Graduate Faculty by Discipline

The department is staffed by faculty, instructors and/or research assistants representing the disciplines of breeding & genetics, food science, meat science, monogastric nutrition, ruminant nutrition and physiology. *Denotes graduate faculty that are certified to serve as the major professor for doctoral students.

Below is a list of faculty and instructors by discipline:

Breeding & Genetics || Food Science || Meat Science || Mongastric Nutrition || Ruminant Nutrition || Physiology

Breeding & Genetics
Name Email
Rolf Megan* Associate Professor megrolf@ksu.edu
Mueller Maci Assistant Professor muellermaci@ksu.edu

Food Science

Name Email
Getty, Kelly* Associate Professor kgetty@ksu.edu
Nutsch, Abbey Teaching Professor/FDSCI Teaching Coordinator anutsch@ksu.edu
Phebus, Randy* Professor phebus@ksu.edu
Retzlaff, Deanna Teaching Professor retzlaff@ksu.edu
Smith, Scott* Professor/
Chair, Food Science Graduate Program		 jsschem@ksu.edu

Meat Science

Name Email
Boyle, Liz* Professor/Extension Specialist lboyle@ksu.edu
Chao, Michael* Associate Professor mdchao@ksu.edu
O'Quinn, Travis* Associate Professor travisoquinn@ksu.edu
Vipham Jessie* Associate Professor jessiev@ksu.edu
Zumbaugh Morgan* Assistant Professor mdzumbaugh@ksu.edu

Mongastric Nutrition

Name Email
Beyer, Scott* Associate Professor/Extension Specialist sbeyer@ksu.edu
DeRouchey, Joel* Professor/State Extension Leader jderouch@ksu.edu
Douthit, Teresa* Professor douthit@ksu.edu
Goodband, Bob* University Distinguished Professor/Extension Specialist goodband@ksu.edu
Jones, Cassie* Professor/Teaching Coordinator jonesc@ksu.edu
Tokach, Mike* University Distinguished Professor/Research Coordinator mtokach@ksu.edu
Woodworth, Jason* Research Professor jwoodworth@ksu.edu

Ruminant Nutrition

Name Email
Blasi, Dale* Professor/Extension Specialist dblasi@ksu.edu
Brouk, Mike* Professor/Extension Specialist mbrouk@ksu.edu
Brown, Billy* Assistant Professor brownb@k-state.edu
Drouillard, Jim* Professor jdrouill@ksu.edu
Farney, Jaymelynn Associate Professor / Extension Specialist jkj@ksu.edu
Olson, K C* Professor kcolson@ksu.edu
Tarpoff, A.J. Associate Professor/ Extension Veterinarian tarpoff@ksu.edu
Thompson Logan* Assistant Professor thom94@k-state.edu
Titgemeyer, Evan* Professor/ASI Graduate Program Director etitgeme@ksu.edu
Waggoner, Justin Professor/Extension Specialist jwaggon@ksu.edu
Warner, Jason* Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist jasonwarner@k-state.edu

Physiology

Name Email
Dias, Nicholas Wege* Assistant Professor diasnw@ksu.edu
Fike, Karol* Teaching Professor karol@ksu.edu
Gomez Leon Victor* Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist vgomezleon@ksu.edu
Grieger, David* Professor dgrieger@ksu.edu
Hulbert, Lindsey* Associate Professor/Animal Behavior lhulbert@ksu.edu
Johnson, Sandy Professor/Extension Specialist sandyj@ksu.edu
Kouba, Joann* Associate Professor jkouba@ksu.edu
Rozell, Tim* Professor trozell@ksu.edu