Faculty

Faculty members in the Department of Horticulture & Natural Resources come from many different backgrounds and focus on a variety of disciplines.

Emeritus Faculty
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Steve Keeley, PhD

Department Head
Turfgrass Science | Horticultural Pest Management

3607 Throckmorton PSC
1712 Claflin Road
Manhattan, KS 66506

Ph: 785-532-1428

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Adam Ahlers

Associate Professor
Wildlife & Outdoor Enterprise Management

1028A Throckmorton PSC
1712 Claflin Road
Manhattan, KS 66506

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Charles Barden, PhD

Professor | Director of Geyer Forestry Center
Forestry, Agroforestry & Water Quality

3036 Throckmorton PSC
1712 Claflin Road
Manhattan, KS 66506

Ph: 785-532-1444

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Manreet Singh Bhullar, PhD

Research Assistant Professor
Produce Safety

K-State Olathe
22201 W Innovation Dr.
Olathe, KS 66061

Ph: 913-307-7339

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Cheryl Boyer, PhD

Professor | Extension Specialist
Nursery Crop Production & Marketing

3601 Throckmorton PSC
1712 Claflin Road
Manhattan, KS 66506

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Ross Braun, PhD

Assistant Professor & Director of Rocky Ford Turfgrass Research Center
Turfgrass & Landscape Management

3609 Throckmorton PSC
1712 Claflin Road
Manhattan, KS 66506

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Jeremy Cowan, PhD

Assistant Professor
Sustainable Food Production Systems

3737 Throckmorton PSC
1712 Claflin Road
Manhattan, KS 66506

Ph: 785-532-1414

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Cody Domenghini, PhD

Assistant Professor
Landscape Management

3608 Throckmorton PSC
1712 Claflin St.
Manhattan, KS 66506

Ph: 785-532-1440

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Cynthia Domenghini, PhD

Instructor
Horticulture & Garden Management

3603 Throckmorton PSC
1712 Claflin St.
Manhattan, KS 66506

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Joe Gerken, PhD

Instructor | Extension Specialist
Wildlife & Outdoor Enterprise Management | Fisheries & Aquaculture

1606 Throckmorton PSC
1712 Claflin Road
Manhattan, KS 66506

Ph: 785-532-1418

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Sarah Jackson, PhD

Teaching Assistant Professor
Park Management & Conservation

1611 Throckmorton PSC
1712 Claflin Road
Manhattan, KS 66506

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Scott McElwain, PhD

Director of K-State Gardens

2021 Throckmorton PSC
1712 Claflin Road
Manhattan, KS 66506

Ph: 785-532-1397

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Sunghun Park, PhD

Professor | Director of Graduate Programs
Crop Functional Genomics

3731 Throckmorton PSC
1712 Claflin Road
Manhattan, KS 66506

Ph: 785-532-4412

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Brian Peterson, PhD

Research Assistant Professor
Park Management & Conservation

2604 Throckmorton PSC
1712 Claflin Road
Manhattan, KS 66506

Ph: 785-532-6170

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Dr. Elani Pliakoni is an Associate Professor of Urban Food Production and Postharvest Handling at Kansas State University's Olathe campus

Eleni Pliakoni

Professor
Urban Food Production
Postharvest Handling


Ph: 913-307-7370

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CB Rajashekar, PhD

Professor
Food Crops & Phytochemicals

3036 Throckmorton PSC
1712 Claflin Road
Manhattan, KS 66506

Ph: 785-532-1427

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Drew Ricketts, PhD

Associate Professor | Extension Specialist
Wildlife & Outdoor Enterprise Management

1603 Throckmorton PSC
1712 Claflin Road
Manhattan, KS 66506

Ph: 785-532-1949

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Irina Sheshukova, AIFD, CFD, CEJ

Instructor/Extension Specialist
Floral Design

2602 Throckmorton PSC
1712 Claflin Road
Manhattan, KS 66506

Ph: 785-532-6949

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Stuart Sprague, PhD

Assistant Professor
Horticulture

2607 Throckmorton PSC
1712 Claflin Road
Manhattan, KS 66506

Ph: 785-532-1416

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Kimberly Williams, PhD

Professor
Greenhouse Management

2744 Throckmorton PSC
1712 Claflin Road
Manhattan, KS 66506

Ph: 785-532-1434

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