Joseph Spatafora

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Joseph Spatafora
Title:
Department Head
College/Department:
Botany/Plant Pathology
Bio:

"Joey Spatafora is a rare breed of distinguished scientist, highly effective administrator and a kind and caring person.  As an OSU Distinguished Professor, he continues to be a global leader in the field in the ecology and evolutionary biology of fungi.  As department head, he has built the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology into an OSU leader for research, academics, and extension.  Thank you, Joey, for all you do for OSU, CAS, and BPP!" -Staci Simonich