Expertise Directory
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Alyokhin, Andrei
Potato integrated pest management
Contact Information:
School of Biology & Ecology, 5722 Deering Hall Rm 315E, Orono, ME 04469-5722; 207-581-2977; andrei.alyokhin@umit.maine.edu
Anderson, Gary
Improving decision-making abilities of Maine livestock producers; dairy management; financial and nutrition management
Contact Information:
UM Cooperative Extension, 5735 Hitchner Hall Rm 145A, Orono, ME 04469-5735; 207-581-3240; garya@maine.edu
Annis, Seanna
Fungal pathogens of plants (blueberry) and animals, general mycology (mushrooms)
Contact Information:
School of Biology & Ecology, 5735 Hitchner Hall Rm 303, Orono, ME 04469-5735; 207-581-2621; sannis@maine.edu
Armstrong, Charles
Integrated pest management for cranberries
Contact Information:
UM Cooperative Extension, 491 College Ave, Orono, ME 04473-1295; 207-581-2967; charles.armstrong@maine.edu
Ballou, Susan
Manager, Jacob Shur Research Facility
Contact Information:
Jacob Shur Research Facility, 43 Crystal Road, Island Falls, ME 04747; 207-463-2902;  susan.ballou@umit.maine.edu
Barry, Don
Development of pesticide application training (PAT) manuals
Contact Information:
UM Cooperative Extension, 491 College Ave, Orono, ME 04473-1295; 207-581-3884; donald.barry@maine.edu
Bayer, Robert
Lobster
Contact Information:
Animal and Veterinary Sciences, 5763 Rogers Hall Rm 210, Orono, ME 04469-5763; 207-581-2785 rbayer@maine.edu
Bell, Kathleen
Environmental and natural resource economics and policy; land-use change and management; spatial (GIS) analysis of environmental and natural resource problems
Contact Information:
School of Economics, 5782 Winslow Hall Rm 200, Orono, ME 04469-5782; 207-581-3156; kathleen.p.bell@umit.maine.edu
Bolton, Jason
Food safety
Contact Information:
UMCE – Penobscot County, 307 Maine Ave, Bangor, ME 04401; 207-942-7396; jason.bolton@maine.edu
Borns, Harold
Glacial records, iceflow directions, glacial sediments, radiocarbon dating
Contact Information:
Earth Sciences/Climate Change Institute, 224 Bryand Global Science Center, Orono, ME 04469; 207-581-1203; Borns@maine.edu
Brann, Jeffrey
Farm superintendent; wild blueberries
Contact Information:
Blueberry Hill Farm, PO Box 189, Jonesboro, ME 04648; 207-434-2291; jeffrey.brann@maine.edu
Brzozowski, Richard
General agriculture education programs with emphasis in sheep, goat production; farmers’ market establishment; small-scale poultry enterprises; farm tractor safety
Contact Information:
UMCE – Cumberland County, 75 Clearwater Drive, Suite 104, Falmouth, ME 04105; 207-781-6099; richard.brzozowski@maine.edu
Burnett, Stephanie
Floriculture, greenhouse crop production and plant/soil water relations
Contact Information:
Plant, Soil and Environmental Sciences, 5755 Deering Hall Rm 205, Orono, ME 04469-5755; sburnett@maine.edu
Bushway, Rodney
Methods of detecting toxicants, nutrients and pesticides in food, water and soil
Contact Information:
Food Science and Human Nutrition, 5735 Hitchner Hall Rm 115, Orono, ME 04469-5735; 207-581-1626; rbushway@maine.edu
Calder, Beth
Food safety and processing technology; value-added food products and product development; outreach for the Maine food industry
Contact Information:
Food Science and Human Nutrition/Cooperative Extension, 232 Hitchner Hall, Orono, ME 04469-5735; 207-581-2791; beth.calder@umit.maine.edu
Camire, Mary Ellen
Food processing and sensory evaluation; dietary supplements and functional foods
Contact Information:
Food Science and Human Nutrition, 5735 Hitchner Hall Rm 105, Orono, ME 04469-5735; 207-581-1627; camire@maine.edu
Causey, Robert
Equine reproduction and infertility; coordinator Equine Program
Contact Information:
Animal and Veterinary Sciences, 5735 Hitchner Hall Rm 344, Orono, ME 04469-5735; 207-581-2782; robert.causey@umit.maine.edu
Cheng, Hsiang-tai
Agricultural marketing; food demand analysis
Contact Information:
School of Economics, 5782 Winslow Hall Rm 201, Orono, ME 04469-5782; 207-581-3155; cheng@maine.edu
Coffin, Donna
General agriculture; home horticulture; horses
Contact Information:
UMCE – Piscataquis County, 165 E. Main Street, Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426-1396; 207-564-3301; donna.coffin@maine.edu
Criner, George
Waste management; agricultural economics
Contact Information:
School of Economics, 5782 Winslow Hall Rm 206, Orono, ME 04469-5782; 207-581-3151; george.criner@umit.maine.edu
de los Reyes, Benildo
Molecular genetics; functional genomics of abiotic stress tolerance of plant genetic models
Contact Information:
School of Biology & Ecology, 5735 Hitchner Hall Rm 174, Orono, ME 04469-5735; 207-581-2564; benildo.de@maine.edu
Dill, Griffin
Potato integrated pest management (IPM)
Contact Information:
UM Cooperative Extension, 491 College Avenue, Orono, ME 04473-1295; 207-581-3885; griffin.dill@maine.edu
Dill, James
Pest management; integrated pest management (IPM); pesticide applicator training
Contact Information:
UM Cooperative Extension, 491 College Avenue, Orono, ME 04473-1295; 207-581-3879; james.dill@maine.edu
Drummond, Francis
Insect ecology; blueberry pollination; blueberry IPM; biological control of insect pests; computer simulation modeling; biostatistics
Contact Information:
School of Biology & Ecology, 5722 Deering Hall Rm 305, Orono, ME 04469-5722; 207-581-2989; frank.drummond@umit.maine.edu
Dwyer, James
Potato IPM; potato production; alternative crop production
Contact Information:
UMCE – Aroostook County, PO Box 727, Presque Isle, ME 04769-0727; 207-764-3361; jimdwyer@maine.edu
Dyer, Jake
Farm superintendent; livestock; crops research
Contact Information:
J.F. Witter Teaching and Research Center, Winslow Hall, Orono, ME 04468; 207-581-2793; jake.dyer@maine.edu
Erich, M. Susan
Director of MAFES Analytical Lab and Soil Testing Service; soil chemistry and soil fertility
Contact Information:
Plant, Soil and Environmental Sciences, 5722 Deering Hall Rm 418, Orono, ME 04469-5722; 207-581-2997; erich@maine.edu
Fernandez, Ivan
Residuals (sludge, ash, effluent) utilization on soils, forest soil biogeochemistry
Contact Information:
Plant, Soil and Environmental Sciences, 5722 Deering Hall Rm 1, Orono, ME 04469-5722; 207-581-2932; ivanjf@maine.edu
Files, Andrew
Agricultural economics; economics of sustainable agriculture
Contact Information:
School of Economics, 5782 Winslow Hall Rm 307, Orono, ME 04469-5782 207-581-3108; andrew.files@umit.maine.edu
Fitzgerald, Caragh
Commercial crop production, cover crops, nutrient management, sustainable agriculture, soils, home horticulture
Contact Information:
UMCE – Kennebec County, 125 State St, 3rd floor, Augusta, ME 04330-5692; 207-622-7546; cfitzgerald@maine.edu
Fuller, David
Non-timber forest products; home horticulture
Contact Information:
UMCE – Franklin County, 138 Pleasant Street, Ste #1, Farmington, ME 04938-1729; 207-778-4650 or 800-924-7496; dfuller@maine.edu
Gabe, Todd
Community economic development; economic impact modeling
Contact Information:
School of Economics, 5782 Winslow Hall Rm 200, Orono, ME 04469-5782; 207-581-3307; todd.gabe@umit.maine.edu
Gallandt, Eric
Sustainable agriculture—weed ecology and management, cropping systems
Contact Information:
Plant, Soil and Environmental Sciences, 5762 Roger Clapp Greenhouse Rm 205, Orono, ME 04469-5762; 207-581-2933; gallandt@maine.edu
Garland, Katherine
Consumer horticulture education
Contact Information:
UMCE – Penobscot County, 307 Maine Ave, Bangor, ME 04401; 207-942-7396; katherine.garland@maine.edu
Groden, Eleanor
Biological control of insect pests
Contact Information:
School of Biology & Ecology, 5722 Deering Hall Rm 306, Orono, ME 04469-5722; 207-581-2984; eleanor.groden@umit.maine.edu
Handley, David
Vegetable and small fruit production; integrated pest management
Contact Information:
Highmoor Farm, PO Box 179, Monmouth, ME 04259-0179; 207-933-2100; david.handley@maine.edu
Hopkins, Kathryn
Home horticulture; maple sugar production
Contact Information:
UMCE – Somerset County, 7 County Drive RR1 Box 4734, Skowhegan, ME 04976-4209; 207-474-9622; khopkins@maine.edu
Hoskins, Bruce
Coordinator of soil testing program at the Analytical Soil Testing Lab; soil fertility; plant nutrition
Contact Information:
Plant, Soil and Environmental Sciences, 5722 Deering Hall Rm 409 A, Orono, ME 04469-5722; 207-581-2945; hoskins@maine.edu
Hutchinson, Mark
Home horticulture and commercial agriculture, composting and nutrient management
Contact Information:
UMCE – Knox & Lincoln Counties, 377 Manktown Road, Waldoboro, ME 04572; 207-832-0343; mhutch@maine.edu
Hutton, Mark
Identification of vegetable varieties suitable for Maine; development of sustainable vegetable production practices
Contact Information:
Highmoor Farm, PO Box 179, Monmouth, ME 04259-0179; 207-933-2100; mark.hutton@maine.edu
Jackson, Tori Lee
Farm business management, commercial agriculture, crop insurance education and home horticulture
Contact Information:
UMCE -Androscoggin/Sagadahoc, 24 Main Street, Lisbon Falls, ME 04252; 207-353-5550; tori.jackson@maine.edu
Jemison, John
Reducing herbicide use in crop production; improving fertilizer and manure use efficiency
Contact Information:
UM Cooperative Extension, 495 College Avenue, Orono, ME 04473-1294; 207-581-3241; jemison@maine.edu
Johnson, Steven
Potato pathology
Contact Information:
UMCE – Aroostook County, PO Box 727 Houlton Road, Presque Isle, ME 04769-0727; 207-764-3361; stevenj@maine.edu
Kersbergen, Richard
Dairy-nutrition; organic dairy; forage pasture and manure/nutrient management; soil health; home horticulture; integrated farming systems; farm safety; small farm contact
Contact Information:
UMCE – Waldo County, 992 Waterville Road, Waldo, ME 04915; 207-342-5971; richard.kersbergen@maine.edu
Kimball, Alan
Forest manager, University Forests: conservation and multiple-use management of nonindustrial forests emphasizing teaching, research, and demonstration
Contact Information:
University Forests, 241 Nutting Hall Rm 215, Orono, ME 04469-5725; 207-581-2849; akimball@maine.edu
Kirby, Clay
Insect diagnostics and management recommendations
Contact Information:
UM Cooperative Extension, Pest Management Office, 491 College Avenue, Orono, ME 04473; 207-581-2963; clay.kirby@maine.edu
Klimis-Zacas, Dorothy
Trace mineral nutrition, vascular functional properties, lipoprotein and arterial glycosaminoglycan structure and metabolism; flavonoids, anthocyanins and cardiovascular disease
Contact Information:
Food Science and Human Nutrition, 5735 Hitchner Hall Rm 107, Orono, ME 04469-5749; 207-581-3124; dorothea@maine.edu
Koehler, Glen
Apple pest management; weather-based pest forecasting; pesticide use surveys
Contact Information:
UM Cooperative Extension, Pest Management Office 491 College Avenue, Orono, ME 04473-1295; 207-581-3882; glen.koehler@maine.edu
Koller, Gregory
Farm superintendent; fruit and vegetable research
Contact Information:
Highmoor Farm, PO Box 179, Monmouth, ME 04259-0179; 207-933-2100; gkoller@maine.edu
Lambert, David
Diseases of potato and blueberry
Contact Information:
Plant, Soil and Environmental Sciences, 5722 Deering Hall Rm 9, Orono, ME 04469-5722; 207-581-2988; lambert@maine.edu
Libby, Bradly
Horticulture
Contact Information:
Horticulture Facilities, 5762 Roger Clapp Greenhouses, Orono, ME 04469-5762; 207-581-3112; blibby@maine.edu
Lichtenwalner, Anne
Director, University of Maine Animal Health Laboratory Small ruminant, poultry and general animal health issues.
Contact Information:
University of Maine Animal Health Laboratory, 5735 Hitchner Hall, Rm 136, Orono, ME 04469; 207-581-2789; anne.lichtenwalner@maine.edu
Mallory, Ellen
Sustainable agriculture, soil quality, nutrient cycling and management, cropping systems
Contact Information:
Plant, Soil and Environmental Sciences, 495 College Avenue, Orono, ME 04473-1294; 207-581-2942; ellen.mallory@maine.edu
Marcinkowski, David
Educational programs to the dairy industry; applied on-farm research
Contact Information:
Animal and Veterinary Sciences, 5735 Hitchner Hall Rm 132A, Orono, ME 04469-5735; 207-581-2740 or 800-287-7170; davidmar@maine.edu
McConnon, James
Educational programs for small business owners; research in community economic development, business development and entrepreneurship
Contact Information:
UM Cooperative Extension, 10 A Libby Hall, Orono, ME 04469-5741; 207-581-3165 or 800-287-0274; mcconnon@maine.edu
Moran, Renae
Tree fruit culture, primarily apples
Contact Information:
Highmoor Farm, PO Box 179, Monmouth, ME 04259-0179; 207-933-2100; rmoran@maine.edu
Murphy, Barbara
General agriculture and consumer horticulture; growing cut flowers
Contact Information:
UMCE – Oxford County, 9 Olson Rd, South Paris, ME 04281-6402; 207-743-6329; barbara.murphy@maine.edu
Myracle, Angela D.
Elderberry production, phytochemical composition and health impact
Contact Information:
Food Science and Human Nutrition, 5735 Hitchner Hall Rm 107, Orono, ME 04469-5735; 207-581-1617; angela.myracle@maine.edu
Nayak, Balunkeswar
Microbial and chemical food safety; new food-processing methods for extraction of bioactive compounds; allergenicity of crustacean products
Contact Information:
Food Science and Human Nutrition, 5735 Hitchner Hall Rm 109, Orono, ME 04469-5735; 207-581-1629; balunkeswar.nayak@maine.edu
Ohno, Tsutomu
Soil chemistry
Contact Information:
Plant, Soil and Environmental Sciences, 5722 Deering Hall Rm 103, Orono, ME 04469-5722; 207-581-2975; ohno@maine.edu
Plant, Andrew
Agriculture education, sustainability
Contact Information:
UMCE – Aroostook County, PO Box 8, Houlton, ME 04730-0008; 207-532-6548 or 800-924-7487; aplant@maine.edu
Porter, Gregory
Potato management and physiology, crop rotation, soil health, and small grains
Contact Information:
Plant, Soil and Environmental Sciences, 5722 Deering Hall Rm 114, Orono, ME 04469-5722; 207-581-2943; porter@maine.edu
Sarrantonio, Marianne
Coordinator: Sustainable Agriculture Program; soil quality; cover crops; cropping systems
Contact Information:
Plant, Soil and Environmental Sciences, 5722 Deering Hall Rm 114, Orono, ME 04469-5722; 207-581-2913; mariann2@maine.edu
Singer, John
Bacterial fish diseases; disease in aquaculture; microbial physiology
Contact Information:
Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, 5735 Hitchner Hall Rm 280, Orono, ME 04469-5735; 207-581-2808; jsinger@maine.edu
Skonberg, Denise
Quality and processing of aquatic foods and utilization of crustacean by-products
Contact Information:
Food Science and Human Nutrition, 5735 Hitchner Hall Rm 104, Orono, ME 04469-5735; 207-581-1639; Denise.Skonberg@umit.maine.edu
Smagula, John
Lowbush blueberry fertility, physiology, and propagation
Contact Information:
Plant, Soil and Environmental Sciences, 5722 Deering Hall Rm 416, Orono, ME 04469-5722; 207-581-2925; smagula@maine.edu
Smith, Randy
Farm superintendent; potatoes and related crops
Contact Information:
Aroostook Farm, 59 Houlton Road, Presque Isle, ME 04769; 207-762-8281; randy.smith@maine.edu
Stack, Lois Berg
Ornamental horticulture
Contact Information:
UM Cooperative Extension, 495 College Avenue, Orono, ME 04473-1294; 207-581-2949; lois.stack@maine.edu
Stokes, Martin
Ruminant nutrition, forages, silage, production, evaluation and utilization
Contact Information:
Animal and Veterinary Sciences, 5735 Hitchner Hall Rm 130A, Orono, ME 04469-5735; 207-581-2770; stokes@maine.edu
Sullivan, Susan
Human nutrition, clinical dietetics, vitamin D
Contact Information:
Food Science and Human Nutrition, 5735 Hitchner Hall Rm 103, Orono, ME 04469-5735; 207-581-3130; susan.sullivan@maine.edu
Tavantzis, Stylianos
Alternative strategies for plant disease management; biological control of potato pathogens
Contact Information:
School of Biology & Ecology, 5735 Hitchner Hall Rm 103, Orono, ME 04469-5735; 207-581-2986; stellos@maine.edu
Teisl, Mario
Consumer economics; information and labeling policy; environmental economics
Contact Information:
School of Economics, 5782 Winslow Hall Rm 200, Orono, ME 04469-5782; 207-581-3162; teisl@maine.edu
Watt, Bruce
Plant disease diagnostics
Contact Information:
UM Cooperative Extension, 491 College Avenue, Orono, ME 04473-1295; 207-581-3883; bruce.watt@maine.edu
Weber, James
Veterinarian, Maine Animal Disease Diagnostic Lab; mammalian embryology; effects of hypothyroidism
Contact Information:
Animal Veterinary Science, 5735 Hitchner Hall Rm 342, Orono, ME 04469-5735; 207-581-2774; jaweber@maine.edu
Wertheim, Frank
General agriculture and home horticulture
Contact Information:
UMCE – York County, 21 Bradeen Street, Suite 302, Springvale, ME 04083; 207-324-2814; frank.wertheim@maine.edu
White, Adrienne
Human nutrition; behavior change strategies; young adult nutrition
Contact Information:
Food Science and Human Nutrition, 5735 Hitchner Hall Rm 113, Orono, ME 04469-5735; 207-581-3134; awhite@maine.edu
Wu, Vivian
Food microbiology; food safety; rapid methods and automation in microbiology; pathogen control
Contact Information:
Food Science and Human Nutrition, 5735 Hitchner Hall Rm 101A, Orono, ME 04469; 207-581-3101; vivian.wu@umit.maine.edu
Yarborough, David
Weed management in wild blueberries; affiliated with Blueberry Hill Farm
Contact Information:
Plant, Soil and Environmental Sciences, 5722 Deering Hall Rm 414, Orono, ME 04469-5722;207-581-2923; davidy@maine.edu