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Animal Sciences and Industry

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
Bormann, JenniferProfessorjbormann@k-state.edu
Rolf, Megan*Associate Professormegrolf@k-state.edu
Weaber, Bob*Professor / Extension Specialistbweaber@k-state.edu

Food Science

Name Email
Amamcharla, Jayendra*Professorjayendra@k-state.edu
Getty, Kelly*Associate Professorkgetty@k-state.edu
Gragg, Sara*Associate Professorsaragragg@k-state.edu
Nutsch, AbbeyAssociate Professoranutsch@k-state.edu
Phebus, Randy*Professorphebus@k-state.edu
Retzlaff, DeannaTeaching Associate Professorretzlaff@k-state.edu
Schmidt, Karen*Professor/Chair Food Science Undergraduate Programkschmidt@k-state.edu
Smith, Scott*Professor/
Chair, Food Science Graduate Program		jsschem@k-state.edu
Trinetta, Valentina*Assistant Professorvtrinetta@k-state.edu
Vipham, Jessie*Assistant Professorjessiev@k-state.edu
Yucel, Umut* Assistant Professoryucel@k-state.edu

Meat Science

Name Email
Boyle, Liz*Professor/Extension Specialistlboyle@k-state.edu
Chao, Michael*Assistant Professormdchao@ksu.edu
Houser, Terry*Associate Professorhouser@k-state.edu
O'Quinn, Travis*Associate Professor travisoquinn@k-state.edu 
Schaake, ScottAssociate Professorsimmi@k-state.edu

Mongastric Nutrition

Name Email
Beyer, Scott*Associate Professorsbeyer@k-state.edu
DeRouchey, Joel*Professor/State Extension Leaderjderouch@k-state.edu
Douthit, Teresa*Professordouthit@k-state.edu
Goodband, Bob*Professor/Extension Specialistgoodband@k-state.edu
Jones, Cassie*Associate Professorjonesc@k-state.edu
Lattimer, James*Assistant Professorjlattimer@k-state.edu 
Nelssen, Jim*Professor/Extension Specialistjnelssen@k-state.edu
Stark, Charles*Professor, Feed Safetycrstark@k-state.edu
Tokach, Mike*University Distinguished Professormtokach@k-state.edu
Woodworth, Jason*Research Professor jwoodworth@k-state.edu

Ruminant Nutrition

Name Email
Blasi, Dale*Professor/Extension Specialistdblasi@k-state.edu
Bradford, Barry*Professorbbradfor@k-state.edu
Brouk, Mike*Professor/Extension Specialistmbrouk@k-state.edu
Crane, Alison*Assistant Professor / Extension Specialistarcrane@ksu.edu
Drouillard, Jim*Professorjdrouill@k-state.edu
Farney, JaymelynnAssociate Professor / Extension Specialistjkj@k-state.edu
Mamedova, LamanResearch Associate Professormamedova@k-state.edu
Olson, K C*Professorkcolson@k-state.edu
Tarpoff, A.J.Assistant Professor/ Extension Specialisttarpoff@k-state.edu
Titgemeyer, Evan*Professor/Research Coordinatoretitgeme@k-state.edu
Waggoner, JustinProfessor/Extension Specialistjwaggon@k-state.edu

Physiology

Name Email
Fike, Karol*Teaching Associate Professorkarol@k-state.edu
Grieger, David*Professordgrieger@k-state.edu
Hulbert, Lindsey*Assistant Professor/Animal Behaviorlhulbert@k-state.edu
Jaeger, JohnProfessor/Beef Cattle Scientistjrjaeger@k-state.edu
Johnson, SandyProfessor/Extension Specialistsandyj@k-state.edu
Kouba, JoannAssociate Professorjkouba@k-state.edu
Mendonca, Luis*Associate Professor/Extension Specialistmendonca@k-state.edu
Odde, KenProfessorkenodde@k-state.edu
Rozell, Tim*Professortrozell@k-state.edu
Stevenson, Jeff*Professorjss@k-state.edu