Extension

Importance of Extension

As part of the University’s land-grant mission, we are committed to education, research, and extension. I must admit that communicating with non-scientific audiences—through newsletters, television, and other media—is not always easy. However, I recognize that it is an essential way to ensure that our research extends beyond academic boundaries and reaches the broader society we serve.

Below are selected press releases and outreach materials highlighting my research.

2026

Alligator Newsletter. Everyone gets a bite of ‘Flavors of Florida’ tasting event [text link]
WUFT. News and Public Media for North Central Florida. IFAS Flavors of Florida 2026 [podcast link]
Fox 4. Glades County farmer works with University of Florida researchers to make coffee a viable crop in the state [video link]
UF/HOS blog. Brewing Innovation: Developing Coffee as a Viable Florida Crop [text link]

2025

Fox TV. Florida researchers are planting coffee in Pierson. Will it grow successfully? [video link]
UF/IFAS blog. Acerola cherry could be a new, nutritious crop for Florida [text link]
A multi-omic roadmap to understand blueberry flavor [youtube link]

2024

UF/IFAS blog. Coffee information [link]
UF/IFAS blog. UF scientists study how to bring you ‘climate-smart coffee’[text link]
News Miami. ‘Can we grow coffee in Florida successfully?’: UF researchers set to harvest beans from plants in Redlands [video link]
Training: Genomic prediction in autotetraploid blueberry [youtube link]
WCJB20. Tech Tuesday: Better Coffee [video link]

2023