Ph.D., Entomology, 1996, University of Hawaii at
Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii
M. S., Biological Sciences, emphasis in Zoology and Ecology, 1991, Western Michigan University,
Kalamazoo, Michigan
B. S., Majors in Biology, Anthropology and Sociology, 1986, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Sep 87- Dec 92,
Dept.
of Biology, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Taxonomic
identification of insects and creation of departmental collection. Supervisor: Dr.
David Cowan.
May 90 - Aug 90, Research Assistant,
Horticultural Research Center, Western Michigan
University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Artificial rearing
of bumble bees for use as pollinators in agriculture. Supervisor: Dr. David Cowan.
1990,
Dept. of
Biology, Western Michigan
University, Kalamazoo, Michigan,
Producing a
taxonomic list for the Atlas of Breeding Birds of Michigan. Supervisor: Dr. Richard
Brewer.
1991, Kalamazoo Nature Center, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Taxonomic identification of insects and
creation of an insect collection for use in teaching grade school children.
Supervisor: Dave Evers.
1991, Kalamazoo Nature Center, Kalamazoo, Michigan,
Mist-netting and banding birds for demographic studies of Michigan birds.
Supervisor: Dave Evers.
Jan 92 - Jan 97, Research Assistant,
Dept. of Entomology, University of Hawaii at Manoa,
Honolulu, Hawaii, Insecticide
resistance and interactions between parasites and pathogens used in pest control.
Supervisor: Dr. Bruce Tabashnik.
1998-2000, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Texas
A&M University, College Station, Texas. Areas of Concentration-Effects of variable nitrogen
and water applications along with soil and plant characteristics on
insect densities and damage in cotton. Effects of simulated versus real
damage by bollworm at different irrigation levels, densities, and plant
maturity levels on cotton growth, maturation, and yield. Supervisor: Dr.
Ted Wilson
2000-Present, Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University, Dept. of
Entomology, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Research on basic and applied problems in cotton, corn, and sorghum
integrated pest management, biological control of herbivorous pests,
development of host plant resistance and transgenic plants expressing
toxins from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis.
