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Name	Extension Topic	Telephone	Email	Title
Dr. Angelica Maria Abdallah Ruiz	Produce Safety	662-325-3200	ama416@msstate.edu	Postdoctoral Associate (L,P,S)
Dr. Ryan Akers	Disaster Response-Youth CERT	662-325-5914	cra20@msstate.edu	Associate Extension Professor
Dr. Tom Allen, Jr.	Plant Diseases	662-686-9311	tom.allen@msstate.edu	Extension/Research Professor
Dr. Esmaeil Amiri	Apiculture: Honey Bee Health	662-686-3215	ea795@msstate.edu	Asst Extension/Research Prof
Dr. Joy Fox Anderson	Produce Safety	662-469-8480	joy.f.anderson@msstate.edu	Extension Specialist I
Dr. Jimmy L. Avery	Catfish	662-686-3273	jimmy.avery@msstate.edu	Extension Professor & Director
Dr. Ibukun Timothy Ayankojo	Organic Fruit and Vegetables Other Vegetables		ita10@msstate.edu	Assistant Professor
Mr. Butch Bailey	Beginning Forestry Longleaf Pine	(601) 794-0671	butch.bailey@msstate.edu	Extension Instructor I
Dr. Beth Harlander Baker	REACH STARS Mississippi Water Stewards	662-325-7491	beth.baker@msstate.edu	Associate Extension Professor
Ms. Clarissa J. Balbalian	Plant Disease and Nematode Diagnostic Services	662-325-2146	c.balbalian@msstate.edu	Diagnostic Lab Manager
Mr. Tom Ball	Oil and Gas Disaster Preparedness Disaster Response Coronavirus	662-325-3141	t.ball@msstate.edu	Extension Associate III
Dr. Alan Barefield	Economic Development Rural Development	(662) 325-7995	alan.barefield@msstate.edu	Extension Professor
Dr. James Newton Barnes	Agricultural Economics Agri-business Local Flavor Economic Development Rural Development Small Business	662 325 2750	james.barnes@msstate.edu	Associate Extension Professor
Dr. Jason Barrett	Mississippi Well Owner Network Rural Water Association SipSafe Water Quality	662.325.1788	jason.barrett@msstate.edu	Assoc Ext Prof & Assoc Dir
Dr. Jason Bond	Weed Control for Crops	662-686-9311	jason.bond@msstate.edu	Extension/Research Professor
Dr. Shaun Robert Broderick	Lawn and Garden	601-892-3731	shaun.broderick@msstate.edu	Assoc Extension/Research Prof
Dr. David Buys	Local Flavor Junior Master Wellness Volunteer Healthy Homes Initiative Health AIM for CHangE Coronavirus The PROMISE Initiative Prescription Opioid Misuse Mental Health First Aid Farm Stress	662-325-3060	david.buys@msstate.edu	Associate Professor
Dr. John D. Byrd, Jr.	Weed Control for Crops Weed Control for Forages Weed Control for Lawn and Garden	662-325-4537	jdb4@msstate.edu	Extension/Research Professor
Dr. Sylvia H. Byrd	Nutrition EFNEP SNAP-Ed	(662)-325-0919	shb5@msstate.edu
Ms. Melissa Renee Caldwell	Rural Water Association	6623253295	melissa.caldwell@msstate.edu	Senior Project Manager
Mr. James Thomas Callicutt	STARS Wildlife Northern Bobwhite Quail Waterfowl	662-325-2478	james.callicutt@msstate.edu	Extension Instructor I
Dr. Jason Camp	City and County Government Mississippi County Elections: Election Prep 101	662-325-3141	jason.camp@msstate.edu	Extension Specialist II
Dr. Dominga Elizabeth Canales Medina	Agricultural Economics Agri-business Local Flavor	662 325 2750	elizabeth.canales@msstate.edu	Associate Professor
Ms. Kelly Carmody	Nurturing Homes Initiative	6623253083	kac142@msstate.edu	Project Director
Dr. Rachael Carter	Agri-tourism Growing Your Brand Local Flavor Oil and Gas Economic Development Rural Development	662-325-8329	rdm1@msstate.edu	Extension Specialist II
Dr. Clay A. Cavinder	4-H Livestock Program Youth Livestock Youth Horse Equine	662-325-7466	clay.cavinder@msstate.edu	Professor
Ms. Tannah Leigh Christensen	Youth Poultry	662-325-3416	t.christensen@msstate.edu	Extension Instructor
Dr. Christine E. Coker	Crops Commercial Horticulture Organic Fruit and Vegetables Other Vegetables Local Flavor	2285461013	christine.coker@msstate.edu	Extension/Research Professor
Mr. Drew Cole	Nutrition	662-325-0106	abc99@msstate.edu
Mr. Steven Anthony Craven	Mississippi Well Owner Network Rural Water Association SipSafe	6623253295	a.craven@msstate.edu	Project Manager
Mr. Cal Crawford, II	Mississippi Boll Weevil Management Corporation	662-325-0838	cal.crawford@msstate.edu	Executive Dir, County Programs
Ms. Suzanne R. Creely	Mississippi Boll Weevil Management Corporation	325-8993	suzanne.creely@msstate.edu	Office Associate
Dr. Courtney Crist	Local Flavor Food Safety ServSafe Coronavirus	6623250852	cac400@msstate.edu	Associate Extension Professor
Dr. Whitney Desiree Crow	Insects-Crop Pests	662-325-2085	wdc165@msstate.edu	Assistant Professor
Mr. Sumner D. Davis, III	City and County Government	662-325-3141	sumner.davis@msstate.edu	Head, Ext Ctr Govt & Comm Dev
Dr. Louise E. Davis	Children and Parenting MSU Extension Head Start Nurturing Homes Initiative Mississippi Child Care Resource and Referral	6623253083	led3@msstate.edu	Extension Professor
Dr. James M. DelPrince	Cut Flowers and Houseplants Floral Design	228-388-4710	j.delprince@msstate.edu	Associate Extension Professor
Dr. Tara Lea Dickerson	Mississippi Child Care Resource and Referral	662-325-2950	tara.dickerson@msstate.edu	Project Director
Dr. Darrin Dodds	Cotton	662-325-4072	dmd76@msstate.edu	Prof & Head & Interim Assc Dir
Ms. Patricia R. Drackett	Smart Landscapes Diversity of Plants Places for Wildlife Energy Savings Healthy Water Practices Integrated Pest Control Healthy Soils	601-799-2311	pat.drackett@msstate.edu	Assc Extension Prof & Director
Dr. James Marcus Drymon	Marine Resources	228-388-4710	marcus.drymon@msstate.edu	Associate Extension Professor
Ms. Libby Suzanne Durst	Beef	6623253516	libby.durst@msstate.edu	Extension Associate II
Dr. Drew Miller Gholson	Crops Master Irrigator Irrigation	662-686-9311	drew.gholson@msstate.edu	Asst Professor & Coord, NCAAR
Dr. Jerome Goddard	Insects-Human Pests Insects-Pet Pests	662-325-2085	jg54@msstate.edu	Extension Professor
Dr. Donald Grebner	Forestry	662-325-2949	don.grebner@msstate.edu	Professor and Head
Ms. Tia Merrell Gregory	Program and Staff Development	6623253346	tlm192@msstate.edu	Extension Instructor I
Ms. Elizabeth Powell Gregory North	Local Flavor	662-325-2262	elizabeth.north@msstate.edu	Extension Instructor
Mr. Alexis H Hamilton	AIM for CHangE	662-873-4246	alexis.hamilton@msstate.edu	Extension Agent I
Mr. Bill Hamrick	Wildlife Nuisance Wildlife and Damage Management	662.325.3429	w.hamrick@msstate.edu	Senior Extension Associate
Mr. Steve Hankins	Technology	662-325-0671	s.hankins@msstate.edu	Extension Instructor
Dr. Jeffrey W. Harris	Beekeeping Apiculture: Honey Bee Health	662-325-2085	jeff.harris@msstate.edu	Assoc Extension/Research Prof
Ms. Jasmine Raniece Harris-Speight	Junior Master Wellness Volunteer Healthy Homes Initiative ServSafe	662-325-6640	jrh667@msstate.edu	Extension Instructor
Dr. Lorin Harvey	Sweet Potatoes	662-490-1954	lorin.harvey@msstate.edu	Assistant Professor
Mr. Thomas Martin Hegwood	Community Oil and Gas Rural Development	662-325-3141	martin.hegwood@msstate.edu	Assistant Extension Professor
Dr. Alan Henn	Lawn and Garden Plant Diseases Lawn and Turf Diseases Plant Disease and Nematode Diagnostic Services Turfgrass and Lawn Management	662.769.9880	a.henn@msstate.edu	Extension Professor
Ms. Anne Howard Hilbun-Benoit	Disaster Preparedness Disaster Response Coronavirus	662-325-3141	anne.hilbun@msstate.edu	Extension Instructor
Dr. Carla L. Huston	Animal Health Disaster Preparedness Disaster Response	662-325-1183	carla.huston@msstate.edu	Prof/Dir/Enh Cln Educ/Ext Vet
Dr. Trent Irby	Soybeans	662-325-3064	trent.irby@msstate.edu	Associate Director & Professor
Ms. Lori Jones Irvin	Equine Assisted Therapy Programs	662.325.2950	lji14@msstate.edu	Extension Associate III
Dr. Daryl Jones	Rural Development Natural Resources Wildlife Economics and Enterprises	662-325-5769	daryl.jones@msstate.edu	Extension Professor
Dr. Keri Denley Jones	Soil Testing	662-325-3313	kkd1@msstate.edu	Laboratory Coordinator
Dr. Dean Jousan	Youth Livestock Youth Horse	662-325-2424	dean.jousan@msstate.edu	Extension Professor
Dr. Brandi Bourg Karisch	Beef	6623257465	brandi.karisch@msstate.edu	Assoc Extension/Research Prof
Ms. Dorothy Kenda	Nutrition	601-857-2284	dk1033@msstate.edu
Mr. Kase Joseph Kingery	Public Water System Assistance Program	662-325-4453	kase.kingery@msstate.edu	Extension Associate I
Dr. Erick J. Larson	Corn Grains Wheat	662-325-2701	e.larson@msstate.edu	Extension/Research Professor
Dr. Blake Layton, Jr.	Insects-Crop Pests Insects-Forage Pests Insects Fire Ants Household Insects Insect Identification Insects Vegetable Gardens Termites Lawn and Garden Insects-Home Lawns Ornamental Plants Lawn and Turf Diseases Turfgrass and Lawn Management	662-325-2085	blake.layton@msstate.edu	Extension Professor
Dr. Rocky Lemus	Crops Biofuels Forages Fertilizers - Forages Grasses Legumes Management - Forages	662-325-7718	rocky.lemus@msstate.edu	Extension/Research Professor
Ms. Debra Patton Lloyd	Leadership Ambassador Program SAFETY Ambassador Program	662-325-0229	dpl4@msstate.edu	Extension Instructor
Dr. Kenneth S. Macklin	Poultry	662-325-3416	k.macklin@msstate.edu	Professor and Head
Ms. Qula Madkin	Health Dining with Diabetes Nutrition and Wellness	6601-526-3875	jmg11@msstate.edu	Extension Instructor
Dr. Joshua Gilchrist Maples	Agricultural Economics Agri-business	662 325 2750	josh.maples@msstate.edu	Associate Professor
Dr. James Dewey McCurdy	Lawn and Garden Turfgrass and Lawn Management	662-325-2311	james.d.mccurdy@msstate.edu	Associate Professor
Dr. Rebecca A. Melanson	Plant Diseases Fruit and Nut Diseases Fruit and Nut Disease Calendar Fruit and Nut Disease Publications Fruit and Nut Disease Updates Plant Disease and Nematode Diagnostic Services Vegetable Diseases Vegetable Disease Calendar Vegetable Disease Publications Vegetable Disease Updates	601-857-2284	rebecca.melanson@msstate.edu	Associate Extension Professor
Mr. Marvin E. Merkl, Jr.	Pesticide Applicator Certification	662-325-2085	gm53@msstate.edu	Program Manager
Ms. Mary Hannah Mills	Nurturing Homes Initiative	662-325-2950	mhm178@msstate.edu	Project Manager
Mr. Jonathan Wayne Moon	Youth Poultry Poultry Avian Flu	662-325-3416	jwm133@msstate.edu	Extension Instructor
Dr. Wes Neal	Fisheries Pond and Lake Management Construction Stocking Pond and Lake Water Quality Fish Management Invasive Plants Water Weeds Wildlife	6623258363	wes.neal@msstate.edu	Extension/Research Professor
Mr. Reid A. Nevins	4-H Shooting Sports	662-325-7960	reid.nevins@msstate.edu	Extension Specialist I
Mr. Lance Newman	Youth Livestock	662 234 4451	lance.newman@msstate.edu	Regional Extension Coord
Ms. Lauren Colby Nickels	Growing Your Brand	662.325.2596	laurencolby.nickels@msstate.edu	Extension Specialist I
Mr. Pawel Miroslaw Orlinski	Commercial Horticulture Lawn and Garden	6628673279	pawel.orlinski@msstate.edu	Instructor I
Dr. Nesma Osama Abdelrahm Osman	Program and Staff Development Undergraduate Apprenticeship Program	662.325.2950	noo10@msstate.edu	Assistant Professor
Mr. Justin Wayne Palmer	SipSafe	6623250520	justin.palmer@msstate.edu	Extension Associate I
Dr. Donna Jean Peterson	Program and Staff Development	6623253462	donna.peterson@msstate.edu	Extension Professor & Program
Dr. Brian K. Pieralisi	Cotton	662-325-2311	bkp4@msstate.edu	Assistant Professor
Mr. William Green Poindexter, IV	Agri-tourism	662-325-3141	william.poindexter@msstate.edu	Extension Associate I
Dr. Jose Santos Portugal	Termites	662-325-2085	jsp281@msstate.edu	Assistant Professor
Dr. Ben Posadas	Agricultural Economics Local Flavor Seafood Economics Seafood Harvesting and Processing	228-546-1024	ben.posadas@msstate.edu	Extension/Research Professor
Dr. Leyla Rios de Alvarez	Goats and Sheep	662-325-0123	leyla.rios@msstate.edu	Assistant Professor
Dr. Adam Rohnke	Natural Resources Urban and Backyard Wildlife	601-857-2284	adam.rohnke@msstate.edu	Assistant Extension Professor
Dr. Barbara Roqueto dos Reis	Beef		br1288@msstate.edu	Assistant Professor
Dr. Brett Rushing	Biofuels Forages Fertilizers - Forages Grasses Management - Forages	601-683-2084	brett.rushing@msstate.edu	Assoc Ext/Res Prof & Fac Coord
Mr. Dillon Aaron Russell	Master Irrigator	662-686-9311	dar335@msstate.edu	Extension Specialist I
Mr. Cobie Rutherford, Jr.	Leadership	662-325-3353	cobie.rutherford@msstate.edu	Extension Instructor
Ms. Ann Sansing	Junior Master Wellness Volunteer Rural Health	662-325-4043	aps6@msstate.edu	Extension Instructor II
Dr. Jenna Schilling	TummySafe	662-325-8930	jenna.schilling@msstate.edu	Senior Extension Associate
Dr. Brady Self	Forestry Beginning Forestry Timber Harvest	662-226-6000	brady.self@msstate.edu	Associate Extension Professor
Dr. Juan L. Silva	Local Flavor Food Safety Produce Safety	662-325-2160	jls46@msstate.edu	Professor
Dr. Eddie Miles Louis Smith	Smart Landscapes Diversity of Plants Places for Wildlife Energy Savings Healthy Water Practices Integrated Pest Control Healthy Soils	601-403-2280	eddie.smith@msstate.edu	Extension Agent IV*
Dr. Rebecca Campbell Smith	Agricultural Economics Agri-tourism 2020 Census Economic Development Extension Center for Economic Education and Financial Literacy Family Financial Management Coronavirus	662 325 2750	becky.smith@msstate.edu	Associate Extension Professor
Dr. Eric L. Sparks	Marine Resources Mississippi Water Stewards Water Quality	228-388-4710	eric.sparks@msstate.edu	Assc Extension Prof & Director
Ms. Bekah Sparks	Technology	662-325-8581	b.sparks@msstate.edu	Extension Instructor
Dr. Eric Stafne	Commercial Fruit and Nuts Fruit Nuts Local Flavor	662-769-9708	eric.stafne@msstate.edu	Extension/Research Professor
Mr. Bradley Vann Staton	ATV Safety	325-3350	bvs27@msstate.edu	Extension Associate I
Dr. Barry R. Stewart	Lawn and Garden Lawn and Turf Diseases Turfgrass and Lawn Management	662-325-2311	brs40@msstate.edu	Professor
Dr. Bronson Strickland	Wildlife Chronic Wasting Disease Nuisance Wildlife and Damage Management Snakes Waterfowl White-Tailed Deer	662-325-3174	bronson.strickland@msstate.edu	Extension Professor
Dr. Mary L. Tagert	Irrigation	662/325-3282	mlm23@msstate.edu	Associate Extension Professor
Ms. Jamila B. Taylor	Children and Parenting MSU Extension Head Start Nurturing Homes Initiative Mississippi Child Care Resource and Referral	662-325-2950	jbt244@msstate.edu	Director, Head Start & EHS Prg
Ms. Mary Elizabeth Thorne	Mississippi Child Care Resource and Referral	662-325-2950	met160@msstate.edu	Project Manager
Dr. Lee Gray Turnage, Jr.	Water Weeds	325-9491	lgt4@msstate.edu	Asst Extension/Research Prof
Dr. Curtis L. VanderSchaaf	Forestry Carbon Credits	601-857-2284	clv127@msstate.edu	Assistant Professor
Dr. Jamie Rone Varner	Technology	662-325-3226	j.varner@msstate.edu	Interim Dept Head & Ext Spec I
Mr. Louis L. Wasson	Field Scale Crop Assessment with Drones	325-4595	louis.wasson@msstate.edu	Senior Extension Associate
Dr. Jessica Benoit Wells	Youth Poultry Poultry Avian Flu	662-325-3416	j.wells@msstate.edu	Assistant Teaching Professor
Dr. Julie Broussard White	FARMtastic	662-325-8195	j.white@msstate.edu	Extension Associate III
Ms. Kelli L. Whitten	Nutrition	662-686-9311	knl32@msstate.edu
Ms. Samantha Ann Willcutt	Nutrition	662-566-8025	saw6@msstate.edu
Dr. J. Byron Williams	Food Safety	601-857-2284	b.williams@msstate.edu	Associate Extension Professor
Dr. Jeff Wilson	Local Flavor Master Gardener	662.566.8019	jeff.wilson@msstate.edu	Assistant Professor
Ms. Leslie Hunter Woolington	Farm Safety		l.woolington@msstate.edu	Risk Mgmt/Loss Ctrl Mgr
Mr. James R. Wooten	Biofuels	662-325-3603	james.wooten@msstate.edu	Extension Associate III
Dr. Brendan Zurweller	Peanuts	662-325-2311	brendan.zurweller@msstate.edu	Assistant Professor

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