Faculty Tenure and Promotion

CAHNRS

Carol Anelli

Professor
Entomology
WSU Pullman

Research Interests: Nineteenth-century evolutionary thought; history of entomology; evolution education; scholarship of teaching and learning

Top Achievements: Faculty Library Excellence Award 2010; Sahlin Faculty Excellence Award for Instruction 2009; Entomology Society of America Distinguished Achievement Award in Teaching 2009

Website: entomology.wsu.edu/Profiles/anelli.html

Carol Anelli

Paul G. Carter

Extension County Director and County Extension Educator E-3
WSU Extension
Columbia County

Research Interests: Precision farming; agronomy; soil science

Top Achievements: National Association of County Ag Agents Achievement Award; National Association of County Ag Agents National Finalist Precision Ag Program (2007, 2009); National Association of Extension 4-H Agents Western Regional Winner, Excellence in 4-H Club Support, Team Award

Website: county.wsu.edu/columbia

Paul G. Carter

Zena M. Edwards

County Extension Educator E-3
WSU Extension
Thurston County

Research Interests: Use of technology, consumer marketing, communications techniques, and behavioral economics to influence consumer food safety and nutrition behaviors

Top Achievements: 2011 WSU Extension/Washington State Association of Counties Task Force, 2010-2012 Society for Nutrition Education Nutrition with Industry Chair, 2008 American Dietetic Association Restaurant Nutrition Labeling Task Force, 2004 CAHNRS Team Award

Website: county.wsu.edu/thurston

 


 

James K. Pru

Associate Professor
Animal Sciences
WSU Pullman

Research Interests: Understanding the molecular dialog of early pregnancy; mechanisms of endometrial regeneration; non-classical progresterone signaling in female reproductions

Top Achievements: 2006-2008 Program Committee, Society for the Study of Reproduction; Editorial Board, 2006-present Menopause and 2004-present Journal of Experimental Clinical and Assisted Reproduction; 2008 Core Member, Study Section, Superfund Basic Research and Training Program (ZES1 LKB-D (S8) P), National Institutes of Health, NIEHS; 2007 Member, Study Section, Superfund Basic Research and Training Program, National Institutes of Health, NIEHS

Website: www.ansci.wsu.edu/People/pru/faculty.aspx

 

 

Naidu Rayapati

Associate Professor, Associate Scientist, and Extension Specialist E-3
Plant Pathology
WSU Prosser IAREC

Research Interests: Virus diseases of horticultural, vegetable, and food crops; virus characterization, diagnostics, genomics, and phenomics of plant-virus-vector interactions; development of integrated crop improvement strategies against virus diseases; virus diseases in international agriculture and capacity building in developing countries

Top Achievements: Chair (2010) and Vice Chair (2009), Virology Committee of the American Phytopathological Society; International IPM Excellence Team Award, Sixth International IPM Symposium 2009; International Service Award, American Phytopathological Society 2007

Website: plantpath.wsu.edu/people/faculty/Rayapati.html


Stephen Van Vleet

County Extension Educator E-3
WSU Extension
Whitman County

Research Interests: Small grain production; managed livestock grazing; forage production and management; invasive plant management

Top Achievements: NACAA Sustainable Agriculture Regional Chair and National Vice Chair; S.M. Van Vleet, 2011, Rush Skeletonweed, PNW 465; S.M. Van Vleet, 2009, Invasive Weeds of Eastern Washington, EM 005E

Website: whitman.wsu.edu


Stephen Van Vleet

Richard S. Zack

Professor, Scientist, and
Extension Specialist E-4

Entomology
WSU Pullman

Research Interests: Entomology; biological diversity; insects of native Palouse Prairie; insects of Guatemala; insects of Micronesia; applied entomology; systematic entomology

Top Achievements: Entomological Society of America; Distinguish Achievement Award in Teaching; Marian E. Smith Faculty Excellence Award for Teaching; Sahlin Faculty Excellence Award for Instruction

Website: entomology.wsu.edu/profiles/zack.html

 

 

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