Dr. Elizabeth (Betsy) Pierson – Research Focus Group Leader Associate Professor | Department of Horticultural Sciences Texas A&M University Phone: 979-862-1307 (Office) | E-mail: eapierson@tamu.edu 

My research includes plant-microbe interactions, biological control, and sustainable agriculture. She also conducts research related to zebra chip disease of potato, microbe-insect interactions, and terrestrial plant ecology.  I teach the undergraduate course Garden Science and the graduate course Plant-Associated Microorganisms, which is available to students in three different graduate programs.