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BACKGROUND:
I grew up near
Minerva, Ohio with my parents and 3 siblings. We resided on a small
farm where we raised hogs, grew field crops, and tended to the
family vegetable garden and landscaping. After graduating from high
school in 1997, I started college at the Ohio State
University-Agricultural Technical Institute in Wooster where I
completed an Associate of Science degree in Horticultural Science.
During my time at Ohio State-ATI, I accepted a student position at
the OARDC in the Extension Vegetable Lab where I obtained my first
research experience. After finishing my associate’s degree, I
transferred to Purdue University to complete my B.S. in Horticulture
Science. While at Purdue, I accepted a research assistant position
in the Pomology Lab of the Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
Department. In addition to my duties as research assistant, I took
on an independent research project in the lab studying the hydraulic
conductivity of apple rootstocks.
After graduating from
college in 2002, my husband and I returned to the Minerva area where
we are trying to get the family beef and grain farm up and running.
At the same time, I accepted a summer job working on an organic
vegetable transition study at the OARDC. At the end of the summer, I
moved into other research-related responsibilities such as sensory
evaluations, preparing for future studies, and writing research
publications in the Extension Vegetable Lab. In the spring of 2003,
I accepted my current position as Research Assistant of the Peri-urban
project, a study looking at organic vegetable transition strategies.
The Peri-urban project is studying the risks and rewards of four
transition methods: hay, fallow, field vegetable production, and
high tunnel vegetable production. As part of my responsibilities, I
work for the Extension Vegetable and Weed labs in addition to
coordinating other labs’ activities that are involved with the
study.
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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
Wszelaki, A.L., S.D. Walker, C.P. Steiner and S.A. Miller 2003.
Evaluation of alternatives for the control of foliar and fruit
diseases of organic processing tomatoes, 2002. Biological and
Cultural Tests for Control of Plant Diseases (online). Report
18:PT008. DOI:10.1094/BC18. The American Phytopathological Society,
St. Paul, MN.
Wszelaki, A., J. Delwiche, S. Walker, R. Liggett, and M. Kleinhenz
2004. Sensory Quality and Mineral and Glycoalkaloid Concentrations
in Organically and Conventionally Grown Redskin Potatoes (Solanum
tuberosum). Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture (in
review).
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