All Personnel

Magdy Alabady

Senior Research Scientist , Plant Biology

malabady@uga.edu

706-542-6877

Jill Anderson

Courtesy Faculty in Plant Biology , (home departments: Genetics and Odum School of Ecology)

jta24@uga.edu

Juan Angulo

juan.angulo25@uga.edu

Mike Arnold

Courtesy Faculty in Plant Biology , (home department: Genetics) , Distinguished Research Professor

mlarnold@uga.edu

706-542-1407

Doug Aubrey

Courtesy Faculty in Plant Biology , (home department: Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources) , Assistant Professor

daubrey@srel.uga.edu

803-725-0135

Busayo Babalola

Postdoctoral Research Associate , Chung Lab

busayobabalola@uga.edu

7065423732

Ethan Baldwin

Postdoctoral Research Associate , Burke Lab

ethan.baldwin@uga.edu

Maor Bar-Peled

Professor , Plant Biology; Complex Carbohydrate Research Center

peled@ccrc.uga.edu

706-542-4496

Rachel Barda

rib91940@uga.edu

Paola Barriga

Academic Professional , Plant Biology Undergraduate Teaching Specialist

barrigap@uga.edu

706-542-1783

Bill Barstow

Emeritus

barstow@uga.edu

Olivia Bauer

olivia.bauer@uga.edu

Harrison Bell

Plant Biology Student Ambassador

harrison.bell@uga.edu

Jeff Bennetzen

Courtesy Faculty in Plant Biology , (home department: Genetics) , Norman and Doris Giles Professor, Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar

maize@uga.edu

Douda Bensasson

Associate Professor , Plant Biology; Institute of Bioinformatics

dbensasson@uga.edu

706-542-1790

Nathan Beveridge

nhb87856@uga.edu

Summer Blanco

Graduate Student

summer.blanco@uga.edu

Helen Bothwell

Courtesy Faculty in Plant Biology , (home department: Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources)

706-542-0677

Michael Boyd

Horticulture Research Specialist

mikeboyd@uga.edu

Marguerite Brickman

Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor , Plant Biology

brickman@uga.edu

Monstera Brown

Graduate Student , PBGSA Treasurer (2025-2026)

monstera.brown@uga.edu

Brigitte Bruns

Emerita

bruns@uga.edu

Alexander Bucksch

Courtesy Faculty in Plant Biology , (home department: School of Plant Sciences, University of Arizona)

bucksch@arizona.edu

John Burke

Distinguished Research Professor & Head , Department of Plant Biology

jmburke@uga.edu

Jeffery Cannon

Adjunct Faculty in Plant Biology , (Home Department: Research Scientist | Jones Center at Ichauway, Newton, GA)

jeffery.cannon@jonesctr.org

229-734-4706

Emma Chandler

Graduate Student

emma.chandler@uga.edu

Shu-Mei Chang

Emerita , 1965-2025

Y. Anny Chung

Haines Family Associate Professor of Plant Ecology , Plant Biology

yyachung@uga.edu

Miriam Coonan

miriam.coonan25@uga.edu

Marie-Michèle Cordonnier-Pratt

Emerita

Summerlin Courchaine

shc73328@uga.edu

Greg Cousins

Research Technician III

gcousins@uga.edu

Jennifer Cruse-Sanders

Courtesy Faculty in Plant Biology , Director | State Botanical Garden of Georgia

706-542-6131

Marshall Darley

Emeritus

darley@plantbio.uga.edu

Alan Darvill

Courtesy Faculty in Plant Biology , (home department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) , Regents Professor and Director CCRC, UGA Lead, DOE BioEnergy Science Center

adarvill@ccrc.uga.edu

706-542-4411

Kelly Dawe

UGA Athletic Association Professor , Plant Biology; Genetics

kdawe@uga.edu

706-542-1658

Jonathan Dees

Senior Lecturer , Plant Biology

jdees@uga.edu

Megan DeMarche

Haines Family Associate Professor of Plant Ecology , Plant Biology

megan.demarche@uga.edu

Katrien Devos

Distinguished Research Professor , Plant Biology; Crop & Soil Sciences; Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics & Genomics

kdevos@uga.edu

706-542-0925

Lisa Donovan

Emerita

ldonovan@uga.edu

Sarah Duckworth

sed87349@uga.edu

Christopher Dundas

Assistant Professor , Plant Biology; Institute of Bioinformatics

cmdundas@uga.edu

Rhys Eshleman

Graduate Student

rhys.eshleman@uga.edu

Hadley Figueroa

hadley.figueroa@uga.edu

Melvin Fuller

Emeritus

Glenn Galau

Emeritus

galau49@gmail.com

Jonathan Gent

Associate Research Scientist, Plant Biology

gent@uga.edu

David Giannasi

Emeritus

lazarus@uga.edu

Nicolas Goldemund

nicolas.goldemund25@uga.edu

Plant Biology Graduate Student Association

Michael Hahn

Emeritus

hahn@ccrc.uga.edu

Clayton Hale

Graduate Student

clayton.hale@uga.edu

James Hamrick

Emeritus

jlh3@uga.edu

706-542-1826

Max Hardin

george.hardin@uga.edu

Alex Harkess

Courtesy Faculty in Plant Biology (Home: Faculty Investigator | HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology)

Adelaide Henderson

Plant Biology Student Ambassador

margaret.henderson@uga.edu

Michelle Henson

Graduate Student

mshenson@uga.edu

Noah Hetherington

Research Technician III

Noah.hetherington@uga.edu

Noah Hetherington

noah.hetherington@uga.edu

Drew Hoffmaster

drh03157@uga.edu

Natalie Hooten

natalie.hooten@uga.edu

Stephen Hubbell

Emeritus

shubbell@eeb.ucla.edu

310-206-8165

Steven Hughes

Herbarium Collections Manager

sthughes@uga.edu

706-583-0565

Olivia Hussey

oliviagh@uga.edu

Mary Irani

Graduate Student

mary.irani@uga.edu

Daniel Johnson

Courtesy Faculty in Plant Biology , (home department: Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources)

danjohnson@uga.edu

706-542-5055

Beth Joslin

Graduate Student

Joe Key

Emeritus, 1933-2024

Chang Hyun Khang

Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies, Plant Biology

ckhang@uga.edu

Dong Kim

Lab Technician

dwkim07@uga.edu

Gary Kochert

Emeritus

Brian Kvitko

Courtesy Faculty in Plant Biology , (home department: Plant Pathology)

bkvitko@uga.edu

706-542-1282

Leniha Lagarde

Graduate Student

James Leebens-Mack

Professor , Plant Biology

jleebensmack@uga.edu

706-583-5573

Zachary Lewis

Courtesy Faculty in Plant Biology , (home department: Microbiology)

zlewis@uga.edu

706-424-9224

Xiaorong Lin

Courtesy Faculty in Plant Biology , (home department: Microbiology) , Gene E. Michaels Professor in Medical Mycology

Xiaorong.Lin@uga.edu

(706) 542-2622

Deborah Jean Lodge

Adjunct Botanist in Plant Biology

dlodgester@gmail.com

787-422-7424

Madeline Long

mrl84454@uga.edu

Ryan Long

Graduate Student

rjl39747@uga.edu

Tiffany Long

tiffany.long25@uga.edu

Wolfgang Lukowitz

Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Plant Biology

lukowitz@uga.edu

Russell Malmberg

Emeritus, 1952 - 2023

Brandon Mangum

Graduate Student

brandon.mangum@uga.edu

Bruce Martin

Postdoctoral Researcher , Leebens-Mack Lab

bsm42661@uga.edu

Kelly McCrum

Graduate Student

kelly.mccrum@uga.edu

Holly McInnes

holly.mcinnes@uga.edu

Miranda McKibben

Graduate Student

miranda.mckibben@uga.edu

Kieran Merritt

kieran.merritt25@uga.edu

Burlyn Michel

Emeritus, 1923 - 2024

Ryan Miller

IT Client Support Professional

helpdesk@franklin.uga.edu

Jacqueline Mohan

Courtesy Faculty in Plant Biology , (home department: Odum School of Ecology)

jmohan@uga.edu

706-542-3363

Debra Mohnen

Courtesy Faculty in Plant Biology , (home department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) , Georgia Athletic Association Professor

dmohnen@ccrc.uga.edu

706-542-4458

Michelle Momany

Professor , Plant Biology

mmomany@uga.edu

Lisa Moncrief

Administrative Specialist

lisa.moncrief@uga.edu

706-542-1820

Carl Monk

Emeritus , 1933-2020

Deanna Negru

Graduate Student , Public Relations Liaison , PBGSA Communications Chair , PBGSA Vice President (2025-2026)

dnegru@uga.edu

Brad Nelms

Assistant Professor , Plant Biology

nelms@uga.edu

Jeannie Nguyen

Assistant to the Director of Graduate Studies , Assistant to the Director of Undergraduate Studies

Jeannie.Nguyen@uga.edu

706-542-1809

Logan Novak

Graduate Student , PBGSA Treasurer (2024-2025)

logan.novak@uga.edu

Luana Oliveira

luana.oliveira25@uga.edu

Barry Palevitz

Emeritus

Madison Payne

Graduate Student

Madison.Payne@uga.edu

Thomas Pendergast

Senior Research Associate , Devos Lab

thpiv@uga.edu

Carter Percy

carter.percy25@uga.edu

Test Personnel

Faculty emeritus

lblais@uga.edu

Chris Peterson

Professor , Plant Biology

cjpete@uga.edu

706-542-3754

Nhu Pham

Graduate Student

nhu.pham@uga.edu

Helena Phillips

monthip.phillips25@uga.edu

Hannah Pike

hannah.pike25@uga.edu

David Porter

Emeritus

Kathryn Prado

Graduate Student

kyeary@uga.edu

Lee Pratt

Emeritus

Carrie Pucko

Senior Lecturer , Plant Biology

cpucko@uga.edu

706-542-4481

Brandy Quick

bnq81131@uga.edu

Forrest Reed

forrest.reed25@uga.edu

Nicole Reisinger

njr99420@uga.edu

Isabel Rico

icr44059@uga.edu

Mia Rochford

Graduate Student

Mia.Rochford@uga.edu

Angelia Romano

Graduate Student

angelia.romano@uga.edu

Dele Sangoyomi

bos13444@uga.edu

Gregory Schmidt

Emeritus , 1947-2020

Robert Schmitz

Courtesy Faculty in Plant Biology , (home department: Genetics) , UGA Foundation Professorship in Plant Sciences, Lars G. Ljungdahl Distinguished Investigator, Faculty Director of Georgia Genomics & Bioinformatics Core

schmitz@uga.edu

706-542-1887

Reagan Scott