Post Doctoral Research Associates
Savannah Bartel, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Crowder Lab
Education: Ph.D. & B.S University of Wisconsin
Interest:Savannah is evaluating the cascading effects of Tasmanian devil declines on scavenging food webs and carrion decomposition
Diego Rincon, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Crowder Lab
Education: Ph.D. Entomology, The Ohio State University
Interest: His broad interest is understanding the mechanisms and patterns that increase sustainability in agricultural systems. His background is associated with the analysis and modeling of predator-prey interactions and vector-borne pathogens in agroecosystems. He is currently focused on the development of decision-making tools for pest management at various spatial scales.
Taylor Reams, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Hopkins & Kulhanek Lab
Education: Ph.D. Texas A&M University, M.S. University of North Carolina Greensboro
Interest: I am studying the changes in honey bee health, viral loads, and parasite loads in commercial colonies. I am also studying the population structure of Varroa mites within stationary and migratory colonies.
Ryan Kuesel, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Hopkins Lab
Education: Ph.D. Entomology, University of Kentucky
Interest: He is broadly interested in understanding the ecological and economic interactions of insects, plants, and humans in agriculture. His background is in landscape analysis and management of small-fruit pests in agroecosystems. He is currently studying how honey bee colony health is affected by movement to different specialty crops across the growing season.
Researchers
Mark Lavine, Research Associate, Lavine Lab FSHN 263
Education: Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, M.S. University of California, B.S. Northern Arizona University
Interest: Identification of mechanisms of insecticide resistance in pest insect populations.
Charles received his Masters from WSU and PhD from Michigan State, both in Entomology. Charles works in Louis Nottingham’s lab at the NWREC in Mount Vernon, and for the Skagit County Extension Pest Board.