Staff Listing
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Last Updated: Aug 06, 2025, 11:42 AM

The Center's mission focuses on community engagement, serving as a hub for hemp and cannabis expertise by leveraging the university's diverse academic departments and faculty.
Staff Listings
Administrators
Kristina M Boone, PhD
Boyd M Goodson, PhD
Associate Dean, College of Agricultural Physical and Life Sciences (CALPS)Constantinos Tsatsoulis, PhD
Vice Chancellor for ResearchJerry E Kruse, MD, MSPH
Dean and Provost, SIU School of MedicineHannah Brenner Johnson, JD
Dean, School of LawFrank "Andy" Anderson PhD
Director, School of Biological SciencesIra Altman, PhD
Director, School of Agricultural SciencesEric Holzmueller, PhD
Advisory Board
Paul Purcell
Kyle Baker
President and Chief Executive Officer, EcoBudsCurt Jones
Founder, 40 Below JoeMark Peysakhovich
Managing Partner, MBM Advantage LLCR. Lawrence Hatchett, MD
Urology, Heartland Regional Medical GroupLynn Anderson
Community Health Partners
Angie Bailey
Marcy Moore-Connelley
SIH Chief Medical OfficerJohn Daly
SIH Legal CounselBill Sherwood
SIH VP & General CouncilWoody Thorne
SIH VP & Chief Executive OfficerRex Budde
SIH President & Chief Executive OfficerDr. Lawrence Hatchett
Urology Heartland Regional Medical GroupDr. Brian
Executive Committee
Karla L Gage, PhD
Associate Professor, Plant Soils and Agricultural Systems / Plant Biology
Aldwin M Anterola, PhD
Associate Professor, Plant Biology
Gary Kinsel, PhD
Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Mary E Kinsel, PhD
Director, Mass Spectrometry Facility
Jose Leme, PhD
Assistant Professor of Cannabis Biology & Cultivation Systems
Faculty
Karla L Gage, PhD
Associate Professor, Plant Soils and Agricultural Systems / Plant Biology
Aldwin M Anterola, PhD
Associate Professor, Plant Biology
Mary E Kinsel, PhD
Director, Mass Spectrometry Facility
Jane L Nichols, PhD, CRC
Associate Professor, Rehabilitation Institute
Louis Premkumar, PhD
Professor, Pharmacology
Lahiru Jayakody, PhD
Assistant Professor, Microbiology
Ahmed Fakhoury, PhD
Professor, Plant Soil and Agricultural Systems
John W. Groninger, PhD
Professor, Forestry, Agriculture
Debashree Mukherjea
Research Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology
Andrew Wood, PhD
Professor, School of Biological Sciences
Gary Kinsel, PhD
Professor and Vice Chancellor for Research
Ira Altman, PhD
Interim Director, School of Agricultural Sciences
Joe Cheatwood, PhD
Member, Cannabis Institute
Dan Silver, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor
MinJee Lee, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Department of Population Science and Policy
Jose Franco Da Cunha Leme Filho, PhD
Assistant Professor, Agricultural Sciences and Biological Sciences