Current research is focused on the epidemiology of soilborne diseases and the biology of soilborne fungal plant pathogens, including the effects of biotic and abiotic environmental factors on disease development and the population biology of soilborne fungi. Research projects include the interaction of Fusarium virguliforme with soybean root systems, using cover crops to induce disease suppressive soils, and the effect of climate change factors on soybean disease development. Additional research efforts include the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) projects for evaluation of teaching methods in graduate and undergraduate plant pathology courses
