Current Students

Xinzheng (Chris) Chen

Xinzheng (Chris) Chen, received his B.S. in Horticulture from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in May 2017. Chris will start the DPH program in the fall of 2017.

Nathan Fortner

Nathan Fortner, despite having not been raised in agriculture, developed an early interest in biological systems, eventually developing a specific interest in agricultural systems. Nathan received his BS in Agronomy from Missouri State University (2002), and did post-graduate study at the University of Arkansas. Nathan began the DPH program in January 2017 by taking

Ali Loker

Ali grew up in Madison, Wisconsin and received her B.S. in Community and Environmental Sociology, with a certificate in Global Health, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2012. Her degree allowed her to take a variety of plant science courses alongside sociology courses, to provide a well-rounded perspective of how people interact with their food system.

Aaron Sedivy

Aaron Sedivy received his B.S. in Horticulture-Plant Science (2010) from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Upon graduation, Aaron worked for the Denver Botanic Gardens, employed as a horticulturist on the "tropicals" team.