Associate editors

Associate Editors oversee peer review of manuscripts in their area of expertise. They evaluate them initially for soundness and suitability, then nominate confidential peer reviewers. Later they review all recommendations, set final requirements and finally evaluate author revisions. They carry out these tasks using an on-line peer review management system which has automatic features to ease and streamline the process.

California Agriculture Associate Editors also represent the journal on the UC campuses, in county UC ANR Cooperative Extension (UCCE) offices and at the UC ANR research and extension centers (RECs). The panel membership includes UCCE advisors and specialists, as well as faculty and researchers in the Agricultural Experiment Station colleges: the UC Berkeley College of Natural Resources, the UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine and the UC Riverside College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences.

If you are interested in learning more about Associate Editor procedures, or serving as an Associate Editor, please contact Debbie Thompson, Managing Editor.

Animal, Avian, Aquaculture & Veterinary Sciences

JOHN A. ANGELOS
Title: Professor
Specialty: Livestock diseases; infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK; pinkeye); One Health in food safety and security
Unit: School of Veterinary Medicine
Address:
Deans Office
106 Surge IV
Davis, CA 95616
Email: jaangelos@ucdavis.edu

Dr Maurice Pitesky
Title: Associate Specialist
Specialty: Poultry Health and Food Safety Epidemiology
Unit: Veterinary Medicine Extension
Address:
Maurice Pitesky
1089 Veterinary Medicine Drive VM3B
4007
Davis, CA 95616
Phone: 530-752-3215
Fax: 530-752-7181
Email: mepitesky@ucdavis.edu

Economics & Public Policy

Photo of Dr Ellen M Bruno Dr Ellen M Bruno
Title: CE Specialist in Quantitative Policy Analysis
Specialty: Agricultural economics, water resource economics
Unit: Agricultural & Resource Economics & Policy
Email: ebruno@berkeley.edu

Rachael E. Goodhue Ph.D.
Title: Professor, Agricultural Economist-AES
Specialty: Agricultural Marketing and Organization, Contracting, Pesticide Use and Regulation, Agricultural Policy, Agri-environmental Policy, Natural Resources and Property Rights, Bio-economic Modeling of Agricultural Production Systems, Technology Adoption
Unit: Agricultural & Resource Economics
Phone: (530) 754-7812
Email: goodhue@primal.ucdavis.edu

Julie Guthman
Title: Professor, Social Sciences
Specialty: I am a human geographer who conducts qualitative social science research on issues related to environmental health, political ecology, land, labor, and grower viability in the context of California agriculture. Major projects have followed the organic sector and the strawberry industry. I am currently investigating developments in novel foods and novel food production technologies.
Phone: 831-459-2726
Email: jguthman@ucsc.edu

Mark N. Lubell Ph.D
Title: Professor, Water Policy in the AES
Specialty: My research focuses on human behavior and the role of governance institutions in solving environmental collective action problems and facilitating cooperation. My current projects include watershed management, environmental activism, agricultural best ma
Unit: Environmental Science and Policy
Phone: (530) 752-5880
Email: mnlubell@ucdavis.edu

Photo of Dr Kurt A. Schwabe Dr Kurt A. Schwabe
Title: Professor of Environmental Economics and Policy
Specialty: Water Scarcity; Water Economics; Agricultural Water Use; Alternative strategies for pollution control; environmental and natural resource valuation; Salinity management/policy
Unit: Agricultural & Resource Economics & Policy
Phone: (951) 827-2361
Email: schwabe@ucr.edu

Food & Nutrition

Photo of Dr Amy Block Joy Dr Amy Block Joy
Title: UC Davis, CE Specialist, AND UC Berkeley, Professor Emerita, AND UCB Professor of the Academy
Specialty: Nutrition, health disparities of diverse populations, nutritional ecology, and ethics
Unit: Dean's Office CA&ES (UCD)
Address:
CAES Dean's Office
150 Mrak Hall
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616
Email: abjoy@ucdavis.edu

Photo of Dr Lorrene Ritchie Dr Lorrene Ritchie
Title: Director of the Nutrition Policy Institute and Cooperative Extension Nutrition Specialist
Specialty: Childhood, Food Security, Obesity Prevention, Public health
Unit: Nutrition Policy Institute (NPI)
Address:
1111 Franklin Street
Office 11309
Oakland, CA 94607
Phone: 510-987-0523
Email: lritchie@ucanr.edu

Human & Community Development

Photo of Rob Bennaton Rob Bennaton
Title: Bay Area Urban Agriculture Advisor
Specialty: Small Scale Food Production and Soil Quality/Resource Management ; Food and Land Access and Security
Unit: Master Food Preservers
Address:
University of California Cooperative Extension-Alameda County
224 West Winton Ave., Suite 134
Hayward, CA 94544
Phone: 510-703-4119
Email: rbennaton@ucanr.edu

Photo of Dr Kali Trzesniewski Dr Kali Trzesniewski
Title: Dr. Trzesniewski
Specialty: Adolescent Development
Unit: Human & Community Development
Address:
Human & Community Development
One Shields Avenue
1309 Hart Hall
Davis, CA 95616-8523
Email: ktrz@ucdavis.edu

Land, Air & Water Sciences

Photo of Hoori Ajami Hoori Ajami
Title: Assistant Professor
Specialty: catchment hydrology, surface water-groundwater interaction, groundwater hydrology, hydrologic modeling, GIS & Remote Sensing
Unit: Environmental Sciences
Address:
900 University Ave
Riverside, CA 92521
Phone: 9518274778
Email: hooria@ucr.edu

Photo of Khaled M Bali Ph.D. Khaled M Bali Ph.D.
Title: Irrigation Water Management Specialist
Specialty: Irrigation and water management, irrigation systems, soil salinity, drainage, infiltration, water quality, TMDL, biosolids
Unit: Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
Address:
Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
9240 S. Riverbend Ave.
Parlier, CA 93648
Phone: 559-646-6541
Fax: 559-646-6015
Email: kmbali@ucanr.edu

Sanjai J. Parikh Ph.D.
Title: Associate Professor
Specialty: Soil Chemistry: nutrient cycyling, contaminant transport, carbon cycling, soil remediation, biochar use in agricculutre, biochar for environmental remediation, soil amendments, food safety
Unit: Land, Air & Water Resources
Address:
LAWR/Hoagland
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616
Phone: (530) 752-1265
Email: sjparikh@ucdavis.edu

Natural Resources

Photo of Ted Grantham Ted Grantham
Title: Assistant Cooperative Extension Specialist
Specialty: climate, water management and freshwater ecology
Unit: ESPM - Ecosystem Sciences
Address:
130 Mulford Hall #3114
Berkeley, CA 94720-3114
Phone: 510-664-4664
Email: tgrantham@berkeley.edu

Photo of William C Stewart William C Stewart
Title: Specialist
Specialty: forest management, climate impacts of forest management and forest product substitution benefits, vegetation management and fire/smoke impacts.
Unit: Center for Forestry (UCB)
Address:
137 Mulford Hall MC 3114
211 Mulford
Berkeley, CA 94720-5438
Phone: (510) 643-3130
Email: billstewart@berkeley.edu

Pest Management

Photo of Kent M Daane Kent M Daane
Title: CE Specialist
Specialty: Biological control and IPM of insect pests in perennial crops (almond, grape, stone fruit, olives, pistachios), annual crops (lettuce) and ornamentals (eucalyptus, ornamental).
Unit: ESPM - Organisms and the Environment
Address:
Kearney Agricultural Research and Education Center
9240 S. Riverbend Ave.
Parlier, CA 93648
Phone: 5596466522
Fax: (559) 646-6593
Email: kdaane@ucanr.edu

Photo of James J Stapleton PhD James J Stapleton PhD
Title: IPM Plant Pathologist
Specialty: Integrated pest management; alternatives to synthetic chemical products for disease and pest control; solar energy in pest management; ecological engineering; pest issues in natural areas; biological, physical, and cultural management of reservoirs of weedy plant propagative materials; seed pathology; sustainable and appropriate pest management technologies; circular economy issues
Unit: Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Statewide Program
Address:
Kearney Agricultural Center Academic Unit
9240 South Riverbend Avenue
Parlier, CA 93648
Phone: (559) 646-6536
Fax: (559) 646-6593
Email: jjstapleton@ucanr.edu

Photo of Florent P Trouillas Florent P Trouillas
Title: Associate Cooperative Extension Specialist
Specialty: Fruit and Nut Crops, Plant Pathology
Unit: Plant Pathology - CAES
Address:
9240 South Riverbend Avenue
Parlier, CA 93648
Phone: 559-646-6566
Email: flotrouillas@ucanr.edu

Plant Sciences and Agronomy

Photo of Steven A. Fennimore Steven A. Fennimore
Title: CE Weed Specialist
Specialty: Weed control in cool-season vegetables, weed biology, weed seed germination. Automated weed managment with intelligent weeders. Soil disinfestation with steam in strawberry and vegetables.
Unit: Weed Science Program
Address:
US Agricultural Research Station
1636 East Alisal Street
Salinas, CA 93905
Phone: (831) 755-2896
Fax: 831-755-2814
Email: safennimore@ucdavis.edu

Photo of Matthew W Fidelibus Ph.D. Matthew W Fidelibus Ph.D.
Title: Cooperative Extension Specialist
Specialty: Raisin, table and wine grape production,fruit quality, whole-plant physiology, plant growth regulators, weeds.
Unit: Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
Address:
Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
9240 S. Riverbend Ave.
Parlier, CA 93648
Phone: 5596466510
Email: mwfidelibus@ucanr.edu

Dr Daniel J Geisseler
Title: Cooperative Extension Specialist in Nutrient Management
Specialty: Nutrient management in crop production
Unit: Land, Air & Water Resources
Address:
LAWR / PES Building
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616
Phone: 530-754-9637
Fax: (530) 752-1552
Email: djgeisseler@ucdavis.edu

Matthew Edmund Gilbert
Unit: Department of Plant Sciences
Address:
Department of Plant Sciences
One Shields Avenue
1210 Plant and Environmental Sciences Bldg
Davis, CA 95616-8780
Email: megilbert@ucdavis.edu

Stephen R Kaffka
Title: CE Specialist.
Specialty: Production and resource use efficiency of sugar, oilseed crops and other agronomic crops; Cropping systems and agroecology; biomass, bioenegy, bioproducts and related public policy issues; irrigation, salinity and drainage
Unit: Department of Plant Sciences
Address:
Department of Plant Sciences
One Shields Avenue
1210 Plant and Environmental Sciences Bldg
Davis, CA 95616-8780
Phone: (530) 752-8108
Email: srkaffka@ucdavis.edu

Photo of Dr Astrid Volder Dr Astrid Volder
Title: Professor
Specialty: Root biology, tree systems, whole plant physiology, climate change
Unit: Department of Plant Sciences
Address:
UC Davis Plant Sciences
Wickson 2057
Davis, CA 95616
Phone: 5307528527
Fax: (530) 754-7698
Email: avolder@ucdavis.edu