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Ph.D.: Cornell (1992)
Year Appointed: 1998
Rank: Professor
Primary Responsibilities: Research and education; wheat breeding and genetics

Research Interests:  I lead a comprehensive wheat improvement program, including cultivar development and the investigation of breeding/genetic principles related to crop improvement.  Major research effort is genetic investigations of complexly inherited traits including disease resistance and grain quality and incorporating resistance into new cultivars using marker-assisted selection. I teach a graduate level plant breeding class, coordinate a one credit survey course on Research Methods in Crop Improvement and Production, and co-teach a First Year Experience Seminar for undergraduate students.