UMaine Extensions’ Wild Blueberry Research Team


Dr. Seanna Annis

Associate Extension Professor and Plant Pathology Specialist
Professor of Mycology, School of Biology and Ecology
5722 Deering Hall, Rm. 13
Orono, ME 04469-5722
Tel: 207.581.2621
Fax: 207.581.2969

Expertise: Plant pathology, mummy berry, stem blight, and leaf spot diseases.

Dr. Lily Calderwood

Extension Wild Blueberry Specialist and Professor of Horticulture
University of Maine Cooperative Extension
5722 Deering Hall, Rm. 103
University of Maine
Orono, ME USA 04469-5722
Tel: 207.581.2321
Email: lily.calderwood@maine.edu

Expertise: Extension Specialist, integrated pest management, crop management, lowbush blueberry production.

Dr. Philip Fanning

Assistant Professor of Agricultural Entomology
5722 Deering Hall, Rm. 305
University of Maine
Orono, ME USA 04469-5722
Tel: 207.581.2989
Email: philip.fanning@maine.edu

Expertise: Insect ecology and behavior in agro-ecosystems, integrated pest management, biological control, pollinator conservation.

Dr. Mary Ellen Camire

Professor of Food Science and Human Nutrition
School of Food and Agriculture
University of Maine
5735 Hitchner Hall, Rm. 105
Orono, ME 04469-5735
Tel: 207.581.1627
Fax: 207.581.1636

Expertise: Food processing, product development, dietary fiber methodology.

Judith Collins

Assistant Scientist of Blueberry Hill Farm
University of Maine
5722 Deering Hall, Rm. 307
Orono, ME 04469-5722
Tel: 207.581.2868
Fax: 207.581.2969

Expertise: Entomology.

Dr. Dorothy Klimis

Professor of Clinical Nutrition
School of Food and Agriculture
University of Maine
5735 Hitchner Hall, Rm. 232
Orono, ME 04469-5735
Tel: 207.581.3124
Fax: 207.581.3111

Expertise: Health aspects of blueberries, the effect of blueberries on arterial Glycosaminoglycan composition, metabolism, and structure.

Joshua Stubbs

Farm Manager
Blueberry Hill Research Farm
1649 US Route 1
Jonesboro, ME USA 04648
Tel: 207.434.2291
Fax: 207.434.2231

Expertise: Wild blueberry management.