Environmental Protection And Enhancement
Research Team

Overview

Team Members

Grants

Publications

Team Members

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

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

Rank/Title:

Research Assistant Professor

Educational Background:

Ph.D., 1999, Alabama A&M University

M.S., 1980, Tennessee State University

B.S., 1978, Middle Tennessee State University

Field of Specialization:

Environmental Soil Science

Water Quality

Current Research Areas:

Surface water monitoring for inorganic contaminants at watershed scale

Groundwater monitoring with down-well camera technology

Contaminants’ transport in vadose zone

Contact Information:

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

Voice:  615.963.5822

Lab:  615.963.1588

E-mail:  sdennis@tnstate.edu

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

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.
Nashville, TN 37209-1561

Voice:  615.963.5634

E-mail:  cdumenyo@tnstate.edu

Rank/Title:

Professor

Educational Background:

Ph.D., 1972, Utah State University

M.S., 1963, Punjab Agricultural University

B.S., 1961, Punjab Agricultural University

Field of Specialization:

Soil and Environmental Chemistry

Current Research Area:

Soil and pesticide interactions in nursery soils, soil mixes, and various soil separates

Contact Information:

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

Voice:  615.963.5439

E-mail:  dduseja@tnstate.edu

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

Rank/Title:

Research Associate

Educational Background:

M.S., 1988, Tennessee State University

B.S., 1984, Tennessee State University

Field of Specialization:

Biology

Current Research Area:

Phytoremediation and bioremediation

Protein analysis of secondary metabolites of medicinal plants

Contact Information:

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

Voice:  615.963.5776

E-mail:  dlong@tnstate.edu

Rank/Title:

Research Professor

Educational Background:

Ph.D., 1980, University of Wisconsin

M.S., 1976, University of Dar es Salaam

B.S., 1974, University of Dar es Salaam

Field of Specialization:

Plant Pathology

Current Research Area:

Environmentally friendly alternatives to fungicides for powdery mildew disease management in dogwood production

Contact Information:

Otis L. Floyd Nursery Crop Research Center
Tennessee State University
472 Cadillac Lane
McMinnville, TN 37110

Voice:  931.815.5143

E-mail:  mmmbaga@tnstate.edu

Rank/Title:

Research Associate

Educational Background:

Ph.D., 2001, Swedish University of Agriculture

M.S., 1993, Swedish University of Agriculture

B.S., 1988, Sokoine University of Agriculture

Contact Information:

Otis L. Floyd Nursery Crop Research Center
Tennessee State University
472 Cadillac Lane
McMinnville, TN 37110

Voice:  931.668.3134

E-mail:  frankm@blomand.net

Rank/Title:

Associate Investigator

Educational Background:

Ph.D., 1980, Colorado State University

M.S., 1977, Colorado State University

B.S., 1965, University of Nigeria

Field of Specialization:

Plant pathology

Current Research Area:

Diseases and control of nursery ornamentals

Contact Information:

Otis L. Floyd Nursery Crop Research Center
Tennessee State University
472 Cadillac Lane
McMinnville, TN 37110

Voice:  931.815.5163

E-mail:  ennodu@blomand.net

Rank/Title:

Research Assistant Professor

Educational Background:

Ph.D., 1997, University of Lund Sweden

M.S., Upgraded to Ph.D.

B.S., 1993, The Kenya Polytechnic, Nairobi, Kenya

Field of Specialization:

Insect Chemical Ecology, specifically pheromone identification and behavior

Current Research Area:

Control of imported fire ants in nurseries using insect and plant-produced semiochemicals

Contact Information:

Otis L. Floyd Nursery Crop Research Center
Tennessee State University
472 Cadillac Lane
McMinnville, TN 37110

Voice:  931.815.5155

E-mail:  sochieng@blomand.net

Rank/Title:

Research Assistant Professor

Educational Background:

Ph.D., 1999, Auburn University

M.S., 1990, University of Tennessee

B.S., 1987, University of Tennessee

Field of Specialization:

Entomology

Current Research Area:

Alternative control measures for the Japanese beetle and other potential insect pests in nursery production

Contact Information:

Otis L. Floyd Nursery Crop Research Center
Tennessee State University
472 Cadillac Lane
McMinnville, TN 37110

Voice:  931.815.5145

E-mail:  joliver@tnstate.edu

Rank/Title:

Associate Investigator

Educational Background:

Ph.D., 2007, Virginia Tech

M.S., 2004, Purdue University

B.S., 2001, University of Bologna, Italy

Field of Specialization:

GIS and Remote Sensing

Current Research Area:

Using GIS and Remote Sensing to monitor changes in the environment due to crop management

Contact Information:

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

Voice:  616.963.1233

Lab:  616.963.5017

E-mail: epantaleoni@tnstate.edu