Here is a look at some of the research led by Illinois State's agriculture graduate students in recent years.
Name | Program | Topic | Thesis |
Wyatt Byrd | Agriculture Education and Leadership | A Survey of U.S. Public and Private Golf Courses of Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program and Student Involvement | |
Monique Cullotta | Agribusiness | The Practice of Fall Applied Nitrogen: Retailer Reactions to a Fall Applied Nitrogen Ban |
Retailer Reactions to Fall Applied Nitrogen Ban |
Katelynn Clement | Agriculture Education and Leadership | Assessing the Perceptions of Faculty Advisors and Green Industry Professionals on the Value of Student Participation in a Professional Development Competitive Event | Assessing the Perceptions of Faculty Advisors and Green Industry Professionals on the Value of Student Participation in a Professional Development Event |
Matt Faulkner | Agriscience | The Effects of Corn Ethanol Byproducts on Beef Cow Production | Performance Characteristics of Beef Cows Program Fed Byproducts from Corn Ethanol Production |
Emmanuel Foday | Agribusiness | Factors Influencing Restaurant Managers' Willingness to Feature Locally Produced Meat | Examining Restaurant Managers' Willingness to Feature Locally Produced Meat |
Alissa Fosdick | Agribusiness | Do Farm Size and Occupation of Operator, Age of Operator, and Product Produced on the Farm Operation Affect Financial Measures? Comparing Illinois to Iowa from 2003 to 2011 | What do the ARMS Data Tell Us About the Financial Status of Illinois and Iowa Farms? |
Zach Gass | Agribusiness | Economic Effects of River Stages and Barge Rates on Illinois Corn and Soybean Basis | Effects of River Stages and Barge Rates on Illinois Corn and Soybean Basis |
Alex Grohsmeyer | Agribusiness | In Progress | |
Alicia Gullidge | Agriculture Education and Leadership | What do Illinois Agriculture Teachers Feel are the Most Important College Activities and/or Experiences to Prepare Students to be Agriculture Teachers? | Illinois Secondary Agriculture Teachers' Perception of Critical Developmental Undergraduate Experiences |
Cori Harrison | Agriculture Education and Leadership | Integrating Experimental Learning into Animal Science Curriculum Through a Hands-On Beef Cattle Management and Marketing Contest | |
Carly Holcomb | Agriculture Education and Leadership | Assessment of Student Learning in an Overview Course of the Agriculture Industry | |
Dena Wibben Hyde | Agribusiness | Information and Communication Technology Adoption of Northern Illinois Farmers | |
Tyler Kaufman | Agriscience | The Effects of Planting Techniques on Maize Grain Yield and Silage Production | The Effects of Planting Techniques on Maize Grain Yield and Silage Production |
Jacob Kuban | Agriscience | Assessment of Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program Membership at University Golf Courses | Perceptions of the Audubon Cooperative Santuary Program: A Survey of Superintendents of University-Affiliated Golf Courses in the U.S. |
Corey Lacey | Agriscience | Investigating the Impact of Cover Crops Species on Nutrient Management, Nitrogen Leaching, and Fall Applied Nitrogen Fertilizer Efficiency Within Conventional Row Crop Agriculture | Improving the Efficiency of Fall Applied Nitrogen with Cover Crops |
Jake Lee | Agriscience | Effect of Various Processing Techniques on the Nutritional Value of Soybean Meal Fed to Weaned Pigs | The Effect of Various Processing Techniques on the Nutritional Value of Soybean Meal Fed to Weaned Pigs |
Lucy Loftus | Agriscience | Determining Barriers to Use of Edible School Gardens in Illinois | Determining Barriers to Use of Edible School Gardens in Illinois |
Laura Manion | Agriscience | Glucosinolates and Carotenoids in Watercress (Nasturtiium officinale) are Influenced by Selenium Fertilization | Glucosinolates and Carotenoids in Watercress (Nasturtium officinal) are Influenced by Selenium Fertilization |
Janelle Mason | Agriscience | The Educational Impact of Participating on a Collegiate Soil Judging Team | The Educational Impact of Participating on Collegiate Soil Judging Teams |
Laura Merriman | Agriscience | Phosphorus Excretion in Weanling Pigs Fed Diets Containing Pepsoygen and Phytase | Nutrient Digestibility and Performance of Weanling Pigs Fed Diets Containing Fermented Soybean Meal and Phytase |
Elizabeth Pegg | Agriscience | Nursery Pig Growth Response to Feed Ingredients and Feed Additives | Nursery Pig Growth Response to Feed Ingredients and Feed Additives: I). Spray-Dried Blood Plasma vs. Spray-Dried Egg Effect on Nursery Pig Growth Performance II). Effect of Alpha-galactosidase and Citric Acid on Nursery Pig Growth Performance When Added to a Corn-Soybean Meal Diet |
Srinath Peram | Agriscience | Phytoremediation of Soils Spilled with Petroleum Diesel and Biodiesel with the Addition of Supplemental Nitrogen | |
Wade Meteer | Agribusiness | Field Testing of the Farm Grain Engulfment Hazard Assessment Tool | Application of the Farm Grain Hazard Assessment Tool in Illinois |
Arwyn Schumacher | Agriscience | The Effect of Altering Dietary Cation/Anion Difference on Feed Intake in Group-Housed Gilts | The Effect of Altering Dietary Cation-Anion Difference on Feed Intake of Group-Housed Gilts |
Samantha Gasca | Agriscience | Sow Behavior and Welfare: Evaluating Different Housing Systems | Alternate Sow Housing During Gestation and Its Effects on Sow Well-Being and Peformance |
Austin Omer | Agriscience | The Effect of a Commercial Ozone Treatment System on Swine Slurry Odor and Chemical Characteristics | The Effect of a Commercial Ozone Treatment System on Swine Slurry Odor and Chemical Characteristics |
Nick Ramirez | Agribusiness | Economic and Environmental Impacts of Long Distance Food Transport: Within the U.S. | |
Kayla Roy | Agribusiness | Crop Insurance Decisions and Risk Management Strategies of Illinois Farmers | Examination of Risk Management Strategies and Factors Affecting Crop Insurance Purchases of Illinois Farmers |
Kelsey Schueler | Agriculture Education and Leadership | The Perceptions of the Unwanted Horse Population in Illinois | The Perceptions of the Unwanted Horse Population in Illinois |
Ryan Stone | Agribusiness | Illinois Ethanol Plants and High-Speed Rail Loaders: Impacts on Planted Corn Acres and Structural Characteristics of Grain Elevator Firms | Illinois Ethanol Plants and High-Speed Rail Loaders: Impacts on Planted Corn Acres and Structural Characteristics of Grain Elevator Firms |
Jessica Veracini | Agriscience | Supplementation of Chromium and Distiller's Grains in Growing/Finishing Steers | A Comparison of High Fat Versus Low Fat Modified Wet Distillers Grains on Performance and Meat Quality in Steers Fed High Inclusion Levels |
Colin Warner | Agribusiness | Are Margin Requirements for Agricultural Futures Spread Sufficient? | The Influence of Interest Rates on Grain Futures Spread |
Justin Wheeler | Agriscience | Nitrogen Rate Optimization of Grain Yield Within Fall and Spring Applications | Nitrogen Rate Optimization of Grain Yield Within Fall and Spring Applications |
Brittnay Whitted | Agriscience | Effects of Silicon and Titanium on Annual Bedding Plants | Silicon and Titanium Influence Growth and Quality Characteristics of Selected Annual Bedding Plants |
Steven Wolf | Agribusiness | Effect of Food Aid Delivery Mode on Food Production in Recipient Nation | Effect of Food Aid Delivery Mode on Food Production in Recipient Nation |
To learn more about our graduate program or student research, please contact Dr. Aslihan Spaulding.