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Center for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment

Integrating research and outreach education from UMass Amherst

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REEU Student Profiles

2026 Program Coordinators

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    Ajay Giri

    Ajay Giri

    Ph.D. in Plant and Soil Sciences
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    Caitlyn Alisauskas

    Sustainable Food & Farming

Principal Investigator

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    Elizabeth Garofalo

    Elizabeth Garofalo

    Extension Fruit Educator III
    Specialty: Integrated Pest Management
    Tel: 413-545-4347
    Email: [email protected]

    308 French Hall
    University of Massachusetts
    230 Stockbridge Rd
    Amherst, MA 01003-9316
    United States

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    Jaime Piñero

    Jaime Piñero

    Extension Professor
    Specialty: Tree Fruit Entomology/IPM
    Tel: 413-545-1031
    Email: [email protected]
    Personal Webpage

    207 Fernald Hall
    University of Massachusetts
    270 Stockbridge Rd
    Amherst, MA 01003-9320
    United States

Former Program Leaders

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    John Galvan

    John Galván

    M.S. in Plant & Soil Sciences
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    Mateo Rull Garza

    Mateo Rull Garza

    M.S. in Plant, Soil, and Insect Sciences
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    Caitlyn Alisauskas

    Sustainable Food & Farming
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    Samina Mian profile image

    Samina Mian

    M.S. in Plant & Soil Sciences; B.S. in Sustainable Food and Farming
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    Summer Scholar Student Izze Clark

    Izze Clark

    Horticulture Science
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    Zoe Robinson

    Zoe Robinson

    Sustainable Food and Farming and Nutrition

REEU Program Application

Cohort

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    Caitlyn Alisauskas

    Sustainable Food & Farming
    Biodiversity Boost: Unleashing Ecosystem Services for a Thriving Planet
    2023
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    Summer Scholar Student Izze Clark

    Izze Clark

    Horticulture Science
    Re-Establishment of Native Fruit Species in New England in Support of Climate Smart Agriculture: Assessing the Consumer Education Barriers for Market Entry
    2023
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    Samina Mian

    M.S. in Plant & Soil Sciences; B.S. in Sustainable Food and Farming
    Determining the Feeding Preferences of Rosy Apple Aphids for Six Apple Cultivars
    2023
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    Karlie Moriarty

    Karlie Moriarty

    Renewing Sustainable Practices at Holyoke Community College: Drafting a Preliminary Layout for a Self-Sufficient Permaculture Garden
    2023
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    Marcel Pattavina

    Marcel Pattavina

    Sustainable Community Development
    Surveying Farmers Perspectivesd on Integrated Pest Management strategies in Massachusetts
    2023
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    Charlie Petersen

    Charlie Petersen

    Environmental Science
    Effects of Kaolin Clay as Ground Cover on Nutrient Composition in Apple Trees
    2023
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    Ben Rossman

    Ben Rossman

    Horticulture Science
    Developing and Implementing Engaging Educational Experiences at Cobble Hill Farm Education & Rescue Center
    2023
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    Moshe Skoglund

    Moshe Skoglund

    Sustainable Food and Farming (AS)
    Japanese Beetle Mass Trapping in Massachusetts Grapes and Blueberries
    2023
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    Meara Swinson

    Meara Swinson

    Farms and Food Systems
    Developing Equitably Accessible Educational Resources
    2023
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    Matthew Bley

    Matthew Bley

    Plant and Soil Sciences and Horticultural Sciences
    Pest control using insect-eating nematodes as the model system
    2022
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    Maxwell Francke

    Maxwell Francke

    Natural Resources Conservation & Sustainable Food and Farming
    Pear psylla management via strategic waterspout pruning
    2022
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    Lily Harris-Henry

    Lily Harris-Henry

    Political Science
    Practical English Course Survey for Hispanic Migrant Workers
    2022
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    Lauren Ho

    Lauren Ho

    Biochemistry and Food Science
    Effects of Jasmonic Acid on Cherry Tomato Fruit Quality
    2022
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    Hayley Kozikowski

    Hayley Kozikowski

    Sustainable Food and Farming
    Insect-Eating Fungi Present in the Soil of Massachusetts Orchards
    2022

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Center for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment

 

Stockbridge Hall,
80 Campus Center Way
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA 01003-9246
Phone: (413) 545-4800
Fax: (413) 545-6555
ag [at] cns [dot] umass [dot] edu (ag[at]cns[dot]umass[dot]edu)

 

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