CFAES Faculty Abroad

Dr. Valente B. Alvarez in Nicaragua
Dr. Valente B. Alvarez in Nicaragua
Dr. Valente B. Alvarez in Nicaragua
Dr. Valente B. Alvarez in Nicaragua

In March 2017 Dr. Valente B. Alvarez, Professor and Director of the Food Industries Center, spent two weeks in Nicaragua delivering training on product handling and processing methods, to ultimately improve food safety and product quality in the country’s dairy processing plants. Dairy plant visits were conducted at the following locations: Ganadería Cisne, Grupo Industrial del Norte S.A. GRINSA, Finca San Ramon, Cooperative Nicacentro, Gelateria Kiss Me, Cooperative San Felipe, Cooperative Masiguito, and Cooperative San Francisco de Asis. The dairies produce a variety of cheeses, milk, and ice cream.

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Dr. Robert Agunga in Pakistan
Dr. Robert Agunga in Pakistan
Dr. Robert Agunga in Pakistan
Dr. Robert Agunga in Pakistan

Dr. Robert Agunga, Associate Professor in the Department of Agricultural Communication, Education and Leadership (ACEL) was awarded a grant for $455,239 from The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine for an international development research project titled, "Improving Agricultural Extension in Pakistan through Communication for Development.” The purpose is to pilot-test a communication strategy for improving aid effectiveness.

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Dr. Clay Sneller in Kneya
Dr. Clay Sneller in Kneya
Dr. Clay Sneller in Kneya
Dr. Clay Sneller in Kneya

Dr. Clay Sneller, Professor in the Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, is serving as a Senior Scientist / Lead Plant Breeder at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Nairobi Kenya.

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Dr. Lucy Stewart in Vietnam
Dr. Lucy Stewart in Vietnam

Dr. Lucy Stewart, adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Plant Pathology and USDA-ARS research scientist, visits Chau Nguyen - 2015 USDA Borlaug Fellow in Plant Pathology at Ohio State - in Vietnam to further their joint research on developing host induced gene technologies in leafhoppers. 

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Dr. Peg Redinbaugh in Tanzania
Dr. Peg Redinbaugh in Tanzania

Dr. Peg Redinbaugh, adjunct professor in the Deaprtment of Plant Pathology and USDA-ARS research scientist, visits Victoria Bulegeya - iAGRI M.S. student in Horticulture and Crop Science at Ohio State - in Tanzania to further their research on the genetic resistance to Maize Lethal Necrosis (MLN).

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Dr. Gireesh Rajashekara in Tanzania
Dr. Gireesh Rajashekara in Tanzania

Gireesh Rajashekara, DVM, PhD, Associate Professor in the Food Animal Health Research Program at OARDC delivers a lecture on foodborn pathogens to faculty and students at Sokoine University of Agriculture in Morogoro, Tanzania during a July 2015 visit. 

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Dr. Allan Lines in Ukraine
Dr. Allan Lines in Ukraine

Dr. Allan Line, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics, visited Ukraine in May 2015 as part of a follow up visit to fellows who participated in USDA's Faculty Exchange Program at Ohio State.

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Dr. Suzanne Gray in Uganda
Dr. Suzanne Gray in Uganda

Suzanne Gray, Asst. Professor - School of Environment & Natural Resources, with a Ugandan colleague. Dr. Gray works on a collaborative research project in Uganda focused on assessing the response of fish communities to increased turbidity & to better inform conservation initiatives.

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Dr. M. Susie Whittington in Kenya
Dr. M. Susie Whittington in Kenya
Dr. M. Susie Whittington (left), Professor in the Department of Agricultural Communication, Education, and Leadership, with a collaborator from Punjab Agricultural University at the construction of a new University Teaching & Learning Center at Egerton University in Kenya.
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Dr. Sally Miller in Senegal
Dr. Sally Miller in Senegal

Dr. Sally Miller, Professor of Plant Pathology, leads a workshop on invasive pest and dieseases in Dakar, Senegal through the IPM-Innovation Lab's International Plant Diagnostics Network (May, 2014).

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Dr. Rafiq Islam in China
Dr. Rafiq Islam in China

Dr Rafiq Islam (center), Soil & Bioenergy Program Leader at Ohio State South Centers Research Station, visits crop fields with Alan Sundermeier and Jim Hoorman of Ohio State Extension during a July-August, 2014 visit to China.

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Dr. Emily Buck in Tanzania
Dr. Emily Buck in Tanzania

Dr. Emily Buck, Associate Professor in the Department of Agricultural Communication, Education, and Leadership, provides guidance during a website needs assessment and usability testing at Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania (Photo Credit: iAGRI).

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