Alison Robertson
Position
- Professor of Plant Pathology and Microbiology
- Extension Field Crops Pathologist
Dr. Alison Robertson is a professor of plant pathology and microbiology. She provides extension education on the diagnosis and management of corn and soybean diseases. Her research interests include Pythium seedling disease of corn and soybean and Goss's wilt. Dr. Robertson received her bachelor's degree in plant pathology in 1991 from the University of Kwazulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, and came to the United States in 1999 to pursue a doctoral degree in plant pathology at Clemson University. She started working at Iowa State University in May 2004.
Education
- Ph.D., Plant Pathology, Clemson University
- B.S., Plant Pathology, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 1991