Dr. Kerik Cox manages a program of tree fruit and berry research and extension at Cornell AgriTech. Principal research efforts include practical or field antimicrobial resistance (fungicides and antibiotics), and applied disease management with a focus on apple, stone fruit, and strawberries. Extension efforts focus on pesticide education, disease forecasting, and applied disease management with emphasis on apples and covered production in small fruit. Teaching efforts include undergraduate and graduate level Plant Pathology and IPM courses as well as leadership on student learning committees. Since the establishment of his program, Dr Cox has been conducting antimicrobial resistance tracking and field selection studies in New York and the Northeastern United States.