Technical/Support Staff: Plant Breeding & Genetics
Staff members support research scientists, maintain greenhouses and research fields, and manage administrative functions including communications, finance and outreach
Phil Atkins
Research Support Specialist and Director, New York Seed Improvement Project (NYSIP)
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Phil Atkins
- (607) 423-5974
- pma3 [at] cornell.edu
Research Support Specialist (Sorrells Lab)
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
David Benscher
- (607) 255-8092
- db57 [at] cornell.edu
Administrative Assistant
School of Integrative Plant Science
Soil and Crop Sciences Section
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Plant Biology Section
Danielle Bushnell
- db669 [at] cornell.edu
Graduate Field Coordinator
School of Integrative Plant Science
Soil and Crop Sciences Section
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Alicia Caswell
- (607) 255-3267
- amd33 [at] cornell.edu
Tracy Chapman
Finance and Budget Manager
School of Integrative Plant Science
Horticulture Section
Plant Biology Section
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
Soil and Crop Sciences Section
Tracy Chapman
- tlk2 [at] cornell.edu
Shuping Cheng
Technician (De Jong Lab)
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Shuping Cheng
- sc373 [at] cornell.edu
Amy Collins
Assistant to the Chair
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Soil and Crop Sciences Section
Amy Collins
- (607) 255-2180
- acl10 [at] cornell.edu
Jamie Crawford
Research Support Specialist (Viands Lab)
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Jamie Crawford
- (607) 255-5043
- jln15 [at] cornell.edu
Ryan Crawford
Technician (Viands/Hansen Lab)
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Ryan Crawford
- (607) 255-5043
- rvc3 [at] cornell.edu
Finance Specialist
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Elaine Davis
- (607) 255-0312
- es29 [at] cornell.edu
Darlene DeJong
Technician (Mutschler Lab)
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Darlene DeJong
- (607) 255-1671
- dd78 [at] cornell.edu
Matthew Falise
Research Support Specialist (De Jong Lab)
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Matthew Falise
- (607) 255-4962
- mf93 [at] cornell.edu
Daniel Fisher
Technician (Smith Lab)
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Daniel Fisher
- drf79 [at] cornell.edu
Michael Glos
Technician (Mutschler Lab)
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Michael Glos
- mag22 [at] cornell.edu
Lena Gray
Administrative Asst., New York Seed Improvement Project
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Lena Gray
- (607) 255-9869
- emg10 [at] cornell.edu
Sandra Harrington
Research Support Specialist (McCouch Lab)
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Sandra Harrington
- (607) 592-3627
- seh15 [at] cornell.edu
Research Support Specialist (Mattson Lab)
School of Integrative Plant Science
Horticulture Section
Nicholas Kaczmar
- nsk37 [at] cornell.edu
Leslie Larsen
Administrative Manager
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Biology Section
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Soil and Crop Sciences Section
Leslie Larsen
- (607) 255-8522
- lal262 [at] cornell.edu
Sean Moriarty
Technician, New York Seed Improvement Project (NYSIP)
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Sean Moriarty
- sfm29 [at] cornell.edu
Sherrie Norman
Research Support Specialist (Smith Lab)
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Sherrie Norman
- (607) 255-1322
- san9 [at] cornell.edu
Keith Payne
Technician (Smith Lab)
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Keith Payne
- (607) 255-1322
- krp6 [at] cornell.edu
Judy Singer
Extension Support Specialist I
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Judy Singer
- (607) 255-5461
- jls10 [at] cornell.edu
James Tanaka
Technician (Sorrells Lab)
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
James Tanaka
- (607) 327-0872
- jt27 [at] cornell.edu