: 2017

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathleefreeman

Stephanie Frischie

Degree: MSc in Plant Biology & Conservation

Institution: Northwestern University

Summer Institute: 2013

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Stephanie_Frischie

Amanda Fuller

Degree: MS in Agricultural Economics & International Development

Institution: Purdue University

Summer Institute: 2018

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanda-fuller-2019

James Fulton

Degree: PhD in Plant Pathology

Institution: University of Florida

Summer Institute: 2017

Website

Mari Galup

Degree: PhD in Gender and Women's Studies

Institution: University of Arizona

Summer Institute: 2014

Anubha Garg

Degree: MSc in Grain Science & Industry

Institution: Kansas State University

Summer Institute: 2012

Ariel Garsow

Degree: MS in Food Science & Technology

Institution: The Ohio State University

Summer Institute: 2018

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ariel-garsow-3358b25a

Shashank Gaur

Degree: PhD in Food Science and Human Nutrition: International Malnutrition

Institution: University of Illinois

Summer Institute: 2016

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shashankgaur1

Solomon Geleta

Degree: PhD in Agricultural & Resource Economics

Institution: Colorado State University

Summer Institute: 2012

Davis Gimode

Degree: PhD in Breeding, Genetics and Genomics

Institution: University of Georgia

Summer Institute: 2018

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dgimode

Fiona Gladstone

Degree: PhD in Geography

Institution: University of Arizona

Summer Institute: 2016

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fiona-gladstone-98b326111

Website

Viola Glenn

Degree: MSc in Natural Resources

Institution: North Carolina State University

Summer Institute: 2012

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/viola-glenn-90347256

Deanna Goldner

Degree: MA in International Development & Social Change

Institution: Clark University

Summer Institute: 2012

Ian Goller

Degree: MS in Environmental Engineering

Institution: University of Illinois

Summer Institute: 2018

Ryan Good

Degree: PhD in Geography

Institution: University of Florida

Summer Institute: 2012

Kateryna Goychuk

Degree: PhD in Agricultural Economics

Institution: University of Missouri

Summer Institute: 2012

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kateryna-schroeder-phd-5a49205

Caitlin Grady

Degree: PhD in Ecological Sciences & Engineering

Institution: Purdue University

Summer Institute: 2013

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caitlinagrady

Alessandra Grasso

Degree: MPH in Human Nutrition and International Health

Institution: Johns Hopkins University

Summer Institute: 2014

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alessandragrasso

Stefanie Griebel

Degree: PhD in Plant Breeding and Genetics

Institution: Purdue University

Summer Institute: 2015

Abhay Grover

Degree: MSc in Industrial and Agricultural Technology

Institution: Iowa State University

Summer Institute: 2015

Thushara Gunda

Degree: PhD in Environmental Engineering

Institution: Vanderbilt University

Summer Institute: 2014

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tgunda

Website

Cedric Habiyaremye

Degree: PhD in Crop Science

Institution: Washington State University

Summer Institute: 2017

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cedric-habiyaremye-5a352529

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Cedric_Habiyaremye

Mary Happ

Degree: PhD in Plant Breeding and Genetics

Institution: University of Nebraska

Summer Institute: 2018

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mhapp

Samiul Haque

Degree: PhD in Agricultural Economics

Institution: Purdue University

Summer Institute: 2012

Patrick Hatzenbuehler

Degree: PhD in Agricultural Economics

Institution: Purdue University

Summer Institute: 2013

Brent Heard

Degree: PhD in Sustainable Systems

Institution: University of Michigan

Summer Institute: 2017

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brent-heard-66229b102

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Brent_Heard

Kelly Higgins

Degree: PhD in Food Science, Public Health

Institution: Purdue University

Summer Institute: 2015

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellyhiggins8

Dustin Homan

Degree: MS in Agricultural and Extension Education

Institution: The Ohio State University

Summer Institute: 2016

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustinhoman

Katelyn Horgan

Degree: PhD in Plant Pathology

Institution: University of Wisconsin - Madison

Summer Institute: 2015

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katelyn-butler-86307b8b

Emily Horton

Degree: PhD in Anthropology and Integrative Conservation

Institution: University of Georgia

Summer Institute: 2018

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-y-horton-b9a532a

Aaron Hrozencik

Degree: PhD in Agricultural and Resource Economics

Institution: Colorado State University

Summer Institute: 2014

Sarah Huang

Degree: PhD in Anthropology & Ecological Sciences and Engineering

Institution: Purdue University

Summer Institute: 2016

Kate Ivancic

Degree: PhD in Agronomy

Institution: University of Wisconsin

Summer Institute: 2017

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-ivancic-639b966

Arun Jani

Degree: MSc in Soil Science

Institution: North Carolina State University

Summer Institute: 2012

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arun-jani-b6b23210

Nicolas Jelinski

Degree: PhD in Land & Atmospheric Sciences

Institution: University of Minnesota

Summer Institute: 2013

Dennis Katuuramu

Degree: PhD in Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biotechnology

Institution: Michigan State University

Summer Institute: 2014

Rachel Kerns

Degree: PhD in Soil, Environmental, and Atmospheric Sciences

Institution: University of Missouri

Summer Institute: 2015

Ram Khadka

Degree: PhD in Plant Pathology

Institution: The Ohio State University

Summer Institute: 2018

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ram-khadka-2483a427

Tariq Mahmood Khalil

Degree: PhD in Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering

Institution: Washington State University

Summer Institute: 2014

Muhammad Azeem Khan

Degree: PhD in Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Institution: Washington State University

Summer Institute: 2015

Kabita Kharel

Degree: PhD in Entomology

Institution: Purdue University

Summer Institute: 2017

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kabita_Kharel

Jaydon Kiernan

Degree: MSc in Medical Anthropology

Institution: SUNY Buffalo

Summer Institute: 2014

Tracy Kirkland

Degree: PhD in Sociology

Institution: University of Colorado Boulder

Summer Institute: 2012

Joey Knelman

Degree: PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Institution: University of Colorado

Summer Institute: 2014

Ben Knollenberg

Degree: PhD in Plant Biology

Institution: Pennsylvania State University

Summer Institute: 2016

Matthew Kost

Degree: PhD in Horticulture & Crop Science

Institution: The Ohio State University

Summer Institute: 2013

Margaret Krause

Degree: PhD in Plant Breeding and Genetics

Institution: Cornell University

Summer Institute: 2015

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaret-krause-72230a41

Website

Preethi Krishnan

Degree: PhD in Sociology

Institution: Purdue University

Summer Institute: 2014

Marisa Lanker

Degree: MS in Agroecology

Institution: University of Wisconsin

Summer Institute: 2017

Luke Lee

Degree: MSc in Food and Agricultural Sciences

Institution: University of Maryland - Eastern Shore

Summer Institute: 2013

Amanda Lewis

Degree: MSc in International Agricultural Development

Institution: University of California, Davis

Summer Institute: 2014

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandarlewis

Kelvin Lim

Degree: MSc in Veterinary Public Health

Institution: The Ohio State University

Summer Institute: 2014

Sassoum Lo

Degree: PhD in Plant Genetics

Institution: University of California, Riverside

Summer Institute: 2018

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sassoum-lo-13800543

Umesh Lohani

Degree: PhD in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

Institution: South Dakota State University

Summer Institute: 2014

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ulohani

Al Lohese

Degree: PhD in Soil Science

Institution: University of Minnesota

Summer Institute: 2018

Emely Lopez

Degree: MS in Food Science and Nutrition

Institution: University of Illinois

Summer Institute: 2016

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emely-l%C3%B3pez-barrera-18b62389

Caitlin Lowe Herrington

Degree: MSc in Agricultural Economics

Institution: Kansas State University

Summer Institute: 2012

Alexander Maas

Degree: PhD in Agricultural & Resource Economics

Institution: Colorado State University

Summer Institute: 2012

Isaac Madsen

Degree: PhD in Soil Science

Institution: Washington State University

Summer Institute: 2012

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/isaac-madsen-b4364675

Fally Masambuka-Kanchewa

Degree: PhD in Agricultural Communication

Institution: The Ohio State University

Summer Institute: 2017

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fally-masambuka-kanchewa-b6b05bb1

Holly Mayton

Degree: PhD in Chemical and Environmental Engineering

Institution: University of California, Riverside

Summer Institute: 2016

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hollymayton

Megan McCaghey

Degree: PhD in Plant Pathology

Institution: University of Wisconsin

Summer Institute: 2017

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/megan-mccaghey-11a660b9

Stacy McCoy

Degree: MSc in Agricultural Economics

Institution: Purdue University

Summer Institute: 2013

Elizabeth McNamee

Degree: MS in Soil Science and Agroecology

Institution: University of Wisconsin

Summer Institute: 2016

Glory Mhalu

Degree: MSc in Nutrition

Institution: Michigan State University

Summer Institute: 2013

Karly Miller

Degree: PhD in Marine Science

Institution: University of California, Santa Barbara

Summer Institute: 2017

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karlymmiller

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Karly_Miller

Megan Mills-Novoa

Degree: MA in Geography

Institution: University of Arizona

Summer Institute: 2016

Joshua Minai

Degree: MSc in Ecological Sciences & Engineering

Institution: Purdue University

Summer Institute: 2013

Carrie Miranda

Degree: PhD in Plant Breeding and Genetics

Institution: University of Missouri

Summer Institute: 2015

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carrie-miranda-72793521

Michelle Miro

Degree: PhD in Civil Engineering

Institution: University of California, Irvine

Summer Institute: 2013

Karina Morales

Degree: MS in Plant Breeding

Institution: Texas A&M University

Summer Institute: 2018

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karina-morales-9a7602158

Gabriela Morello

Degree: PhD in Animal Science

Institution: Purdue University

Summer Institute: 2012

Stephen Morgan

Degree: PhD in Agricultural Economics / International Development

Institution: Michigan State University

Summer Institute: 2016

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-morgan-95230978

Getrude Mphwanthe

Degree: PhD in Human Nutrition

Institution: Michigan State University

Summer Institute: 2016

Cole Mueth

Degree: PhD in Molecular Plant Science

Institution: Washington State University

Summer Institute: 2014

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nicholas_Mueth

Sruthi Narayanan

Degree: PhD in Agronomy

Institution: Kansas State University

Summer Institute: 2013

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sruthi_Narayanan

Susan Ndiaye

Degree: MS in Entomology

Institution: The Ohio State University

Summer Institute: 2016

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-ndiaye-b55a7b5b

Natalie Nelson

Degree: PhD in Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Institution: University of Florida

Summer Institute: 2013

Mercy Ngunjiri

Degree: MSc in Soil Science

Institution: Purdue University

Summer Institute: 2014

Carly Nichols

Degree: PhD in Geography and Development

Institution: University of Arizona

Summer Institute: 2015

Becca Nixon

Degree: PhD in Forestry & Natural Resources

Institution: Purdue University

Summer Institute: 2018

Valens Niyigena

Degree: PhD in Ruminant Nutrition

Institution: University of Arkansas

Summer Institute: 2018

Newton Nyairo

Degree: PhD in Agricultural Communication

Institution: Purdue University

Summer Institute: 2018

Theoneste Nzaranyimana

Degree: PhD in Agricultural Education

Institution: Purdue University

Summer Institute: 2018

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nzaranyimana-theoneste-599baa103

Darwin Ortiz

Degree: PhD in Food Science

Institution: Purdue University

Summer Institute: 2016

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darwinortiz

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Darwin_Ortiz

Brian Pace

Degree: PhD in Horticulture and Crop Science

Institution: The Ohio State University

Summer Institute: 2013

Monica Pasqualino

Degree: PhD in Human Nutrition

Institution: Johns Hopkins

Summer Institute: 2017

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/monicapasqualino

Saumyang Patel

Degree: PhD in Construction Engineering & Management

Institution: Purdue University

Summer Institute: 2012

Sulav Paudel

Degree: PhD in Entomology and International Agriculture & Development

Institution: Pennsylvania State University

Summer Institute: 2017

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sulav-paudel-21323836

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sulav_Paudel

Laurel Pegorsch

Degree: MS in International Development Policy

Institution: Duke University

Summer Institute: 2017

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurel-pegorsch-071aa9ab

Nana Baah Pepra-Ameyaw

Degree: PhD in Food Science

Institution: Michigan State University

Summer Institute: 2016

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nana-pepra-74152b65

Cininta Pertiwi

Degree: MSc in Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Institution: Purdue University

Summer Institute: 2012

Michael Piña

Degree: PhD in Plant Biology

Institution: University of California, Riverside

Summer Institute: 2015

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-pi%C3%B1a-a79b4abb

Ian Pope

Degree: MSc in Earth & Atmospheric Science

Institution: Purdue University

Summer Institute: 2012

Krishna Poudel

Degree: PhD in Agricultural and Applied Economics

Institution: University of Missouri

Summer Institute: 2015

Mariela Poveda

Degree: MSc in Dairy Product Technology

Institution: California Polytechnic State

Summer Institute: 2012

Teja Pristavec

Degree: PhD in Sociology

Institution: Rutgers University

Summer Institute: 2015

Charlotte Prud'Homme

Degree: MA in Global Media

Institution: American University

Summer Institute: 2018

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/intlagriculturalpeacebuilding

Hannah Quellhorst

Degree: MS in Entomology

Institution: Purdue University

Summer Institute: 2017

Juan Carlos Quezada

Degree: MSc in Crop Production and Physiology

Institution: Iowa State University

Summer Institute: 2014

Brandon Raczkoski

Degree: PhD in Agricultural Education

Institution: Oklahoma State University

Summer Institute: 2017

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-raczkoski-922097a1

Hasina Rakotomanana

Degree: PhD in Nutritional Sciences

Institution: Oklahoma State University

Summer Institute: 2017

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hasina-rakotomanana-6046a586

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hasina_Rakotomanana

Emily Ramsey

Degree: PhD in Anthropology

Institution: University of Georgia

Summer Institute: 2018

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-ramsey-9739727

Waltram Ravelombola

Degree: MS in Vegetable Breeding and Genetics

Institution: University of Arkansas

Summer Institute: 2016

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravelombola-second-waltram-b2267687

Nathan Redding

Degree: PhD in Plant and Environmental Sciences

Institution: Clemson University

Summer Institute: 2015

Jenna Reeger

Degree: PhD in Plant Biology

Institution: Pennsylvania State University

Summer Institute: 2016

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennareeger

Arlie Reeves

Degree: MS in Global Studies and International Relations

Institution: Northeastern University

Summer Institute: 2016

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arliereeves

Sarah Renkert

Degree: PhD in Applied Sociocultural Anthropology

Institution: University of Arizona

Summer Institute: 2017

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-renkert-50482428

Tessa Ries

Degree: MS in Plant Pathology and Microbiology

Institution: Texas A&M University

Summer Institute: 2016

Chantal Roberts

Degree: MSc in Environmental Science & Policy

Institution: Clark University

Summer Institute: 2012

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chantal-roberts

Luis Alexis Rodríguez-Cruz

Degree: PhD in Food Systems

Institution: University of Vermont

Summer Institute: 2018

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luis-alexis-rodr%C3%ADguez-cruz-30a8b2152

Tomas Rush

Degree: PhD in Plant Pathology

Institution: University of Wisconsin

Summer Institute: 2016

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Tomas_Rush2

Mara Sanders

Degree: MS in Botany and Plant Biology

Institution: Rutgers University

Summer Institute: 2017

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mara-sanders-7212b426

Leah Sandler

Degree: PhD in Botany and Plant Biology

Institution: Purdue University

Summer Institute: 2016

Luis Sandoval Majia

Degree: PhD in Agricultural and Applied Economics

Institution: Texas Tech University

Summer Institute: 2015

Jasbir Sangha

Degree: PhD in Nutrition

Institution: University of Maryland - College Park

Summer Institute: 2013

Ana Claudia Sant'Anna

Degree: PhD in Agricultural Economics

Institution: Kansas State University

Summer Institute: 2015

Christine Sauer

Degree: MS in Agriculture, Food and Resource Economics

Institution: Michigan State University

Summer Institute: 2016

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christine-sauer-5094a615

Alexandria Schmall

Degree: MSPH in International Health & Human Nutrition

Institution: Johns Hopkins

Summer Institute: 2017

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandria-schmall-5b496b49

Christian Scott

Degree: PhD in International Agriculture & Development and Rural Sociology

Institution: Pennsylvania State University

Summer Institute: 2017

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christian-scott-0a724444

Blossom Sehgal

Degree: MSc in Grain Science

Institution: Kansas State University

Summer Institute: 2012

Narinder Singh

Degree: PhD in Plant Genetics, Breeding and Genomics

Institution: Kansas State University

Summer Institute: 2017

Stephanie Sjoberg

Degree: PhD in Crop Science

Institution: Washington State University

Summer Institute: 2018

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-sjoberg

Marin Skidmore

Degree: MS in Agricultural and Applied Economics

Institution: University of Illinois

Summer Institute: 2016

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marin-skidmore-186b16a9

Elizabeth Sloffer

Degree: PhD in Food Science

Institution: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Summer Institute: 2015

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethsloffer

Jose Pablo Soto-Arias

Degree: PhD in Plant Pathology

Institution: University of Wisconsin Madison

Summer Institute: 2012

Marie Spiker

Degree: PhD in Human Nutrition

Institution: John Hopkins University

Summer Institute: 2015

Zachary Stewart

Degree: PhD in Agronomy

Institution: University of Nebraska

Summer Institute: 2013

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zacharypstewart

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Alexander Styer

Degree: PhD in Plant & Microbial Biology

Institution: University of California, Berkeley

Summer Institute: 2017

Ann Suk

Degree: MPH in Human Nutrition

Institution: John Hopkins University

Summer Institute: 2015

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ann-suk-208373100

Claire Superak

Degree: PhD in Environmental Engineering

Institution: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Summer Institute: 2012

Stephanie Swinehart

Degree: MA in Environmental and Resource Economics

Institution: Fordham University

Summer Institute: 2018

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sswinehart

Tesfaye Tadesse

Degree: PhD in Grain Science & Industry

Institution: Kansas State University

Summer Institute: 2017

Victor Taleon Alban

Degree: PhD in Food Science

Institution: Texas A&M University

Summer Institute: 2013

Marina Tandoh

Degree: PhD in Food and Nutrition

Institution: University of Georgia

Summer Institute: 2016

Vivien Tang

Degree: MSc in Agricultural Economics

Institution: University of Connecticut

Summer Institute: 2013

Katie Tavenner

Degree: PhD in Rural Sociology / Women's Studies

Institution: Pennsylvania State University

Summer Institute: 2013

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-tavenner-163b8330

Tadesse Teferra

Degree: PhD in Food Science & Technology

Institution: Texas A&M University

Summer Institute: 2018

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tadesse-fikre-teferra-449b9817

Mary Tiedeman

Degree: MSc in Soils & Environmental Science

Institution: Iowa State University

Summer Institute: 2012

Pablo Torres

Degree: MSc in Nutrition

Institution: University of Illinois

Summer Institute: 2013

Ariana Torres Bravo

Degree: PhD in Agricultural Economics

Institution: Purdue University

Summer Institute: 2015

Patrick Trail

Degree: MSc in Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences

Institution: Virginia Tech

Summer Institute: 2014

Tim Vandervoet

Degree: PhD in Entomology

Institution: University of Arizona

Summer Institute: 2015

Pajau Vangay

Degree: MSc in Food Microbiology

Institution: Cornell University

Summer Institute: 2012

Taisha Venort

Degree: MSc in Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Institution: Purdue University

Summer Institute: 2015

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taishavenortea4id/

Ross Wagstaff

Degree: PhD in Urban Agriculture

Institution: University of Illinois

Summer Institute: 2014

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ross-wagstaff-90a05490

Ryan Walker

Degree: PhD in Human Nutrition

Institution: Michigan State University

Summer Institute: 2017

Anna Waller

Degree: PhD in Food Science and Human Nutrition

Institution: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Summer Institute: 2017

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-waller-0830509a

Hunt Walne

Degree: MS in Environmental Plant Physiology

Institution: Mississippi State University

Summer Institute: 2018

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hunt-walne

Emily Waring

Degree: PhD in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

Institution: Iowa State University

Summer Institute: 2018

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-waring-9848285a

Kay Watt

Degree: PhD in Integrated Genomics and Genetics, Plant Sciences, Biotechnology

Institution: University of California, Davis

Summer Institute: 2016

Jessica Way

Degree: MA in International Political Economy and Development

Institution: Fordham University

Summer Institute: 2017

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jlway

Jay Weeks

Degree: PhD in Environmental Chemistry

Institution: Kansas State University

Summer Institute: 2017

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jay-weeks-3b800158

Rachel West

Degree: MSc in Animal & Dairy Science

Institution: University of Georgia

Summer Institute: 2012

Douglas Whalen

Degree: PhD in Plant Pathology

Institution: Pennsylvania State University

Summer Institute: 2012

Chathurika Wijewardana

Degree: PhD in Agronomy

Institution: Mississippi State University

Summer Institute: 2018

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chathurika-wijewardana-28915785

Cheryl Williams

Degree: PhD in Agricultural Education & Communications

Institution: Texas Tech University

Summer Institute: 2017

David Wilson

Degree: MSc in Agricultural Engineering

Institution: Purdue University

Summer Institute: 2014

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ddwilson

Kelly Wilson

Degree: MS in International Agriculture Development

Institution: University of California, Davis

Summer Institute: 2016

Alexia Witcombe

Degree: MS in Crop and Soil Science

Institution: Michigan State University

Summer Institute: 2016

Alex Wohlgemuth

Degree: MSc in Environmental Engineering

Institution: Michigan Technological University

Summer Institute: 2012

Ellyn Yakowenko

Degree: PhD in Conflict Analysis & Resolution

Institution: George Mason University

Summer Institute: 2012

Yun Yin

Degree: PhD in Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Institution: University of Illinois

Summer Institute: 2013

So-Jung Youn

Degree: MSc in Fisheries and Wildlife

Institution: Michigan State University

Summer Institute: 2014

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/so-jung-youn-76757a39

Addisalem Zenebe

Degree: MSc in Agricultural Economics

Institution: University of Nebraska

Summer Institute: 2013

Rachel von Gnechten

Degree: MS in Civil Engineering

Institution: University of Illinois

Summer Institute: 2018

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-von-gnechten-2a2606b0