Nursery Cooperative Staff
The Nursery Cooperative is currently staffed by one full-time, tenure-track faculty member that serves as director; one full-time Assistant Research Professor and one full-time Research Associate, both of which help to plan and conduct field and laboratory research including experiment layout, establishment, measurement, and statistical analysis; and an Outreach Assistant (shared half-time with the College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment) that assists in budgeting, meeting arrangements, newsletter publications, technology transfer, graphic design, maintaining the website, and other administrative and outreach objectives.
Several College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment faculty members also work with the Nursery Cooperative in the establishment of research projects, technology transfer, and publications. The amount of time each allocates to Nursery Cooperative activities is related to their own discipline and interest in nursery work.

Dr. Chen Ding
Director & Assistant Professor
Tel: 334.844.1030
Email: czd0084@auburn.edu

Dr. Annakay Newell
Assistant Research Professor
Tel: 334.844.8069
Email: ada0037@auburn.edu

Nina Payne
Research Associate
Tel: 334.844.4917
Email: nina.payne@auburn.edu

Elizabeth Bowersock
Outreach Assistant
Tel: 334.844.1012
Email: bowerep@auburn.edu