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Dr. John Westra
Director / Chair
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Dr. Mitchell Stephenson
Associate Center Director
Panhandle Research, Extension, & Education Center
4502 Ave I
Scottsbluff, NE 69361
4502 Ave I
Scottsbluff, NE 69361
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Dr. Cheryl Burkhart-Kriesel
Rural Prosperity Nebraska
Deidra McCarthy
Administrative Associate
Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center
4502 Ave I
Scottsbluff, NE 63931
4502 Ave I
Scottsbluff, NE 63931
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Dr. Cody Creech
Dryland Cropping Systems
Kayla Smith
Office Assistant
Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center
4502 Ave I
Scottsbluff, NE
4502 Ave I
Scottsbluff, NE
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Chabella Guzman
Communications Specialist I
Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center
4502 Ave I
Scottsbluff, NE 69361
4502 Ave I
Scottsbluff, NE 69361
![Headshot of Amanda Easterly.](images/personnel/easterly_amanda_oct2020.jpg)
Dr. Amanda Easterly
Dryland Cropping Systems
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Matt Payne
Workstation Support Specialist
Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center
4502 Ave. I
Scottsbluff, NE 69361
4502 Ave. I
Scottsbluff, NE 69361
![Headshot of Jesse Fulton.](images/personnel/fulton_jesse.jpg)
Jesse Fulton, M.S.
Livestock Systems
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Danna Walker
Payroll Coordinator
Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center
4502 Ave I
Scottsbluff, NE 69361
4502 Ave I
Scottsbluff, NE 69361
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Jessica Groskopf
Agricultural Economics
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Lindsi Osborn
Finance Associate
Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center
4502 Ave I
Scottsbluff, NE 69361
4502 Ave I
Scottsbluff, NE 69361
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Cardinal Farrington
Facilities Manager
Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center
4502 Ave I
Scottsbluff, NE 69361
4502 Ave I
Scottsbluff, NE 69361
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Tim Gonzales
Building Services Technician II
Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center
4502 Ave I
Scottsbluff, NE 69361
4502 Ave I
Scottsbluff, NE 69361
Dr. Mohamed Khalil
Applied Geophysics
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Simon Hendricks
Landscaping Assistant
Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center
4502 Ave I
Scottsbluff, NE 69361
4502 Ave I
Scottsbluff, NE 69361
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Dr. Pin-Chu Lai
Assistant professor and Extension Specialist
Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center
4502 Ave I
Scottsbluff, NE 69361
4502 Ave I
Scottsbluff, NE 69361
![Headshot of Nevin Lawrence.](images/personnel/lawrence_nevin.jpeg)
Dr. Nevin Lawrence
Integrated Weed Management
![Headshot of Wei-Zhen Liang.](images/personnel/liang_wei-zhen.jpg)
Dr. Wei-Zhen Liang
Biological Systems Engineering
![Headshot of Pablo Loza.](images/personnel/loza_pablo_march2021.jpg)
Dr. Pablo Loza
Feedlot Management and Nutrition
Lorie Martin
Custodiam
Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center
4502 Ave I
Scottsbluff, NE 69361
4502 Ave I
Scottsbluff, NE 69361
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Dr. Bijesh Maharjan
Soil and Nutrient Management
![Headshot of Xin Qiao.](images/personnel/qiao_xin_may2017.jpg)
Dr. Xin Qiao
Water & Irrigation Management
![Headshot of Dipak Santra.](images/personnel/santra_dipak.jpg)
Dr. Dipak Santra
Alternative Crops Breeding
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Gary Stone
Water & Integrated Cropping Systems
![Headshot of Carlos Urrea](images/personnel/urrea_carlos_feb2021.jpg)
![Headshot of Troy White.](images/personnel/220817_White_065.jpg)
Dr. Troy White
Ag Leadership Education & Communication
![Headshot of Karla Wilke](images/personnel/Wilke_Karla.jpeg)
Dr. Karla Wilke
Cow-Calf-Stocker & Range Management