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Student	Program	Research Title	Advisor	Year
Chojnacki, Krystal- Ph.D.	Public Administration	Targeted Systems Change Behavior: Building a Local Food Economy in North Carolina.	Branda Nowell, Jeffrey Diebold, Rajade Berry-James, Nancy Creamer	2021
Kennedy, Paige- M.S	Animal Science	Comparing the Effectiveness of Establishment Between Feeding and Frost Seeding Red Clover in Tall Fescue Pasture.	Matt Poore	2016
Caldwell, Nathan - Ph.D.	Entomology	Investigating Biopesticides for Red Imported Fire Ant Management: Efficacy and Behavioral Modifications Associated with Entomopathogens, and a Synergistic Repellent Effect Against Red Imported Fire Ants (Solenopsis invicta Buren).	Wes Watson	2015
Marticorena, Drew- Ph.D.	Horticultural Science	Statistical Analyses of Diverse Issues in Sustainable Agriculture	Nancy Creamer	2015
Glennon, Heather- Ph.D.	Crop Science	Effects of Adding Clovers to Tall Fescue Pastures on the Nitrogen Status of Animals, Forages and Soils	Jean Marie Luginbuhl, Jamer Mueller, Michelle Schroeder-Moreno	2015
Atwell, Rachel- M.S.	Crop Science	Alternative Mechanisms for Weed Control and Fertility Management in Organic Canola and Corn Production.	Chris Reberg-Horton, Shuijin Hu	2015
McWhirt, Amanda- Ph.D.	Crop Science	The Use of Sustainable Soil Management Practices in Fumigated and Non-fumigated Plasticulture Strawberry Production in the Southeastern United States.	Michelle Schroeder-Moreno, Yasmin Cardoza	2015
Shaeffer, April- M. S.	Agriculture and Extension Education	Educational Needs and Barriers of North Carolina Women Cattle Producers.	Matt Poore	2015
Gorski, Stephanie L- Ph.D	Entomology	Multipartite Interactions among Western Corn Rootworms, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), Transgenic Corn, Zea mays L. (Poales: Poaceae), and Soil Microbes	Yasmin Cardoza	2015
Parr, Mary - Ph.D.	Soil Science	Promiscuous Soybean: Impacts on Rhizobia Diversity and Smallholder Malawian Agriculture.	Julie Grossman	2014
Glosson, Kristen- M. S.	Animal Science	Supplementing Pasteurized Milk Balancer Products to Pasteurized Whole Milk on the Health and Growth of Dairy Calves.	Matt Poore	2014
Vance, Laura- Ph.D.	Crop Science	Making Connections: Agriculture, Human Nutrition, and the Environment.	Michelle Schroeder-Moreno	2014
Seehaver, Sarah- M.S.	Soil Science	Effect of Inoculation on Cover Crop Legume Nodule Occupation and Associated Rhizobia Diversity.	Julie Grossman, Frank Louws	2014
Driscoll, Adam Ph.D.	Sociology	A Cross-National Analysis of Agricultural Dependency and its Impacts on Environmental Degradation.	Michael Schulmann	2014
Yada, Benard/strong> - PhD.	Horticultural Science	Genetic Analysis of Agronomic Traits and Resistance to Sweetpotato Weevil and Sweet Potato Virus Disease in a Bi-parental Sweetpotato Population.	Yasmin Cardoza	2014
O'Connell, Suzanne - Ph.D.	Horticultural	Short-term Nitrogen Mineralization and Soil Microbial Response to the Incorporation of Warm-season Cover Crops in Organic Farming Systems.	Nancy Creamer	2013
Knight Alexandra- M.S	Crop Science	Impact of Nitrogen Source, Rate, and Weed Removal Time on Nitrogen Availability to Corn.	Wesley Everman	2013
Jones, Zachary-M.S.	Crop Science	Screening of Maize Exotic Germplasm for Dominant Gametophyte Factors and Resistance to the Male-Only Variant of Gametophyte Factor 1 (Ga1-m).	Chris Reberg-Horton	2013
Owle, Joseph- M.S.	Crop Science		Michelle Schroeder	2013
Jani, Arun- M.S.	Soil Science	Winter Annual Legume Cover Crop Root Decomposition as a Function of Spring Termination Approach and Root Morphology.	Julie Grossman, Shuijin Hu	2013
Wymore, Teisha Lianne- M.S.	Natural Resources	Use of Goats for Vegetation Control in Young, Pine Plantations.	Jean-Marie Luginbuhl	2013
Fox, Aaron- Ph,D	Crops Science	Conservation Buffers and Ecological Weed Management in Southeast Organic Cropping Systems: Weed Seedbanks and Weed Seed Predators.	Chris Reberg-Horton, David Orr	2013
Wells, Scott- Ph.D.	Plant Pathology	A Mechanistic Approach to Weed Management in a Cover Crop Mulched System.	Chris Reberg-Horton, Shuijin Hu	2013
Worthington, Margaret Leigh- Ph.D.	Crop Science	Breeding Winter Wheat for Improved Powdery Mildew Resistance and Weed Suppressive Ability against Italian Ryegrass.	Chris Reberg-Horton, David Orr	2013
Mullen, Keena Ann Elizabeth- Ph.D.	Animal Science and Poultry Science	Efficacy of Herbal Oils in Various Preparations for Treating Mastitis in Dairy Cattle.	Steven Washburn	2013
Simmons, Kristina- M.S			Steven Washburn	2013
Joseph, Elizabeth- M.S	Extension Education	Current Production Practices, Factors Leading to Adoption of Production Practices and Technologies, and Preferences for Receiving Information of Beef Cattle Producers of the Three Regions of North Carolina.	Matt Poore	2013
Piontak, Joy- Ph.D.	Sociology	Childhood Obesity and Place: Poverty, Race, and Food Access.	Michael Schulmann	2013
Ratasky, Joshep- M.S.	Crop Science	Examining the Development and Management of Student Farms Nationwide: A Delphi Study and a Model for Student Farm Design.	Michelle Schroeder-Moreno, Julie Grossmas, David Orr	2012
Beck, John- M.S.	Crop Science	Integrating Compost, Cover Crops, Mycorrhizal Fungi, and Vermicompost as Sustainable Management Practices for Strawberry Production in the Southeastern United States.	Michelle Schroeder-Moreno, Julie Grossman, Nancy Creamer	2012
Brown, Matthew- M.S.	Soil Science		Julie Grossman, Chris Reberg-Horton	2012
Larsen, Erika M.- M.S.	Soil Science	Evaluating Soil Carbon Pools and Losses in Long-term Organic and Conventional Farming Systems.	Julie Grossman, Shuijin Hu	2012
Balz, Eileen Marie - M.S	Animal Science	The establishment of alfalfa-grass mixtures under organic and conventional management	Steve Washburn	2011
Mothapo, Nape - M.S.	Soil Science	Nodulation and Rhizobia Diversity Associated with Distinct Hairy Vetch Genotypes	Julie Grossman	2011
Renner, Bart Michael - M.S.	Crop Science	The Effect of Stocking Rate History on Soil Nutrient Levels and Forage Nutrient Uptake in Pasture Hog Production Systems	Jean-Marie Luginbuhl, Silvana Pietrosemoli	2011
Plush, Charles- M.S.	Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology	Wildlife Use of Field Borders Planted as Beneficial Insect Habitat.	David Orr, Chris Reberg-Horton	2011
Crawford, Chelsi- M.S	Natural Resources	Organic Grower Communication Networks: Informational Inputs for Organic Farming Systems in North Carolina.	Julie Grossman	2011
Bordeaux, Chris - M.S.	Soil Science	Optimizing nutrient management within integrated outdoor swine production systems	Julie Grossman, Matthew Poore	2010
Parr, Mary - M.S.	Soil Science	Improving nitrogen fixation and delivery in cover crop cultivars for use in organic no-till farming systems	Julie Grossman, Chris Reberg-Horton	2010
Rivard, Cary - Ph.D.	Plant Pathology	Grafting for Open-field and High Tunnel Tomato Production.	Frank Louws	2010
Smith, Adam - M.S.	Crop Science	Utilizing rolled rye mulch for weed suppression in organic no-tillage soybeans	Chris Reberg-Horton, Paul Mueller	2010
Little, Amos- M.S.	Entomology	Vermicompost-Mediated Host Plant Resistance to Insects.	Yasmin Cardoza, David Orr	2010
Doskocil, Joseph- Ph.D	Entomology	The Biology and Ecology of Hunting Billbug in North Carolina Turfgrass.	Yasmin Cardoza	2010
Drake, Wendy Leigh- M.S.	Crop Science	Influence of Tillage and Cropping System on Soil Quality and Crop Yield in North Carolina	Yasmin Cardoza, Michelle Schroeder-Moreno	2010
West, Eric- Ph.D	Crop Science	Effects Of Both Above And Below Ground Biomass On Soil Chemical, Physical And Biological Properties On A Coastal Plain Soil In North Carolina	Nancy Creamer, Chris Reberg-Horton	2010
Scruggs, Jessica- M.S.	Animal Science	Performance of Growing Beef Heifers Grazing Stockpiled Tall Fescue and being Fed Differing Amounts of Corn Gluten Feed and Soyhulls	Matt Poore	2010
Place, George - Ph.D.	Crop Science	Applying Crop and Weed Competitive Dynamics For Weed Management in Soybean and Peanut	Chris Reberg-Horton, Nancy Creamer	2009
O'Connell, Suzanne - M.S.	Horticultural Science	Grafted tomato performance in organic production systems: Nutrient uptake, plant growth and yield	Mary M. Peet, Frank J. Louws, and Thomas Rufty	2008
Vollmer, Emily - M.S.	Horticultural Science	Cover Crop Mulches for No-till Organically Managed Onion Production.	Nancy Creamer	2008
Gruver, Joel Brooks - Ph.D.	Soil Science	Impact of management and texture on soil organic matter fractions	Michael Wagger, Shuijin Hu, Dean Hesterberg, Wei Shi	2007
Williams, Christina Michelle - M.S.	Animal Science	Effects of crossbreeding on puberty, postpartum cyclicity,and fertility in pasture-based dairy cattle	Steve Washburn	2007
Kuminoff, Nick - Ph.D	Agriculture and Resource Economics	Recovering Preferences for Public Goods from a Dual-Market Locational Equilibrium	Ada Wossink	2007
Bateman, Melanie - Ph.D.	Entomology	Impact of plant suitability, biogeography, and ecological factors on associations between the specialist herbivore Heliothis subflexa G. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and the species in its host genus, Physalis L. (Solanaceae), in West-Central Mexico	Fred Gould	2006
Ferguson, Mary Helen - M.S.	Horticultural Science	Evaluation of three commercially-available composts for use in strawberry production on plastic	Gina E. Fernandez, Carl R. Crozier, Frank J. Louws	2006
Kroner, Mary - M.S.	Crop Science	Production methods for managed beneficial iInsect habitat	Mike Linker, David Orr	2006
Moyer, Kari - Ph.D.	Crop Science	Plant responses to stress in acid environments: An assessment of the role of mycorrhizal fungi	Tom Rufty	2006
Nio, Elina Lastro - M.S.	Entomology	Dung Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Geotrupidae) in NC Pasture Ecosystems	Wes Watson	2006
Sermons, Shannon - M.S.	Crop Science	Weed ecological interactions with environment: An investigation of temperature response of Commelina benghalensis and a method for description of seed shape	Tom Rufty	2006
Witting, Brooke - M.S.	Entomology	Evaluation of floral habitat as a food source for natural enemies of insect pests in North Carolina	David Orr, Mike Linker	2006
Bertone, Matt - M.S.	Entomology	Dung Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae and Geotrupidae) of North Carolina Cattle Pastures and Their Implications for Pasture Improvement	Wes Watson	2005
Finney, Denise McKinney - M.S.	Horticultural Science	Evaluation of sorghum sudangrass as a summer cover crop and marketable hay crop for organic, no-till production of fall cabbage	Nancy Creamer, Michael Wagger	2005
Forehand, Lisa - M.S.	Entomology	Evaluation of commercial beneficial insect habitat seed mixtures for organic insect pest management	David Orr, Mike Linker	2005
Jackson, Lisa - M.S.	Entomology	Beneficial and pest insect populations in conventional and organic cotton, and organic cotton with habitat	David Orr, Mike Linker	2005
Stout, Robyn - M.S.	Crop Science	Distribution of tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) in relation to wild weedy hosts and susceptible crops over a large agricultural landscape	Mike Burton, Mike Linker	2005
Thompson, Bianca Merrick - M.S.	Animal Science	Effects of milk feeding period and anthelmintic treatment on fecal egg counts and growth in pastured dairy steers	Steve Washburn	2005
Titchner, Leslie - M.S.	Horticultural Science	Weed seedbank changes in response to transitioning from conventional to organic farming systems: Post-transition analysis	Nancy Creamer	2005
Treadwell, Danielle - Ph.D.	Horticultural Science	Tillage and cover crop management influence weeds, insects, soil and crop nutrients, crop development and yield in organically managed North Carolina sweetpotato Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. systems	Nancy Creamer	2005
Butler, David - M.S.	Crop Science	Runoff, sediment, and nutrient export from manured riparian pasture as affected by simulated rain and ground cover	Noah Ranells	2004
Glover, L.H. - M.S.		Temporal changes in aggregate stability and biological indexes in five diverse agricultural systems	Charles Raczkowski - NCA&T SU	2004
Greenwood, C. Marie - Ph.D.	Entomology	Interactions between soil invertebrates and entomopathogenic nematodes in no-till and conventional-till corn in North Carolina	Mary Barbercheck	2004
Hamilton, Molly - M.S.	Crop Science	Evaluation of edamame soybeans	Mike Linker	2004
Jelinek, Susan - M.S.	Crop Science	The association of weed species richness and abundance with field margin type in crop fields	Paul Mueller, Nancy Creamer, Mike Burton	2004
McClintock, Nathan - M.S.	Crop Science	Production and use of compost and vermicompost in sustainable farming systems	Noah Ranells, Nancy Creamer	2004
Tungate, Kimberly - Ph.D.	Crop Science	Environmental factors influencing weed interference in agricultural systems	Tom Rufty	2004
Wafer, Carrie - M.S.	Soil Science	Effect of shrub buffers, tillage and cropping systems on shallow groundwater nitrate-N in eastern North Carolina	Deanna Osmond, Rich McLaughlin	2004
Unruh-Snyder, L.J. - Ph.D.	Crop Science	Evaluation of Robinia pseudoacacia L. as browse for meat goat production in the southeastern USA	J. Paul Mueller, J-M. Luginbuhl	2003
Atkinson, Adrian - M.S.	Agriculture and Resource Economics	Economic analysis of farming systems at CEFS	Michele Marra	2002
Bell, Melissa - M.S.	Soil Science	A multidisciplinary approach to assessing changes in the soil quality of diverse farming systems	Mike Wagger	2002
Collins, Alyssa - M.S.	Plant Pathology	Characterization of bacterial communities in soil during transition to organic agriculture	Frank Louws	2002
Reberg-Horton, Chris - Ph.D.	Horticultural Science	Optimizing allelopathy and nitrogen scavenging in rye cover crops	Nancy Creamer, David Monks	2002
Seem, Jessica - M.S.	Horticultural Science	Critical weed-free period for 'Beauregard' sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) and weed seedbank changes in response to transitioning from conventional to organic farming systems	Nancy Creamer	2002
Millar, Leah - M.S.	Entomology	Interaction between endemic and introduced entomopathogenic nematodes in conventional-till and no-till corn	Mary Barbercheck	2001
Treadwell, Danielle - Ph.D.	Horticultural Science	Tillage and Cover Crop Management Influence Weeds, Insects, Soil and Crop Nutrients, Crop Development and Yield in Organically Managed North Carolina Sweetpotato Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. Systems.	Nancy Creamer	2001
Garland, Ben - M.S.	Crop Science	Selecting cover crops for diverse functions: An integrated soil and pest management approach for strawberry production in North Carolina	Michelle Schroeder-Moreno, Gina Fernandez
Cruz, Angel- M.S.	Crop Science	Does Diversity Matter? Examining Agroecosystem Impacts on Beneficial Soil Microorganism Diversity.	Michelle Schroeder-Moreno, Julie Grossman, Shuijin Hu
Luginbuhl, Sarah- Ph.D.	Soil Science		Julie Grossman

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