Faculty
Feb. 6, 2022
John Driver
Dec. 19, 2021
Clarissa Durie
Cells must interface with and adapt to the outside world, and one critical way they achieve this is through the dynamic and specific action of secretion systems that transport molecules in and out of cells. Over the last several decades, scientists have identified numerous cellular secretion systems from bacteria to human. However, there are still many unanswered questions about precisely how and when they function. The goal of my research program is to integrate biochemical, biophysical, and genetic approaches to understand the structure, regulation, and function of bacterial secretion systems in their physiological contexts. Bacterial pathogens represent a…
Nov. 28, 2021
Juan Cabrera-Garcia
Juan Cabrera‑Garcia, Ph.D., is a State Extension Specialist in Horticulture and Extension Master Gardener Program Director with the University of Missouri. His extension programming focuses on vegetable production systems, with emphasis on controlled environment agriculture, hydroponic nutrient solutions, irrigation management, water quality, and produce safety. He is the editor of the Missouri Produce Grower Bulletin, provides statewide leadership and training for horticulture regional specialists and coordinates produce safety education. His main research examines water quality and biofilm dynamics in irrigation systems, with the goal of improving irrigation efficiency, plant health, and food safety in vegetable and controlled environment…
Sep. 16, 2021
Michael Sunde
Sunde’s research focuses on using quantitative modeling, geospatial and remote sensing approaches to evaluate the impacts of stressors such as urbanization, deforestation and climatic pressures on the environment and to map ecosystems at large scales, with an emphasis on watershed hydrology. His work uses an array of geographic, climatic and remotely sensed data, along with machine learning and physically based models to produce information that can be of utility to planners and decision makers. Educational background…
Aug. 26, 2021
Jacob Westhoff
The research conducted by Jacob Westhoff primarily focuses on the applied needs of state and federal cooperators as part of the Missouri Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. These needs often include study of life history, distribution, habitat use, environmental tolerances, and general ecology of aquatic organisms. Educational background…
Aug. 15, 2021
Kantha Channaiah
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July 25, 2021
Starla Ivey
Starla Ivey has more than 25 years of experience in college teaching at the University of Missouri, Spalding University, the University of Kentucky, and Oklahoma State University. She has taught courses in insurance, investments, taxes, personal finance, computer applications, management and leadership along with handling academic and career advising to college students. Her industry experience is within the areas of employee benefit management, banking and insurance. Educational background Courses Taught…
July 13, 2021
Abed G. Rabbani
Rabbani is an associate professor and CFP Board-Registered Program Director in the Personal Financial Planning program at the University of Missouri. He received a BS degree from Khulna University, Bangladesh, and an MS from James Cook University, Australia. He also earned an MS from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and a PhD in Financial Planning at the University of Georgia. He is a Certified Financial PlannerTM. Educational background Courses taught…
July 13, 2021
Rui Yao
Rui Yao’s research focuses on consumer and family financial decision-making and well-being. Specific topics include financial resilience, debt management, saving and investment behavior and motives, risk tolerance, financial capability, consumption patterns, employment-leisure decisions, as well as mental and physical health outcomes of financial events. Her interdisciplinary work targets at providing implications to stakeholders of consumer and family well-being and impacted millions of consumers and families through her publications, presentations, and media interviews. She received the best paper award from the CFP Board, AARP, American Council on Consumer Interests, and American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences. She is the…
June 29, 2021
Sarah Buckallew
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