Contact Information

Department of Animal Science
109 Animal, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Bldg.
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802
814-863-3665

Dr. Robert E. Mikesell
Undergraduate Program Coordinator
109E AVBS Bldg.
814-865-2987
rem9@psu.edu

Dr. Rebecca L. Krisher
Head of the Department of Animal Science
Professor of Reproductive Biology
rlk5688@psu.edu

Ms. Rachel Cloninger
Undergraduate Advising Coordinator
109F AVBS Bldg.
814-863-4198

Advisers
Name Address Telephone Email Address Interest Area
Brian Egan 109C AVBS 814-863-0569 began@psu.edu Horses
Rachel Cloninger** 109F AVBS 814-863-4198 rle5000@psu.edu Animal Science
Ann Macrina 332 Ag Sc In 814-863-4202 alm106@psu.edu Horses, Lactation
Robert Mikesell* 109E AVBS 814-865-2987 rem9@psu.edu Beef and Swine
Dale Olver 349 Ag Sc In 814-863-3914 dro105@psu.edu Dairy

*Animal Science Program Coordinator
**Animal Science Advising Coordinator

Faculty Mentors
Name Address Telephone Email Address Interest Area
Paul Bartell 316 AVBS 814-863-2101 pab43@psu.edu Avian Biology
John Boney 318 Ag Sc In 814-863-8934 jxb2002@psu.edu Poultry
Enrico Casella casella@psu.edu Data Science
Chad Dechow Almquist Research Center 814-863-3659 cdd1@psu.edu Dairy, Genetics
Francisco Diaz 310 AVBS 814-865-1499 fjd10@psu.edu Reproductive Biology
Nancy Dreschel 312 Ag Sc In 814-863-4197 ndreschel@psu.edu Small Animals/Behavior
Tara Felix 351 Ag Sc In 814-865-0065 tfelix@psu.edu Beef Nutrition
Erika Ganda 308 AVBS 814-865-4084 ganda@psu.edu Microbiome
Kevin Harvatine 321 Ag Sc In 814-865-6334 kjh182@psu.edu Nutritional Physiology
Lisa Holden 339 Ag Sc In 814-863-3672 lholden@psu.edu Dairy
Alexander Hristov 352 Ag Sc In 814-863-3669 anh13@psu.edu Dairy Nutrition
Camilla Hughes 306 AVBS 814-865-7024 chkh@psu.edu Reproductive Biology
Tae Kim 317 AVBS 814-867-3203 taekim@psu.edu Genomics
Andrea Kocher 314 Ag Sc In 814-863-3957 alg917@psu.edu Horses
Gino Lorenzoni 306 Ag Sc In 814-863-7302 agl20@psu.edu Poultry
Wansheng Liu 311 AVBS 814-867-1673 wul12@psu.edu Genomics
Montana Riggs 317 Ag Sci In mrr5507@psu.edu Poultry
Danielle Smarsh 315 Ag Sc In 814-865-7810 dxs1172@psu.edu Horses
Burt Staniar 316 Ag Sc In 814-865-0698 wbs14@psu.edu Horses
Claire Stenhouse 309 AVBS cms9086@psu.edu Reproductive Biology
Administrative Support Assistant
Name Address Telephone Email Address
Molly Martin 109B AVBS 814-863-3664 mjf217@psu.edu