STATE SPECIALISTS 

EXTENSION

  • Angela O’Callaghan, Associate Professor - Social Horticulture (Clark County), ocallaghana@unr.edu, 702-257-5581
  • Anne Lindsay, Professor – Public Health & Exercise Science (Clark County), alindsay@unr.edu, 702-940-5434
  • Aurora Buffington, Assistant Professor – Public Health Nutrition (Clark County), abuffington@unr.edu, 702-257-5534
  • Buddy Borden, Associate Professor – Community Analysis & Economic Development (Clark County), bordenb@unr.edu, 702-257-5505
  • Christina Restaino, Assistant Professor – Natural Resources (Washoe County), restainoc@unr.edu
  • Dan Weigel, Professor – Child & Family Living (Washoe County), weigeld@unr.edu,    775-784-4848
  • Heidi Kratsch, Associate Professor – Horticulture (Washoe County), hkratsch@unr.edu, 775-784-4848
  • M.L. Robinson, Associate Professor – Environmental Horticulture (Clark County), robinsonml@unr.edu, 702-222-3130
  • Marlene Rebori, Professor – Community & Organizational Development (Washoe County), reborim@unr.edu, 775-784-4848
  • Maninder Walia, Assistant Professor – Field Crops (Washoe County), waliam@unr.edu, 775-336-0257
  • Teresa Byington, Professor – Early Childhood Education (Clark County), byingtont@unr.edu, 702-222-3130
  • YaeBin Kim, Associate Professor – Parenting Education & Child Development (Clark County), yaek@unr.edu, 702-257-5521

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, BIOTECHNOLOGY & NATURAL RESOURCES

  • Amilton de Mello, Associate Professor – Meat Science & Food Safety (Dept of Agriculture, Veterinary & Rangeland Sciences), amilton@cabnr.unr.edu, 775-784-6648
  • Paul Meiman, Associate Professor – Rangeland Livestock/Wildlife Interactions (Dept of Agriculture, Veterinary & Rangeland Sciences, Elko County), pmeiman@unr.edu
  • Lesley Morris, Associate Professor – Rangeland Ecology & Management (Dept of Agriculture, Veterinary & Rangeland Sciences), lesleym@unr.edu, 775-784-6227
  • Patricia Santos, Assistant Professor – Molecular Plant Pathology (Dept of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology), pfsantos@unr.edu, 775-784-4102

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

  • Loretta Singletary, Professor – Economics & Interdisciplinary Outreach Liaison (Dept of Economics), singletaryl@unr.edu, 775-682-9138 
  • Michael Taylor, Associate Professor – Agriculture & Resource Economics (Dept of Economics), taylor@unr.ediu, 775-784-1679
  • Thomas Harris, Professor – Economic Development (Dept of Economics, Director of the Center for Economic Development), harris@unr.edu, 775-784-1681

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

  • Brenda Freeman, Professor – Mental Health Specialist (Dept of Counseling & Educational Psychology), brendafreeman@unr.edu, 775-682-9353 
  • Pamela Payne, Assistant Professor – Human Development & Family Studies (Dept of Human Development & Family Studies), ppayne@unr.edu, 775-682-6637
  • William Evans, Professor – Youth Development (Dept of Human Development & Family Studies), wevans@unr.edu, 775-784-7013

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE 

  • Kerri Jean Ormerod, Associate Professor – Geography; Human-environment relations regarding water governance; Director of Living with Drought (Dept of Geography), kormerod@unr.edu, 775-784-6347
  • Stephanie McAfee, Associate Professor – Applied Climatology; Nevada State Climatologist (Dept of Geography), smcafee@unr.edu, 775-784-6999

EXTENSION EDUCATORS  

  • Lisa Taylor, Assistant Professor – Carson City & Storey County, lktaylor@unr.edu,       775-887-2252
  • Vacant – Churchill County
  • Eric Killian – Southern Area Director, killiane@unr.edu, 702-257-5542
  • Hayley Maio – Clark County (Laughlin), hmaio@unr.edu
  • Carol Bishop, Associate Professor – Clark County (Logandale & Mesquite), cbishop@unr.edu, 702-397-2604
  • Lindsay Chichester, Assistant Professor – Douglas County, lchichester@unr.edu,        775-782-9960
  • Jill Baker-Tingey, Assistant Professor – Elko County, tingeyj@unr.edu, 775-738-1990
  • Gary McCuin  – Eureka County, gmccuin@unr.edu, 775-237-6134
  • Brad Schultz, Professor – Humboldt County, schultzb@unr.edu, 775-623-6304
  • Lois Erquiaga – Lander County, erquiag2@unr.edu,  
  • Donald Deever, Assistant Professor – Lincoln County, ddeever@unr.edu, 775-726-3109
  • Adeel Ahmed – Lyon County, adeela@unr.edu,
  • Staci Emm, Professor – Mineral County, emms@unr.edu, 775-945-3444
  • Misha Allen – S Nye County, mishaa@unr.edu
  • Vacant – N Nye & Esmeralda County
  • Steve Foster, Associate Professor – Pershing County, fosters@unr.edu, 775-273-2923
  • Holly Gatzke – Northern Area Director, gatzkeh@unr.edu, 775-784-4848
  • Vacant – White Pine County

PROGRAM LEADERS

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