Sam Marshall

Sam Marshall is an Area Specialized Agent in Ornamental Nursery & Greenhouse Production at North Carolina State University's NC State Extension, serving 28 counties across Western North Carolina. His work focuses on providing technical support, educational workshops, and resources for commercial producers in horticulture and nursery industries.

• Key Responsibilities: Conducting field trials, managing plant clinics, organizing professional development events like the Annual Nursery Field Day, and delivering guidance on pest management, soil testing, and sustainable practices.
• Research Interests: Ornamental plant production, nursery management, plant nutrition, and disease control in commercial settings, alongside interdisciplinary work in mathematics education and cognitive neuroscience.

Recent Publications: His scholarly output spans 2017–2025, with a focus on teacher professional development, culturally sustaining pedagogy, neural mechanisms in aging, and mobility-cognition interactions.

• Teaching strategies for equity in mathematics education
• Neuroimaging studies on cognitive decline and exercise

Advisory Role: Directly supports nursery producers through extension services, though no formal student advisement is mentioned.