Graduate Students
AMALIA, Herma – Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Doug Walsh Email:
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Project:
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BAHDER, Brian – Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Doug Walsh Email: brian.bahder@email.wsu.edu
Interest: Mealybug biology, insect-plant interactions, virus genetics, virus transmission, evolution
Project: Studying the role of the grape mealybug (Pseudococcous maritimus) in transmission of grapevine leafroll associated virus in Washington vineyards.
Education: B.S. Biology, University of Delaware; M.S. Entomology & Nematology, University of Florida
BOYLE, Natalie – Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Doug Walsh Email: nboyle@wsu.edu
Interest: Honey bee colony health
Project: Effects of sublethal pesticide residues on honey bee colony health
Education: B.S. Biology, Western Washington University, Bellingham, 2009
BUCKLEY, Katherine – Ph.D. Student
Advisor: David G. James Email: katie.buckley@email.wsu.edu
Interest: Native Bees, IPM, Agroecology
Project: Native Habitat Restoration in Vineyards
Education: B.S. Entomology, Purdue University; M.S. Entomology, University of Florida
CASTILLO CARILLO, Carmen Isabel – Ph.D. Student
Advisor: William E. Snyder Email: c.castillocarrillo@email.wsu.edu
Interest: Biological control of pests
Project: Ecologically-based pest management in potatoes
Education: B.S. Agronomy, Universidad Central del Ecuador; M.S. Entomology, Wageningen University & Research Centre (The Netherlands)
CHISHOLM, Paul – PhD Student
Advisor: David Crowder
Interest: Invertebrate diversity/behavior in various landscapes; identification of synthetic chemicals that mask/mimic volatiles/pheromones; natural enemy ecology; effects of land management on diversity.
Project:
Education: B.S. 5/2011 Biology, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO.
COSLOR, Charlie – M.S. Student
Advisor: Lynell Tanigoshi (WSU-Mt. Vernon) Email: ccoslor@gmail.com charles.coslor@email.wsu.edu
Interest: Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD)
Project: Pest management strategies for spotted wing drosophila
Education: B.S. Washington State University, Biology (2010)
DUGAW, Dax – M.S. Student
Advisor: Richard Zack Email: ddugaw@wsu.ed
Interest:
Project: Noctuid pests of potatoes
Education: B.S. Watershed Science/Ecology, Utah State University, Logan, 1999
HOPKINS, Brandon – Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Walter S. Sheppard Email: bhopkins@wsu.edu
Interest: Apiculture
Project:
Education: B.S. Education, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, 2005; M.S. Biology, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, 2008
JONES, Cami – Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Jeb Owen EMail: cami.jones@email.wsu.edu
Interest: Ecological immunology of host-ectoparasite systems
Project: Ecological immunology of the Rocky Mountain Wood Tick – Deer Mouse system
Education: B.S. Biological Sciences, Washington State University, 2010
Jordan, Amelia – M.S. Student
Advisor: Doug Walsh and Richard Zack Email: karol.krey@wsu.edu
Project: Identification of wild bees of the Walla Walla Valley
Education: B.S. Concordia College, Moorhead, MN
KREY, Karol – Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Bill Snyder Email: karol.krey@wsu.edu
Interest: Biological Controls, Integrated Pest Management, AMPP
Project: Green Peach Aphid and Beet Leaf Hopper molecular analysis. What potential pathogens are they carrying and how to effectively manage populations
Education: B.S. Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida
LANE, Janet – M.S. Student
Advisor: John D. Stark Email: janet.lane@email.wsu.edu
Interest: GIS Analysis, Scientific Illustration, Web Design, Insect Bioacoustics, Alternative Forms of Pest Control
Project: Spatial Distributions of Tephritids and Parasitoids.
Education: B.S. Zoology, University of Washington
LONG, Jason – M.S. Student
Advisor: Walter S. Sheppard Email: jason.long@wsu.edu
Interest: Insect mediated pollination; Apiculture, Integrated Pest Management
Project: Controlled atmosphere indoor wintering of Apis mellifera
Education: B.S. University of Hawaii
LYNCH, Christine – Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Bill Snyder EMail: Christine1@wsu.edu
Interest: biological control; insect community ecology
Project: Predator communities in potatoes
Education: B.S. Entomology, University of Florida, Gainesville, 2004; M.S. Entomology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2006
MEADOWS, Amanda – Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Bill Snyder Email: amanda.meadows@wsu.edu
Interest: community ecology; disease ecology
Project: Examining lethal and non-lethal effects of predators on culex mosquitoes and implications of pathogen transmission
Education: B.A. Biology, Transylvania University
MILOSAVLJEVIC, Ivan – Ph.D. Student
Advisor: David Crowder Email: ivan.milosavljevic@email.wsu.edu
Interest: agricultural entomology, IPM, biological control
Current Project: wire worm-wheat interactions and management
Education: University of Belgrade, Serbia
MUSTAFA, Tariq – Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Richard Zack
Email: tariq.mustafa@email.wsu.edu or rtariqmustafa.uaf@gmail.com
Education: B.S.Entomology, University of Arid Agriculture, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan (2003); M.S. Agricultural Entomology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan (2005).
NIEDBALA, John – M.S. Student
Advisor: John J. Brown Email: jack.niedbala@email.wsu.edu
Interest: The dispersion of insect populations and the invasive species Tegenaria agrestix.
Project: Biology of the Green Weevil Polydrusus Impressifrons
Education: B.S. U of O
PEARSON, Cole – M.S. Student
Advisor: Joe Munyaneza Email: cole.pearson@email.wsu.edu
Interest: Integrated pest management
Project: Identification and definitions of electrical penetration graph (EPG) waveforms for the potato payllid (Bactericera cockerelli)
Education: B.S. Biology, University of California-Davis (2009)
PIRANEO, Tara – M.S. Student
Advisor: Doug Walsh Email: tara.piraneo@wsu.edu
Interest: plant-insect interactions; pest and disease management
Project: Evaluating synergists for improved insecticide/miticide efficacy.
Education: B.A. Biology, University of San Diego, 2010
QIAO, Mu – Ph.D. Student
Advisor: John Stark
Interest: Hazard/risk assessment of aquatic organisms inhabiting rivers and streams in the Pacific Northwest, including salmon and the invertebrates.
Project: Modeling the impact of new generation insecticides used in apple production.
Education: B.S. Environmental Science, Nankai University, Tianjin, China, 2006; M.S. Biology, Pusan National University, Pusan, Korea, 2009
RAYL, Ryan – M.S. Student
Advisor: Gary L. Piper Email: ryan.rayl@email.wsu.edu
Interest: biological control; insect taxonomy in Eastern Washington
Project: Impact on and by Nanophyes Marmoratus on Lythrum Salicaria
Education: B.S. Eastern Michigan University
RODSTROM, R. Andrew – Ph.D. Student
Advisor: John J. Brown Email: rrodstrom@wsu.edu
Interest: insect/plant interactions
Project: Insect communities of hybrid poplars and the causation of stick failure in newly planted units.
Education: B.S. Biology, Hope College, Holland, MI. 1999.
SCHMIDT, Rebecca – M.S. Student
Advisor: Elizabeth ‘Betsy’ Beers EMail: rebecca.schmidt@wsu.edu
Interest: Integrated pest management, biological control
Project: Predatory mite releases as biological control in apple orchards.
Education: B.S. Biology, Washburn University, 2010
SCHWARZ, Joseph – Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Jay Brunner Email: joseph.schwarz@email.wsu.edu
Interest: Insect/plant interactions
Project: Identification of natural resistance in Malusto codling moth and leafroller
Education: B.A. Biology, Kean University, Union, NJ, 2003; M.S. Biology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, 2008
STRONG, Adam – Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Jeb Owen Email: adam-strong@hotmail.com
Interest: medical entomology
Project: host quality of Rocky Mountain Wood Tick
Education: B.S. and M.S. Colorado State
TAYLOR, Megan – Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Walter S. Sheppard Email: megan.a.taylor@email.wsu.edu
Interest: Honeybee reproduction, germplasm cryopreservation, sex allele diversity
Project: Sex allele diversity of Old World and New World Honey Bees
Education: B.S. Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; M.S. University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
VANDER VLIET (Gibbs), Ann – M.S. Student
Advisor: Jeb Owen Email: anngibbs@wsu.edu
Interest: Behavior, Parasite-Host Interactions, Disease Transmission
Project: Tick life history & factors leading to the transmission of Anaplasma
Education: B.S. Zoology, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO, 2008
VINCHESI, Amber – Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Doug Walsh Email: avinchesi@wsu.edu or avinches@mail.prosser.wsu.edu
Interest: Biology, ecology
Project: Alkali bees.
Education: B.S. Entomology, Purdue University, Entomology, West Lafayette, IN, 2009
ZINNA, Robbie – Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Laura Corley Lavine Email: robert.zinna@wsu.edu
Interest: evolution and developmental biology; functional genomics; evolution of morphological novelties
Project: Genetic and regulatory mechanisms of beetle horn growth and development
Education: B.S. Winthrop University