Center for Food Systems and Sustainability
The people who make up CENFOODS.
Leadership
Affiliates
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
| Name | Title | Department/Unit |
| Benham Abasht | Associate Professor | Animal & Food Sciences |
| FNU Ahsanuzzaman | Post Doctoral Researcher | Applied Economics & Statistics |
| Albert Armstrong | Farm Manager | Newark Farm |
| Susan Barton | Professor | Plant & Soil Sciences |
| Jules Bruck | Professor | Plant & Soil Sciences |
| Valann Budischak | Extension Agent II | Cooperative Extension |
| Jeffrey Buler | Associate Professor | Entomology & Wildlife Ecology |
| Anastasia Chirnside | Assistant Professor | Entomology & Wildlife Ecology |
| Nicole Donofrio | Professor | Plant & Soil Sciences |
| Emmalea Ernest | Associate Scientist | Cooperative Extension |
| Erik Ervin | Chair and Professor | Plant & Soil Sciences |
| Thomas Evans | Professor | Plant & Soil Sciences |
| Jeffry Fuhrmann | Professor | Plant & Soil Sciences |
| Karen Gartley | Manager and Program Director, UD Soil Testing Program | Plant & Soil Sciences |
| Dallas Hoover | Professor | Animal & Food Sciences |
| Mark Isaacs | Associate Professor | Plant & Soil Sciences |
| Deb Jaisi | Associate Professor | Plant & Soil Sciences |
| Yan Jin | Professor | Plant & Soil Sciences |
| Rolf Joerger | Associate Professor | Animal & Food Sciences |
| Gordon Johnson | Assistant Professor | Plant & Soil Sciences |
| Kali Kniel | Professor | Animal & Food Sciences |
| Alyssa Koehler | Assistant Professor | Plant & Soil Sciences |
| Jarrod Miller | Assistant Professor | Plant & Soil Sciences |
| Carrie Murphy | Extension Agent III | Cooperative Extension |
| David Owens | Extension Specialist I | Cooperative Extension |
| Leah Palm-Forster | Assistant Professor | Applied Economics & Statistics |
| Mark Parcells | Professor | Animal & Food Sciences |
| Michael Popovich | UD Farm Natural Resource and Fresh to You Manager | Newark Farm |
| Wei Qian | Assistant Professor | Applied Economics & Statistics |
| Mark Rieger | Dean and Professor |
Plant & Soil Sciences |
| Michelle Rodgers | Associate Dean and Associate Professor | CANR & Cooperative Extension |
| Donald Sparks | Unidel S. Hallock duPont Chair Professor | Plant & Soil Sciences |
| Erin Sparks | Assistant Professor | Plant & Soil Sciences |
| Tara Trammell | John Bartram Assistant Professor of Urban Forestry |
Plant & Soil Sciences |
| Rodrigo Vargas | Associate Professor | Plant & Soil Sciences |
| Jennifer Volk | Extension Specialist II | Cooperative Extension |
| Anna Wik | Assistant Professor | Plant & Soil Sciences |
| Randall Wisser | Associate Professor | Plant & Soil Sciences |
| K. Eric Wommack | Deputy Dean and Professor | Plant & Soil Sciences |
| Changqing Wu | Associate Professor | Animal & Food Sciences |
College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment
| Name | Title | Department/Unit |
| Clara Chan | Associate Professor | Geological Sciences |
| Kyle Davis | Assistant Professor | Geography |
| Holly Michael | Unidel Fraser Russell Career Development Chair in Environment Associate Professor | Geological Sciences |
| Pinki Mondal | Assistant Professor | Geography |
| Lindsay Naylor | Assistant Professor | Geography |
College of Engineering
| Name | Title | Department/Unit |
| Daniel Cha | Professor | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
| Michael Chajes | Professor | Civil & Environmental Engineer |
| Yu-Ping Chin | Professor | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
| Raul Lobo | Claire D. LeClaire Professor | Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering |
| Julie Maresca | Associate Professor | Civil & Environmental Engineer |
College of Arts and Sciences
| Name | Title | Department/Unit |
| Kelly Cobb | Assistant Professor | Fashion & Apparel Studies |
| McKay Jenkins | Cornelius A. Tilghman Professor | English |
College of Education and Human Development
| Name | Title | Department/Unit |
| Allison Karpyn | Associate Professor | Human Development & Family Sciences |
| Tara Tracy | Research Coordinator | Center for Research in Education & Social Policy |
UD Administration and Facilities
| Name | Title | Department/Unit |
| Michelle Bennett | Manager, Sustainability | Sustainable Energy & Engineering |
| Anshuman Razdan (AR) | Associate Vice President for Research Development | Research Office |
Undergraduate Internships
CENFOODS will fund approximately 10 undergraduate internship, research, and extension opportunities in Food Systems and Sustainability in 2018-2020.
Research and extension
In addition to an internship program, the center integrates research, education, and community outreach.