Dr. Bodie Pennisi is a Professor and statewide Extension landscape specialist in the Department of Horticulture at the University of Georgia. She is the Vince Dooley Endowed Chair of Ornamental Horticulture. Dr. Pennisi is responsible for planning and coordinating a statewide Extension program to support the professional landscape industry, and conducting applied research with emphasis on sustainable landscape practices. Dr. Pennisi studies native plants as floral provisioning resources for beneficial insects in urban and agricultural landscape contexts, such as golf courses, solar farms, and blueberry farms. She teaches three college undergraduate and graduate courses, Herbs, Spices, and Medicinal Plants, Plant Physiology, and Plants, Pollinators, and You.

Dr. Braman began work at the University of Georgia in 1989. Her research focused on the ecology and management of insect pests of turf and ornamental plants. Her studies blend basic and applied components to improve the sustainability and profitability of urban plant production and landscape pest management. Research emphasizes two areas: Identifying and increasing the use of pest- resistant and adapted turf and ornamentals and- Integrating natural enemies and alternative control technologies into IPM through enhanced understanding of tritrophic interactions in urban plant systems. Research emphasized two areas: Identifying and increasing the use of pest- resistant and adapted turf and ornamentals and- Integrating natural enemies and alternative control technologies into IPM through enhanced understanding of tritrophic interactions in urban plant systems. Her work also addressed management of invasive and emerging plant pests. Most recently her research and teaching focus has centered around conservation of pollinators and other beneficial arthropods. This is reflected in her most recent publications and invited presentations including a TEDx Atlanta talk in May, 2023.