Our People | College of Agricultural Sciences

Department Head

Photo	Person	Contact Information
	Jonathan Velez Department Head	541-737-1336 Contact person by email

Faculty

Photo	Person	Contact Information	Summary of Specialty Area
	Lauren Chase Instructor	541-737-6167 Contact person by email	Research Interest: Continuous response measurement (dial testing), Eye-tracking, Semiotics in agriculture, and Framing of agriculture crises
	Samantha Chisholm Hatfield Assistant Professor (Sr Res)	Contact person by email	Specialization areas: Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK), climate change impacts, Indigenous ecosystems, Indigenous food systems
	Quincy Clark Assistant Professor of Agricultural Sciences and STEM Education	Contact person by email	Research interest include broadening participation in agricultural sciences and STEM by investigating methods to address retention, attraction, and diversity using equitable and inclusive education methods, including...
	KJ Joseph Instructor	541-737-5926 Contact person by email	Research and Career Interest: Extension and Community-based education, Agricultural Leadership, and Agricultural Education career preparation.
	Samudra Kugel Teaching/Summer Session	Contact person by email
	Margaret Mathewson	Contact person by email
	Melissa Millhollin Academic Advisor Consultant	541-737-9125 Contact person by email
	Dawn Moyer Academic Lead Advisor	541-737-5403 Contact person by email	Career and Personal Interest: Global studies and experiential learning; Under-represented student success; Learning modalities in the post-Covid era; Equity and inclusion; regenerative agriculture
	Josh Stewart Assistant Professor	541-737-2854 Contact person by email	Research Interest: Pedagogical Content Knowledge and Experiential Learning, Teacher education and developing teacher candidates, Teacher learning and cognition
	Whitney Stone Assistant Professor of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resource Communications	541-737-5469 Contact person by email	community-based research and arts-based research methods; underrepresented populations in agriculture and natural resources; rural sociology; inclusive science communication
	Elizabeth Thomas Administrative Manager	541-737-2661 Contact person by email
	Haley Traini Assistant Professor	Contact person by email	Research Interest: Leadership Education, International Agricultural Education & Leadership Education, International Development, School-Based Agricultural Education.
	Faith Vawter Assistant Director, Leadership Academy	541-737-8355 Contact person by email
	Cassandra Waterman Instructor and Graduate Coordinator	Contact person by email	Career and Personal Interest: Community-based education; Regenerative and climate-adaptive agriculture, Experiential learning; Representation and diversity in agriculture

Graduate Students

Photo	Person	Contact Information	Specialty Area
	Amy Gonzalez	Contact person by email	Research Interest: Bilingualism Topics in Agricultural Education, School-Based Agricultural Education Teacher Education, and Teacher Induction Programs
	Elizabeth Johnson Internships Manager	541-737-1743 Contact person by email
	Kirby Schmidt	Contact person by email
	Natalie Vaz	Contact person by email