Entomology - Graduate Student Handbook

FACULTY SPECIALIZATIONS

Click on name to link to faculty web page.	Department Focus Area	Research Interests
Baker, Tom	Chemical Ecology	Insect pheromones and odor-mediated behavior; neuroethological studies of olfaction identification and development of insect attractants for IPM systems development of olfaction-based biosensors
Barbercheck, Mary	Ecological Applications, Disease Ecology and Biology	Sustainable and organic agriculture; Biological soil quality and sustainability; entomopathogenic nematode biology and ecology
Bjornstad, Ottar	Disease Ecology and Biology, Ecological Applications	Population ecology and population dynamics with particular emphasis on mathematical and computational aspects
Calvin, Dennis	Ecological Applications	Population dynamics, insect-plant interactions, and sampling technology related to insect pest management; modeling of biological systems; effects of climatic uncertainty on insect population dynamics and management
Cox-Foster, Diana	Disease Ecology and Biology, Chemical Ecology	Insect biochemistry and physiology; evolutionary development; molecular biology; host/pathogen interactions
Cui, Liwang	Disease Ecology and Biology	Molecular parasitology; medical entomology; host-parasite interactions
De Moraes, Consuelo	Chemical Ecology	Tritrophic interactions, biological control, plant signaling, plant insect interactions, plant defenses
Felton, Gary	Chemical Ecology	Insect-plant interactions, insect saliva and plant signaling, plant defensive proteins
Fleischer, Shelby	Ecological Applications	Insect ecology and management in vegetable agroecosystems
Frazier, Jim	Chemical Ecology	Insect chemoreception; chemically mediated behavior; insect-plant interactions
Heller, Paul	Ecological Applications	IPM programs for Christmas trees and Turfgrass; efficacy studies conducted to evaluate conventional, biorational, and experimental formulations to suppress turfgrass insects; and studies with annual bluegrass to develop best management techniques for the golf industry.
Hoover, Kelli	Disease Ecology and Biology	Mechanisms of insect resistance to viruses, gut microbial symbionts, tritrophic interactions, microwaves as phytosanitary treatment for wood products
Hull, Larry	Ecological Applications	Biology and management of arthropod pests and natural enemies on deciduous tree fruit crops; pesticide resistance management; pheromone mating disruption; evaluation of insecticides/acaricides/biologicals.
Kim, Ke Chung (K.C.)	Ecological Applications	Biodiversity science: exploration, documentation, taxonomy/systematics of arthropod biodiversity; biodiversity inventory, assessment and monitoring. Forensic application of entomology. Biology and evolution of infraspecific variations. Ecology and coevolution of animal parasite/host interactions. Impacts of anthropogenic stressor on biodiversity.
McPheron, Bruce	Ecological Applications	Insect population genetics; genetics of insecticide resistance; molecular systematics
Mescher, Mark	Chemical Ecology, Disease Ecology and Biology	Role of plant volatiles in mediating ecological and evolutionary interactions among plants, insects, and pathogens, co-evolution, and tritrophic interactions
Mullin, Chris	Chemical Ecology, Ecological Applications	Toxicology, molecular mode of action of natural and synthetic toxins, insect gustation, selective biopesticides
Ostiguy, Nancy	Ecological Applications	IPM, impact of pesticides on non-target species; sampling strategies
Rajotte, Ed	Ecological Applications	IPM, biology of fruit pests, pollination and apiculture
Read, Andrew	Disease Ecology and Biology	Ecology and evolutionary genetics of infectious disease
Saunders, Michael	Ecological Applications	Ecology and IPM of arthropods affecting vineyards; design and development of computer-based systems that capture, formalize, and represent qualitative and quantitative knowledge associated with managed and natural systems
Thomas, Matt	Ecological Applications Disease Ecology & Biology	Ecology and evolution of host-pathogen interactions; invasive species; agrobiodiversity and natural pest control; biological control
Tooker, John	Chemical Ecology, Ecological Applications	Ecology of gall-forming insects and parasitoids, chemical ecology,tritrophic interactions
Tumlinson, Jim	Chemical Ecology	Chemicals that affect insect behavior, plant-insect interactions, plant signaling, and plant defenses

Entomology Research Websites: Honey Bees & Other Pollinators (Colony Collapse Disorder) Center for Chemical Ecology Sweetcorn Monitoring Program/Network Fruit Research & Extension Center Population Genetics Lab