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Recognizing the need for strengthening analytical skills of our baccalaureates, the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources at Texas Tech University has initiated an "Undergraduate Research Program" designed to prepare students to respond effectively to the complex, contemporary, and multidisciplinary issues of agricultural natural resources. To encourage research by undergraduates as an integral part of the education process, the Program offers a sequential two-course series (6 semester hours) in research methodology and practice. The Program provides undergraduates with formal training in the general principles of organizing, planning, designing, and conducting research, and in gaining experience in problem solving.

Dr. John M. Burns
Dean
john.burns@ttu.edu
(806) 742-2810
Dr. Norman Hopper
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
n.hopper@ttu.edu
(806) 742-2808
Dr. Sukant K. Misra
Associate Dean of Research
sukant.misra@ttu.edu
(806) 742-2808
Dr. Steve Fraze
Director, ARC Center
steven.fraze@ttu.edu
(806) 742-2808
Ms. Jane Piercy
Director of Development and External Relations
jane.piercy@ttu.edu
(806) 742-2802
Dr. Eduardo Segarra
Agricultural and Applied Economics
Professor & Chair
eduardo.segarra@ttu.edu
(806) 742-2821
Dr. Alon Kvashny
Landscape Architecture
Professor & Chair
alon.kvashny@ttu.edu
(806) 742-2894
Dr. Matt Baker
Agricultural Education and Communications
Professor & Chair
matt.baker@ttu.edu
(806) 742-2816
Dr. Thomas Thompson
Plant and Soil Science
Professor & Chair
thomas.thompson@ttu.edu
(806) 742-2838
Dr. Leslie Thompson
Animal and Food Sciences
Professor & Interim Chair
kevin.pond@ttu.edu
(806) 742-2513
Dr. Ernest B. Fish
Natural Resources Management
Professor & Chair
ernest.fish@ttu.edu
(806) 742-2841
Dr. M. Dean Ethridge
International Textile Center
Managing Director
d.ethridge@ttu.edu
(806) 747-3790

Faculty Expertise By Research Specialization

Adoption/Diffusion of Innovations
Steven Fraze (AEC)
Agribusiness Management
Benaissa Chidmi
Conrad Lyford (AAEC)
Sukant Misra (AAEC)
Agricultural Communications
Cindy Akers (AEC)
David Doerfert (AEC)
Agricultural Education
Mathew Baker (AEC)
Steven Fraze (AEC)
David Lawver (AEC)
Animal Behavior
John McGlone (AFS)
Animal Nutrition
Kevin Pond (AFS)
Carlos Villalobos (RWFM)
Animal Welfare
John McGlone (AFS)
Assisted Reproduction
Sam Prien (AFS)
Aquaculture
Reynaldo Patino (NRM)
Aquatic Ecology
Gene Wilde (NRM)
Beef Cattle Management
Michael Galyean (AFS)
Beef Cattle Genetics
Robert Albin (AFS)
Michael Galyean (AFS)
Beef Cattle Nutrition
Michael Galyean (AFS)
Biosolids
Ernest Fish (NRM)
Carlos Villalobos (NRM)
David Wester (NRM)
Business Development & Policy
Dean Ethridge (ITC)
Conservation Biology
Gad Perry (NRM)
Cotton Economics
Don Ethridge (AAEC)
Sukant Misra (AAEC)
Dairy Products
Ronald (Max)
Mark Miller (AFS)
Economic Development
Jaime Malaga (AAEC)
Economic Feasibility Analysis
Emmett Elam (AAEC)
Marty Middleton (AAEC)
Electronic Media
Cindy Akers(AEC)
Empirical Industrial Organization
Benaissa Chidmi
Endangered Species
Warren Ballard (NRM)
Environmental Planning & Management
Safei-Eldin Hamed (LA)
Michael Farmer (AAEC)
Environmental Soils
Richard Zartman (PSS)
Equine Behavior
Heidi Brady (AFS)
Chris Guay (AFS)
Fiber Quality
Dean Ethridge (ITC)
Eric Hequet (ITC)
Finance
Phillip Johnson (AAEC)
Fire Ants
Brad Dabbert (NRM)
Mark Wallace (NRM)
Fire Ecology
Carlton Britton (NRM)
Sandra Rideout-Hanzak (NRM)
Food Microbiology/Safety
Mindy Brashears (AFS)
Food Processing & Preservation
Mark Miller (AFS)
Food Science & Safety
Mindy Brashears (AFS)
Leslie Thompson (AFS)
Forages
Vivien Allen (PSS)
Forest Ecology
Clint Boal (NRM)
Sandra Rideout-Hanzak (NRM)
Forestry
Sandra Rideout-Hanzak (NRM)
Mark Wallace (NRM)
Goats
Sam Jackson (AFS)
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Ernest Fish (NRM)
Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
Ernest Fish (NRM)
Grassland Ecology
Clint Boal (NRM)
David Wester (NRM)
Grazing Management
Carlos Villalobos (NRM)
Herpatology
Gad Perry (NRM)
History of American Landscape
John Billing (LA)
Horticulture
Cynthia McKenney (PSS)
Thayne Montague (PSS)
International Economics & Trade
Jaime Malaga (AAEC)
Law
Ron Phillips (AAEC)
Land-Use Planning
Michael Farmer (AAEC)
Landscape Architecture Construction
Charles Klein (LA)
Landscape Design
John Billing (LA)
Louis Mills (LA)
Landscape Planning
John Billing (LA)
Marketing
Benaissa Chidmi
Emmett Elam (AAEC)
Conrad Lyford (AAEC)
Jaime Malaga (AAEC)
Sukant Misra (AAEC)
Meat Science
Mark Miller (AFS)
Chance Brooks (AFS)
Muscle Biology
Chance Brooks (AFS)
Natural Resource Management
Ernest Fish (NRM)
Non-game Wildlife
Clint Boal (NRM)
Non-Market Valuation
Michael Farmer (AAEC)
Pest Management
Megha Parajulee (PSS)
Harlan Thorvilson (PSS)
Plant Genetics
Randy Allen (PSS)
Dick Auld (PSS)
Mark Burow (PSS)
Robert Wright (PSS)
Wenwei Xu (PSS)
Plant Physiology
Vivien Allen (PSS)
Norman Hopper (PSS)
Cynthia McKenney (PSS)
Thayne Montague (PSS)
Policy
Eduardo Segarra (AAEC)
Michael Farmer (AAEC)
Poultry Processing/Value Added Product
Christine Alvarado (AFS)
Precision Agriculture
Vivien Allen (PSS)
Stephan Maas (PSS)
Prescribed Fire
Carlton Britton (NRM)
Carlos Villalobos (NRM)
Sandra Rideout-Hanzak (NRM)
Price & Demand Analysis
Emmett Elam (AAEC)
Jaime Malaga (AAEC)
Sukant Misra (AAEC)
Production Economics
Phillip Johnson (AAEC)
Eduardo Segarra (AAEC)
Program Evaluation/Curriculum Development
David Lawver (AEC)
Quail
Brad Dabbert (NRM)
Range Improvements
David Wester (NRM)
Range Management
Carlton Britton (NRM)
Ranch Analysis & Planning
Carlton Britton (NRM)
Range Plant Ecology
David Wester (NRM)
Regional Economics
Phillip Johnson (AAEC)
Remote Sensing
Ernest Fish (NRM)
Reproductive Physiology
Heidi Brady (AFS)
Reynaldo Patino (NRM)
Sam Prien (AFS)
Resource Economics
Phillip Johnson (AAEC)
Eduardo Segarra (AAEC)
David Willis (AAEC)
Michael Farmer (AAEC)
Research Methodology
Sukant Misra (AAEC)
Research/Measurement/Analysis
Matt Baker (AEC)
Risk Management
Phillip Johnson (AAEC)
Tom Knight (AAEC)
Eduardo Segarra (AAEC)
Rodeo
Chris Guay (AFS)
Sheep
Sam Jackson (AFS)
Soils & Climatology
B. L. Allen (PSS)
Stephan Maas (PSS)
Richard Zartman (PSS)
Swine
John McGlone (AFS)
Textile/Polymer Chemistry
Noureddine Abidi (ITC)
Textile Technology
Eric Hequet (ITC)
Mourad Krifa (ITC)
Therapeutic Riding
Heidi Brady (AFS)
Urban Design
Alon Kvashny (LA)
Urban Wildlife
Mark Wallace (NRM)
Water Economics/Policy
Phillip Johnson (AAEC)
Eduardo Segarra (AAEC)
David Willis (AAEC)
Michael Farmer (AAEC)
Watershed Management
Ernest Fish (NRM)
Weed Science
Peter Dotray (PSS)
Wildlife Biology
Warren Ballard (NRM)
Wildlife Ecology
Warren Ballard (NRM)
Clint Boal (NRM)
Brad Dabbert (NRM)
Sandra Rideout-Hanzak (NRM)
Wildlife Habitat
Mark Wallace (NRM)