Faculty & Academic Staff

Location: Anthony Hall, 474 S. Shaw Lane, East Lansing, MI 48824-1225 (unless otherwise indicated)

Michael Allen

University Distinguished Professor
allenm@msu.edu
517-755-0725
Denise Altemose, D.V.M.

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

Research Associate
Reproductive, Developmental Biology
ashry@msu.edu
517-353-1421
Nick Babcock

4-H Livestock and Veterinary Science Statewide Educator
babco116@msu.edu
517-432-1626
Paige Bittner

Assistant Instructor
bittnerp@msu.edu
517-355-7484
Barry Bradford

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

Associate Professor / Beef Extension Specialist
Beef Cattle Nutrition and Management
buskirk@msu.edu
517-432-0400
Beatriz Castro Dias Cuyabano

Research Associate
castrod7@msu.edu
517-432-4584
Chen Chen

Associate Professor
Germ cell and RNA biology
chen2@msu.edu
517-353-3149
Karen Chou

Associate Professor
Toxicology
chouk@msu.edu
517-432-1392
Jose Cibelli

Professor
Animal Biotechnology
cibelli@msu.edu
517-432-9206
Paul Coussens

Professor
Molecular Biology and Molecular Virology
coussens@msu.edu
517-353-3158
Andrea Da Silva Romera

Visiting Scholar
dasilv13@msu.edu
Isabella DeFaria Maciel

Research Associate
defariam@msu.edu
517-355-0327
Joe Domecq

Academic Specialist
Ag Tech Dairy Management Program, Teaching and Advising, Extension Dairy Youth Specialist
domecqjo@msu.edu
517-353-7855
Jose Dos Santos Neto

Research Associate
dossan12@msu.edu
517-355-0327
Richard Ehrhardt, PhD

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

Youth Dairy Educator
Dairy Youth Programs
elischer@msu.edu
517-432-4306
Catherine Ernst

Professor; ANS Associate Chair for Graduate Training and Research; Director of Genetics and Genome Sciences Graduate Program
Molecular Genetics
ernstc@msu.edu
517-432-1941
Taylor Fabus

Extension Educator
Equine
tenlenta@msu.edu
517-353-1748
Ramjee Ghimire

Research Associate
ghimirer@msu.edu
Cedric Gondro

Professor
gondroce@msu.edu
517-432-1387
Hanne Hoffmann

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

Assistant Professor
Animal Genetics and Genomics
huangw53@msu.edu
517-353-9136
Jim Ireland

Professor
Reproductive Physiology
ireland@msu.edu
517-432-1384
Jacquelyn Jacobs

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

Associate Professor, Animal Science – International Outreach
joshin@msu.edu
517-432-6167
Piush Khanal

Research Associate
khanalpi@msu.edu
517-432-4584
Jessica Kiesling

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

Assistant Professor
Muscle and Adipose Tissue Biology/ Meat Science
kimjon48@msu.edu
517-355-8415
Jason Knott

Associate Professor
Developmental Epigenetics & Reproductive Biology
knottj@msu.edu
517-432-5446
Juliana Laguna

Visiting Scholar
lagunaju@msu.edu
517-353-7023
Taylor Langford

Specialist - Advisor
talangf@msu.edu
517-355-8427
Keith Latham

Professor
lathamk1@msu.edu
517-353-7750
Kyong Bon Lee

Visiting Scholar
leekyu38@msu.edu
Jinding Liu

Visiting Scholar
liujind1@msu.edu
517-432-0671
Adam Lock

Professor
Dairy Cattle Nutrition
allock@msu.edu
517-802-8124
Laman Mamedova

Senior Research Scientist
Molecular Biology
lamankm@msu.edu
517-353-4866
Don Martell

Assistant Instructor
1250J Anthony Hall
martel36@msu.edu
Junru Miao

Visiting Scholar
miaojunr@msu.edu
517-353-1421
Masoud Moradi Baghcheh Misheh

Visiting Scholar
2280 Anthony Hall
moradiba@msu.edu
Ndeye Penda Ndiaye

Visiting Scholar
ndiayen1@msu.edu
John Newsted

Adjunct Associate Professor
newsted@msu.edu
Brian Nielsen

Professor
Equine Exercise Physiology
bdn@msu.edu
517-432-1378
Carly O'Malley

Research Associate
omalle50@msu.edu
Rodrigo Pelicioni Savegnago

Research Associate
pelicion@msu.edu
Yong Pu

Scholar
puyong@msu.edu
517-432-7066
J. Richard Pursley

Professor
Reproductive Management of Dairy Cattle
pursleyr@msu.edu
517-281-7289
Jianping Quan

Visiting Scholar
quanjian@msu.edu
Kenneth Reid

Research Associate
reidken1@msu.edu
Lilian Rigatto Martins

Visiting Scholar
rigattom@msu.edu
Jason Rowntree

Associate Professor - Animal Science
Beef Cattle and Forage Utilization
rowntre1@msu.edu
517-355-8443
Sambit Roy

Research Associate
roysambi@msu.edu
517-353-1421
Dale Rozeboom, PhD

Pork specialist
rozeboom@msu.edu
Pamela Ruegg

Professor; Chair, Department of Animal Science
plruegg@msu.edu
517-355-8384
Aritro Sen

Assistant Professor
aritros@msu.edu
517-432-4585
Marie-Claude Senut

Adjunct Assistant Professor
senut@msu.edu
517-432-7065
Janice Siegford, PhD

Professor
Animal Behavior and Animal Welfare
siegford@msu.edu
517-432-1388
Niharika Sinha

Research Associate
sinhani1@msu.edu
517-353-1421
Christine Skelly

Equine Education
Adult Equine Extension Program
skellych@msu.edu
810-338-8200
Juan Steibel

Associate Professor
steibelj@msu.edu
517-353-5102
Steven Suhr

Adjunct Assistant Professor
suhrs@msu.edu
517-432-7065
Janice Swanson

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

Research Associate
swartztu@msu.edu
517-353-4866
Suxu Tan

Research Associate
tansuxu@msu.edu
517-432-2457
Tasia Taxis

Assistant Professor
taxistas@msu.edu
517-432-2703
Robert Tempelman

Professor
Statistical Genetics and Animal Breeding
tempelma@msu.edu
517-355-8445
Roger Thomson

Academic Specialist
Dairy Challenge; Dairy Herd Management; Milk Quality; Dairy Herd Health
thomso75@msu.edu
517-432-1395
Elvis Ticiani

Postdoctoral Fellow
ticianie@msu.edu
517-432-7066
Nathalie Trottier

Professor
Monogastric Animal Nutrition
trottier@msu.edu
517-432-5140
Mike VandeHaar

Professor
Dairy Nutrition & Metabolism
mikevh@msu.edu
517-355-8489
Almudena Veiga-Lopez

Adjunct Associate Professor
veiga@msu.edu
Karen Waite

Equine Education
kwaite@msu.edu
Yuan Wang

Assistant Professor
Stem Cell Biology & Developmental Biology
wangyu81@msu.edu
517-353-1416
Miriam Weber Nielsen

Associate Professor
Dairy Management & Physiology
msw@msu.edu
517-432-5443
Chao Wei

Visiting Scholar
weichao2@msu.edu
Zac Williams

Poultry Outreach Specialist
will3343@msu.edu
517-355-8383
Katie Wilson

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

Research Associate
wurtzkai@msu.edu
614-355-8319
Alexandra Yaw

Research Associate
yawalexa@msu.edu
Zheng Zhou

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