Assistant Professor, Entomology B.S., University of Maryland 2003 Ph.D.,University of Maryland 2009

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
6500 Amarillo Blvd W
Amarillo, TX 79106
Office: (806)677-5600
Fax: (806)677-5644
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Professional Appointments:
2015-Present: Assistant Professor of Entomology, Texas A&M AgriLife
2012-2015: Assistant Professor of Entomology and Extension Entomologist, South Dakota State University
2009-2012: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Texas A&M University

Professional Activities

Grants & Contracts:

• $850,000 from federal and state sources
• $372,000 from commodity groups
• $30,000 from industry contracts

Publications

Invited and Contributed talks:

• Invited presentations (2009-2015) – 21 total including two international invitations
• Submitted presentations (2001-2015) – 46 total including three international submissions

Symposia Organized:

• Basic Approaches to Grand Challenges: Applying Insect Ecology to Improve Agricultural Sustainability and Food Security. 2014. Entomological Society of America National Meeting, Portland, OR
• Consequences of reduced-impact pesticides for agents of biological control and top-down suppression of arthropods in managed landscapes. 2013. International Symposium on Biological Control of Arthropods, Pucon, Chile
• Ecological considerations of the rising use of systemic insecticides. 2012. Entomological Society of America National Meeting, Knoxville, TN
• Molecular tools and ecology: a guide for genomic-phobic ecologists. 2011. Ecological Society of America National Meeting, Austin, TX

Mentorships:

• Karly Regan, MSc, South Dakota State University (2012-2015)
• David Ordosch, MSc, South Dakota State University (2013-2015)
• Sarah Widney, REU Student, Texas A&M University (2010)

Professional Society Membership and Service:

• Entomological Society of America (2002-Present)
• NCB Biological Control Working Group committee (2014-2015)
• NCB Student Competition Judge (2012-2015)
• NCB Education and Outreach Committee (2013-2015)
• NCB Organizing committee member (2013)

Presentations and Articles:

• A total of 46 extension presentations on IPM of insects and mites attacking field crops
• A total of 51 short extension articles for newsletters and online media
• Numerous radio and newspaper interviews; Feature article in a national farming magazine, “The Furrow”