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

Laura Leites

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

Bradley Cardinale

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

Louis Bengyella

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

Justin Brown

Professor, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Top research keywords: Avian Influenza, Avian Influenza Virus, Influenza Virus, Pennsylvania, Wild Birds

Todd LaJeunesse

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

Kim Steiner

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

Paul Esker

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

Dave Biddinger

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

Katriona Shea

Alumni Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Carduus Nutans, Seeds, Thistle, Life History, Pollinator

Rudolf Schilder

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

Carolyn Mahan

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

Jared Ali

Associate Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Herbivore, Plant Defense, Entomopathogenic Nematodes, Host Plant, Herbivore-induced Plant Volatiles

Gretchen A. Kuldau

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

Andrew Deans

Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Hymenoptera, Ceraphronoidea, Evaniidae, Megaspilidae, Ensign Wasp

Molly Bletz

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

David Toews

Assistant Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Warbler, Genomics, Hybrid Zone, Genetics, Aves

Alyssa Collins

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

Etya Amsalem

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

Ed Rajotte

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

Jill Hamilton

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

Michael Skvarla

Assistant Research Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Coleoptera, Mite, Acari, Hemiptera, New Species

Mary Ann Bruns

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

Margarita López-Uribe

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

Kurt Vandegrift

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

José M. Capriles

Associate Professor, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Bolivia, Andes, Chile, Altiplano, Radiocarbon Dating

Erica Smithwick

Distinguished Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Climate Change, Pinus, Carbon Sink, Pennsylvania, Lodgepole Pine

Christian Huber

Assistant Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Evolution, Genomics, Genetic Divergence, Population Genetics, Genetic Variation

Seth Bordenstein

Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Wolbachia, Cytoplasmic Incompatibility, Bacteriophage, Microorganism, Nasonia

Margot Kaye

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

Mónica Medina

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

Julian D. Avery

Assistant Research Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Sexual Ornament, Lizard, Eastern Bluebird, Tree Swallow, Nestling

Jesse Lasky

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

John Tooker

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

Ángel Ferrero-Serrano

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

Kevin Hockett

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

Tanya Renner

Associate Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Carnivorous Plants, Evolution, Genomics, Primary Metabolism, Carabid Beetles

Sarah Goslee