Meet our team

RosaRaudalesRosa E. Raudales, PhD
Associate Professor & Greenhouse Extension Specialist

Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture
1376 Storrs Rd. Unit 4067, Storrs, CT 06269
Phone: 860-486-6043
Email: rosa.raudales@uconn.edu

Specialty areas: Horticulture, plant pathology, water quality, root and water microbiology, agricultural education, and communication


LeannePundt

Leanne Pundt, MPS
Greenhouse IPM Extension Educator

Department of Extension and IPM Program
843 University Dr., Torrington, CT 06790
Phone: 860-626-6855
Email: leanne.pundt@uconn.edu

Specialty areas: Integrated pest management, beneficial microbes, and horticulture


Mayra A. Toro-Herrera, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Associate  

Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture
1376 Storrs Rd. Unit 4067, Storrs, CT 06269
Phone: 860-486-0627
Email: mayra.toroh@uconn.edu

Specialty areas:  Plant physiology, ecophysiology, crop modeling, data science, extension.

 

 


CoraMcGehee

Cora McGehee, PhD 
PhD in Horticulture at UConn 

Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture
Agricultural Biotechnology Laboratory (ABL) Rm 202C
Phone: 860-486-1939
Email: cora.mcgehee@uconn.edu

Cora finished her PhD in 2022. She studied plant pathogens and microbial buffers in hydroponic solutions.

 


Daniel Pantoja, MS
PhD Student (PhD in Horticulture)

Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture
Agricultural Biotechnology Laboratory (ABL) Rm 202C
Phone: 860-486-1939
Email: alvaro.pantoja-benavides@uconn.edu

Daniel studies the gray water footprint of greenhouse-grown ornamental crops.

 

 


Carla Caballero,  BS in Agronomy
Greenhouse IPM Program Aid

Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture
Agricultural Biotechnology Laboratory (ABL) Rm 202C
Phone: 860-486-1939
Email: carla.caballero@uconn.edu