Below is a list of current graduate faculty and their main research areas.  Potential applicants to our graduate programs must contact a graduate faculty member from this list to discuss your interests before beginning to apply. 

In addition to this page, please also see our Stockbridge School of Agriculture

Graduate Faculty

Allen BarkerAllen Barker (Not Currently Accepting New Students)

Plant & Soil Nutrition

Professor

barker@umass.edu

 

Dan CooleyDan Cooley

Fruit Pathology

Associate Director and Professor

dcooley@umass.edu

 

Michelle DaCostaMichelle DaCosta

Turfgrass Physiology

Professor

mdacosta@umass.edu

 

Om Parkash DhankherOm Parkash Dhankher

Molecular Biology, Phytoremediation

Professor

parkash@umass.edu

 

Masoud HashemiMasoud Hashemi (Not Currently Accepting New Students)

Soil Health and Sustainability

Graduate Program Director and Extension Professor

masoud@umass.edu

 

Stephen HerbertStephen Herbert (Not Currently Accepting New Students)

Sustainable Agriculture

Professor

herbert@umass.edu

 

Rachel HestrinRachel Hestrin

Plant-Microbe Interactions

Assistant Professor

rhestrin@umass.edu

 

Guenhwa JungGeunhwa Jung

Turfgrass Pathology

Professor

jung@umas.edu

 

Ashley KeiserAshley Keiser

Soil & Ecosystem Ecology

Assistant Professor

akeiser@umass.edu

 

Olga KostromytskaOlga Kostromytska

Turfgrass Entomology

Extension Assistant Professor

okostromytsk@umass.edu

 

Hannah Naughton HeadshotHannah Naughton

Soil Biogeochemistry

Paige 411

hnaughton@umass.edu

 

Elsa Petit HeadshotElsa Petit

Viticulture and Plant Pathology

Senior Lecturer

epetit@umass.edu

 

Jaime PiñeroJaime Piñero

Fruit Entomology and Integrated Pest Management

Extension Professor

jpinero@umass.edu

 

Baoshan XingBaoshan Xing

Environmental & Soil Chemistry

Director and Professor

bx@umass.edu