College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences

Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences

Cathy PerilloCathy A. Perillo

Clinical Assistant Professor


231 Johnson Hall
PO Box 646420
Pullman, WA  99164-6420 USA
Phone 509-335-2851
FAX 509-335-8674
cperillo@wsu.edu

 

Education

PhD. Soil Science, University of Minnesota, 1995
M.S. Soil Science, Washington State University, 1991
B.A. Biology, Middlebury College, 1986

Curriculum Vitae, February 2006 (pdf)
Current Teaching

Science, Society & Sustainable Food Systems (Soils 150)
Soil: A Living System (Soils 201)
Land Use & Soil Management (Soils 301)
World Agricultural Systems (Crops/Soils 360)
Field Analysis of Sustainable Food Systems (Soils 445/545)

Other Classes Taught Previously

Sustainable Agriculture (Soils 345)
Environmental Biophysics (Soils/ESRP 414/514, 415/515)
Research Presentations (Soils 504)

Scholarly Activities and Interests

Soil conservation and quality,  Sustainable agriculture, bringing systems approaches to agriculture, teaching approaches and pedagogy, curriculum development, assessment, distance education.

Webpages

Summary of Classes in organic and sustainable ag at WSU
     csanr.wsu.edu/EdOpps

 Agricultural and Food Systems BS degree
     afs.wsu.edu

 Cultivating Success Educational Program in
    Sustainable Small Farming and  Ranching.
     cultivatingsuccess.org

Educational lessons from STEEP research
     pnwsteep.wsu.edu/edsteep 

Online Collection of Soil Conservation Photos
     vkaiser.wsu.edu

Publications

Mahoney, Paul R. , Kent D. Olson, Paul M. Porter, David R. Huggins, Catherine A. Perillo, and R. Kent Crookston.  2004.  Profitability of Organic Cropping Systems in Southwestern Minnesota. Ren. Agric. Food Syst.  (Formerly AJAA)  19(1):35-46.

Porter, P.M., D.R. Huggins, C.A. Perillo, S.R. Quiring, and R.K. Crookston. 2003. Organic and other management strategies with two- and four-year crop rotations in Minnesota.  Agron. J., 95:233-244.

Olson, K.D., D.R. Huggins, P.M. Porter, P.R. Mahoney, C.A. Perillo, and  R.K. Crookston.  (in review). Income trends during the transition to  organic cropping systems.  Rev. Agric. Econ.

Hermanson, R., W.L. Pan, C.A. Perillo, R.G. Stevens, and C. Stockle.  1999.   Nitrogen use by crops and the fate of nitrogen n the soil and vadose zone.   Report to WA Department of Ecology, Wash. State Univ. and Wash. Dept.  Ecology interagency agreement.    

Perillo, C.A., S.C. Gupta, E.A. Nater, J.F. Moncrief.  (1999).  Prevalence  and initiation of preferential flow paths in a sandy loam with argillic  horizon.  Geoderma 89:307-331.    

Perillo, C.A., S.C. Gupta, E.A. Nater, J.F. Moncrief.  (1998).  Flow  velocity effects on the retardation of FD&C Blue no. 1 food dye in soil.  Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 62:39-45.    

Mulla, D.J., and C.A. Perillo.  1996.  A site-specific farm-scale GIS  approach for reducing groundwater contamination by pesticides.  J. Environ.  Qual. 25:419-425. 

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Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, PO Box 646420, Washington State University, Pullman WA 99164-6420 USA
Phone: 509-335-3475,  Fax: 509-335-8674,