Insect ecology in agroecosystems
Education
PhD, University of Missouri - Plant, Insect & Microbial Sciences (2013)
BS, North Carolina State University - Biological Sciences (2007)
Experience & Training
Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Entomology
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
May 2013 - present
Graduate Research Assistant, Division of Plant Sciences – Entomology Program Area
University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
August 2008 - May 2013
Advisor: Deborah L. Finke
Research Technician, Corridor Research Project, NCSU & US Forest Service
Savannah River Site, New Ellenton, SC
May 2007 - June 2008
Mentors: Nick Haddad, Doug Levey, Ellen Damschen, and Lars Brudvig
Co-Instructor, Science Writing Bootcamp
Purdue University - Spring 2015
Guest Lecturer, undergraduate course in Insect Ecology
Purdue University - Spring 2014, 2015
Mutualism & Symbiosis, Herbivore offense
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Insect Diversity
University of Missouri – Fall 2011, Fall 2012
Guest Lecturer, graduate-level course in Insect Ecology
University of Missouri - October 2010, 2012
Metapopulation Dynamics
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, University Scholars Program
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
August 2004 - December 2006