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Education:
Ph.D., Cornell University; M.S., Cornell University; B.S.,
Cornell University
Research:
Conducts research on chemical ecology of insects, plant-insect
interactions, chemical and structural plant attributes affecting
plant-insect and tritrophic interactions, insect behavior,
plant surface waxes, with expertise in extraction and analysis
of chemicals from plant tissues, scanning electron microscopy,
host plant resistance, integration of host plant resistance
into pest management (Chemical Ecology). Interests also include
the effects of crop variety and management practice on arthropod
communities in agroecosystems. Research in this area includes
effects of tillage practices on ground-dwelling insect predators
in wheat and pea and in the surrounding landscape. Similar
questions are being addressed concerning ant communities in
coffee systems in Costa Rica. These last two emphasis areas
are part of a larger training and research project funded
by NSF/IGERT at the University of Idaho and CATIE in Costa
Rica
Teaching:
Insect ecology and insect-plant interactions
Advising:
Graduate major professor and graduate committee member.
Publications:
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