Tag: alumni-feature

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Alumni Spotlight with Dr. Finegan: Data-Driven Breeding at Bayer

by Eva Sailly
May 4, 2026

As a double Gator, Dr. Christina Finegan earned both her bachelor’s and Ph.D. through UF’s Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology program, where she honed her interests in plant genetics and breeding. Her time in research labs within the ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Teaching, Work & Life
Tags: Alumni, Alumni-feature, Bayer, Cotton, Harry Klee, Horticultural Sciences, Marcio Resende, Matias Kirst, Plant Breeding, Plant Molecular And Cellular Biology, RD, Student, Teaching
Lauren Goldsby, UF/IFAS Extension Agent, leads a hands-on blueberry workshop for community members in Bay County.

Alumni Spotlight: Lauren Goldsby’s Path to Extension

by Eva Sailly
April 13, 2026

Lauren Goldsby’s path to becoming a UF/IFAS Extension Agent in Bay County, Florida's panhandle, wasn’t linear. During her undergraduate years at UF, she worked in the Forage Breeding and Genomics Lab and the Blueberry Breeding Lab, gaining ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching, Work & Life
Tags: Alumni, Alumni-feature, Bay County, Blueberry, Extension, Gerardo Nunez, Goldsby, Horticultural Sciences, Horticultural Sciences Department, Plant Science, Student, Teaching, UF/IFAS CALS, UF/IFAS Extension
Image of people (general public) walking through rows of strawberry fields as part of Greathouse's initiative.

Alumni Spotlight: Connecting Communities Back to Agriculture

by Eva Sailly
February 11, 2026

Extension From Day One Madelyn Greathouse is the UF/IFAS Extension Commercial Horticulture and Integrated Pest Management Agent serving Sumter and Pasco counties. She works with a wide range of growers, from blueberry and ornamental producers ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching, Work & Life
Tags: Alumni, Alumni-feature, Blueberry, Cade, Gerardo Nunez, Greathouse, Horticultural Sciences Department, Pasco County, Plant Science, Plant Science Major, St, Sumner County, UF/IFAS CALS, UF/IFAS Extension, Undergraduate
Cacao pods on tree.

Alumni Spotlight: Breeding Climate-Resilient Cacao for Mars

by Eva Sailly
November 4, 2025

Dr. Ashley DuVal, an alumna of UF/IFAS with a Ph.D. in Horticultural Sciences, has built a career devoted to ensuring that chocolate has a sustainable future. Now a Senior Scientist and cacao breeder with Mars Wrigley, Dr. DuVal works ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Forests, Horticulture, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Work & Life
Tags: Agroforestry, Alumni, Alumni-feature, Cacao, Climate Resilience, Food Science, Horticultural Sciences, Mars, Plant Breeding, Sustainable Food Systems, Teaching
Hannah with her parents in front of a green field at a Padres game.

Day in the Life: Hannah Cooper, Performance Dietitian and Nutrition Coach

by Jessie Erwin
July 22, 2025

Welcome back to our Food Science and Human Nutrition (FSHN): Day in the Life series! This series is part of our innovative UF/FSHN Careers Advancement Project (CAP), which captures what it's really like to earn degrees in food science, nutritional ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Alumni, Alumni Profile, Alumni-feature, Day In The Life, Dietetics-alumni-feature, Hannah Cooper, Performance Dietetics, Performance Dietitian, Performance Nutrition, San Diego Padres, Sports Dietetics, Sports Nutrition, UF/FSHN CAP, UF/FSHN CAP Day In The Life, UF/FSHN Careers Advancement Project, What A Dietitian Does, What Does A Dietitian Do
Becca stands outside with some of her colleagues.

Day in the Life: Becca Solch-Ottaiano, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Nutritional Sciences

by Jessie Erwin
July 8, 2025

Welcome back to our Food Science and Human Nutrition (FSHN): Day in the Life series! This series is part of our innovative UF/FSHN Careers Advancement Project (CAP), which captures what it's really like to earn degrees in food science, nutritional ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Alumni, Alumni Research, Alumni-feature, Becca Solch, Becca Solch-Ottaiano, Day In The Life, FSHN Alumni, Nutritional Sciences Alumni, Nutritional Sciences Alumni Feature, Nutritional Sciences Careers, PhD Nutritional Sciences, PhD Student, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Rebecca Solch, UF Alumni, UF/FSHN CAP, UF/FSHN CAP Day In The Life, UF/FSHN Careers Advancement Project
Papaya Tree with a ripe papaya fruit in the corner

Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Jugpreet Singh advances Tropical Fruit Breeding at UF/IFAS TREC

by Eva Sailly
June 25, 2025

Meet Dr. Jugpreet Singh, Assistant Professor of Tropical Fruit Breeding at the UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center (TREC) in Homestead, Florida. Dr. Singh’s career path spans continents and disciplines, from traditional plant breeding ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Alumni-feature, Horticultural Sciences, Papaya, PhD, Plant Breeding, Singh, Student, TREC, Tripical Research And Education Center, UF/IFAS CALS, UF/IFAS TREC
Julia and friend outside in front of a crocodile statue

Alumni Feature: Julia Skinner, Gator Sports Nutrition

by Jessie Erwin
June 16, 2025

Welcome Julia Skinner, our latest guest in the Discover FSHN Series! Julia is an alumna of the Master of Science-Dietetics Internship program in the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department at the University of Florida. Her dedication to ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Alumni, Alumni-feature, Dietetics, Dietetics-alumni-feature, FSHN Alumni, Gator Sports, Gator Sports Nutrition, Julia Skinner, MS-DI, Performance Dietetics, Performance Dietitian, Sports Dietitian, Sports Nutrition, UF Alumni
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Alumni Feature: Joeva Barrow, Ph.D., R.D.

by Jessie Erwin
April 2, 2024

We welcome Dr. Joeva Barrow to our Discover FSHN Series! Dr. Barrow is an alumna of the Master of Science-Dietetics Internship program in the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department at the University of Florida. An Assistant Professor of ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Alumni, Alumni Research, Alumni-feature, Dietetics, Dietetics Alumni, Dietetics Careers, Dietetics-alumni-feature, Disease, Dr. Joeva Barrow, Molecular Nutrition, What Does A Dietitian Do

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