Get to know the
ANSC Graduate Students
Department of Animal Sciences /
Animal Sciences Graduate Student Profiles
Learn more about some of our Auburn Animal Sciences graduate students by reading their bios and stories below. Visit the Graduate Student page for the full contact list of ANSC grad students.
Kesner Auguste
ABOUT
- MS Student
- Field/Discipline of Study: Ruminant Nutrition
- Advisor: Brandon Smith
CONTACT
- Email: kza0106@auburn.edu
- Office Location: Upchurch Hall
PRIOR EDUCATION
- Animal Production, Haiti State University)
Ricardo Barrazueta
ABOUT
- MS Student
- Field/Discipline of Study: Meat Science
- Advisor: Jason Sawyer
CONTACT
- Email: rzb0143@auburn.edu
- Office Location: 144 Upchurch Hall
PRIOR EDUCATION
- Zamorano University-Honduras
Cody Brown
ABOUT
- MS Student
- Field/Discipline of Study: Livestock Genomics and Bioinformatics
- Advisor: Wellison Diniz
CONTACT
- Email: tcb0041@auburn.edu
- Office Location: 202C CASIC
PRIOR EDUCATION
- B.S., Auburn University
Thais Riberio Da Silva
ABOUT
- PhD Candidate
- Field/Discipline of Study: Livestock and Genomics
- Advisor: Wellison Diniz
CONTACT
- Email: thr0012@auburn.edu
- Office Location: CASIC
PRIOR EDUCATION
- M.Sc in Science
Berman Espino
ABOUT
- MS Student
- Field/Discipline of Study: Forage Agronomy and Ruminant Nutrition
- Advisor: Brandon Smith
CONTACT
- Email: bze0024@auburn.edu
- Office Location: 317 Upchurch Hall
PRIOR EDUCATION
- B.S., Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Management
Nina Gilmore
ABOUT
- MS Student
- Field/Discipline of Study: Animal Science/Meat Science
- Advisor: Jason Sawyer
CONTACT
- Email: neg0027@auburn.edu
- Office Location: 144 Upchurch Hall
PRIOR EDUCATION
- University of Florida
Ashlyn Hurst
ABOUT
- MS Student
- Field/Discipline of Study: Ruminant Nutrition and Forages
- Advisor: Leanne Dillard
CONTACT
- Email: ajh0197@auburn.edu
- Office Location: 315 Upchurch Hall
PRIOR EDUCATION
- B.S., Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Abby Johnson
ABOUT
- MS Student
- Field/Discipline of Study: Ruminant Nutrition and Forages
- Advisor: Leanne Dillard
CONTACT
- Email: kaj0063@auburn.edu
- Office Location: 317 Upchurch Hall
PRIOR EDUCATION
- B.S., Animal Science, Texas A&M University
Duncan McSorley
ABOUT
- MS Student
- Field/Discipline of Study: Forage Agronomy and Ruminant Nutrition
- Advisor: Leanne Dillard
CONTACT
- Email: dlm0073@auburn.edu
- Office Location: 317 Upchurch Hall
PRIOR EDUCATION
- B.S., Crop and Soil Sciences – Agronomy concentration, Minor in Animal Science, North Carolina State University
Alex Outlaw
ABOUT
- PhD Candidate
- Field/Discipline of Study: Non-ruminant Nutrition
- Advisor: Marko Rudar
CONTACT
- Email: aco0017@auburn.edu
- Office Location: Upchurch Hall
PRIOR EDUCATION
- M.S., Auburn University
Cynthia Siziba
ABOUT
- MS Student
- Field/Discipline of Study: Ruminant Nutrition
- Advisor: Brandon Smith
CONTACT
- Email: czs0200@auburn.edu
- Office Location: Upchurch Hall
PRIOR EDUCATION
- Agricultural Sciences: E.A.R.T.H University, Costa Rica
Sofia Suazo
ABOUT
- MS Student
- Field/Discipline of Study: Animal Sciences
- Advisor: Leanne Dillard
CONTACT
- Email: szs0354@auburn.edu
- Office Location: Upchurch Hall
PRIOR EDUCATION
- B.S., Agriculture and Animal Sciences
Paulo Azevedo
ABOUT
- MS Student
- Field/Discipline of Study: Non-ruminant Nutrition
- Advisor: Marko Rudar
CONTACT
- Email: pza0047@auburn.edu
- Office Location: 315 Upchurch Hall
PRIOR EDUCATION
- B.S., Animal Sciences, São Paulo State University)
Tessa Barrett
ABOUT
- MS Student
- Field/Discipline of Study: Meat Science
- Advisor: Aeriel Belk
CONTACT
- Email: tlb0107@auburn.edu
- Office Location: 140 Upchurch Hall
PRIOR EDUCATION
- B.S., Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (Certification Grades 6-12), West Texas A&M University
Audrey Craner
ABOUT
- MS Student
- Field/Discipline of Study: Livestock Genomics and Bioinformatics
- Advisor: Wellison Diniz
CONTACT
- Email: ajc0097@auburn.edu
- Office Location: CASIC
PRIOR EDUCATION
- Auburn University
Savannah Douglas
ABOUT
- PhD Candidate
- Field/Discipline of Study: Meat Science
- Advisor: Jason Sawyer
CONTACT
- Email: sld0060@auburn.edu
- Office Location: 141 Upchurch Hall
PRIOR EDUCATION
- M.S., Auburn University
- B.S., Auburn University
Isabella Gafanha
ABOUT
- MS Student
- Field/Discipline of Study: Meat Science
- Advisor: Aeriel Belk
CONTACT
- Email: igg0009@auburn.edu
- Office Location: 140 Upchurch Hall
PRIOR EDUCATION
- B.S., Animal Science, Auburn University
Mason Henson
ABOUT
- PhD Candidate
- Field/Discipline of Study: Ruminant Nutrition and Forages
- Advisor: Leanne Dillard
CONTACT
- Email: meb0235@auburn.edu
- Office Location: 317 Upchurch Hall
PRIOR EDUCATION
- M.S., Plant and Soil Science, Oklahoma State University
Ella Johnson
ABOUT
- MS Student
- Field/Discipline of Study: Sustainable Beef Systems, Agricultural Communication, and Meat Science
- Advisor: Don Mulvaney and Jason Sawyer
CONTACT
- Email: gfj0006@auburn.edu
- Office Location: 315 Upchurch Hall
PRIOR EDUCATION
- B.S., Animal Sciences with a Concentration in Products, Purdue University
Chandler Kyle
ABOUT
- MS Student
- Field/Discipline of Study: Animal Science/Ruminant Nutrition
- Advisor: Brandon Smith
CONTACT
- Email: cak0116@auburn.edu
- Office Location: 317 Upchurch Hall
PRIOR EDUCATION
- B.S., Animal Science, The University of Georgia
- B.S. Biological Science, The University of Georgia
Brooke Newell
ABOUT
- MS Student
- Field/Discipline of Study: Reproductive Physiology
- Advisor: Paul Dyce
CONTACT
- Email: ban0019@auburn.edu
- Office Location: CASIC
PRIOR EDUCATION
- B.S., Auburn University
Diva Rigney
ABOUT
- MS Student
- Field/Discipline of Study: Ruminant Nutrition
- Advisor: Brandon Smith
CONTACT
- Email: dnr0009@auburn.edu
- Office Location: 315 Upchurch Hall
PRIOR EDUCATION
- B.S., Animal Sciences-Equine Science, Auburn University
Taylor Sondgeroth
ABOUT
- MS Student
- Field/Discipline of Study: Animal Sciences
- Advisor: Leanne Dillard
CONTACT
- Email: tas0072@auburn.edu
- Office Location: 360 Foy Hall
PRIOR EDUCATION
- B.S., Animal Sciences-Equine Science, Auburn University
- B.S., Agricultural Communications, Auburn University
Marquez Wortham
ABOUT
- MS Student
- Field/Discipline of Study: Crop & Soil Sciences / Ruminant Nutrition in Forage Systems
- Advisor: Jenny Koebernick (Crop & Soil Sciences) / Brandon Smith (Animal Sciences)
CONTACT
- Email: mlw0158@auburn.edu
- Office Location: 316 Upchurch Hall
PRIOR EDUCATION
- B.S., Nutritional Sciences, South Carolina State University