I am an entomologist that truly enjoys learning about the most diverse and abundant group of animals on the planet – the insects. I have two interests on which I focus my research. The first is agricultural entomology in the nursery industry to develop improved management strategies for invasive and native wood-boring insects. The second field of research is medical and veterinary entomology, which includes behavioral ecology, species distributions, and pathogen infection rates of insects and ticks important to human/animal health. Undergraduate and graduate students are vital members of my research team.
Current projects my team is researching include: 1) management of wood-boring beetles that are problematic to forest ecosystems and the commercial nursery industry, and 2) species distributions of mosquito and tick vectors important for human and animal pathogens.
Non-Biology Major Courses:
BIO 100 – Search in Biology: Invasive Species (winter and summer semesters)
BIO 101 – Search in Biology with Lab: Insects and Society (summer semesters)
BIO 111 – Introductory Biology
BIO 113 – Laboratory Experience in Biology
Biology Major Courses:
BIO 121 – General Biology I – lecture and laboratory
BIO 122 – General Biology II – lecture and laboratory
BIO 200 – Integrative Biology – lecture (co-taught) and laboratory
BIO 290 – Biology Research Experience
BIO 318 – Anatomy & Physiology I – laboratory
BIO 319 – Anatomy & Physiology II – laboratory
BIO 440 – Evolution
BIO 469 – Entomology – lecture and laboratory
BIO 490/540 – Topics in Biology: Medical & Veterinary Entomology
BIO 490/540 – Topics in Biology: BioInvasions
BIO 491 – Advanced Studies in Biology: Forensic Entomology