Animal Science is a tight-knit, welcoming community united by passion for understanding animals. Faculty, staff, and graduate students join to advance the sciences, business, and technical management of animals for agriculture and companionship.

Name Title Email Phone
Kasey Baker Research Technologist klb5651@psu.edu 814-863-0558
Melanie Barkley Senior Extension Educator, Livestock meh7@psu.edu 814-623-4800
Paul A. Bartell Associate Professor of Avian Biology pab43@psu.edu 814-867-2365
Olivia Black Research Technologist omb5122@psu.edu
John Boney Vernon E. Norris Faculty Fellow of Poultry Nutrition jxb2002@psu.edu 814-863-8934
R. Dean Boyd Adjunct Professor dboyd@hanorusa.com 270-598-0706
Roxane Brenneman Lab Coordinator-Animal Sciences rdb5670@psu.edu
Austin Brown Extension Program Specialist In Small Ruminant Production & Management aqb5615@psu.edu 814-865-1718
Morgan Brumbaugh Beef and Sheep Assistant Manager mlb6019@psu.edu 814-863-0831
Dervan Bryan Assistant Professor of Poultry Science dfb5707@psu.edu 814-863-5540
Kacee Burke Academic Program Coordinator (Graduate Programs) kjw217@psu.edu 814-865-7638
Jonathan A. Campbell Meat Extension Specialist meatscience@psu.edu 814-867-2880
Christopher J. Canale Adjunct Professor ccanale@agway.com 717-530-7778
Melissa Cantor Assistant Professor Precision Dairy Science mmc7081@psu.edu 814-865-1105
Enrico Casella Assistant Professor Data Science for Animal Systems casella@psu.edu
Rachel Cloninger Animal Science Advising Coordinator rle5000@psu.edu 814-863-4198
Karah Cramer Research Technologist klc5959@psu.edu
Candace Croney Adjunct Professor ccroney@purdue.edu 765-496-6665
Leanne Crosson Financial Assistant lqr2@psu.edu 814-863-6043
Kurtis Davidson Poultry Research Technician kwd25@psu.edu 814-863-0510
Mary Jane De Souza Professor of Kinesiology, College of Health and Human Development mjd34@psu.edu
Chad Dechow Associate Professor of Dairy Cattle Genetics cdechow@psu.edu 814-863-3659
Francisco J. Diaz Associate Professor of Reproductive Biology fjd10@psu.edu 814-865-1499
Albert Dreibelbis Poultry Research Technician awd51@psu.edu 814-863-0150
Ray Dreibelbis Barn Worker, Milker red5144@psu.edu 814-863-0835
Nancy A. Dreschel Associate Teaching Professor, Small Animal Science nad5@psu.edu 814-863-4197
Andrew Dutrow Barn Utility Worker (Dairy Complex) akd5545@psu.edu 814-863-3809
Travis D. Edwards Dairy Unit Co-Manager tedwards@psu.edu 814-863-0835
Brian A. Egan Assistant Teaching Professor, Equine Science began@psu.edu 814-863-0569
Tara L. Felix Associate Professor tfelix@psu.edu 814-865-0065
William Folmar Proposal and Award Generalist waf101@psu.edu 814-863-2101
Mischelle Forgy Assistant to the Department Head mbf5@psu.edu 814-863-3665
Jesse Freyer Barn Worker, Milker jef5487@psu.edu 814-863-3809
Scott Freyer Barn Worker/Milker scf5194@psu.edu 814-865-2221
Erika Ganda Assistant Professor of Food Animal Microbiomes ganda@psu.edu 814-865-4084
Christopher J. Grant Equine Farm Technician cjg12@psu.edu 814-863-0834
Kevin Harvatine Professor of Nutritional Physiology kjh182@psu.edu 814-865-6334
Madison Heilveil Academic Adviser mxh664@psu.edu
Elizabeth Hines Assistant Professor of Animal Science eah405@psu.edu 814-865-3267
Abby Hodder Assistant Clinical Professor of Canine Behavioral Welfare axh6089@psu.edu 814-863-4611
Lisa A. Holden Interim Department Head, Animal Science lah7@psu.edu 814-863-3672
Jason Houck Farm Machine Operator jrh6473@psu.edu 814-863-3809
Nadine S. Houck Co-Manager, Penn State Dairy Barns nhouck@psu.edu 814-863-3809
Alexander N. Hristov, Ph.D., P.A.S. Distinguished Professor of Dairy Nutrition anh13@psu.edu 814-863-3669
Camilla H. K. Hughes Assistant Professor of Reproductive Biology chkh@psu.edu 814-865-7024
Jason Issenhood Barn Worker, Milker jli5031@psu.edu 814-863-3809
Edward Jedrzejewski Horse Unit Manager eaj10@psu.edu 814-863-0834
Vivek Kapur, BVSc, Ph.D. Professor of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases vkapur@psu.edu 814-865-9788
Scott Kephart Manager, Poultry Education & Research Center (PERC) slk53@psu.edu 814-863-0510
Tae Hyun Kim Assistant Professor of Avian Biology taekim@psu.edu 814-865-4084
Benjamin Kline Assistant Swine Center Unit Manager bdk5062@psu.edu 814-865-5651
Daniel M. Kniffen Assistant Professor of Animal Science dkniffen@psu.edu 814-865-7809
Andrea Kocher Instructor of Equine Science and Equine Extension Specialist agraeff@psu.edu 814-863-3957
Mark R. Kreidler Swine Center Unit Manager mrk118@psu.edu 814-865-5651
Ben Kunkel Livestock Processor bsk5025@psu.edu 814-863-0510
Wendall M. Landis Beef/Sheep Complex Manager wlandis@psu.edu 814-863-0831
Richard Legro Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine rsl1@psu.edu
Wansheng Liu Professor of Animal Genomics wul12@psu.edu 814-867-1673
Gino Lorenzoni, DVM, MS, PhD Associate Professor of Poultry Science and Avian Health agl20@psu.edu 814-863-7302
Hong Ma Distinguished Professor of Biology; Department of Biology, Eberly College of Science hxm16@psu.edu
Ann Macrina Teaching Professor alm106@psu.edu 814-863-4202
Molly Martin Academic Program Coordinator (Undergraduate Programs) mjf217@psu.edu 814-863-3664
Stephanie McGargle Research Technologist sjb166@psu.edu 814-865-5986
Erin Mickney Financial Assistant eml6@psu.edu 814-865-5573
Robert E. Mikesell Teaching Professor rem9@psu.edu 814-865-2987
Paula Morgan Administrative Support Coordinator ply2@psu.edu 814-863-3666
Pete Moskel Barn Worker, Milker pzm5413@psu.edu 814-863-3809
Glenn L. Myers Manager, Penn State Meats Lab gmyers@psu.edu 814-865-1787
Dale R. Olver Assistant Teaching Professor, Dairy and Animal Science dro105@psu.edu 814-863-3914
Troy L. Ott, B.S., M.S., Ph.D. Dean, College of Agricultural Sciences tlo12@psu.edu 814-865-2541
Tammy Perkins Office Assistant tap10@psu.edu 814-865-9973
Dante Pighetti Barn Utility Worker, Penn State Dairy Barns dcp133@psu.edu 814-863-0835
Ramesh Ramachandran Professor of Reproductive Biology rameshr@psu.edu 814-865-5202
Montana Riggs Assistant Teaching Professor mrr5507@psu.edu
Danielle Smarsh Associate Professor of Equine Science dxs1172@psu.edu 814-865-7810
Kenneth Snyder Barn Worker-Milker, Penn State Dairy Barns kes28@psu.edu 814-863-0835
Burt Staniar Associate Professor of Equine Science wstaniar@psu.edu 814-865-0698
Claire Stenhouse Assistant Professor of Reproductive Biology cms9086@psu.edu 814-865-7110
Mitchell Stephens Manager of Haller Farm mjs5230@psu.edu 814-863-0831
Randall L. Swope Coordinator of Support Units rswope@psu.edu 814-863-3658
Don C. Wagner Deer Unit Manager dwagner@psu.edu 814-865-8470
Bryan M. Welker Barn Worker, Milker bmw195@psu.edu 814-863-3809
Jacob Werner, V.M.D Research Professor and Attending Veterinarian for Agricultural Animals and Wildlife jrw140@psu.edu 814-865-1495
Jen L Williams Research Operations Technologist jlw175@psu.edu 814-599-7796
Nancy Williams Head of Department, Kinesiology niw1@psu.edu
Benjamin Williamson Assistant Teaching Professor bcw13@psu.edu 814-867-4917
Yvette Wolpo Research Technologist (Stenhouse Lab) yew5011@psu.edu