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

Steve Keeley, PhD
Department Head and Professor
- 2021 Throckmorton PSC 1712 Claflin Road Manhattan, KS 66506
- skeeley@ksu.edu
- 785-532-1428

Cheryl Boyer, PhD
Professor | Extension Specialist
- 2608 Throckmorton PSC 1712 Claflin Road Manhattan, KS 66506
- crboyer@ksu.edu
- 785-532-3504

Ross Braun, PhD
Assistant Professor & Director of Rocky Ford Turfgrass Research Center
- 3609 Throckmorton PSC 1712 Claflin Road Manhattan, KS 66506
- rossbraun@ksu.edu

Cody Domenghini, PhD
Assistant Professor
- 3608 Throckmorton PSC 1712 Claflin St. Manhattan, KS 66506
- jcdom@ksu.edu
- 785-532-1440

Cynthia Domenghini, PhD
Instructor
- 3603 Throckmorton PSC 1712 Claflin St. Manhattan, KS 66506
- cdom@ksu.edu

Joe Gerken, PhD
Instructor | Extension Specialist
- 1606 Throckmorton PSC 1712 Claflin Road Manhattan, KS 66506
- gerkenje@ksu.edu
- 785-532-1418

Jason Griffin, PhD
Professor
- Pair Horticulture Research and Extension Center (Haysville)
- jgriffin@ksu.edu

Sarah Jackson, PhD
Teaching Assistant Professor
- 1611 Throckmorton PSC 1712 Claflin Road Manhattan, KS 66506
- sjackso@ksu.edu

Scott McElwain, PhD
Director of K-State Gardens
- 2021 Throckmorton PSC 1712 Claflin Road Manhattan, KS 66506
- 785-532-1397

Sunghun Park, PhD
Professor | Director of Graduate Programs
- 3731 Throckmorton PSC 1712 Claflin Road Manhattan, KS 66506
- shpark@ksu.edu
- 785-532-4412

Brian Peterson
Research Assistant Professor
- 2604 Throckmorton PSC 1712 Claflin Road Manhattan, KS 66506
- brianpeterson@k-state.edu
- 785-532-6170

Drew Ricketts, PhD
Associate Professor | Extension Specialist
- 1603 Throckmorton PSC 1712 Claflin Road Manhattan, KS 66506
- arickett@ksu.edu
- 785-532-1949

Barnabas Seyler, PhD
Assistant Professor
- 2607 Throckmorton PSC 1712 Claflin Road Manhattan, KS 66506
- bseyler@ksu.edu

Irina Sheshukova, AIFD, CFD, CEJ
Instructor/Extension Specialist
- 2602 Throckmorton PSC 1712 Claflin Road Manhattan, KS 66506
- irinas@ksu.edu
- 785-532-6949

Logan Thomas, PhD
Teaching Assistant Professor | Wildlife & Outdoor Management (WOEM)

Kimberly Williams, PhD
Professor
- 2744 Throckmorton PSC 1712 Claflin Road Manhattan, KS 66506
- kwilliam@ksu.edu
- 785-532-1434






