Extension Specialists

USU Extension Specialists Directory

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Subodh Adhikari

Entomology Extension Specialist

Biology

Phone: 435-797-9530

Email: subodh.adhikari@usu.edu

Office Location: Logan, UT | BNR 235 H

Karin Allen

Food Quality & Entrepreneurship Specialist

NDFS Dept

Phone: (435) 797-1768

Email: karin.allen@usu.edu

Office Location: Logan Campus | NFS 328A

Burdette Barker

Irrigation Specialist

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Phone: (435) 797-3926

Email: burdette.barker@usu.edu

Office Location: Logan Campus | ENGR 227

Miles Becker

Urban Forestry Extension Specialist Assistant Professor

Wildland Resources

Phone: 435-797-2219

Email: miles.becker@usu.edu

Brent Black

Fruit Specialist

Plants, Soils and Climate

Phone: (435) 797-2174

Email: brent.black@usu.edu

Office Location: Logan Campus | AGRS 330

Jose Brandao

Assistant Professor | Extension Food Safety Specialist

Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Sciences

Phone: (435) 797-2231

Email: jose.brandao@usu.edu

Office Location: Logan Campus | NFS 321

Grant Cardon

Soils Specialist

PSC Dept

Phone: (435) 797-2278

Email: grant.cardon@usu.edu

Office Location: Logan Campus | AGRS 322

Earl Creech

Agronomy Specialist

PSC Dept

Email: earl.creech@usu.edu

Office Location: Logan Campus

Kynda Curtis

Food Systems Specialist

APEC Dept

Phone: (435) 797-0444

Email: kynda.curtis@usu.edu

Office Location: Logan Campus | FL207A

David Dahlgren

Wildlife and Rangeland Specialist

Wildland Resources Dept

Phone: 435-881-1910

Email: dave.dahlgren@usu.edu

Office Location: Logan Campus

Craig Dart

Professional Practice Extension Assistant Professor | Extension Assistant Director Youth Programs | 4-H Club Operations & Professional Development

Youth Programs Dept

Phone: (435) 797-0208

Email: craig.dart@usu.edu

Office Location: Logan Campus | AGRS 124

Emilie Demard

Assistant Professor | Entomology Extension Specialist

Biology

Phone: (435) 797-9361

Email: e.demard@usu.edu

Office Location: Logan Campus | BNR 235A

Carrie Durward

Extension Specialist in Nutrition | Professor

NDFS Dept

Phone: (435) 797-5843

Email: carrie.durward@usu.edu

Office Location: Logan Campus | NFS 113

Clare Entwistle

Assistant Professor | Water Quality Specialist

Department of Water, Earth, and Environmental Science

Email: clare.entwistle@usu.edu

Michael Finnerty

SBDC State Director

APEC Dept

Email: mike.finnerty@usu.edu

Office Location: Logan Campus

Nicki Frey

Wildlife Specialist

Wildland Resources Dept

Phone: 435-559-0360

Email: nicki.frey@usu.edu

Office Location: Southern Utah University

Palak Gupta

Extension Specialist- Hunger Solutions; Assistant Professor, Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Sciences

Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Sciences

Phone: 435-919-1333

Email: palak.gupta@usu.edu

Office Location: Davis County | 122L

Jessie Hadfield

Professional Practice Extension Assistant Professor | Agriculture & Animal Science

Youth Programs Dept

Phone: (435) 623-3450

Email: jessie.hadfield@usu.edu

Office Location: Logan Campus | AGRS 125

Brian Higginbotham

Professor and Extension Family Life Specialist

Utah State University Extension

Phone: (435)-797-7276

Email: brian.h@usu.edu

Office Location: AGRS 429

Mark Holmes

Small Business Development Center Specialist

SBDC Vernal

Phone: (435) 797-2277

Email: mark.holmes@usu.edu

Office Location: Uintah Basin SBDC

Karl Hoopes

Extension Specialist in the Animal | Extension Professor

Dairy & Veterinary Sciences Department

Phone: 435-535-5140

Email: karl.hoopes@usu.edu

Office Location: Logan Campus

Scott Hotaling

Assistant Professor | Climate Resiliency Specialist

Watershed Sciences

Phone: (828) 507-9950

Email: scott.hotaling@usu.edu

Office Location: Logan Campus

Aaron Hunt

Extension Assistant Professor | Health and Wellness | Logan

KHS

Phone: 605-530-6900

Email: aaron.hunt@usu.edu

Office Location: Logan Campus | HPER 143

Deborah Ivie

Extension Associate Professor | STEM, Agriscience and Afterschool

Youth Programs Dept

Phone: (801) 300-5680

Email: deborah.ivie@usu.edu

Office Location: Bastian Agricultural Center

Jenny Keshwani

Professor | STEM & Systems Literacy

Biological & Chemical Engineering

Email: jenny.keshwani@usu.edu

Kelly Kopp

Professor | Water Conservation and Turfgrass Specialist | CWEL Director

Plants, Soils and Climate

Phone: (435) 757-6650

Email: kelly.kopp@usu.edu

Office Location: Logan Campus | AGRS 334

Ryan Larsen

Agribusiness Specialist

APEC Dept

Phone: 435-797-0784

Email: ryan.larsen@usu.edu

Office Location: Logan Campus

Jimmy Larson

Crops Specialist

Phone: 435-797-1212

Email: j.larson@usu.edu

Office Location: AGRS 329

Stacey MacArthur

Extension Professor | 4-H & Youth | Youth Health & Wellness

Youth Programs Dept

Phone: (435) 797-2202

Email: stacey.macarthur@usu.edu

Office Location: Logan Campus | AGRS 127

Susan Madsen

Extension Professor of Leadership | Founding Director, Utah Women & Leadership Project

Utah Women & Leadership Project

Phone: 435-797-0873

Email: susan.madsen@usu.edu

Darren McAvoy

Forestry and Wildland Resources Specialist

Wildland Resources Dept

Phone: 435-797-0560

Email: darren.mcavoy@usu.edu

Office Location: Logan Campus

Roslynn McCann

Sustainable Communities Specialist

Environment and Society Dept

Phone: 435-797-5116

Email: roslynn.mccann@usu.edu

Office Location: Moab Campus

Cris Meier

Community Resource and Economic Development Specialist

Social Work

Email: cris.meier@usu.edu

Office Location: Logan Campus

Rhonda Miller

Agricultural Environmental Quality Specialist

ASTE Dept

Phone: (435) 797-3772

Email: rhonda.miller@usu.edu

Office Location: Logan Campus | ASTE 109

Marion (Mair) Murray

IPM Specialist | Professional Practice Extension Professor

Extension Specialist in the Biology Department

Phone: (435) 797-0776

Email: mair.murray@usu.edu

Office Location: Logan Campus | BNR 129G

Lendel Narine

Extension Associate Professor | Extension Evaluation & Reporting

Youth Programs Dept

Phone: (435) 797-3221

Email: lendel.narine@usu.edu

Office Location: Logan Campus

Claudia Nischwitz

Plant Pathology Specialist

Biology Dept

Phone: (435) 797-7569

Email: claudia.nischwitz@usu.edu

Office Location: Logan Campus | LSB 330

Joseph Okoh

Small Acreage Livestock Expert

ADVS

Email: joseph.okoh@usu.edu

Office Location: AGRS 250

Milena Oliveira

Assistant Professor, Vegetable Extension Specialist

Phone: 435-797-1212

Email: milena.oliveira@usu.edu

Office Location: Logan Campus | AGRS 327

Chad Page

Sheep and Goat Specialist

Animal Dairy & Veterinary Sciences

Phone: 435-797-2154

Email: chad.page@usu.edu

Office Location: Logan Campus | AGRS 234

Vernon Parent

Extension Professor | Leadership & Civic Engagement

Youth Programs Dept

Phone: (385) 468-4832

Email: vernon.parent@usu.edu

Office Location: Salt Lake County

Ayda Posso

Nutrition Specialist

Nutrition Dietetics & Food Sciences

Email: Ayda.Gamez@usu.edu

Shital Poudyal

Assistant Professor | Ornamental Horticulture Specialist

Plants, Soils and Climate

Phone: 435-797-1295

Email: shital.poudyal@usu.edu

Office Location: Logan Campus | AGRS 337

Jake Powell

Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning Specialist

LAEP Dept

Phone: 435-797-4293

Email: jake.powell@usu.edu

Office Location: Logan Campus

Corey Ransom

Weed Specialist

PSC Dept

Phone: (435) 797-2242

Email: corey.ransom@usu.edu

Office Location: Logan Campus

Julene Reese

Extension Public Relations/Media Relations Specialist

Phone: (435) 757-6418

Email: julene.reese@usu.edu

Jason Romney

Equine Management Specialist

Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences

Email: jason.romney@usu.edu

Office Location: Sam Skaggs Family Equine Education Center, Wellsvile

Kelsey Romney

Professional Practice Extension Associate Professor | College & Career Readiness, Youth Entrepreneurship

Youth Programs Dept

Email: kelsey.romney@usu.edu

Office Location: Logan Campus | AGRS 131

Mike Sarles

Program Coordinator | Garfield County

Phone: (435)-531-3877

Email: mike.sarles@usu.edu

Jessica Schad

Rural Communities & Natural Resources Specialist

Sociology & Anthropology Department

Email: jessica.schad@usu.edu

Office Location: Logan Campus | Old Main 216C

David Schramm

Family Life Specialist

Human Development & Family Studies Dept

Phone: 435-797-8183

Email: david.schramm@usu.edu

Office Location: Logan Campus

Paula Scott

Expanded Food & Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) | State Director

Phone: 435-919-1328

Email: paula.scott@usu.edu

Office Location: Davis County Extension

David Secrist

Professor of Professional Practice Beef Cattle Extension Specialist

Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences

Phone: 435-797-2171

Email: David.secrist@usu.edu

Office Location: 4815 Old Main Hill, AGRS 239, Logan, Utah 84322

Jordan Smith

Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Specialist

Environment and Society Dept

Phone: 435-830-6294

Email: jordan.smith@usu.edu

Office Location: Logan Campus

Chloe Stenkamp-Strahm

Assistant Professor and Extension Veterinarian

Veterinary Clinical and Life Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine

Phone: 435-797-2139

Email: chloe.stenkamp-strahm@usu.edu

Office Location: Utah Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Logan UT | UVDL 104A

Melanie Stock

Urban and Small Farms Specialist

PSC Dept

Phone: (435)-797-0248

Email: melanie.stock@usu.edu

Office Location: Logan Campus

David Stoner

Extension Assistant Professor in Human-Wildlife Interactions

Phone: 435-797-9147

Email: david.stoner@usu.edu

Drew Swartz

Extension Assistant Professor | Dairy Cattle Specialist

Phone: (435) 797-9367 ext. 79367

Email: drew.swartz@usu.edu

Jeffrey Taylor

Professional Practice Assistant Professor | USU Extension | Center for Anticipatory Intelligence

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Phone: 435-797-1610

Email: jeffrey.taylor@usu.edu

Office Location: Logan Campus

Eric Thacker

Range Management Specialist

Wildland Resources Dept

Phone: 435-770-6156

Email: eric.thacker@usu.edu

Office Location: Logan Campus | NR 144

Ernane Vieira-Neto

Insect Diagnostician Extension Specialist | Professional Practice Assistant Professor

Biology (USU Extension)

Phone: 435-797-2435

Email: ernane.vieira-neto@usu.edu

Office Location: BNR 203 | Logan Campus

Ruby Ward

Agricultural Entrepreneurship Specialist

APEC Dept

Phone: 435-797-2323

Email: ruby.ward@usu.edu

Office Location: Logan Campus | AGRS 224

Bradley Washa

Assistant Professor of Wildland Fire Science

Wildland Resources

Phone: 435-729-0040

Email: brad.washa@usu.edu

Office Location: Park City and Logan Campus

Michael Wierda

Extension Associate Professor | Pesticide Safety Education | Davis County

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Phone: (435) 919-1270

Email: michael.wierda@usu.edu

Office Location: Davis County

Celina Wille

Spanish Language Extension Specialist | Associate Professor

ASTE Dept

Phone: (435) 602-2871

Email: celina.wille@usu.edu

Office Location: Logan Campus

Jason Yerka

SBDC Associate State Director

APEC Dept

Phone: (435) 919-1235

Email: jason.yerka@usu.edu

Office Location: Brigham City Campus

Matt Yost

Agroclimate Specialist

PSC Dept

Phone: 435-797-4210

Email: matt.yost@usu.edu

Office Location: Logan Campus

Mike Young

Regional Director | Small Business Development Center

SBDC | Logan

Phone: (435) 797-3303

Email: smike.young@usu.edu

Office Location: Logan Campus