Rosa 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
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.
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