Department of Animal Science

Faculty & Staff

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Department Head

Rosie Nold

Assistant Department Head/Professor

Department of Animal Science

Telephone number: 605-688-5459 Email

Faculty

Christina Bakker

Assistant Professor / SDSU Extension Meat Science Specialist

Department of Animal Science

SDSU Extension

Telephone number: 605-688-5436 Email
Amanda Blair

Professor & SDSU Extension Meat Science Specialist

Department of Animal Science

SDSU Extension

SDSU West River Research and Extension

Telephone number: 605-394-2236 Email
Jameson Brennan

Assistant Professor/Research and Extension Specialist-Livestock Grazing

Department of Animal Science

SDSU West River Research and Extension

SDSU Extension

Telephone number: 605-394-2236 Email
Kristi Cammack

Director-West River Agricultural Center/Professor

SDSU Extension

Department of Animal Science

SDSU West River Research and Extension

Center of Excellence for Bison Studies

Wizipan Leadership & Sustainability Program

Telephone number: 605-394-2236 Email
Jeffrey Clapper

Professor

Department of Animal Science

Telephone number: 605-688-5417 Email
Kelly Froehlich

Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist - Small Ruminant Production

Department of Animal Science

SDSU Extension

Telephone number: 605-688-5433 Email
Michael Gonda

Professor

Department of Animal Science

Beef Cattle Breeding Instruction

Telephone number: 605-688-5442 Email
Judson Grubbs

Assistant Professor

Department of Animal Science

Telephone number: 605-688-5165 Email
Natalie Hoyes

Professional Advisor

Department of Animal Science

Telephone number: 605-688-6959 Email
Brady Jensen

Instructor/Livestock Judging Coach

Department of Animal Science

Telephone number: 605-688-5165 Email
John Killefer

Professor

Department of Animal Science

Telephone number: 605-688-4148 Email
Carter Kruse

Volunteer Faculty

Department of Animal Science

Telephone number: 605-688-5165 Email
Crystal Levesque

Associate Professor-Swine Nutrition

Department of Animal Science

Telephone number: 605-688-5011 Email
Hector Menendez

Assistant Research Professor/Extension Specialist-Livestock Grazing

Department of Animal Science

SDSU Extension

Telephone number: 605-394-2236 Email
Ken Olson

Professor & SDSU Extension Beef Specialist

Department of Animal Science

SDSU Extension

SDSU West River Research and Extension

Telephone number: 605-394-2236 Email
Carmen Paulson

Lecturer

Department of Animal Science

Telephone number: 605-688-5165 Email
Warren Rusche

Assistant Professor & SDSU Extension Feedlot Specialist

Department of Animal Science

SDSU Extension

Telephone number: 605-688-5452 Email
Ryan Samuel

Assistant Professor & SDSU Extension Swine Specialist

Department of Animal Science

SDSU Extension

Telephone number: 605-688-5165 Email
Zachary Smith

Assistant Professor

Department of Animal Science

Telephone number: 605-688-5457 Email
Benoit St Pierre

Assistant Professor

Department of Animal Science

Telephone number: 605-688-5409 Email
Bob Thaler

Distinguished Professor & SDSU Extension Swine Specialist

Department of Animal Science

SDSU Extension

Telephone number: 605-688-5435 Email
Keith Underwood

Associate Professor

Department of Animal Science

Telephone number: 605-688-5439 Email
Julie Walker

Professor & SDSU Extension Beef Specialist

Department of Animal Science

SDSU Extension

Telephone number: 605-688-5458 Email
Eric Weaver

Assistant Professor

Department of Animal Science

Telephone number: 605-688-5165 Email
Cody Wright

Professor

Department of Animal Science

Telephone number: 605-688-5448 Email

Adjunct Faculty

George Perry

Adjunct Research Professor

Department of Animal Science

SDSU Extension

Telephone number: 605-688-5456 Email

Extension Associate

Stacy Hadrick

SDSU Extension Associate

Department of Animal Science

SDSU Extension

Telephone number: 605-688-5165 Email

Extension Field Specialist

Olivia Amundson

SDSU Extension Cow/Calf Field Specialist

Department of Animal Science

SDSU Extension

Telephone number: 605-782-3290 Email
Kiernan Brandt

Extension Field Specialist I - Cow/Calf

Department of Animal Science

SDSU Extension

Telephone number: 605-882-5140 Email
Heidi Carroll

SDSU Extension Livestock Stewardship Field Specialist & Beef Quality Assurance Coordinator

Department of Animal Science

SDSU Extension

Telephone number: 605-688-6623 Email
Adele Harty

SDSU Extension Cow/Calf Field Specialist

Department of Animal Science

SDSU Extension

Telephone number: 605-394-1722 Email
Jaelyn Quintana

Extension Field Specialist I - Sheep

Department of Animal Science

SDSU Extension

Telephone number: 605-394-1722 Email
Robin Salverson

SDSU Extension Cow/Calf Field Specialist

Department of Animal Science

SDSU Extension

Telephone number: 605-374-4177 Email

Staff

Judith Carlson

Senior Secretary

Department of Animal Science

Telephone number: 605-688-5165 Email
Jennifer Forney-Eide

Equine Teaching Facility Manager

Department of Animal Science

Telephone number: 605-688-5168 Email
Jason Griffin

Research Assistant

Department of Animal Science

Telephone number: 605-688-5165 Email
Karolynn Marsan

Livestock Unit Manager (Sheep)

Department of Animal Science

Telephone number: 605-693-3808 Email
Adam Rhody

Ag Research Mgr/Spec

Department of Animal Science

Telephone number: 605-688-5925 Email
Paul Schlobohm

Livestock Unit Manager

Department of Animal Science

Telephone number: 605-693-3713 Email
Ronald Skovly

Rodeo Program Coach

Department of Animal Science

Telephone number: 605-690-1359 Email
Terese Van Ravenswaay

Program Assistant II

Department of Animal Science

Telephone number: 605-688-5165 Email
Kevin Vander Wal

Ag Research Mgr/Spec

Department of Animal Science

Telephone number: 605-693-2253 Email

Research and Technical Staff

Jinsu Hong

Research Associate

Department of Animal Science

Telephone number: 605-690-8426 Email
Jorge Yair Perez Palencia

Research Associate

Department of Animal Science

Telephone number: 605-688-5165 Email

Postdoctorates

Jeff Martin

Director of Research

Department of Animal Science

Center of Excellence for Bison Studies

Telephone number: 605-394-2236 Email

Graduate Assistants

Trevor DeHaan

Graduate Admin Assistant

Department of Animal Science

Telephone number: 605-688-5165 Email
Christian Ramirez Camba

Graduate Research Assistant

Department of Animal Science

Telephone number: 605-688-5165 Email

Emeriti Faculty

Dan Gee

Professor Emeritus of Animal and Range Sciences

Department of Animal Science

Telephone number: 605-688-5165 Email
Jeffrey Held

Professor Emeritus of Animal Science

Department of Animal Science

SDSU Extension

Telephone number: 605-688-5433 Email
Douglas Mc Farland

Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Animal Science

Department of Animal Science

Telephone number: 605-688-5431 Email
Lowell Slyter

Professor Emeritus Animal Science and Range Sciences

Department of Animal Science

Telephone number: 605-688-5165 Email
Rick Wahlstrom

Distinguished Professor Emeritus Animal Science

Department of Animal Science

Telephone number: 605-688-5165 Email

Volunteer Faculty

Richard Nicolai

Volunteer Faculty

Department of Animal Science

Telephone number: 605-688-5165 Email
Don Norton

Volunteer Faculty

College of Agriculture, Food & Environmental Sciences

Department of Animal Science

Telephone number: 605-688-4296 Email