Positions

• Professor, Plant Pathology , College of Agricultural and Life Sciences 1990 - 2013
• Director, Plant Medicine , Plant Pathology 2002 - 2013
• Faculty, Agronomy , College of Agricultural and Life Sciences 2004 - 2013
• Visiting Professor, Maejo University, Chiang Mai, Thiland 2009
• Associate Professor, Gulf Coast Research and Education Center , Florida Agricultural Experiment Station 1995 - 2002
• Assistant Professor, Southwest Florida Research and Education Center , Florida Agricultural Experiment Station 1990 - 1995
• Director, Horticulture and Diagnostic Department, Franks Nursey and Crafts 1987 - 1990
• Plant Pathologist and Academic Liaison, Flower Time 1985 - 1987

research areas

• Characterization of and development of integrated management practices for, diseases caused by Fusarium species in potted ornamentals and cut-flower production
• Development of low-impact, sustainable pest management practices for landscape plants and vegetable crops including the use of soil solarization
• Epidemiology and management of Phytophthora blight -Phytophthora capsici in vegetable crops
• Integrated management of diseases of caladium (Caladium x hortulanum), including the elimination of pathogens from seed tubers