Sarah Jane Pethybridge
Title: Assistant Professor (Vegetable Pathology)Organization: Cornell UniversityUnit: Plant Pathology & Plant-Microbe BiologyWeb: http://evade.pppmb.cals.cornell.edu/
Dr. Sarah Pethybridge is the principal investigator of the EVADE program. She joined Cornell University in July 2014, as an Assistant Professor (60% research; 40% extension). Her previous positions include: Extension Plant Pathologist- University of Tasmania, Australia(1999-2009); Agricultural Research Manager- Botanical Resources Australia Pty. Ltd. (2009-2012); Science Group Leader (Field Crops)- Plant & Food Research NZ (2012- 2014). She has worked on the diseases of hop, pyrethrum, snap bean, carrot, table beet and potato across Australia. Education: Bachelor of Agriculture Science (First Class Honors), University of Tasmania, Australia(1995) Doctor of Philosophy (Plant Pathology), University of Tasmania, Australia(2000) Selected Awards: American Phytopathological Society (APS) Syngenta Award to recognize an APS member for an outstanding contribution to research, teaching or extension in plant pathology, within the first decade of their PhD (2010). University of Tasmania Foundation Award for Outstanding Graduates (2004). Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology Young Professionals in Agri-Industry National Award (2003). Selected Professional Services: 2013-2018: Editor: Annual Review of Phytopathology. 2010-2012: Senior Editor: Plant Disease. 2010-2012: Editor: Plant Pathology. 2006-2009: Associate Editor: Plant Disease. 2005-2010: Senior Editor: APSnet Education Centre; Advanced Topics- Population Genetics/ Epidemiology. 2005- 2009: Editor-in-Chief: APS Press for Compendium of Hop Diseases. |