Department of Animal Science

• Mohamed Abouhawwash

  Research Associate
  abouhaww@msu.edu
  

• Ghayyoor Ahmad

  PhD Graduate Student
  ahmadgha@msu.edu
  

• Babotope Akinyemi

  Research Associate
  akinyem3@msu.edu
  

• Michael Allen

  Retired Faculty - University Distinguished Professor
  allenm@msu.edu
  

• Denise Altemose, D.V.M.

  Academic Specialist
  altemose@msu.edu
  517-432-4302
  

• Nattawipa Ampaiwan

  PhD Graduate Student
  ampaiwan@msu.edu
  

• Richard Aulerich

  Retired Faculty
  

• Sandy Bailey

  Administrative Associate, Budget Manager - Fiscal Officer
  skibo@msu.edu
  517-355-8430
  

• Dennis Banks

  Retired Faculty
  banks@msu.edu
  

• Katie Baugh

  MS Graduate Student
  baughkat@msu.edu
  

• Mohammed Bedhane

  Research Associate
  bedhanem@msu.edu
  

• David Beede

  Retired Faculty
  beede@msu.edu
  

• Werner Bergen

  Retired Faculty
  bergewg@auburn.edu
  

• Dean Bloom

  Maintenance Worker Ag I
  bloomde@msu.edu
  517-432-5566
  

• Al Booren

  Retired Faculty
  

• Barry Bradford

  Professor, C. E. Meadows Endowed Chair in Dairy Management and Nutrition
  bjbrad@msu.edu
  517-432-5400
  

• Anna Breithaupt

  MS Graduate Student
  breitha8@msu.edu
  

• Herbert Bucholtz

  Retired Faculty
  

• Alycia Burch

  PhD Graduate Student
  burchaly@msu.edu
  

• Steven Bursian

  Retired Faculty
  bursian@msu.edu
  

• Daniel Buskirk, PhD

  Professor / Beef Extension Specialist
  buskirk@msu.edu
  517-432-0400
  

• Chen Chen

  Associate Professor
  chen2@msu.edu
  517-353-3149
  

• Karen Chou

  Associate Professor
  chouk@msu.edu
  517-432-1392
  

• Jose Cibelli

  Professor
  cibelli@msu.edu
  517-432-9206
  

• Cynthia Collings

  Research Assistant I
  colling6@msu.edu
  517-432-1454
  

• Autumn Converse

  Extension Educator - 4-H Livestock and Veterinary Science
  conver20@msu.edu
  (517) 432-1626
  

• Bob Cook

  Retired Faculty
  

• Paul Coussens

  Professor
  coussens@msu.edu
  517-353-3158
  

• Faith Cullens-Nobis

  Director, South Campus Animal Farms
  cullensf@msu.edu
  517-388-1078
  

• Alisson Da Mota Santos

  PhD Graduate Student
  damotas1@msu.edu
  

• Jayasimharayalu Daddam

  Research Associate
  daddamj1@msu.edu
  

• Robert Deans

  Retired Faculty
  deans@msu.edu
  

• Joe Domecq

  Academic Specialist
  domecqjo@msu.edu
  517-353-7855
  

• Jennifer Dominguez

  Meat Lab Manager
  doming21@msu.edu
  517-353-9773
  

• José Dos Santos Neto

  Research Associate
  dossan12@msu.edu
  517–505–9738
  

• Chad Driscoll

  PhD Graduate Student
  drisco68@msu.edu
  

• Dick Dukelow

  Retired Faculty
  

• Rachel Eck

  PhD Graduate Student
  eckrache@msu.edu
  

• Erika Eckhardt

  PhD Graduate Student
  eckhar14@msu.edu
  

• Richard Ehrhardt, PhD

  Senior Specialist-Small Ruminant Extension
  ehrhard5@msu.edu
  517-353-2906
  

• Melissa Elischer

  Academic Specialist - Department of Animal Science
  elischer@msu.edu
  517-432-4306
  

• Russel Erickson

  Retired Faculty
  

• Catherine Ernst

  Professor and Chairperson
  ernstc@msu.edu
  517-432-1941
  

• Taylor Fabus

  Adjunct Faculty Member, Department of Animal Science
  tenlenta@msu.edu
  517-353-1748
  

• Asgi Fazleabas

  Adjunct Professor
  

• Jospeh Fehn

  MS Graduate Student
  fehnjose@msu.edu
  

• Laurie Felton

  Secretary
  ljfelton@msu.edu
  517-355-3889
  

• Ted Ferris

  Retired Faculty
  ferris@msu.edu
  

• Cal Flegal

  Retired Faculty
  

• Roy Fogwell

  Retired Faculty
  fogwell@msu.edu
  

• Lautaro Garcia

  MS Graduate Student
  garci723@msu.edu
  

• Andrea Garmyn

  Academic Specialist, Teaching and Outreach
  garmynan@msu.edu
  517-884-9470
  

• Ken Geuns

  Retired Faculty
  geuns@msu.edu
  

• John Gill

  Retired Faculty
  

• Cedric Gondro

  Professor
  gondroce@msu.edu
  517-432-1387
  

• Renee Harbowy

  MS Graduate Student
  harbowyr@msu.edu
  

• David Hawkins

  Retired Faculty
  hawkin12@msu.edu
  

• Camie Heleski

  Retired Faculty
  heleski@msu.edu
  

• Gretchen Myers Hill

  Retired Faculty
  hillgre@msu.edu
  

• Hanne Hoffmann

  Assistant Professor
  hanne@msu.edu
  517-353-1415
  

• Maynard Hogberg

  Retired Faculty
  

• Wen Huang

  Associate Professor
  huangw53@msu.edu
  517-353-9136
  

• Brian Hughes

  Professor-Fixed Term Adjunct
  

• Jim Ireland

  Professor
  ireland@msu.edu
  517-432-1384
  

• Janet Ireland

  Research Assistant III
  irelandj@msu.edu
  517-432-1383
  

• Jacquelyn Jacobs

  Assistant Professor
  jacob175@msu.edu
  517-432-6165
  

• Fermin Jimenez

  Research Technologist II
  jimene39@msu.edu
  517-432-1379
  

• Ashton Jordon

  MS Graduate Student
  jordonas@msu.edu
  

• Nanda Joshi

  Retired Faculty
  

• Darrin Karcher

  Faculty-Adjunct
  

• Kaitlin Karl

  PhD Graduate Student
  karlkait@msu.edu
  

• Tasia Kendrick

  Associate Professor
  taxistas@msu.edu
  517-432-2703
  

• Jessica Kiesling

  Advisor / Academic Specialist
  jessicak@msu.edu
  517-353-4570
  

• Jaehwan Kim

  Research Associate
  kimjae34@msu.edu
  

• Kwangwook Kim

  Assistant Professor
  kkim@msu.edu
  517-353-7023
  

• Jongkyoo Kim

  Assistant Professor
  kimjon48@msu.edu
  517-355-8415
  

• Earthia Klein

  MS Graduate Student
  kleinear@msu.edu
  

• Jason Knott

  Professor
  knottj@msu.edu
  517-432-5446
  

• Kirby Krogstad

  PhD Graduate Student
  krogstad@msu.edu
  

• Keith Latham

  Professor
  lathamk1@msu.edu
  517-353-7750
  

• Bora Lee

  MS Graduate Student
  leebora2@msu.edu
  

• Jane Link

  Professional Aide
  linkj@msu.edu
  

• Laurie Lobdell

  Advisor/Academic Specialist
  lobdell3@msu.edu
  

• Adam Lock

  Professor
  allock@msu.edu
  517-802-8124
  

• Xiaowen Ma

  MS Graduate Student
  maxiaow1@msu.edu
  

• Karla Macelli

  Executive Secretary II/S, Graduate Program Assistant
  macellik@msu.edu
  517-355-8417
  

• Barbara Makela

  Laboratory Aide
  makelaba@msu.edu
  517-432-7066
  

• Laman Mamedova

  Senior Research Scientist
  lamankm@msu.edu
  517-353-4866
  

• Ivan Mao

  Retired Faculty
  

• Carla McLachlan

  Professional Aide
  mclachl2@msu.edu
  517-432-5402
  

• Ashleigh McNeil

  PhD Graduate Student
  mcneilas@msu.edu
  

• Roger Mellenberger

  Retired Faculty
  

• Robert Merkel

  Retired Faculty
  

• Maggie Miller

  MS Graduate Student
  mill3145@msu.edu
  

• Morgan Mills

  MS Graduate Student
  millsmor@msu.edu
  

• Thaina Minela

  PhD Graduate Student
  minelath@msu.edu
  

• Julie Moore

  Instructional Laboratory Coordinator
  buellj@msu.edu
  

• Sarah Naughton

  PhD Graduate Student
  naught24@msu.edu
  

• Duong Nguyen

  Research Assistant I
  nguye658@msu.edu
  517-353-7112
  

• Brian Nielsen

  Professor
  bdn@msu.edu
  517-432-1378
  

• Mark Oesterle

  Laborer Ag I
  oester28@msu.edu
  517-432-5567
  

• Lynn Olthof

  PhD Graduate Student
  olthofly@msu.edu
  

• Hanna Ostrovski

  PhD Graduate Student
  wackelha@msu.edu
  

• Jair Parales Giron

  PhD Graduate Student
  parales1@msu.edu
  

• John Partridge

  Retired Faculty
  partridg@msu.edu
  

• Metin Petek

  Visiting Scholar
  petekmet@msu.edu
  

• Melanie Pimentel-Concepcion

  MS Graduate Student
  piment11@msu.edu
  

• Veronica Polniak

  MS Graduate Student
  polniakv@msu.edu
  

• Billy Poulos

  PhD Graduate Student
  pouloswi@msu.edu
  

• J. Richard Pursley

  Professor
  pursleyr@msu.edu
  517-281-7289
  

• Alan Rahn

  Retired Faculty
  

• Scott Rancour

  Administrative Business Manager
  rancour2@msu.edu
  517-432-5566
  

• Nancy Raney

  Research Assistant II
  raney@msu.edu
  517-432-0781
  

• Haylee Reisinger

  MS Graduate Student
  reising5@msu.edu
  

• Tracy Rich

  Office Coordinator I
  richt@msu.edu
  517-353-9227
  

• Cara Robison

  Research Assistant II
  oconn107@msu.edu
  517-353-9488
  

• Sherye Robitaille

  Unit HR Coordinator
  robitail@msu.edu
  517-884-7853
  

• Debbie Roman

  Office Assistant IV
  romand@msu.edu
  517-355-8383
  

• Jason Rowntree

  C.S. Mott Professor of Sustainable Agriculture
  rowntre1@msu.edu
  

• Dale Rozeboom, PhD

  Professor, Associate Chair for Farm Operations and Stakeholder Relations
  rozeboom@msu.edu
  517-355-8398
  

• Pamela Ruegg

  Professor-Adjunct
  plruegg@msu.edu
  

• Steven Rust

  Retired Faculty
  rust@msu.edu
  

• Joao Sacramento

  Research Associate
  sacrame2@msu.edu
  

• Jeannine Schweihofer, PhD

  Associate Professor-Adjunct
  grobbelj@msu.edu
  

• John Shelle

  Retired Faculty
  shelle@msu.edu
  

• Janice Siegford, PhD

  Professor, Associate Chair for Graduate Programs and Research
  siegford@msu.edu
  517-432-1388
  

• Christine Skelly

  Equine Education
  skellych@msu.edu
  810-338-8200
  

• George Smith

  Professor
  smithge7@msu.edu
  

• Madison Sokacz

  PhD Graduate Student
  sokaczma@msu.edu
  

• Ron Southwick

  Information Technologist I
  spock@msu.edu
  517-353-2921
  

• Brian Story

  Agricultural Group Leader
  storyb@msu.edu
  517-432-5566
  

• Steven Suhr

  Assistant Professor-Fixed Term Adjunct
  suhrs@msu.edu
  517-432-7065
  

• Janice Swanson

  Professor, Director of Animal Behavior and Welfare
  swansoj@msu.edu
  517-353-8714
  

• Jose Teixeira

  Professor-Adjunct
  

• Robert Tempelman

  Professor
  tempelma@msu.edu
  517-355-8445
  

• Roger Thomson

  Academic Specialist
  thomso75@msu.edu
  517-432-1395
  

• Nathalie Trottier

  Retired Faculty
  trottier@msu.edu
  

• Mike VandeHaar

  Professor
  mikevh@msu.edu
  517-355-8489
  

• Sam Varghese

  Retired Faculty
  

• Ryan Varner

  Meat Lab Assistant Manager
  varnerry@msu.edu
  517-353-9773
  

• Almudena Veiga-Lopez

  Associate Professor-Fixed Term Adjunct
  veiga@msu.edu
  

• Deborah Velez

  Adjunct Faculty
  velezdeb@msu.edu
  

• Fernando Vergara-Hernandez

  PhD Graduate Student
  vergarah@msu.edu
  

• Kangxu Wang

  Research Associate
  wangkan6@msu.edu
  

• Yuan Wang

  Associate Professor
  wangyu81@msu.edu
  517-353-1416
  

• Miriam Weber Nielsen

  Associate Professor
  msw@msu.edu
  517-432-5443
  

• Chao Wei

  Research Associate
  weichao2@msu.edu
  

• Katie Wilson

  Professional Aide
  wilso833@msu.edu
  517-353-7291
  

• Lynn Worden

  Research Assistant II
  lworden@msu.edu
  517-353-9729
  

• Xiaoyuan Yan

  Research Associate
  yanxiao4@msu.edu
  

• Alexandra Yaw

  Research Associate
  yawalexa@msu.edu
  

• Mel Yokoyama

  Retired Faculty
  

• Zhaoran Zhang

  PhD Graduate Student
  zhan1149@msu.edu
  

• Fei Zhang

  PhD Graduate Student
  zhengf37@msu.edu
  

• Zheng Zhou

  Assistant Professor
  zhouzz@msu.edu
  517-432-0803
  

• Matt Zwiernik

  Retired Faculty
  zwiernik@msu.edu