Jen Olson
Senior Extension Specialist
Entomology & Plant Pathology
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- Senior Extension SpecialistEntomology & Plant Pathology
- Extension Specialist for Plant Disease DiagnosisOSU Extension
- 405-744-9961 (Work)
- Oklahoma State University, 127 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, Oklahoma, 74078, United States
BIO & RESEARCH INTERESTs
Jennifer (Jen) Olson has a B.S. in Biology from Lebanon Valley College and a M.S. in Plant and Soil Sciences from the University of Delaware. She served as the Plant Disease Specialist at Maryland Department of Agriculture for three years. Jen is the current Plant Disease Diagnostician/Associate Extension Specialist and Lab Director for the Plant Disease and Insect Diagnostic Laboratory at Oklahoma State University. She's been in the Oklahoma diagnostic lab for over 12 years and has specialized in plant disease diagnostics since 2000.
Research Interests:
Plant disease diagnostics
Research Interests:
Plant disease diagnostics
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS
- Senior Extension SpecialistOklahoma State University, Entomology & Plant Pathology, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States1 Jul 2025 - present
- Extension Specialist for Plant Disease DiagnosisOklahoma State University, OSU Extension, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States1 Apr 2008 - present
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Associate Extension SpecialistOklahoma State University, Entomology & Plant Pathology, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States1 Apr 2008 - 30 Jun 2025
DEGREES
- Master of Science, Plant And Soil Sciences, Concentration Plant PathologyUniversity of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, United States1 Jan 2002
- Bachelor of Science, BiologyLebanon Valley College, Annville, USA21 Aug 1995 - 15 May 1999
FACULTY/STAFF OR STUDENT
- Faculty/Staff
CAMPUS
- Oklahoma State University - Stillwater
DEPARTMENT
- Entomology & Plant Pathology
- OSU Extension