Team Members
Director
Dr. Mickie Swisher works with agricultural professionals and faculty members across the University of Florida and Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University to address the research and educational needs of Florida farmers and consumers. She has expertise in domestic and international community development and 25 years of experience with the Florida Cooperative Extension Service.
Research focus:
- The impact of the contemporary food movement with its emphasis on certification (organic, free trade, bird friendly, etc.) and on class, gender, and ethnic stratification among both producers and consumers in the United States and elsewhere.
- The scholarship of learning and teaching, in both formal (classroom) and informal (outreach) settings. This research includes theory-based development and evaluation of educational programs and interventions in the area of sustainable agriculture and food systems.
Research Coordinator
Kaylene Sattanno is the Research Coordinator for the Center for Sustainable and Organic Food Systems. She works with Dr. Swisher to coordinate her research activities and provide support to the affiliate faculty of the CSOFS.
Affiliate Faculty
University of Florida/IFAS |
| Agricultural & Biological Engineering |
| Thomas F. Burks |
| Clyde Fraisse |
| Bin Gao |
| Wonsuk Lee |
| Kathleen C. Ruppert |
| Agricultural Education & Communication |
| Grady Roberts |
| Agronomy |
| Md Ali Babar |
| Ann Blount |
| Zachary Brym |
| Ken Quesenberry |
| Esteban Rios |
| Lynn Sollenberger |
| David L. Wright |
| Entomology & Nematology |
| James P. Cuda |
| Amanda Hodges |
| Norm Leppla |
| Oscar Liburd |
| Heather McAuslane |
| Russell Mizell |
| Lance Osborne |
| Jorge Pena |
| Susan Webb |
| Environmental Horticultural Sciences |
| Hector Perez |
| Family, Youth & Community Sciences |
| Catherine Campbell |
| Kate Fogarty |
| Jennifer Jones |
| Kelly Moore |
| LaToya O’Neal |
| Dale Pracht |
| Jorge Ruiz-Menjivar |
| Amy Simonne |
| Kim Wiley |
| Food & Resource Economics |
| Edward Evans |
| Zhifeng Gao |
| Forest Resources & Conservation |
| Wendy-Lin Bartels |
| Martha Monroe |
| Taylor Stein |
| Horticultural Sciences |
| Jeff Brecht |
| Carlene Chase |
| Jonathan Crane |
| Mark Ritenour |
| Steve Sargent |
| Jay Scott |
| Danielle Treadwell |
| Xin Zhao |
| Plant Pathology |
| Nicholas Dufault |
| Pamela Roberts |
| Soil & Water Science |
| Jehangir Bhadha |
| Masanori Fujimoto |
| Davie Kadyampakeni |
| Rao S. Mylavarapu |
| P. Christopher Wilson |
| Statistics |
| James Colee |
| Wildlife Ecology & Conservation |
| Elizabeth Pienaar |
| Katie Sieving |
| County Extension Faculty |
| Holly Abeels |
| Roy Beckford |
| Jay Capasso |
| Bridget Carlisle |
| Sarah Bostick |
| Dan Culbert |
| Terry DelValle |
| Jim Devalerio |
| Jed Dillard |
| Liz Felter |
| James Fletcher |
| Susan Haddock |
| Les Harrison |
| Mary Beth Henry |
| Bob Hochmuth |
| Maxine Hunter |
| Laurie Hurner |
| Molly Jameson |
| Christine Kelly-Begazo |
| Robert Kluson |
| Matt Lollar |
| Martha Maddox |
| Doug Mayo |
| Meg McAlpine |
| Gabriela Murza |
| Anita Neal |
| David Nistler |
| Teresa Olczyk |
| Eva Pabon |
| Tyler Pittman |
| Juanita Popenoe |
| Jessica Ryals |
| Carolyn Saft |
| Norma Samuel |
| Cynthia Sanders |
| Linda Seals |
| Eric Simonne |
| Ed Skvarch |
| Crystal Snodgrass |
| Stacy Strickland |
| Jessica Sullivan |
| Mike Sweat |
| Richard Tyson |
| Laura Valencia |
| Joseph Walter |
| Alicia Whidden |
| Mia Wilchcombe |
| Hannah Wooten |
| Kendra Zamojski |
| UF/IFAS Administration |
| Mary L. Duryea |
| Michael Gutter |
| Tracy Irani |
| Rose Koenig |
| Martin Main |
| Saqib Mukhtar |
| Tom Obreza |
| Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University (FAMU) |
| Alejandro (Alex) Bolques |
| Cassel Gardner |
| Muhammad Haseeb |
| Trevor Hylton |
| Lue Jolly |
| Vonda Richardson |
| Linda Sapp |
| Daniel Solis |
| Jennifer Taylor |