Affiliated Researchers: Species Diversity

David M. Geiser

Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Fusarium, Cladistics, DNA Sequence, DNA Sequencing, Fusarium Solani Species Complex

Andrew Deans

Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Hymenoptera, Ceraphronoidea, Gall Wasp, Cynipidae, Evaniidae

Laura Leites

Associate Research Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Climate Change, Quercus, Growth Potential, Response To Climate, Pseudotsuga Menziesii

Louis Bengyella

Assistant Research Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Cochliobolus Lunatus, Curvularia Lunata, Conidium, Solanum Tuberosum, Lycopersicon

David Toews

Associate Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Warbler, Genomics, Setophaga, Genetics, Hybrid Zone

Jasna Kovac

Lester Earl And Veronica Casida Career Development Professor Of Food Safety And Associate Professor Of Food Science, Food Science
Top research keywords: Bacillus Cereus, Bacillus Cereus Group, Listeria Monocytogenes, Campylobacter, B.cereus

Kim Steiner

Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Oak, Quercus, Seedling, Quercus Rubra, Acer Rubrum

Bradley Cardinale

Department Head and Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Biodiversity, Species Richness, Species Diversity, Ecosystem Function, Biomass Production

Dave Biddinger

Associate Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Pollinator, Apoidea, Pennsylvania, Pollinators, Osmia

Edward Dudley

Professor, Food Science
Top research keywords: Escherichia Coli, Serotype, Escherichia Coli O157:H7, Whole Genome Sequencing, CRISPR

Todd LaJeunesse

Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Symbiodinium, Dinoflagellate, Symbiont, Coral, Reef-building Corals

Kevin Hockett

Associate Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Pseudomonas Syringae, Bacteriocin, Infectious Agent, Pseudomonas, Bacteriophage

Carolyn Mahan

Professor, Division of Mathematics & Natural Sciences (Altoona)
Top research keywords: Eastern Chipmunk, Tamias, Pennsylvania, Tamias Striatus, National Parks

Rudolf Schilder

Associate Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Alternative Splicing, Skeletal Muscle, Flight, Troponin T, Flight Muscle

Gretchen A. Kuldau

Associate Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Fusarium, Maize, Fusarium Verticillioides, Mycotoxins, Fusarium Graminearum

Autumn Sabo

Assistant Professor of Biology, Penn State Beaver
Top research keywords: Deer, Understory, Plant Community, Deer Herbivory, White-tailed Deer

Paul Esker

Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Fungicide, Soybean Yield, United States, Yield Loss, Plant Diseases

David A.W. Miller

Associate Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Amphibians, Life History, Occupancy, Species Distribution, Climate Change

Molly Bletz

Assistant Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Amphibians, Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis, Infectious Agent, Anura, Batrachochytrium Salamandrivorans

Ed Rajotte

Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Bees, Malus, Orchard, Orchards, Apples

Estelle Couradeau

Assistant Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Cyanobacteria, Biological Soil Crust, Microorganism, Microbialites, Microbiome

Mary Ann Bruns

Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Soil, Manure, Dairy Manure, Odorants, Bacteria

Christina Grozinger

Distinguished Professor and Publius Vergilius Maro Professor of Entomology, Entomology
Top research keywords: Honey Bee, Honey Bees, Apis Mellifera, Apoidea, Pollinator

Jesse Lasky

Associate Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Genomics, Arabidopsis Thaliana, Genetics, Local Adaptation, Arabidopsis

Peter Wilf

Professor, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Patagonia, Eocene, South America, Paleocene, Early Eocene

Jill Hamilton

Associate Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Hybrid Zone, Genetic Divergence, Genetics, Seeds, Evolution

Etya Amsalem

Associate Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Bumblebee, Queen, Bombus Impatiens, Apoidea, Social Insect

Carolyn Lowry

Assistant Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Cover Crop, Cover Crops, Weeds, Vicia, Vetch

Alyssa Collins

Director, Southeast Agricultural Research & Extension Center; Asssociate Research Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: United States, Yield Loss, Ontario Canada, Loss Measurement, Soybean Yield

Rebecca Bliege Bird

Professor, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Martu, Australia, Western Desert, Foragers, Hunters

John Tooker

Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Host Plant, Herbivore, Plant Defense, Neonicotinoid, Silphium

Kurt Vandegrift

Associate Research Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Virus, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2, Rodents, COVID-19, White-tailed Deer

Margot Kaye

Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Pinus, Quercus, Fire Regime, Climate Change, Populus

Margarita López-Uribe

Lorenzo L. Langstroth Early Career Professor and Associate Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Apoidea, Pollinator, Hymenoptera, Pollinators, Apidae

Sarah Nilson

Associate Professor, Penn State Beaver
Top research keywords: Allium Tricoccum, Heterotrimeric G Protein, G Protein, Wild Food, Stewardship

Michael Skvarla

Assistant Research Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Coleoptera, Mite, Acari, Water Mites, Hemiptera

Mónica Medina

Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Coral, Symbiodinium, Symbiont, Microbiome, Reef-building Corals

Mark J. Guiltinan

Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Cacao, Theobroma Cacao, Somatic Embryogenesis, Infectious Agent, Starch

Ángel Ferrero-Serrano

Assistant Research Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Heterotrimeric G Protein, Rice, G Protein, Drought Tolerance, Arabidopsis

Jared Ali

Associate Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Herbivore, Plant Defense, Entomopathogenic Nematodes, Natural Enemies, Host Plant