Associate editors

Associate Editors oversee peer review of manuscripts in their area of expertise. They evaluate them initially for soundness and suitability, then nominate confidential peer reviewers. Later they review all recommendations, set final requirements and finally evaluate author revisions. They carry out these tasks using an on-line peer review management system which has automatic features to ease and streamline the process.

California Agriculture Associate Editors also represent the journal on the UC campuses, in county UC ANR Cooperative Extension (UCCE) offices and at the UC ANR research and extension centers (RECs). The panel membership includes UCCE advisors and specialists, as well as faculty and researchers in the Agricultural Experiment Station colleges: the UC Berkeley College of Natural Resources, the UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine and the UC Riverside College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences.

If you are interested in learning more about Associate Editor procedures, or serving as an Associate Editor, please contact Jim Downing, Executive Editor.

Animal, Avian, Aquaculture & Veterinary Sciences

JOHN ANGELOS
Title: Associate Professor
Unit: School of Veterinary Medicine
Address:
Deans Office
106 Surge IV
Davis, CA 95616
Email: jaangelos@ucdavis.edu

Dr Maurice Pitesky
Title: Assistant Specialist
Specialty: Poultry Health and Food Safety Epidemiology
Unit: Veterinary Medicine Extension
Address:
Maurice Pitesky
1089 Veterinary Medicine Drive VM3B
4007
Davis, CA 95616
Phone: 530-752-3215
Fax: 530-752-7181
Email: mepitesky@ucdavis.edu

Economics & Public Policy

Rachael E Goodhue Ph.D.
Title: Professor, Agricultural Economist
Specialty: Agricultural Marketing and Organization, Contracting, Pesticide Use and Regulation, Agricultural Policy, Agri-environmental Policy, Water, Natural Resources and Property Rights
Unit: Agricultural & Resource Economics
Phone: (530) 754-7812
Email: goodhue@primal.ucdavis.edu

Julie Guthman
Title: Professor, Social Sciences
Specialty: I am a human geographer who conducts qualitative social science research on issues related to environmental health, political ecology, land, labor, and grower viability in the context of California agriculture. Major projects have followed the organic sector and the strawberry industry. I am currently investigating developments in novel foods and novel food production technologies.
Phone: 831-459-2726
Email: jguthman@ucsc.edu

Mark Lubell Ph.D
Title: Professor Water Policy in the AES
Specialty: My research focuses on human behavior and the role of governance institutions in solving environmental collective action problems and facilitating cooperation. My current projects include watershed management, environmental activism, agricultural best management practices, and institutional change in local governments. I have done many grower surveys to understand participation in environmental programs and adoption of environmental practices.
Unit: Environmental Science and Policy
Phone: (530) 752-5880
Email: mnlubell@ucdavis.edu

Dr Kurt A Schwabe
Title: Professor of Environmental Economics and Policy
Specialty: Water Scarcity; Water Economics; Agricultural Water Use; Alternative strategies for pollution control; environmental and natural resource valuation; Salinity management/policy
Unit: Agricultural & Resource Economics & Policy
Phone: (951) 827-2361
Email: kurt.schwabe@ucr.edu

Food & Nutrition

Dr Amy Block Joy
Title: Cooperative Extension Specialist, Emeritus
Specialty: Nutrition, health disparities of diverse populations, nutritional ecology, and ethics
Unit: Dean's Office CA&ES (UCD)
Address:
CAES Dean's Office
150 Mrak Hall
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616
Email: abjoy@ucdavis.edu

Lorrene Ritchie
Title: Director and Cooperative Extension Specialist
Unit: Nutrition Policy Institute
Address:
University of California - ANR
1111 Franklin St., 10th Floor
10123
Oakland, CA 94607-5200
Phone: 510-987-0523
Email: lritchie@ucanr.edu

Human & Community Development

Rob Bennaton
Title: Bay Area Urban Agriculture Advisor
Specialty: Small Scale Food Production and Soil Quality/Resource Management
County: Alameda County
Address:
University of California Cooperative Extension – Alameda County
224 W. Winton Avenue
Rm 134
Hayward, CA 94544
Phone: 510-453-3958
Email: rbennaton@ucanr.edu

Dr Martin H Smith
Title: Specialist in Cooperative Extension, Youth Scientific Literacy
Specialty: Youth science education; scientific literacy; curriculum development; educator professional development; inquiry-based learning; experiential learning
Unit: Veterinary Medicine Extension
Address:
Population Health & Reproduction
1089 Vet Med Drive
3213 VM3B
Davis, CA 95616
Phone: (530) 752-6894
Email: mhsmith@ucdavis.edu

Land, Air & Water Sciences

Hoori Ajami
Title: Assistant Professor
Specialty: catchment hydrology, surface water-groundwater interaction, groundwater hydrology
Unit: Environmental Sciences
Address:
900 University Ave
Riverside, CA 92521
Phone: 9518274778
Email: hoori.ajami@ucr.edu

Khaled M Bali Ph.D.
Title: Irrigation Water Management Specialist
Specialty: Irrigation and water management, irrigation systems, soil salinity, drainage, infiltration, water quality, TMDL, biosolids
Unit: Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
Address:
Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
9240 S. Riverbend Ave.
Parlier, CA 93648
Phone: 559-646-6541
Fax: 559-646-6015
Email: kmbali@ucanr.edu

Dr Yufang Jin
Title: Assistant Professor of Remote Sensing and Ecosystem Change
Unit: Land, Air & Water Resources
Address:
Department of Land, Air, and Water Resources
1100 Plant and Environmental Sciences Building
133 Veihmeyer Hall
Davis, CA 95616-8627
Phone: (530)219-4429
Email: yujin@ucdavis.edu

Sanjai Parikh Ph.D.
Title: Associate Professor
Specialty: Soil Chemistry
Unit: Land, Air & Water Resources
Address:
LAWR/Hoagland
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616
Phone: (530) 752-1265
Email: sjparikh@ucdavis.edu

Natural Resources

Ted Grantham
Title: Assistant Cooperative Extension Specialist
Specialty: climate, water management and freshwater ecology
Unit: ESPM - Ecosystem Sciences
Address:
130 Mulford Hall #3114
Berkeley, CA 94720-3114
Phone: 510-664-4664
Email: tgrantham@berkeley.edu

William C Stewart
Title: Specialist
Specialty: forest management
Unit: Center for Forestry (UCB)
Address:
137 Mulford Hall MC 3114
211 Mulford
Berkeley, CA 94720-5438
Phone: (510) 643-3130
Email: billstewart@berkeley.edu

Pest Management

Kent M Daane Ph.D.
Title: CE Specialist
Specialty: Biological control and IPM of insect pests in perennial crops (almond, grape, stone fruit, olives, pistachios), annual crops (lettuce) and ornamentals (eucalyptus, ornamental).
Unit: ESPM - Organisms and the Environment
Address:
Kearney Agricultural Research and Education Center
9240 S. Riverbend Ave.
Parlier, CA 93648
Phone: 5596466522
Fax: (559) 646-6593
Email: kdaane@ucanr.edu

James J Stapleton PhD
Title: IPM Plant Pathologist
Specialty: Integrated pest management; alternatives to synthetic chemical products for disease and pest control; solar energy in pest management; soil-plant ecology; pest issues in natural areas; biological, physical, and cultural management of reservoirs of weedy plant propagative materials; seed pathology; sustainable and appropriate pest management technologies; circular economy issues
Unit: Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Statewide Program
Address:
Kearney Agricultural Center Academic Unit
9240 S. Riverbend Ave.
Parlier, CA 93648
Phone: (559) 646-6536
Fax: (559) 646-6593
Email: jjstapleton@ucanr.edu

Florent Trouillas
Title: Assistant Cooperative Extension Specialist
Specialty: Fruit and Nut Crops
Unit: Plant Pathology - CAES
Address:
9240 South Riverbend Avenue
Parlier, CA 93648
Phone: (559) 646-6566
Email: flotrouillas@ucanr.edu

Plant Sciences and Agronomy

Matthew W. Fidelibus Ph.D.
Title: Cooperative Extension Specialist
Specialty: Raisin, table and wine grape production,fruit quality, whole-plant physiology, plant growth regulators, weeds.
Unit: Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
Address:
Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
9240 S. Riverbend Ave.
Parlier, CA 93648
Phone: 5596466510
Email: mwfidelibus@ucanr.edu

Dr Daniel Geisseler
Title: Cooperative Extension Specialist in Nutrient Management
Unit: Land, Air & Water Resources
Address:
LAWR / PES Building
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616
Phone: 530-754-9637
Fax: (530) 752-1552
Email: djgeisseler@ucdavis.edu

Matthew Gilbert
Unit: Department of Plant Sciences
Address:
Department of Plant Sciences
One Shields Avenue
1210 Plant and Environmental Sciences Bldg
Davis, CA 95616-8780
Email: megilbert@ucdavis.edu

Stephen Kaffka
Title: Assistant CE Agronomist VI & Lecturer WOS
Specialty: Works on sugar beets and safflower, particularly ways to improve the efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of producting these crops. Also works on water quality and agricultural drainage and salinity management.
Unit: Department of Plant Sciences
Address:
Department of Plant Sciences
One Shields Avenue
1210 Plant and Environmental Sciences Bldg
Davis, CA 95616-8780
Phone: (530) 752-8108
Email: srkaffka@ucdavis.edu

Dr Astrid Volder
Title: Assocate Professor
Specialty: Root biology, whole plant physiology, climate change
Unit: Department of Plant Sciences
Address:
UC Davis Plant Sciences
Wickson 2057
Davis, CA 95616
Phone: 5307528527
Fax: (530) 754-7698
Email: avolder@ucdavis.edu