Past Research
NSF Post-Doctoral Fellowship. Dept. of Biol. Sciences, Dartmouth College 2004
Community interactions and population dynamics of the Mexican and southern pine beetle.
Dartmouth Doctoral Fellowship, Dept. of Biol. Sciences, Dartmouth College. 1998 - 2003
Ph.D. Research. Studying the role of antagonism, commensalism and mutualism in the southern pine beetle community.
Research Specialist, U.S.D.A., Agricultural Research Station, Yakima, WA. 1996 - 1998
Provided technical assistance in chemical ecology research. Studies included codling moth orientation to apple volatiles, electro-antennogram responses of codling moth to food odorants, developing yellow jackets lures, repellents for codling moths, Colorado potato beetle foraging behavior, and effects of methyl jasmonate on plant defenses and herbivore attraction.
Research Specialist, Department of Forestry, University of Wisconsin. Summer 1996
Studied the distribution of spring ephemerals in old growth forests of northern Wisconsin and upper Michigan.
Research Assistantship, Department of Entomology, University of Wisconsin. 1993 - 1996
M.S. Research. Studied the effects of gypsy moth diet on the behavior, performance and fecundity of the egg parasitoid Ooencyrtus kuvanae (Hym: Encyrtidae).
Research Technician, Department of Entomology, University of Wisconsin. 1991 - 1993
Studied tritrophic interactions involving bark beetles, Red pine and associated fungi, specifically Red Pine Pocket Decline, and population dynamics of pine sawflies, thrips, root weevils, and Jack pine budworm.
Field Research Assistant, Hydrologic Associates, Miami, FL. Summer 1990
On subcontract from the Department of Biology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL. Studied the effects of exotic species on native grasses of the Everglades.
Field Research Assistant, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL. Summer 1988, 1989
Surveyed dispersion and growth of Melaleuca quinquenerva, an exotic
invasive, throughout the Everglades National Park and surrounding areas.