Horticulture Faculty
Dr. Chris S. Cramer
Title: Professor
Research Area: Breeding, Genetics, Onions, Quantitative Genetics, Crop Production
Office: Skeen Hall, N346
Email: cscramer@nmsu.edu
Phone: (575) 646-2657
Rachel Gioannini
Title: College Associate Professor/Lecturer
Research Area: Ornamental Horticulture, Landscape Design
Office: Skeen Hall, N352
Email: rachelgi@nmsu.edu
Phone: (575) 646-3638
Dr. Ryan Goss
Title: Professor
Research Area: Turfgrass science and management
Office: Skeen Hall, N356
Email: ryangoss@nmsu.edu
Phone: (575) 646-3297
Sabine Green
Title: Certified Floral Designer, Floriculture Program Coordinator
Research Area: Specialty Floral Crops, Floricuture Education
Office: Skeen Hall, W353
Email: swhitley@nmsu.edu
Phone: (575) 646-3662
Dr. Ivette Guzman
Title: Associate Professor
Research Area: Vegetable Physiology and Biochemistry, Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods, Food Systems, and Organic Vegetable Production
Office: Skeen Hall, N350
Email: ivguzman@nmsu.edu
Phone: (575) 646-1914
Dr. Richard Heerema
Title: Professor
Research Area: Extension Pecan Specialist
Office: Skeen Hall, N246
Email: rjheerem@nmsu.edu
Phone: (575) 646-2921
Dr. Israel Joukhadar
Title: Assistant Professor
Research Area: Integrating Controlled-Environment Agriculture with Water-Efficient Specialty Crop Production
Office: Skeen Hall, N344
Email: icalsoya@nmsu.edu
Phone: (575) 646-1820
Dr. Bernhard Leinauer
Title: Professor/Extension Turfgrass Specialist
Office: Skeen Hall, N230
Email: leinauer@nmsu.edu
Phone: (575) 646-2546
Dr. Kevin Lombard
Title: Professor of Horticulture and Superintendent
Office: Agricultural Science Center in Farmington
Email: klombard@nmsu.edu
Phone: (505) 327-7757
Dr. Dennis Lozada
Title: Assistant Professor/Chile Breeder
Research Area: Genome wide association studies, genomic selection, high-throughput phenotyping, marker-assisted breeding
Office: Skeen Hall, N354
Email: dlozada@nmsu.edu
Phone: (575) 646-5171
Dr. Marisa Thompson
Title: Associate Professor
Office: NMSU Agricultural Science Center at Los Lunas
Email: desertblooms@nmsu.edu
Phone: (575) 646-4398
Dr. Stephanie Walker
Title: Extension Vegetable Specialist
Office: Skeen Hall, N242
Email: swalker@nmsu.edu
Phone: (575) 646-4398
Dr. Shengrui Yao
Title: Professor/ Fruit Specialist
Research Area: Tree fruit/small fruit, conventional/organic production, orchard floor and soil fertility management
Office: Sustainable Ag Science Center at Alcalde
Email: yaos@nmsu.edu
Phone: (505) 852-4241
Fax: (505) 852-2857