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Arispe, Sergio
Assistant Professor

My research program focuses on the interplay between nutrition and reproduction in ruminants. Furthermore, I am interested in grazing programs and the dynamic impacts different grazing programs...

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Arscott, George
Emeritus Appointment
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Arsjad L M, Gufroni
Graduate Student
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Ates, Serkan
Assistant Professor


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Office: 541-737-5060
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Behm, Jeffrey
Bio Science Research Tech 2
Office: 541-737-3275
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Bionaz, Massimo
Assistant Professor

(1) Nutrigenomics in dairy cows: development of high-throughput systems to study nutrigenomics; fine-tuning the metabolism through nutrients; transcriptomic and epigenomic effects of long-chain...

Office: 541-737-9507
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Bobe, Gerd
Associate Professor

Nutrition is critically important for optimum development and maintenance of mind and body throughout life in animals and humans.  The focus of my research group is on dietary disease prevention...

Office: 541-737-1898
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Bohnert, David
Professor & Director, Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center

My research program is designed to develop nutritional management strategies that improve the sustainability of ruminant livestock operations in the intermountain west. This research has includes...

Office: 541-573-8910
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Borman, Michael
Emeritus Professor

Current research includes site characteristics for riparian vegetation and monitoring goose-grazing impacts on crops.  Interests include riparian assessment and management, grazing management,...

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Buckhouse, John
Emeritus Appointment
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Carr, Jay
Emeritus Appointment
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Chamberlain, David
Emeritus Appointment
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Chavez, Aimee

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Cheeke, Peter
Emeritus Appointment
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Cherian, Gita
Professor

The long-term goal of my research program is to better understand lipid metabolism in chicks so as to enhance their post-hatch growth and health along with producing wholesome foods for human...

Office: 541-737-1896
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Church, D
Emeritus Appointment
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Claypool, Donald
Emeritus Appointment
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Corder, Keely
Faculty Research Assistant
Office: 541-737-2960
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Davies, Kirk
Courtesy Appointment
Office: 541-573-4074
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Davis, Steven
Emeritus Appointment
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Deboodt, Tim
Associate Professor

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Office: 541-447-6228
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Dinkins, Jonathan
Assistant Professor


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Office: 541-737-1614
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Downing, Troy
Extension Dairy Specialist

The majority of my work involves manure management, pasture productivity and nutrient cycling. Much of the work has looked at nutrient cycling in pasture systems, developing techniques to document...

Office: 503-842-3433
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Duggan, Katelyn

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Eckert, Pete
Trades/Maintenance Worker 2
Office: 541-737-2303
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Eddleman, Lee
Emeritus Appointment
Office: 541-737-1621
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Ehrhart, Robert
Assistant Professor
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Endress, Bryan
Assistant Professor

My research seeks to identify and understand factors influencing vegetation structure, composition and dynamics and how this information can inform natural resource management.  Currently, my...

Office: 541-962-3115
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Fischer, C
Emeritus Appointment
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Froman, David
Emeritus Professor

My goal is the discovery of key gene networks that affect sperm mobility phenotype. The discovery of sperm mobility and the analysis of this trait resulted in three outcomes that were wholly...

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Gamroth, Michael
Emeritus Appointment
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Gates, Dillard
Emeritus Appointment
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Gibson, Yvette
Instructor, Online Rangeland Science Program Coordinator and Academic Advisor

Scholarship & Teaching

Extended Campus Research Fellow 2018-2020: Teaching Field-Based Science Online: Multi-initiative research program to compare learning outcome achievement...

Office: 541-737-1908
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Gosse, Kathryn
Instructor
Office: 541-737-5327
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Hammerich, Michael
Soap Creek Ranch Manager
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Hammerich, Bailey

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Hansen, Shelley
Bio Science Research Tech 2

Office: 541-753-8807
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Harper, James
Emeritus Appointment
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Hathaway, Ronald
Emeritus Appointment
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Hazzard, Timothy
Instructor

Office: 541-737-4439
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Hermes, James
Associate Professsor
  • Alternative feeds for small flocks.
  • Pastured organic and freerange poultry production.
Office: 541-737-2254
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Holtan, Donald
Emeritus Appointment
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Howell, Michael
Emeritus Appointment
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Jacks, Clinton
Emeritus Appointment
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James, Jeremy
Courtesy Appointment
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Jansen, Matthew
Bio Science Research Tech 2
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Johnson, Douglas
Emeritus Professor

Dr. Johnson has been a professor in the Department of Rangeland Ecology and Management at Oregon State University since 1982. His research examines the spatial behavior and movement of livestock...

Office: 541-737-1624
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Keller, Mark
Senior Faculty Research Asst I

Ruminant nutrition

Office: 541-737-1921
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Kennedy, Matthew
Senior Instructor I

(1) Applied nutrition and alternative feedstuffs used in livestock production
(2) Beef and Swine management/production methods

Office: 541-737-1906
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Killefer, John
Professor

The overall goal of the Killefer laboratory is to develop a better understanding of the mechanisms regulating muscle growth and physiology at both the embryonic and postnatal stages of development...

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Knudson, Janet
Administrative Manager
Office: 541-737-1890
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Knutson, Devon
Emeritus Appointment
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Koong, Ling-Jung
Emeritus Appointment
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Krueger, William
Emeritus Appointment
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Kutzler, Michelle
Associate Professor

Basic canine reproductive physiology with specific emphasis on trophoblast invasion and modeling for pre-eclampsia.

Office: 541-737-1401
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Lohakare, Jayant
Courtesy Appointment
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Louhaichi, Mounir
Courtesy Appointment

My research focuses on spatial ecology, wildlife habitat modeling and geospatial technology applications in natural resource management.

My research examines the spatial and temporal...

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Males, James
Emeritus Professor

Beef cattle nutrition and management; low-quality forage utilization.

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Marques, Rodrigo
Research Associate (Post Doc)
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Mata-Gonzalez, Ricardo
Interim Department Head

My research centers on rangeland vegetation and arid land plants.  I am interested in studying the ecology, eco-physiology, and consumption of these plants as affected by different forms of...

Office: 541-737-7355
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Mc Guire, Larissa
Bio Science Research Tech 2

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Mc Innis, Mike
Emeritus Appointment
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Mc Vicker, Megan
Bio Science Research Tech 2
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Menino Jr, Alfred
Emeritus Professor

The underlying theme in most of the research conducted within the last 10 years has been in comparative embryology with an emphasis in the extracellular matrix-degrading proteinases, in particular...

Office: 541-737-3011
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Meyer, Howard
Emeritus Professor

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Miller, Richard
Emeritus Professor

Spatial and temporal dynamics of sagebrush and juniper woodlands in the Intermountain Region with an emphasis in fire.

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Mills, Tina
Administrative Program Spec
Office: 541-737-1619
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Mills, Randall
Emeritus Professor

Applied research and Extension program emphasis on adding and capturing "added value" for Oregon beef cattle and sheep industries

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Monaco, Elisa
Instructor

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Office: 541-737-1917
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Morris, Lesley
Assistant Professor

Lesley Morris joined the Oregon State University Agriculture and Natural Resources Program at Eastern Oregon University as an Assistant Professor of Rangeland Sciences in July of 2013. Dr. Morris...

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Mueller, Chad
Instructor

Beef Cattle Nutrition and Management: Beef Cattle Systems; Ruminant Nutrition and Management

Impact of value-added beef programs in combination with western U.S. range and timberland...

Office: 541-962-3789
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Mueller, Chad
Program Coordinator and Head Advisor

The Oregon beef cattle industry represents an estimated $633 million of the $4.71 billion annual agricultural receipts to the Oregon economy.  As a result I have developed a systems-based research...

Office: 541-962-3789
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Nakaue, Harry
Emeritus Appointment
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Ochoa , Carlos
Assistant Professor

Watershed-Riparian Systems Management

My research focuses on land use effects on ecological and hydrological interactions occurring in watersheds and riparian ecosystems throughout the West...

Office: 541-737-0933
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Oldfield, James
Emeritus Appointment
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Parker, Nathan
Instructor

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Peters, Amy
Emeritus Appointment
Office: 541-572-5263
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Pirelli, Gene
Extension Specialist

Office: 971-612-0027
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Reesman, Dodi
Head Academic Advisor
Office: 541-737-4761
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Rosenlicht, Giovanna
Instructor

Canine oxytocin receptor genotypes and potential application for use in prediction of affiliative and aggressive behaviors.

Office: 541-737-1918
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Savage, Thomas
Emeritus Appointment
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Sharrow, Steven
Emeritus Appointment
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Shaver, Patrick
Instructor
Office: 541-737-1146
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Sheley, Roger
Courtesy Appointment
Office: 541-573-8938
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Sherwood, Dawn
Instructor

Applied research conducted by Dr. Sherwood is beneficial to horse owners across the country.  The major areas of study are mud and pasture management to better the health and productivity of the...

Office: 541-737-1929
Smallman, Mary
Faculty Research Assistant

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Office: 541-737-2960
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Spencer, Seth
Farm Superintendent

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Office: 541-737-3275
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Stormshak, Fredrick
Distinguished Professor Emeritus

(1) Mechanisms of action of ovarian steroid hormones in regulating uterine gene expression as related to luteal function and embryonic mortality on the cow, ewe, and gilt.
(2) Neuroendocrine...

Office: 541-737-2325
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Svejcar, Anthony
Courtesy Appointment
Office: 541-573-8901
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Swanson, Lloyd
Emeritus Appointment
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Thompson, James
Emeritus Appointment
Office: 541-737-1908
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Udell, Monique
Assistant Professor

Dr. Udell's research focuses on animal behavior and social cognition, including lifetime factors that facilitate social bonds between humans and other species.  Her interests include: (1) Human-...

Office: 541-737-9154
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Vavra, Martin
Emeritus Appointment
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Weber, Dale
Emeritus Professor

Ruminant nutrition and livestock management

Office: 541-737-2144
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Zollinger, William
Emeritus Appointment
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