Professors

Featured in the Laboratory and Course Lecture Series:
Dr. Bill Zettler

About fifteen years ago, Dr. Zettler began teaching at the undergraduate level. In 1990, he initiated a new lower division course, "Plant, Plagues, and People." Four years later, he assumed responsibility for teaching "Fundamentals of Plant Pathology" and its graduate equivalent. In earlier years, he also taught virology short courses in Bolivia (1983) and Ecuador (1989).

Featured in the Mission Very Nearly Impossible Lab Kits:
Dr. Jennifer Gillett

Jennifer Gillett received her BS degree in Agricultural Education and Communication with a specialization in Entomology at the University of Florida. She then joined the Peace Corps and was stationed in rural Morocco for almost two years. After returning to Gainesville, Jennifer received her Ph.D. in Plant Pathology, and since 2003, has been working as Assitant Program Director of IPM in the Department of Entomology and Nematology.

Featured in the Mission Very Nearly Impossible Lab Kit and Case Studies:
Sarah Brinton Clark

She is currently a Ph.D. graduate student in the Department of Plant Pathology. A certified high school biology teacher, she taught for several years in New England and overseas, including a two-year stint in the Kingdom of Tonga (South Pacific) as a Peace Corps, education volunteer. Her dissertation work is on the ecology of the toxic black mold, Stachybotrys.

 


Text
  • Two versions of the textbook are acceptible to use. Page numbers will be given for reading assignments for the Fifth Edition and the Fourth Edition.
    • Latest version: Plant Pathology 5th Edition. (2005) by G.N. Agrios, Elsevier Academic Press, Inc. (ISBN 0-12-044565-4).
    • Earlier version: Plant Pathology 4th Edition. (1997) by G.N. Agrios, Academic Press, Inc. (ISBN 0-12-044564-6).
  • Text available on-line at Amazon.com.

Exams
There will be three 50-point lecture exams and one 50-point laboratory exams. Your final grade will be based on the cumulative score for the three lecture exams and the two laboratory exams (200 points total).

Academic Honesty
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UF Counseling Services
Resources are available on campus for students having personal problems or lacking clear career and academic goals which interfere with their academic performance. These resources include:

  1. University Counseling Center, 301 Peabody Hall, 392-1575, personal and career counseling
  2. Student Mental Health, Student Health Center, 392-1171, personal counseling
  3. Sexual Assault Recovery Services (SARS), Student Health Care Center, 392-1161, sexual counseling
  4. Career Resource Center, Reitz Union, 392-1601, career development assistance and counseling.