Helene Roberts Dillard is an American plant pathologist, and academic.
She is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
[4] In 2013, she moved from Cornell to the University of California, Davis where she was named the dean of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
[2][5] As of November 2023, Dillard has announced her retirement from her position as dean of UC Davis's College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences in 2024.
[6] Dillard's research centers on agriculture and diseases that impact plants.