Amanda Strayer-Scherer, Ph.D.

Amanda Strayer-Scherer, Ph.D.

  • Associate Professor and Extension Plant Pathologist
  • Joseph Kloepper Endowed Professor
  • Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology
(334) 844-5074
ass0028@auburn.edu
151 ALFA Services Building
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The goal of my program at Auburn University is to provide practical solutions to help producers mitigate disease losses in Alabama as well as the southeastern U.S. Research efforts focus on developing and evaluating integrated pest management strategies for diseases of cotton, peanut, small grains, and turfgrass. I leverage and utilize these research efforts to develop an effective, regionally and nationally recognized Extension program in cotton, peanuts, small grains and forages, ornamentals, and turf. My extension program provides diagnostic support and research-based integrated disease management recommendations to stakeholders.

Education

  • Ph.D. Plant PathologyUniversity of Florida2017

  • M.S. Plant PathologyUniversity of Florida2014

  • B.S. Microbiology and Cell SciencesUniversity of Florida2010

Professional Experience

  • 10/2025-Present, Associate Professor and Extension Plant Pathologist. Auburn University, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology.
  • 10/2025-Present,  Joseph Kloepper Endowed Professor. Auburn University, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology.   
  • 10/2019-10/2025, Assistant Professor and Extension Plant Pathologist. Auburn University, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology.
  • 01/2018-10/2019, Postdoctoral Research Scholar. North Carolina State University, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology.
  • 08/2012-12/2017,  Graduate Research Assistant. University of Florida, Plant Pathology Department.
  • 12/2010-08/2012,  OPS Laboratory Technician IV. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry, Plant Pathology Section.

Research

Referred Publications

Extension Experience

Referred Extension Publications

  • Barizon, J. Bish, M., Gorny, A., Strayer-Scherer, A., Kemerait, B., Wilson, B., Bradley, C., Liu, C., Floyd, C., Ahumada, D., Langston, D., Sikora, E., Kelly, H., Small, I., Chowdhury, I.A., Borneman, J., Hu, J., Mueller, J., Khana, C., Lawrence, K., Wise, K., Duffeck, M.m, Rondon, M., Anderson, N., Noland, R., Spurlock, T., Wheeler, T., Allen, T., Isakeit, T., Faske, T., Price, T., Watson, T., Pan, X., and Grabau, Z. 2025. Selecting Cotton Cultivars with Nematode Resistance and Tolerance. Crop Protection Network-7004.
  • Strayer-Scherer, A., Lawrence, K., Graham, S. H., ***McGriff, E., and Conner, K. 2025. Nematodes in Alabama Cotton, ANR-967. Alabama Cooperative Extensions Services.
  • Faske, T., Lawrence, K., Strayer-Scherer, A., Hu, A., Norton, R., Hutmacher, R., Grabau, Z., Small, I., Kemerait, R., Sisson, A., Onofre, R., Price, T., Watson, T., Allen, T., Floyd, C., Wilson, B., Idowu, J. O., Ahumada, D., Gorny, A., Duffeck, M., Smith, ., Mueller, J., Kelly, H., Isakeit, T., Wheeler, T., and Langston, D. 2025.  Cotton Disease Loss Estimates from the United States — 2024, CPN-7001-24. Crop Protection Network.
  • Noel, Z., Bragg, M., Olofintila, O., Lawrence, K., Allen, T., Bayles, M. B., Bissonnette, K., Faske, T. R., Floyd, C. A., Kelly, H. M., Kemerait, R. C., Monclova-Santana, C., Price, P., Rojas, A., Small, I., Spurlock, T., Strayer-Scherer, A., Wheeler, T. A., and Wilkerson, T. H. 2025. Prevalence of the Oomycete species on Cotton in Alabama and Across the Cotton Belt. Crop Protection Network.
  • Strayer-Scherer, A., and *Kaur Baryah, K. 2024. Areolate Mildew, ANR-3101. Alabama Cooperative Extensions Services.
  • Kesheimer, K., ***McGriff, E., Graham, S., Strayer-Scherer, A., Conner, K., Rabinowitz, A., Sparks, A., ***Vanderford, J., Gamble, A., Russell, D., Ortiz, B., Pereira, L. I., Lena, B., ***Morata, G., Kelton, J., Li, S., Thomas, S., Jones, J., Sandlin, T., Prasad, R., ***Mack, S., Francisco, E., Brown, S., and Sikora, E. 2023. Agronomic Crops Impact Report 2022, ANR-3008. Alabama Cooperative Extension Services.
  • Strayer-Scherer, A. 2023. Target Spot of Cotton, ANR-3012. Alabama Cooperative Extension Services.
  • Strayer-Scherer, A., and Balkcom, K. 2023. Foliar Diseases of Peanuts, ANR-0369. Alabama Cooperative Extension Services. 
  • Strayer-Scherer, A., ***McGriff, E., Brown, S., and Gamble, A. 2023. Stemphylium Leaf Spot of Cotton, ANR-2944. Alabama Cooperative Extension Services.
  • Kesheimer, K., ***McGriff, E., Graham, S., Strayer-Scherer, A., Conner, K., Rabinowitz, A., Sparks, A., ***Vanderford, J., Gamble, A., Russell, D., Ortiz, B., Pereira, L. I., Lena, B., ***Morata, G., Kelton, J., Li, S., Thomas, S., Jones, J., Sandlin, T., Prasad, R., ***Mack, S., Francisco, E., Brown, S., and Sikora, E. 2022. Alabama Crops Impact Report 2021, ANR-2888. Alabama Cooperative Extension Services.
  • Conner, K., Strayer-Scherer, A., Hagan, A., Koebernick, J., Jacobson, A., Bowen, K., Sikora, E., Graham, S., and Brown, S. 2021. Cotton Leafroll Dwarf Virus, ANR-2539. Alabama Cooperative Extension Services.
  • Conner, K., Kesheimer, K., Graham, S., Strayer-Scherer, A., Majumdar, A., Sikora, E., Prasad, R., Li, S., Brown, S., Sandlin, T., Russell, D., and Jones, J. 2021. Agronomic Crops Impact Report 2020, ANR-2790. Alabama Cooperative Extension Services.
  • Strayer-Scherer, A. and Graham, S. 2021. Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus on Peanuts, ANR-0574. Alabama Cooperative Extension Services.
  • Strayer-Scherer, A., Hagan, H. K., Conner K., Jacobi, J., and ***Edwards, L. 2020. ANR-1117: Slime Molds on Home Lawns. Alabama Cooperative Extension System.
  • Hagan, H., Strayer-Scherer, A., and Jacobi, J. 2020. ANR-0823: Take-All Root Rot on St. Augustinegrass. Alabama Cooperative Extension System.
  • Hagan, H. K., Strayer-Scherer, A., Jacobi, J., and ***Edwards, L. 2020. ANR-0371- Control of Spring Dead Spot and Bermudagrass Decline. Alabama Cooperative Extension Services.
  • Strayer-Scherer, A., Liao, YY., Abrahamian, P., Timilsina, S., Paret, M. L., Momol, T., Jones, J. B., and Vallad, G. E. 2019. Integrated Management of Bacterial Spot of Tomato in Florida. EDIS, University of Florida.