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Team Members

   Stephen H. Kolison, Team Coordinator

Rank/Title:

Dean and Research Director

Educational Background:

Ph.D., 1990, Iowa State University

M.S., 1986, Iowa State University

B.S., 1983, University of Liberia

Contact Information:

Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Research
Tennessee State University
3500 John A. Merritt Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37209-1561

Voice:  615.963.2194

E-mail:  skolison@tnstate.edu

 

   Nathaniel S. Appleton

Rank/Title:

Research Assistant Professor

Educational Background:

Ph.D., 1999, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry

M.S., 1981, University of the Philippines

B.S., 1975, University of Liberia

Field of Specialization:

Forest and Natural Resource Management

Current Research Area:

Small Landowner Resources Management

Contact Information:

Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Research
Tennessee State University
3500 John A. Merritt Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37209-1561

Voice:  615.963.7977

E-mail:  nappleton@tnstate.edu

  

   Ahmad N. Aziz, Team Coordinator

Rank/Title:

Research Assistant Professor

Educational Background:

Ph.D., 1998, University of New Brunswick

M.Phil., 1991, Quaid-e-Azam University

B.S., 1988, Barani Agricultural College

Field of Specialization:

Molecular Genetics/Plant Tissue Culture/ Plant pathogens

Current Research Area:

DNA analyses of medicinal plant cultivars

Contact Information:

Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Research
Tennessee State University
3500 John A. Merritt Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37209-1561

Voice:  615.963.1595

E-mail:  aaziz@tnstate.edu

  

   C. Korsi Dumenyo

Rank/Title:

Research Assistant Professor

Educational Background:

Ph.D., 2000, University of Missouri-Columbia

M.S., 1994, Tuskegee University

B.S., 1990, University of Ghana, Legon

Field of Specialization:

Genetics of plant-microbe interaction

Current Research Area:

Regulation of virulence in plant pathogenic bacteria

Contact Information:

Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Research
Tennessee State University
3500 John A. Merritt Blvd., Box 9610
Nashville, TN 37209-1561

Voice, Office:  615.963.5634

Voice, Lab:  615.963.1884

E-mail:  cdumenyo@tnstate.edu

  

   Emmanuel K. Dzantor

Rank/Title:

Research Associate Professor

Educational Background:

Ph.D., 1980, University of Wisconsin

M.S., 1978, University of Wisconsin

B.S., 1974, University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana

Field of Specialization:

Soil Microbiology/Biochemistry

Current Research Areas:

Bioremediation

Phytoremediation

Contact Information:

Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Research
Tennessee State University
3500 John A. Merritt Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37209-1561

Voice:  615.963.1839

E-mail:  edzantor@tnstate.edu

 

   Enefiok P. Ekanem

Rank/Title:

Research Associate Professor

Educational Background:

Ph.D., 1992, University of Minnesota

M.S., 1987, Ohio University

M.A., 1986, Ohio University

M.A., 1983, Ohio University

B.S.I.S.E., 1981, Ohio University

Field of Specialization:

Agricultural and Applied Economics

Current Research Areas:

Agricultural policy and production

Agricultural trade and marketing

Economics of food safety

Natural and environmental resource economics and management

Rural development

Contact Information:

Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Research
Tennessee State University
3500 John A. Merritt Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37209-1561

Voice:  615.963.5823

E-mail:  eekanem@tnstate.edu

  

   Agnes Kilonzo-Nthenge

Rank/Title:

Research Assistant Professor

Educational Background:

Ph.D., 2003, Auburn University

M.S., 1997, Tuskegee University

B.S., 1992, University of Eastern Africa

Field of Specialization:

Food Safety, Food Microbiology

Current Research Areas:

Antimicrobial Drug Resistance of Foodborne Pathogens

Bacterial contamination of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables

Isolation and Characterization of microorganisms in Consumer Homes

Contact Information:

Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Research
Tennessee State University
3500 John A. Merritt Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37209-1561

Voice:  615.963.5437

E-mail:  akilonzontheng@tnstate.edu

 

   Samuel N. Nahashon

Rank/Title:

Research Associate Professor

Educational Background:

Ph.D., 1994, Oregon State University

M.S., 1990, Tuskegee University

B.S., 1987, Andrews University

Field of Specialization:

Poultry Nutrition and Genetics

Current Research Areas:

Nutritional, genetic, and management practices for improving poultry production efficiency

Functional genomics regulating growth, production, and reproduction of guinea fowl

Rapid methods for detection of food pathogens

Contact Information:

Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Research
Tennessee State University
3500 John A. Merritt Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37209-1561

Voice:  615.963.2575

E-mail:  snahashon@tnstate.edu

 

     Surendra P. Singh

Rank/Title:

Professor

Educational Background:

Ph.D., 1972, Pennsylvania State University

M.S., 1965, Agra University

B.S., 1963, Agra University

Field of Specialization:

Agricultural Economics

Current Research Areas:

Agribusiness curriculum development

Agricultural marketing

Micro enterprise development

Rural development

Small and part-time farms

Contact Information:

Department of Agricultural Sciences
Tennessee State University
3500 John A. Merritt Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37209-1561

Voice:  615.963.5829

E-mail:  ssingh@tnstate.edu

  

   Jennifer Stewart-Wright

Rank/Title:

Director for Research Initiation at VP Research and Sponsored Programs

Contact Information:

Department of VP Research and Sponsored Programs
Tennessee State University
3500 John A. Merritt Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37209-1561

Voice:  615.963.7631

E-mail:  jstewart8@tnstate.edu

 

   Suping Zhou

Rank/Title:

Research Assistant Professor

Educational Background:

Ph.D., 1998, Naijing Agricultural University

M.S., 1988, Shandong Agricultural University

B.S., 1985, Hebei Agricultural University

Field of Specialization:

Crop Science, Molecular Genetics

Current Research Area:

Genetic transformation of Japanese flowering cherries

Contact Information:

Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Research
Tennessee State University
3500 John A. Merritt Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37209-1561

Voice:  615.963.7481

E-mail:  szhou@tnstate.edu