She is a Professor for New Mexico State University. She received a Doctoral Degree (PhD) in Plant Pathology from University of California, Davis in the 1989, followed by a postdoctoral program in 1985. She is a graduated in Plant Pathology from University of Kentucky, USA in 1981, with an immediate post-graduation in Plant Pathology. She is a recipient of many awards and grants for her valuable contributions and discoveries in major area of research. Her research interests lie in plant pathology, curly top virus, fungal, endophyte of locoweed, plant diseases. She is the Editor-in-Chief/Editorial Board Member of many peer reviewed journals and her area of expertise credits her with many publications in national and international journals. She is committed to highest standards of excellence.

Plant pathology, curly top virus, fungal endophyte of locoweed, plant diseases