Ph.D., Cornell University, 1986   Curriculum Vitae

Administration. I direct UF’s multidisciplinary Plant Medicine Program whose mission is to train plant health practitioners, Plant Doctors, in all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis, and management of plant health problems: http://www.dpm.ifas.ufl.edu/ Extension.I also direct the Florida Extension Plant Disease Clinic in Gainesville: http://plantpath.ifas.ufl.edu/pdc/default.htm Research . My research is centered around the identification and characterization of economically important diseases of horticultural crops in Florida and the Caribbean Region, and the development of integrated systems for environmentally compatible and cost effective disease management. Components of this integrated approach under investigation include biological control, host resistance, soil solarization, and chemical control. Other research interests include an examination of interactions among soilborne plant pests including fungi, nematodes and insect larvae, and the potential of indigenous and exotic plants to serve as reservoirs for disease.