Faculty

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

Khaled M Bali Ph.D.
Title: Irrigation Water Management Specialist
Specialty: Irrigation and water management, irrigation systems, soil salinity, drainage, infiltration, water quality, TMDL, biosolids
Address:
Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
9240 S. Riverbend Ave.
Parlier, CA 93648
Phone: 559-646-6541
Fax: 559-646-6015
Email: kmbali@ucanr.edu

Anthony J Cornel Ph.D.
Title: Associate Entomologist
Specialty: Applied and basic research on mosquitoes related to developing innovative strategies for their control
Address:
Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension 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 Agricultural Research & Extension Center
9240 S. Riverbend Ave.
Parlier, CA 93648
Phone: (530) 752-7549
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 Research and Education Center
9240 S. Riverbend Ave.
Parlier, CA 93648
Phone: 5596466522
Fax: (559) 646-6593
Email: kdaane@ucanr.edu

Dr Jeffery A. Dahlberg
Title: Director-UC-ANR-KARE
Specialty: Plant Breeding and Genetics
Address:
Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
9240 S. Riverbend Ave.
Parlier, CA 93648
Phone: (559) 646-6060
Fax: 559-646-6015
Email: jadahlberg@ucanr.edu

Dr Theodore M DeJong
Title: Emeritus 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: Cooperative Extension Specialist
Specialty: Raisin, table and wine grape production,fruit quality, whole-plant physiology, plant growth regulators, weeds.
Address:
Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
9240 S. Riverbend Ave.
Parlier, CA 93648
Phone: 5596466510
Email: mwfidelibus@ucanr.edu

Elizabeth E Grafton-Cardwell Ph.D.
Title: Director of Lindcove REC & Research Entomologist UC Riverside
Specialty: Citrus Integrated Pest Management
Notes: Beth Grafton-Cardwell is an extension specialist with UC Riverside Entomology with 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. 1152
Email: eegraftoncardwell@ucanr.edu

Dr David A Grantz Ph.D.
Title: Plant Physiologist & CE Specialist   
Specialty: Air pollution, Ozone, Environmental Crop Physiology, Biofuel Feedstocks
Address:
Kearney Agricultural Center
9240 S. Riverbend Ave.
Parlier, CA 93648
Phone: (559) 646-6599
Fax: (559) 646-6593
Email: dagrantz@ucanr.edu

Dr Peter Ako Larbi
Title: Assistant CE Specialist
Specialty: Agricultural Application Engineering
Address:
Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
9240 S. Riverbend Ave.
Parlier, CA 93648
Phone: 559-646-6577
Email: palarbi@ucanr.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 Agricultural Research & Extension 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 Agricultural Research & Extension Center
9240 S. Riverbend Ave.
Parlier, CA 93648
Phone: (559) 646-6565
Email: jpmitchell@ucanr.edu

Alireza Pourreza , Ph.D.
Title: Assistant CE Specialist of Agricultural Mechanization
Specialty: Sensing Agricultural Automation Precision Agriculture Big Data
Address:
Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, UC Davis
3042 Bainer Hall, Davis, California 95616, 3042 Bainer Hall
Davis, CA 95616
Phone: (530) 752-9290
Fax: 5307529290
Email: apourreza@ucdavis.edu

James J Stapleton PhD
Title: IPM Plant Pathologist
Specialty: Integrated pest management; alternatives to synthetic chemical products for disease and pest control; solar energy in pest management; soil-plant ecology; pest issues in natural areas; biological, physical, and cultural management of reservoirs of weedy plant propagative materials; seed pathology; sustainable and appropriate pest management technologies; circular economy issues
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

Dr Kris E. Tollerup
Title: Cooperative Extension Advisor, IPM
Specialty: Almond, Pistachio, Tree Fruit, Grapes
Address:
Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
9240 S. Riverbend Ave.
Parlier, CA 93648
Phone: 559-646-6527
Email: ketollerup@ucanr.edu

Florent Trouillas
Title: Assistant Cooperative Extension Specialist
Specialty: Fruit and Nut Crops
Address:
9240 South Riverbend Avenue
Parlier, CA 93648
Phone: (559) 646-6566
Email: flotrouillas@ucanr.edu

Dr Andreas Westphal
Address:
9240 S Riverbend Ave
Parlier, CA 93648
Phone: 559-646-6555
Email: andreas.westphal@ucr.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 Agricultural Research & Extension Center
9240 S. Riverbend Ave.
Parlier, CA 93648
Phone: (559) 646-6558
Email: lewilliams@ucanr.edu

Houston Wilson Ph.D.
Title: Assistant Cooperative Extension Specialist
Specialty: Tree Crops IPM
Address:
Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center
9240 S. Riverbend Ave.
Parlier, CA 93648
Phone: 559-646-6519
Email: hwilson@ucanr.edu