Our current research projects include:
Developing and restoring landscapes with laurel-wilt tolerant native Persea species
Host-pathogen interactions in the laurel wilt pathosystem
Etiology of dieback and decline of rare conifers in New Caledonia
Ganoderma biology and taxonomy in North America
Phylogeography of host susceptibility in laurel wilt and Dutch elm disease
Biology and management of Diplodia canker of live oaks in Florida
Epidemiology and influence of host stress on Diplodia blight of slash pine in central Florida
Pine health in the future: discovering biological drivers of disease ecology in a changing climate
Etiology and management of needle blight outbreak on loblolly pine in northern Mississippi
Breeding and selection of Populus germplasm suitable for bioenergy in subtropical climates