Regional Extension Specialist, Commercial Greenhouses and Nurseries
Greater Denver Area
- Current
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- Regional Extension Specialist, Commercial Greenhouses and Nurseries at Colorado State University
- Past
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- Research Assistant, Dept. of Plant Pathology at North Carolina State University
- Research Assistant, Dept. of Plant Pathology at Iowa State University
- Student Research Assistant, Plant Disease Clinic at Iowa State University
- Education
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- North Carolina State University
- Iowa State University
- Iowa State University
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Brooke Edmunds’s Summary
Brooke Edmunds’s Specialties:
Plant Pathology, Disease Diagnosis, Extension, Vegetables,
Brooke Edmunds’s Experience
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Regional Extension Specialist, Commercial Greenhouses and Nurseries
Colorado State University
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
September 2008 — Present (3 months)
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Research Assistant, Dept. of Plant Pathology
North Carolina State University
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)
October 2003 — August 2008 (4 years 11 months)
•Participated in the planning, implementation and management of a multi-disciplinary, multi-state IPM project focused on reducing unnecessary pesticide use on sweetpotatoes in the Southeast US. This project involved four disciplines (plant pathology, entomology, weed science and horticulture) in four states (NC, LA, AL, MS). My research focused on identifying alternative reduced-risk fungicides and management strategies to control two postharvest diseases of sweetpotatoes, Rhizopus soft rot and bacterial soft rot.
•Conducted outreach on both large and small farms through one-on-one farm visits, small group impromptu demonstrations, presentations at farmer meetings and field days, and written publications (posters, newsletters, website, pamphlets).
•Successfully funded alternative fungicide research (focused on reduced-risk chemistries and biological controls).
•Directly supervised four undergraduate employees. -
Research Assistant, Dept. of Plant Pathology
Iowa State University
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
January 2001 — August 2003 (2 years 8 months)
•Researched cultural methods (cultivar resistance and knowledge of biology) to manage a fungal pathogen affecting hostas (an ornamental plant).
•Involved in extension outreach through electronic and written communication, presentations, publications and one-on-one communication.
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Student Research Assistant, Plant Disease Clinic
Iowa State University
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
September 1998 — December 2000 (2 years 4 months)
• Laboratory testing soil samples for soybean cyst nematode (SCN).
• Assisted with plant disease diagnoses.
Brooke Edmunds’s Education
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North Carolina State University
Ph.D, Plant Pathology, 2008
Dissertation topic, “Identification of predisposing conditions affecting postharvest decay of sweetpotatoes (Ipomoea batatas) to Rhizopus stolonifer. "
Advisor: Gerald J. Holmes -
Iowa State University
M.S., Plant Pathology, 2003
Thesis topic, “Ecology and Management of Sclerotium rolfsii var. delphinii petiole rot of Hosta (Hosta spp.)”
Advisor: Mark L. Gleason -
Iowa State University
B.S., Plant Health and Protection, 2000
Additional Information
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Brooke Edmunds’s Groups:
American Phytopathological Society
Southern Division APS
Plant Pathology Society of North Carolina
Brooke Edmunds’s Honors:
Southern Division APS, Graduate student oral presentation competition-2nd place (2008)
NC Crop Protection School, poster contest-2nd place
Southern Division APS Travel Grant (2008, 2006)
American Phytopathological Society Travel Grant (2001, 2005)
Phi Kappa Phi
Gamma Sigma Delta
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