Animal/Agricultural Research Associate II
Coastal Research and Education Center
Office: 138
Phone:
Email: coffey5@clemson.edu
Educational Background
M.S. Environmental Science- Biology
College of Charleston 2014
B.A. Political Science, Environmental Studies
College of Charleston 2010
Research Interests
Sustainable agriculture, plant breeding, host-plant resistance, agroecosystem design, no-till production, climate-change preparation, subsistence farming, permaculture, IPM, and developing methods for low-input organic production.
Publications
Potential Sources of Whitefly (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) Resistance in Desert Watermelon (Citrullus colocynthis) Germplasm
Resistance to Papaya ringspot virus-watermelon strain (PRSV-W) in the desert watermelon citrullus colocynthis;
Vertical Y-tube Assay for Evaluation of Arthropod Response to Plant Materials;
Genetic diversity in the desert watermelon Citrullus colocynthis and its relationship with Citrullus species as determined by high-frequency oligonucleotides-targeting active gene markers