Research Team
Lisa DeVetter
Washington State University Associate Professor of Horticulture specializing in small fruits.
Givemore Munashe Makonya
Washington State University Postdoctoral Fellow researching physiological and genetic mechanisms that contribute to red raspberry’s heat tolerance.
David Bryla
Research Horticulturist at the USDA-ARS Horticultural Crops Research Unit.
Troy Peters
Washington State University Professor in the department of Biological Systems Engineering. His focus is on irrigation and irrigation efficiency.
Suzette Galinato
Washington State University Assistant Director of IMPACT Center in the School of Economic Sciences.
Karina Gallardo
Washington State University Professor and Extension Specialist at the School of Economic Sciences. Her program’s focus is advancing agribusiness opportunities for specialty crops.
Wendy Hoashi-Erhardt
Washington State University Director of the raspberry breeding program and plant breeder.
Michael Hartigan
UDSA-ARS Horticultural Crops Research Unit Research Geneticist and Plant Breeder.
Mohamed Abdou Youssef
Ain Shams University, a teaching assistant at the Agricultural Engineering Department. He specializes in irrigation and drainage engineering.
Micah Evalt
Micah Evalt is a MS student at Washington State University and is investigating the effects of evaporative cooling, biostimulants, and groundcovers on mitigating heat damage during the blueberry pollination period.
Shafik Kiraga
Postdoctoral Fellow at Washington State University, specializing in heat stress modeling and irrigation management.
Extension Team
Chris Benedict
Washington State University Regional Extension Specialist.
Maria Zamora Re
Oregon State University Assistant Professor at the Biological and Ecological Engineering Department. She specializes in irrigation extension and agricultural water management.
Margaret McGlothern
Washington State University, 2023 CAHNRS Undergraduate Intern. Maggie developed outreach materials.
Katherine Anderson
Washington State University, 2024 CAHNRS Undergraduate Intern. Katherine is an Academic Affiliate with the Beat the Heat project. She is majoring in Organic & Sustainable Agriculture with WSU Everett and plans to start a small farm with a focus on small fruits and herbs which will be incorporated into bath & body products.
Ashley Fincham
Ashley Fincham is an undergraduate student in the Organic Sustainable Agriculture at Washington State University with a deep-rooted passion for plants and the natural world. She will be the 2025 CAHNRS Undergraduate Intern and focus on outreach.