Department Head

Douglas Freeman

Education:
D.V.M., University of Minnesota (1983)
Ph.D., University of Idaho (1991)

Research Interests:
Reproductive physiology; clinical fertility; animal health, management and welfare.

Academic Interests:
Animal health and disease; animal welfare; veterinary science and education.

e-mail: Douglas.Freeman@ndsu.nodak.edu

Faculty

Eugene S. Berry

Education:
Ph.D., Biology, Northeastern University (1983) 
M.S., Veterinary Microbiology, Washington State University (1979) 
B.S., Zoology, Washington State University (1977)

Research Interests:
Animal virology; the molecular pathogenesis of ss(+)RNA viruses, specifically the genus Pestivirus and the family Caliciviridae; phylogenetic relationships and evolutionary development of these viruses

Academic Interests:
Director of Microbiology M.S. Program Director of Biotechnology B.S. Program

e-mail: Eugene.Berry@ndsu.nodak.edu

Penelope S. Gibbs

Education:
B.S. Biology, University of Georgia (1985)
M.S. Medical Microbiology, University of Georgia (1993)
Ph.D. Medical Microbiology, University of Georgia (2001)

Research Interests:

Avian E. coli, Bacterial molecular pathogenesis, antimicrobial resistance, Food Safety.

Member - American Association of Avian Pathologists.

Academic Interests:

Microbial Genetics and Physiology, Molecular Methods and Techniques, and Diagnostics.

Outside Interests:
Pets (feline and canine), gardening, science fiction, and traveling.

e-mail: Penelope.Gibbs@ndsu.nodak.edu

Margaret Khaitsa

Academic Interests:
Teaching Epidemiology, Analytical Epidemiology Techniques

Outside Interests:
Raising two children, Participating in Voluntary Organizations.

e-mail: Margaret.Khaitsa@ndsu.nodak.edu

Catherine Logue

Education:
D.Phil. in Food Microbiology, University of Ulster, Jordanstown, Newtownabbey Co. Antrim. Ireland (1996)
Graduate Diploma in Food Science and Technology (IFST), College of Technology, Kevin Street, Dublin (1991)
B.Sc. (Gen), St. Patrick's College, Maynooth, Co. Kildare (1990)

Research Interests:
Food safety - food microbiology and foodborne pathogens of human concern

Academic Interests:
Microbiology, food microbiology and technology

Outside Interests:
The great outdoors, traveling and biking.

e-mail: Catherine.Logue@ndsu.nodak.edu

John McEvoy

Education: 
Ph.D. Food Microbiology, University of Ulster, Jordanstown, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland (2002).
B.Sc. Industrial Biology. Carlow Institute of Technology, Kilkenny Rd., Carlow, Ireland (1996).

Research Interests:
Cryptosporidium virulence factors and mechanisms of pathogenesis.

Academic Interests: 
Microbial pathogenesis

Outside Interests:
Running and traveling.

e-mail: john.mcevoy@ndsu.nodak.edu

Birgit Pruess

Education:
Ph.D. Natural Sciences, Ruhr-Universitat Bochum, Germany (1991)
M.S./B.S. Biology, Ruhr-Universitat Bochum, Germany (1989)
B.S. Chemistry, Ruhr-Universitat Bochum, Germany (1991)

Research Interests:
Global gene regulation in enteric bacteria, complex regulatory networks

Academic Interests:
Teaching Microbial Physiology

Outside Interestes:
biking, skating, dancing, horse back riding

e-mail: birgit.pruess@ndsu.nodak.edu

Jane Schuh

Education:
Ph.D., Cellular and Molecular Biology, North Dakota State University (2000)
B.S., Zoology, North Dakota State University (1992)

Research Interests:
Immunology; biomedical significance of the initiation and maintenance of allergic asthma; the innate immune response in health and disease; murine models of human asthma; Aspergillus fumigatus-induced immune response

Academic Interests:
Immunology

Outside Interests:
Travel, cooking, gardening, reading, friends and family 

e-mail: jane.schuh@ndsu.nodak.edu

Charlene Wolf-Hall

Education:
Ph.D. Food Science and Technology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln 1995
B.S., M.S. Microbiology, South Dakota State University 1990, 1992

Research Interests:
Food Mycology
Food Microbiology

Academic Interests:
Teaching Food Microbiology and team teach Food Safety Courses

Outside Interests:
Raising two children and gardening. 

e-mail: Charlene.Hall@ndsu.nodak.edu

Janice Haggart

Education:
M.S., North Dakota State University (1996) 
B.S., North Dakota State University (1975)

Academic Interests:
Microbiology laboratories of all sorts, shapes, and sizes; microbiology education

Outside Interests:
Sports (spectator and participant), gardening, raising children, and having fun.

e-mail: Janice.Haggart@ndsu.nodak.edu

Thomas Gustad

Education:
M.S. North Dakota State University (1992)
B.S. South Dakota State University (1981)
B.S. South Dakota State University (1980)

Research Interests:
Monoclonal Antibodies
Cellular Immunology
Immunoparasitology
Immunology and Aging

Academic Interests:
Microbiology, Immunology, Cell Culture

Outside Interests:
Family, Racquet Sports and Fishing

e-mail: T.Gustad@ndsu.nodak.edu

Rachel L Richman

Position:
Lecturer

Education:
M.S., University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. 2002
B.S., University of Texas at Arlington. 1997

Academic Interests:
Microbiology teaching labs, food microbiology, food safety

Outside Interests:
Family, gardening and my pets

e-mail: Janice.Haggart@ndsu.nodak.edu

Research and Teaching Staff  

Dawn Doetkott

e-mail: Dawn.Doetkott@ndsu.nodak.edu

Rick Feldman

e-mail: Richard.Feldman@ndsu.nodak.edu

Cathy Giddings

e-mail: c.giddings@ndsu.nodak.edu

Shelley Horne

e-mail: sm.horne@ndsu.edu

Scott Hoselton

e-mail: Scott.Hoselton@ndsu.nodak.edu

Heather Vinson

Linda Parmer

e-mail: lparmer@ndsuext.nodak.edu

Julie Sherwood

e-mail: J.Sherwood@ndsu.nodak.edu

Post-Doctoral

Mohamed Fakhr

Dennis Tobias

James Oloya

Education: 
Ph.D., Microbiology, Cell & Molecular Biology, Oklahoma State University, USA (2002)
M.S., Microbiology, Zagazig University, Egypt (1993)
B.S., Botany, Zagazig University, Egypt (1987)

Research Interests: 
Bacterial Molecular Genetics, Molecular Pathogenesis of Pseudomonas, Molecular Typing of Salmonella, Molecular Detection of Food Pathogens, Regulation of Gene Expression.

Academic Interests: 
Molecular Pathogenesis, Microbial Molecular Genetics, Microbial Physiology.

Outside Interests: 
Raising my two kids, Community & Public Services, Soccer, Fishing, and Travel.

e-mail: mohamed.fakhr@ndsu.nodak.edu

Position:

Front Office Staff

Sandy Erickson

e-mail: Sandy.Erickson@ndsu.nodak.edu

Jerie Little

e-mail: jerie.little@ndsu.edu

Terry Robinson

e-mail: trobinso@ndsuext.nodak.edu

Adjunct Faculty

Emeritus Faculty

Graduate Students

Jacob Ihle, Ph.D. Candidate (Dr. Gibbs)

Ellen Lutgen, M.S. Candidate (Dr. Logue)

Huimin Zhang, Ph.D.Candidate (Dr. Wolf-Hall)

Kalpeshkumar Parmar, M.S. Candidate (Dr. Gibbs)

Kara Hoverson, M.S. Candidate (Dr. Berry)

Kevin Pena, M.S. Candidate (Dr. Berry)

Mafany Mongoh, Ph.D. Candidate (Dr. Khaitsa)

Shana Peterman, Ph.D. Candidate (Dr. Logue)

Megan Townsend, M.S. Candidate (Dr. Pruess)

Dawn Feltus, M.S. Candidate (Dr. McEvoy)

James Sasanya, Ph.D. Candidate (Dr. Clifford Hall)

Jessica Thorsness, M.S. Candidate (Dr. Logue)