CAFNR welcomes new faculty for Fall 2025

Twelve new faculty members join the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources this fall.




Learn more about each new faculty member by clicking their names, below, which link to their profile pages. Welcome to all of our new faculty. We are glad you are here in CAFNR!

Erik Amezquita
Erik Amézquita, assistant professor, Division of Plant Science & Technology.
Jen Anderson
Jennifer Anderson, assistant teaching professor, Division of Food, Nutrition, & Exercise Sciences.
Christine Brodsky smiling outdoors.
Christine Brodsky, assistant professor, School of Natural Resources.
Veridiana Daley smiling.
Veridiana Daley, assistant professor, Division of Animal Sciences.
Shokhrukh (Shok) Jalilov.
Shokhrukh Jalilov, assistant research professor, Division of Applied Social Sciences.
Sam Lord smiling.
Samuel Lord, assistant research professor, School of Natural Resources.
Alex Mangialardi
Alex Mangialardi, assistant research professor, Division of Plant Science & Technology.
Rasel Parvej
Muhammad Rasel Parvej, assistant professor, Division of Plant Science & Technology and School of Natural Resources.
Rick Relyea outside smiling.
Rick Relyea, professor, School of Natural Resources, and director of the Johnny Morris Institute of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Aquatic Systems.
Erin Sparks
Erin Sparks, associate professor, Division of Plant Science & Technology.
Hannah Twenter smiling.
Hannah Twenter, assistant teaching professor, Division of Animal Sciences.
Xiaoping Xin.
Xiaoping Xin, assistant professor, School of Natural Resources and Division of Plant Science & Technology.