Cathy 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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