Directory
Below is the department directory of faculty and staff.
Leadership

Chris Gunter
Director of Graduate Programs, Extension Vegetable Production Specialist and Professor
Academics, Extension, Faculty, Research

Helen Kraus
Associate Professor and Undergraduate Coordinator
Academics, Faculty
Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor
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Roger Batts
IR-4 Field Research Director
EHRA Professional, Extension, Research
EHRA Research Associate

Wayne Buhler
Professor and NC State Extension Pesticide Safety Education Specialist
Extension, Faculty
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Danesha Carley
Director, Southern IPM Center; Associate Professor, Horticultural Science
Extension, Faculty, Research

Jose Cisneros
Director, CALS International Programs
Faculty
Professor of Practice
Horticulture International & Entrepreneurship

Nancy Creamer
Professor and Director Center For Environmental Farming Systems
Extension, Faculty, Research
W.K. Kellogg Endowed Professor
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Kedong Da
Senior Research Scholar
Faculty, Research, Staff
Plant Transformation Laboratory (PTL) Director

Liz Driscoll
4-H Specialist, Crop and Soil Science, Entomology and Plant Pathology, and Horticultural Science
EHRA Professional, Extension, Faculty

Rebecca Dunning
Research Assistant Professor
Academics, Extension, Faculty, Research
Director of Foundation for Food and Agriculture Graduate Fellowship Program
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Barb Fair
Associate Professor and Landscaping, Arboriculture, Urban Greening Extension Specialist
Academics, Extension, Faculty
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Charlotte Glen
Statewide Coordinator, NC Extension Master Gardener Program
EHRA Professional, Extension, Staff

Chris Gunter
Director of Graduate Programs, Extension Vegetable Production Specialist and Professor
Academics, Extension, Faculty, Research
H

William Hamilton
NC FarmLink Co-Director – Western Region
EHRA Professional, Extension, Staff
Extension Associate
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Bill Jester
Emeritus Extension Associate
Emeriti
Emeritus NC State Extension Specialty Crops Specialist
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Helen Kraus
Associate Professor and Undergraduate Coordinator
Academics, Faculty
Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor
L

Wusheng Liu
Assistant Professor in Translational Genomics and Plant Bioengineering
Faculty: Research, Teaching, Service
M
Wayne Mitchem
Extension Associate and Southern Region Small Fruit Consortium Coordinator
EHRA Professional, Extension, Research, Staff
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Noah Ranells
NC FarmLink Director, Eastern NC
EHRA Professional, Extension, Staff
Extension Associate
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Keith Starke
Research Associate for Vegetable Production and Cultural Management
EHRA Professional, Research, Staff
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Todd Wehner
William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor / Leader of stevia and cucurbit breeding project
Academics, Faculty, Research

Dennis Werner
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Emeriti
Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Emeritus

Brian Whipker
Professor and Commercial Floriculture Extension Specialist
Extension, Faculty, Research

George Wilson
Professor Emeritus
Emeriti
Postharvest Physiology & Technology of Fresh Horticultural Perishables
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Craig Yencho
William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor; Program Leader Sweetpotato and Potato Breeding and Genetics Programs
Faculty, Research