Faculty
EPPWS Faculty provide the highest quality of education and research opportunities for our students.
- Richard N. Arnold, M.S.
- Dr. Jamshid Ashigh
- Dr. Scott Bundy
- Dr. R. L. Byford
- Dr. Rebecca Creamer
- Dr. J. J. Ellington
- Dr. Natalie Goldberg
- Dr. Tessa Grasswitz
- Dr. Steve Hanson
- Dr. Grant Kinzer
- Mr. Brad Lewis
- Dr. Jane Pierce
- Dr. David Richman
- Dr. Robert Sanderson
- Dr. Soum Sanogo
- Dr. Jill Schroeder
- Dr. Tracy Sterling
- Dr. Steve Thomas
- Dr. David Thompson
Richard N. Arnold, M.S.
Professor, Agricultural Science Center - Farmington
Contact Information:
Richard N. Arnold
Agricultural Science Center - Farmington
http://farmingtonsc.nmsu.edu
300 Navajo Road 4063
PO Box 1018
Farmington, NM 87499-1018
Phone - (505) 327-7757
E-mail - riarnold@nmsu.edu
Dr. Jamshid Ashigh
Extension Weed Specialist & Assistant Professor
Contact Information:
Jamshid Ashigh, Ph.D.
Extension Plant Sciences (25% EPPWS Research, 75% Plant Sciences Research)
P.O. Box 30003, MSC 3AE
945 College Ave., Room N140
Las Cruces, NM 88003
Office - Skeen Hall, Room N222
Phone - (575) 646-2888
E-mail - jashigh@nmsu.edu
Dr. Scott Bundy
Associate Professor, Agronomic Entomology
Contact Information:
Scott Bundy, Ph.D.
Entomology, Plant Pathology and Weed Science
P.O. Box 30003, MSC 3BE
945 College Ave., Room N141
Las Cruces, NM 88003
Office - Skeen Hall, Room N220
Phone - (575) 646-3171
E-mail - cbundy@nmsu.edu
Dr. R. L. Byford
Professor and Director of the Center for Animal Health, Food Safety, and Biosecurity
Contact Information:
Ron Byford, Ph.D.
Center for Animal Health, Food Safety, and Biosecurity
P.O. Box 30003, MSC 3BF
Gerald Thomas Hall, Room 220
Las Cruces, NM 88003
Office - Skeen Hall, Room R306
Phone - (575) 646-2458
E-mail - rbyford@nmsu.edu
Dr. Rebecca Creamer
Associate Professor, Plant Virology
Contact Information:
Rebecca Creamer, Ph.D.
Entomology, Plant Pathology and Weed Science
P.O. Box 30003, MSC 3BE
945 College Ave., Room N141
Las Cruces, NM 88003
Office - Skeen Hall, Room N248
Phone - (575) 646-3068
E-mail - creamer@taipan.nmsu.edu
Dr. J. J. Ellington
Professor, Biological Control of Insects
Contact Information:
Joe Ellington, Ph.D.
Entomology, Plant Pathology and Weed Science
P.O. Box 30003, MSC 3BE
945 College Ave., Room N141
Las Cruces, NM 88003
Office - Skeen Hall, Room N255
Phone - (575) 646-2037
E-mail - joelling@nmsu.edu
Dr. Natalie Goldberg
Professor, Plant Pathology & Extension Plant Sciences Department Head
Contact Information:
Natalie Goldberg, Ph.D.
Department of Extention Plant Sciences
P.O. Box 30001, MSC-3AE
945 College Ave, Room N140
Las Cruces, NM 88003
Office - Skeen Hall, Room N140A
Phone - (575) 646-1687
E-mail - ngoldber@nmsu.edu
Dr. Tessa Grasswitz
Urban/Small Farms IPM Specialist
Contact Information:
Dr. Tessa Grasswitz, Ph.D.
Extension Plant Sciences
Agricultural Science Center - Los Lunas
1036 Miller St.
SW, Los Lunas, NM 87031
Phone - (505) 865-5163
E-mail - tgrasswi@nmsu.edu
Dr. Steve Hanson
Assistant Professor, Molecular Plant Pathology
Contact Information:
Steve Hanson, Ph.D.
Entomology, Plant Pathology and Weed Science
P.O. Box 30003, MSC 3BE
945 College Ave., Room N141
Las Cruces, NM 88003
Office - Skeen Hall, Room N322
Phone - (575) 646-5073
E-mail - shanson@nmsu.edu
Dr. Grant Kinzer
Professor, Veterinary Entomology
Contact Information:
H. Grant Kinzer, Ph.D.
Center for Animal Health, Food Safety, and Biosecurity
P.O. Box 30003, MSC 3BF
Gerald Thomas Hall, Room 220
Las Cruces, NM 88003
Office - Skeen Hall, Room R314
Phone - (575) 646-1144
E-mail - gkinzer@nmsu.edu
Mr. Brad Lewis
Assistant Professor, Insect IPM Specialist
Contact Information:
Brad Lewis
Entomology, Plant Pathology and Weed Science
P.O. Box 30003, MSC 3BE
945 College Ave., Room N141
Las Cruces, NM 88003
Office - Skeen Hall, Room N228
Phone - (575) 646-2828
E-mail - blewis@nmsu.edu
Dr. Jane Pierce
Professor
Contact Information:
Dr. Jane Breen Pierce, Ph.D.
Entomology, Plant Pathology and Weed Science
Economic Entomologist (Artesia Science Center)
67 E. Four Dinkus Rd.
Artesia, NM 88210
Phone - (575) 748-1228
E-mail - jpierce@nmsu.edu
Dr. David Richman
College Professor, Arthropod Taxonomy & Curator of the NMSU Arthropod Museum
Contact Information:
Dr. David Richman, Ph.D.
Entomology, Plant Pathology and Weed Science
P.O. Box 30003, MSC 3BE
945 College Ave., Room N141
Las Cruces, NM 88003
Office - Skeen Hall, Room N224
Phone - (575) 646-7082
E-mail - nmbugman@taipan.nmsu.edu
Dr. Robert Sanderson
Associate Professor, GIS Remote Sensing
Contact Information:
Robert Sanderson, Ph.D.
Entomology, Plant Pathology and Weed Science
P.O. Box 30003, MSC 3BE
945 College Ave., Room N141
Las Cruces, NM 88003
Office - Skeen Hall, Room N244
Phone - (575) 646-1367
E-mail - bsanders@nmsu.edu
Dr. Soum Sanogo
Associate Professor, Fungal Plant Pathology
Contact Information:
Soum Sanogo, Ph.D.
Entomology, Plant Pathology and Weed Science
P.O. Box 30003, MSC 3BE
945 College Ave., Room N141
Las Cruces, NM 88003
Office - Skeen Hall, Room N252
Phone - (575) 646-3577
E-mail - ssanogo@nmsu.edu
Dr. Jill Schroeder
Professor, Weed Science
Contact Information:
Jill Schroeder, Ph.D.
Entomology, Plant Pathology and Weed Science
P.O. Box 30003, MSC 3BE
945 College Ave., Room N141
Las Cruces, NM 88003
Office - Skeen Hall, Room N236
Phone - (575) 646-2328
E-mail - jischroe@nmsu.edu
Dr. Tracy Sterling
Professor, Weed Physiology
Contact Information:
Tracy Sterling, Ph.D.
Entomology, Plant Pathology and Weed Science
P.O. Box 30003, MSC 3BE
945 College Ave., Room N141
Las Cruces, NM 88003
Office - Skeen Hall, Room N240
Phone - (575) 646-6177
E-mail - tsterlin@nmsu.edu
Dr. Steve Thomas
Professor, Nematology
Contact Information:
Steve Thomas, Ph.D.
Entomology, Plant Pathology and Weed Science
P.O. Box 30003, MSC 3BE
945 College Ave., Room N141
Las Cruces, NM 88003
Office - Skeen Hall, Room N232
Phone - (575) 646-2321
E-mail - stthomas@nmsu.edu
Dr. David Thompson
Professor & EPPWS Department Chair, Biological Control of Weeds/Rangeland Entomology
Contact Information:
David Thompson, Ph.D.
Entomology, Plant Pathology and Weed Science
P.O. Box 30003, MSC 3BE
945 College Ave., Room N141
Las Cruces, NM 88003
Office - Skeen Hall, Room N141A
Phone - (575) 646-2740
E-mail - dathomps@nmsu.edu