KARE Faculty

Mary Lu Arpaia Ph.D.
Title: CE Subtropical Horticulturist
Specialty: Evaluation of preharvest and postharvest factor on subtropical crop productivity and fruit quality, including rootstock, cultivar, irrigation, pesticide and nutrition management strategies
Address:
Kearney Ag. Center
9240 S. Riverbend Ave.
(559) 646-6561
Parlier, CA 93648
Phone: (559) 646-6561
Fax: (559) 646-6593
Email: mlarpaia@ucanr.edu

Roger A. Baldwin Ph.D.
Title: IPM Wildlife Pest Management Advisor
Specialty: Wildlife Damage and Pest Management
Address:
Kearney Ag. Center
9240 S. Riverbend Ave.
(559) 646-6583
Parlier, CA 93648
Phone: (559) 646-6583
Fax: (559) 646-6593
Email: rabaldwin@ucanr.edu

Walter Joseph Bentley
Title: Integrated Pest Management Entomologist
Specialty: Entomology
Address:
Kearney Ag. Center
9240 S. Riverbend Ave.
Parlier, CA 93648
Phone: (559) 646-6527
Email: wjbentley@ucanr.edu

Anthony J Cornel Ph.D.
Title: Assistant Entomologist
Specialty: Applied and basic research on mosquitoes related to developing innovative strategies for their control
Address:
Kearney Ag. Center
9240 S. Riverbend Ave.
Parlier, CA 93648
Phone: (559) 646-6556
Email: ajcornel@ucanr.edu

Carlos H Crisosto Ph.D.
Title: CE Postharvest Physiologist
Specialty: Extension and research on postharvest biology and technology of fruits; fruit quality and deterioration and handling systems
Address:
Kearney Ag. Center
9240 S. Riverbend Ave.
Parlier, CA 93648
Phone: (559) 646-6596
Email: chcrisosto@ucdavis.edu

Kent M Daane Ph.D.
Title: CE Specialist
Specialty: Biological control and IPM of insect pests in perennial crops (almond, grape, stone fruit, olives, pistachios), annual crops (lettuce) and ornamentals (eucalyptus, ornamental).
Address:
Kearney Agricultural Center
9240 S. Riverbend Ave.
Parlier, CA 93648
Phone: KAC-(559) 646-6522 or UCB Lab-(510) 643-4019
Fax: (559) 646-6593
Email: kdaane@ucanr.edu

Dr Jeffery A. Dahlberg
Title: Kearney Director
Address:
Kearney Ag. Center
9240 S. Riverbend Ave.
Parlier, CA 93648
Phone: (559) 646-6060
Email: jadahlberg@ucanr.edu

Dr Theodore M DeJong
Title: Professor   CE Pomologist-AES   Plant Physiologist-AES
Specialty: Environmental physiology; tree crop physiology; carbon partitioning and crop modeling; pomology; physiology and management of fruit tree crops; peach rootstock development and physiology; dried plum breeding
Address:
Plant Sciences
Mail stop 2
3037 Wickson Hall
Davis, CA 95616
Phone: (530) 752-1843
Email: tmdejong@ucdavis.edu

Louise Ferguson Ph.D.
Title: CE Pomologist
Specialty: Pistachio, olive, citrus, fig and persimmon production; alternate bearing, mechanical pruning, mechanical harvesting, citrus Mandarins, root stocks
Address:
Louise Ferguson
Department of Plant Sciences
3045 Wickson Hall
Davis, CA 95616
Phone: (559) 737 3061 (M) 530-752-0507 (O)
Fax: 530-752-8502
Email: lferguson@ucdavis.edu

Matthew W. Fidelibus Ph.D.
Title: Associate CE Specialist
Specialty: Raisin, table and wine grape production,fruit quality, whole-plant physiology, plant growth regulators, weeds.
Address:
Kearney Ag. Center
9240 S. Riverbend Ave.
Parlier, CA 93648
Phone: (559) 646-6510
Email: mwfidelibus@ucanr.edu

Peter B Goodell Ph.D.
Title: Cooperative Extension Advisor, IPM
Specialty: Development and delivery of IPM tactics, nematode and insect pest management in field crops, (cotton, alfalfa, melon) developing IPM strategies at the ecological landscape level
Address:
Kearney Ag. Center
9240 S. Riverbend Ave.
Parlier, CA 93648
Phone: (559) 646-6515
Email: pbgoodell@ucanr.edu

Elizabeth E Grafton-Cardwell Ph.D.
Title: Director of Lindcove Research and Extension Center and Extension Specialist  & Research Entomologist UC Riverside
Specialty: Citrus Integrated Pest Management
Notes: Beth Grafton-Cardwell has appointments at both Lindcove REC (559-592-2408 ext 152) and at the Kearney Ag Center (559-646-6591).
Address:
ANR Lindcove Research & Extension Center
22963 Carson Avenue
Exeter, CA 93221
Phone: (559) 592-2408 Ext. 152 & (559) 646-6591
Email: eegraftoncardwell@ucanr.edu

David A Grantz Ph.D.
Title: Plant Physiologist & CE Specialist   
Specialty: Interactions of air pollution with physiological ecology of crops, native plants and potential biofuels
Address:
Kearney Ag. Center
9240 S. Riverbend Ave.
Parlier, CA 93648
Phone: (559) 646-6599
Fax: (559) 646-6593
Email: david@uckac.edu

Marshall W. Johnson Ph.D.
Title: IPM Specialist and Research Entomologist
Specialty: Integrated pest management of grapes, stone fruit, almonds and walnuts; biological control of arthropods; pesticide resistance in pests and natural enemies
Address:
Kearney Ag. Center
9240 S. Riverbend Ave.
Parlier, CA 93648
Phone: (559) 646-6519
Email: mwjohnson@ucanr.edu

R. Scott Johnson Ph.D.
Title: CE Pomologist
Specialty: Irrigation, fertilization, fruit thinning, rootstocks and fruit growth of peach, plum, nectarine, apple and kiwifruit; Davis campus specialist
Address:
Kearney Ag. Center
9240 S. Riverbend Ave.
Parlier, CA 93648
Phone: (559) 646-6547
Email: sjohnson@ucanr.edu

Kris Lynn-Patterson
Specialty: GIS Academic Coordinator
Address:
Kearney Ag. Center
9240 S. Riverbend Ave.
Parlier, CA 93648
Phone: (559) 646-6592
Email: klynn@ucanr.edu

Michael V McKenry Ph.D.
Title: Nematologist and CE Nematology Specialist
Specialty: Field pathogenicity and practical control of nematodes in perennial crops
Address:
Kearney Agricultural Center
9240 S. Riverbend Ave.
Parlier, CA CA 93648
Phone: (559) 646-6554
Fax: (559) 646-6593
Email: mckenry@uckac.edu

Themis J Michailides Ph.D.
Title: Plant Pathologist and Lecturer
Specialty: Ecology, epidemiology and control of fungal diseases of fruit and nut crops and vines, postharvest diseases, aflatoxin and mycotoxins of nut crops and figs.
Address:
Kearney Ag. Center
9240 S. Riverbend Ave.
Parlier, CA 93648
Phone: (559) 646-6546
Email: tjmichailides@ucanr.edu

Jeffrey P Mitchell Ph.D.
Title: CE Cropping Systems Specialist
Specialty: Vegetable cropping systems, irrigation management, soil quality, organic soil amendments, extension models, postharvest physiology
Address:
Kearney Ag. Center
9240 S. Riverbend Ave.
Parlier, CA 93648
Phone: (559) 646-6565
Email: mitchell@uckac.edu

Lawrence J. Schwankl Ph.D.
Title: CE Irrigation Specialist
Specialty: Irrigation engineering, design, operation and management of irrigation systems, soil moisture monitoring, low-volume irrigation
Address:
Kearney Ag. Center
9240 S. Riverbend Ave.
Parlier, CA 93648
Phone: (559) 646-6569
Email: ljschwankl@ucanr.edu

James J Stapleton PhD
Title: IPM Plant Pathologist and UCIPM Coordinator - Natural Resources Programs
Specialty: Integrated pest management; non-chemical disease and pest control strategies; soil-plant ecology; pest issues in natural areas; biological, physical, and cultural management of reservoirs of weedy plant propagative materials
Address:
Kearney Agricultural Center Academic Unit
9240 S. Riverbend Ave.
Parlier, CA 93648
Phone: (559) 646-6536
Fax: (559) 646-6593
Email: jjstapleton@ucanr.edu

Charles G Summers Ph.D.
Title: Entomologist
Specialty: Pest management of field and vegetable crops, biology, ecology and management of aphids, aphids as virus vectors
Address:
Kearney Ag. Center
9240 S. Riverbend Ave.
Parlier, CA 93648
Phone: (559) 646-6564
Email: chasum@uckac.edu

Larry E. Williams Ph.D.
Title: Professor Plant Physiologist-AES
Specialty: Influences of microclimate on physiological processes of the grapevine; cultural techniques of the grapevine associated with the production of raisins and table grapes; carbon assimilation by and allocation in the vine; effect of senescence on gas exchange characteristics; whole plant physiology
Address:
Kearney Ag. Center
9240 S. Riverbend Ave.
Parlier, CA 93648
Phone: (559) 646-6558
Email: lewilliams@ucanr.edu

Retired Faculty

David A. Goldhamer Ph.D.
Title: CE Water Management Specialist
Specialty: Water management of horticultural crops, regulated deficit irrigation, plant water relations, plant-based water status sensors
Address:
Hydrology Program, LAWR/Veihmeyer
One Shields Avenue
139 Veihmeyer Hall
Davis, CA 95616
Phone: (559) 646-6575
Email: dagoldhamer@ucdavis.edu

Dr Donald Grimes Ph.D.
Title: Water Scientist, Emeritus
Specialty: Water and Soil Science
Address:
Kearney Ag. Center
9240 S. Riverbend Ave.
Parlier, CA 93648
Phone: (559) 638-9987
Email: grimes@uckac.edu

Beth L Teviotdale Ph.D.
Title: CE Plant Pathologist, Emeritus
Specialty: Epidemiology and control of deciduous tree nut and fruit crops and olive diseases
Address:
1072 Rorden Avenue
Selma, CA 93662
Phone: (559) 891-1497
Email: blteviotdale@ucanr.edu