Staff
Faical Akaichi - Program Associate; fakaichi@uark.edu
Pedro Alviola IV - Program Associate; palviola@uark.edu
Kuatbay Bektemirov - Senior Graduate Assistant; kbektemi@uark.edu
Eddie Chavez - Program Associate II; Analyzes the performance of USDA’s Farm Service Agency regarding their direct farm loan programs. echavez@uark.eduErin Cohen - Program Specialist; Student Relations and Recruitment Coordinator. Assists faculty in student recruitment and retention; serves as the representative for the department in student recruitment activities; assists in developing awards and in reporting scholarships and student fellowships; assists in conducting and reporting on research in teaching, student recruitment, retention, achievement and alumni relations. emyersc@uark.edu
Diana Danforth - Senior Program Associate; Software development and support for COTMAN[tm] cotton management expert system. Cotton research. Opinion survey research. SAS statistical package programming. ddanfort@uark.edu
Harjanto Djunaidi - Program Associate; hdjunaid@uark.edu
Brenda Duggins - Administrative Support Supervisor at Extension; bduggins@uaex.edu
Melinda Dunlap - Administrative Assistant; typing, data entry, receptionist duties, develop monthly AEAB newsletter, maintain undergraduate spreadsheet and handbook. mdunlap@uark.edu
Alvaro Durand-Morat - Senior Graduate Assistant; Analyzes the impacts of the EU CAP reforms on U.S. and global rice markets and analyzes the effects of biotechnology on the competitiveness of U.S. agriculture in global markets. adurand@uark.edu
Tonya Foster - Departmental Administrative Manager; Supervises office administrative personnel and assistant to the department head. trfoste@uark.edu
Pam Guiling - Research Associate pguiling@uaex.edu
Sandy Hamm - Program Associate II; Analyzes the performance of USDA’s Farm Service Agency regarding their direct farm loan programs. shamm@uark.edu
Nathan Kemper - Program Associate I; Analyzes the economic impacts of industries and policy on the region's economy using Input-Output analysis techniques with an emphasis on the agriculture, poultry, and water recreation industries. nkemper@uark.edu
Ranjitsinh Mane - Program Associate; mane@uark.edu
Alicia Minden - Secretary II; Handles initial inquiries and correspondence about the Master’s program, tracks progress of current graduate students, maintains database on the MS graduates; assists with academic reports, questionnaires, class schedules; supervises student workers. aminden@uark.edu
Dianne Pittman - Program Associate II; Data analysis and manipulations, web site design and maintenance, presentation design and assistance, general computer/technical support to faculty/staff/students. pittman@uark.edu
German Rodriguez - Program Technician II; Analyzes the economics of investing in water conservation practices under declining ground water conditions. hrodrig@uark.edu
Jim Smartt - Program Associate II; Software development and support. Projects include MARORA, COTMAN, and Basis Trader. Provides technical assistance for both hardware and software. jsmartt@uark.edu
Karen Strain - System Analyst; Helps faculty and staff manage hardware and software troubleshooting, trends, training, inventory, and upgrades. Manages the graduate student computer lab and provides some teaching and research support. kstrain@uark.edu
Trish Watkins - Accountant; Handles departmental budget purchases, travel, hourly wages, transfers and distribution changes. plwatki@uark.edu