Febina M. Mathew is the Field Crops Pathologist and an Assistant Professor at South Dakota State University. She joined the faculty of the Department of Plant Science at SDSU in 2014 with research and teaching responsibilities. Febina received a MS and PhD in Plant Pathology from North Dakota State University and has her Bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering from India. The major focus of her research program are diseases of soybean, sunflower, pulse crops and other crops of economic importance which affect production in South Dakota. Her research interests include Pathogen detection and diversity, Emerging diseases, Fungal-nematode interactions, and development of disease management strategies.
