Leadership
Faculty and staff leading research and extension initiatives of the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Dallas
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Center Leadership
Daniel Leskovar, Ph.D.
Center Director, Professor, Urban Agriculture and Forestry
Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Ben DeBusk
Center Administrator
AgriLife Extension Regional Leadership
Dr. Hurley Miller
District Extension Administrator, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
Larry W. Pierce Jr.
Regional Program Leader, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
Paula Butler
Regional Program Leader, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
Programmatic Leadership
Urban Agriculture and Forestry
Daniel Leskovar, Ph.D.
Professor, Controlled Environment Agriculture Principle Investigator, Center Director
Turfgrass and Urban Landscapes
Ambika Chandra, Ph.D.
Professor, Principal Investigator
Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Healthy Living
Rebecca Seguin-Fowler, Ph.D., RDN
Healthy Living Lead, Principal Investigator
Urban Ecological Engineering
Fouad Jaber, Ph.D.
Professor, Principal Investigator, Extension Agricultural Engineering Specialist, Texas A&M AgriLife Research & Extension
Water and Land Resources
Wendy Jepson, Ph.D.
Professor, Associate Director, Texas Water Resources Institute
Urban Horticulture
Genhua Niu, Ph.D.
Professor, Principal Investigator, Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Joseph G. Masabni, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Extension Vegetable Specialist,
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
Lead Research Faculty
Breeding for Controlled Environments
Krishna Bhattarai, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Principal Investigator, Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Controlled Environment Agricultural Engineering
Azlan Zahid, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Principal Investigator, Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Plant Immunity
Junqi Song, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Principal Investigator, Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Controlled Environment Entomology
Arash Kheirodin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Principal Investigator, Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Freshwater Ecosystem
Charles Randklev, Ph.D.
Research Scientist, Principal Investigator, Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute
Lead Extension Faculty
School Integrated Pest Management
Janet Hurley
Extension Program Specialist III, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
Agricultural Economics
Blake Bennett, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Extension Economist,
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
Urban Forestry
Courtney Blevins
Regional Urban Forester, Fort Worth, Texas A&M Forest Service
Parks and Recreation
Jamie Rae Walker, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist,
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
4-H Youth Development
Derrick Bruton
Extension Program Specialist,
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
