College of Agriculture & Natural Resources Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences

Education

Ph.D., Plant Pathology, 2019-present. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

B.S., Dual Major: Microbiology; Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, 2017. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

Peer Reviewed Publications

1. Szymanski, S.L. and Miles, T.D. 2025. Temporal dynamics and tissue-specific variations of the blueberry phyllosphere mycobiome. Hort. Res. doi:10.1093/hr/uhaf042.
2. Szymanski, S.L, Longely, R.W., Hatlen, R.J., Heger, L., Sharma, N., Bonito, G., Miles, T.D. 2022. The blueberry fruit mycobiome varies by tissue type and fungicide treatment. Phytobiomes. 7(2):208-219.

Awards

Michigan State University Plant Science Fellowship 2019-2021