Andy is an Extension Specialist in Vegetable Pathology for the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station and Rutgers University. Located at the Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center (RAREC) near Bridgeton, New Jersey, Andy conducts applied research in vegetable pathology with a focus on fungicide resistance management in all vegetable crops. Andy’s research also focuses on the relationship between phytophthora-tolerance and skin separation or ‘silvering’ in bell pepper fruit. Andy earned his Master’s degree (1999) and Ph.D. (2004) from The Ohio State University under the supervision of Dr. Mac Riedel