Jennifer Thompson
Extension Educator, Horticulture
Department of Plant Sciences
My job is to assist our UW Extension Educators located around the state to help the people of Wyoming with their horticultural issues. I work to provide solid information and assistance on the topics of growing fruits and vegetables, native plants, trees, turf, shrubs, perennials and annual plants which support pollinators, and more. I also am a part of the UW Plant Diagnostic Team.
I have been assisting the people of our state for over 20 years through the Barnyards & Backyards effort, teaching horticulture workshops and creating websites, publications and other educational resources.
Education:
- Master of Science; Plant Breeding/Plant Genetics, University of Wisconsin – Madison
- Bachelor of Science; Agriculture (Horticulture/Plant Science), Kansas State University, Magna Cum Laude
The University of Wyoming has earned its Research Level 1 (R1) status from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, placing Wyoming's only four-year university with the top research universities in the United States.