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We Were First Generation College Students

Becoming a Clemson Tiger is an exciting opportunity, but we understand that sometimes as a first-generation student, you worry that you won’t fit in on a college campus. We know how that feels. Many of our faculty and staff were the first in their family to attend college and understand what that is like for our current students. Going to college is a powerful transition that can at times feel overwhelming. You don’t have to experience that alone. You belong here.

Feel free to connect with faculty and staff who were first-generation themselves:

Name Title Email Phone
Crystal Anderson Wildlife Biologist III crhode2@clemson.edu 864-634-2170
Kyle Barrett Interim Department Chair and Professor of Wildlife Ecology rbarre2@clemson.edu 864-656-1847
Crystal Bishop Ph.D. Student - Forestry & Environmental Conservation cbisho5@clemson.edu
Ryan Bohannon PhD Student - Forest Resources gbohann@clemson.edu
Luke Bower Assistant Professor lmbower@clemson.edu
Erin Buchholtz Assistant Professor of Wildlife Ecology, Asst. Unit Leader - SC Cooperative Research Unit ekbuchh@clemson.edu 864-656-8558
George Cavender Assistant Professor gcavend@clemson.edu 706-431-3746
DeAndra Cooper Rural Health & Nutrition Agent: Williamsburg & Florence Counties deandrw@clemson.edu 843-401-1080
Allison Dawn PhD Student - Wildlife and Fisheries Biology adawn@clemson.edu
Alexis Daymon Administrative Assistant adaymon@clemson.edu 843-774-8218
Kenneth De León Colón PhD Student & RA - Wildlife and Fisheries Biology krdeleo@clemson.edu
Catherine DiBenedetto Associate Professor CDIBENE@clemson.edu 864-656-0296
Thomas Dobbins Professor and Senior Associate Dean of Outreach and Engagement, and Director of Clemson Cooperative Extension TDBBNS@clemson.edu 864-656-3382
Jamie Duberstein Research Scientist JDUBERS@clemson.edu 706-410-6722
Susan Duckett Professor sducket@clemson.edu 864-656-1505
Eric Eliassen Lexington County 4-H Youth Development Agent eeliass@clemson.edu 803-357-3537
James Frederick Professor, Ag Science Curriculum Specialist jfrdrck@clemson.edu 843-992-8077
Maggie Gaither M.S. Student - Wildlife and Fisheries Biology magaith@clemson.edu 803-553-8230
Myia Galloway EFNEP Nutrition Educator myiag@clemson.edu 864-223-3264
Venkat Ganaparthi Graduate student vganapa@clemson.edu 701-781-3923
Robert (Bobby) Greco PhD Student - Wildlife & Fisheries Biology rmgreco@clemson.edu
Kenneth Greene PhD Student kgreene@clemson.edu
Jess Hartshorn Associate Professor of Forest Health jhartsh@clemson.edu 864-656-4861
Ashley Hendrix Director of Business Operations ampicke@clemson.edu 864-656-5273
Lauren Hood Graduate Research Assistant eburdin@clemson.edu
Erika Hwang Graduate Instructor of Record erikaj@clemson.edu
Dawoon Jeong Assistant Professor, Agricultural Economics dawoonj@clemson.edu
Khushwinder Kaur Graduate Research Assistant khushwk@clemson.edu
Samantha Kennett PhD Student skenne7@clemson.edu
Brittney King Commercial Horticulture Extension Agent bking7@clemson.edu 843-519-2402
Sara Lalk Graduate Research Assistant slalk@clemson.edu
Amie Mabe Greenville County 4-H Youth Development Agent amiem@clemson.edu 864-421-2784
Trisha Markus Ph.D. Student tmarkus@clemson.edu
Courtney Marneweck Post-doctoral Researcher cmarnew@clemson.edu
Gavin McAbee Graduate Student glmcabe@clemson.edu 843-640-6441
Mason McNair Dr. Mason McNair mcnair5@clemson.edu
Nataly Medina Graduate Research Assistant nataly@clemson.edu 773-727-4628
Daniela Negrete-Moreno Graduate Research Assistant dnmoren@clemson.edu 803-507-2607
Dana Nelson PhD Candidate - Wildlife and Fisheries Biology dnelso2@clemson.edu
Adarsha Neupane Graduate Research Assistant adarshn@clemson.edu 864-722-7618
Kayla Payne Chief of Staff ksteel2@clemson.edu 864-656-3225
Glen Payne Urban Horticulture Agent gpayne2@clemson.edu 843-473-6025
Brandon Peoples Associate Professor of Fisheries Ecology peoples@clemson.edu 864-656-4855
Sathiska Podduwala Hewage Ph.D. Student spodduw@clemson.edu 864-765-8107
Robert (Bob) Polomski Associate Extension Specialist--Horticulture/Arboriculture bplmsk@clemson.edu 864-656-2604
Sandi Priddy Administrative Coordinator priddy@clemson.edu 864-656-3302
Christopher Pyles PhD Student capyles@clemson.edu 229-254-6088
Yoseph Roman yroman@clemson.edu 843-683-2533
Kayla Scarborough EFNEP Nutrition Educator klscarb@clemson.edu 803-649-6297
Liliane Severino da Silva Forage-Livestock Systems Assistant Professor, Extension Specialist lseveri@clemson.edu 352-871-5830
Misty Shealy Nursery Manager mdsheal@clemson.edu 864-656-2458
Kiana Smith Reporting Coordinator kianag@clemson.edu 864-986-8096
James Smoak Jr Research Farm Manager jsmoak@clemson.edu 803-671-1986
Ricardo ST AIME Post-doctoral Researcher rstaime@clemson.edu 864-635-5435
James Strickland Professor and Interim Department Chair jrstric@clemson.edu 502-517-2726
Qiong Su Assistant Professor qsu@clemson.edu 864-656-4057
Sivakumar Sukumaran Research Assistant Professor- Quantitative/Population Genetics ssukuma@clemson.edu 864-656-9959
Maggie Thomas Graduate Research Assistant mlt5@clemson.edu
Aaron Turner Assistant Professor apturne@clemson.edu 864-656-9869
Wanda Vandroff EFNEP Nutrition Educator wvandro@clemson.edu 843-561-6077
Olivia Vasquez Aiken and Edgefield Counties 4-H Youth Development Agent ovasque@clemson.edu 839-205-0599
Leandro Vieira-Filho (Leo) Postdoctoral Fellow, Climate-Smart Forage Systems lvieira@clemson.edu 813-836-4125
Zhine Wang PhD student zhinew@clemson.edu 626-560-4340
Sue Watts Educational Program Coordinator watts9@clemson.edu 864-650-1811
Johanna Wesche Ph.D. Candidate/ Graduate Research Assistant jwesche@clemson.edu
Jonathan Windham Greenhouse Manager JWINDHA@clemson.edu 843-519-0487

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