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Program Abbreviations: Entomology faculty mentor graduate students in a number of graduate programs in addition to Entomology. Abbreviations for the programs are as follows:

Behavior, Ecology Evolution, Systematics
Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics
Entomology
Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences
MOCB: Molecular and Cell Biology Program








M. Abdou Abdou, Mohamed (Advisor: Wang) Ph.D. student, ENTM program.
mabdou@umd.edu

R. Anderson Anderson, W. Ray (Advisor: Pick) Ph.D. student, CBMG program.
Research emphasis: Regulation of Drosophilia embryonic development.
wra@umd.edu

P. Blank Blank, Peter (Advisor: Dively) Ph.D. student, MEES program.
pb@umd.edu

J Bownes Bownes, Jane (Advisor: Hawthorne) M.S. student, ENTM program.
jbownes@umd.edu

  Burns, Mercedes (Advisor: Schulz) Ph.D student, BEES program.
mmburns@umd.edu

J. Byrd Byrd, Julie (Advisor: Hawthorne) Ph.D student, BEES program.
Research emphasis: The evolution of plant-insect interactions and their role in speciation.
byrdie [at] umd.edu

C. Castaldo Castaldo, Chris (Advisor: Fagan) Ph.D. student, BEES program.
castaldo@gmail.com

L. Craig Craig, Laura (Advisor: Palmer ) Ph.D. student, BEES program.
Research emphasis: Stream ecosystem function (nutrient processing, whole stream metabolism); stream restoration for improving nitrogen removal.
lscraig [at] umd.edu

S. Creary Creary, Scott (Advisor: Raupp) M.S. student, ENTM program.
Research emphasis: Effects of neonicitinoid insecticides on four primary natural enemies of spider mites.
screary@umd.edu

Lauren Culler Culler, Lauren (Advisor: Lamp) M.S. student, ENTM program.
Research emphasis: Ecology of dytiscid beetles in natural and restored wetlands.
leculler [at] gmail.com

  Feng, Siqian (Advisor: Wang) Ph.D. student, MOCB program.
sqfeng@umd.edu

  Field, Amanda (Advisor: Pick) Ph.D. student, MOCB program.
afield13@umd.edu

Evan Grant Grant, Evan (Advisor: Palmer) Ph.D. student, MEES program/Entomology.
Research emphasis: Movement ecology of stream amphibians.
ehg4 [at] yahoo.com
A Heffer Heffer, Alison (Advisor: Pick) Ph.D. student, MOCB program.
aheffer@umd.edu

  Hosen, Jake (Advisor: Palmer) Ph.D. student, BEES program.
jhosen@umd.edu

R. Hutchings Hutchings, Roger (Advisor: Mitter) Ph.D. student, ENTM program.
Research emphasis: Taxonomy, systematics and phylogeny of the sack-bearer moths (Lepidoptera, Mimallonidae).
rwhutch@umd.edu

  Ingiannai, Elizabeth (Advisor: Shultz) M.S. student , ENTM program

Stephanie Johnson Johnson, Stephanie (Advisor: Mitter) Ph.D. student, ENTM program.
Research emphasis: Systematics and evolution of Hymenoptera.
sjohns23@umd.edu

Susan Johnson Johnson, Susan (Advisor: Thorne) M.S. student, ENTM program.
Research emphasis: Evolution of social behavior in termites.
johnsosu [at] umd.edu

A. Kawahara Kawahara, Akito Y. (Advisor: Mitter ) Ph.D. student, ENTM program.
Research emphasis: Systematics and evolution of Lepidoptera.
kawahara@umd.edu

B. Laub Laub, Brian (Advisor: Palmer) Ph.D. student, Biology program.
Research emphasis: Stream ecosystem processes.
blaub@umd.edu

A. Leslie Leslie, Alan (Advisor: Lamp) M.S. student, ENTM program.
aleslie@umd.edu

M. Lepping Lepping, Miles (Advisor: Shrewsbury) Ph.D. student, ENTM program.
Research emphasis: Risk assessment and non-target effects of transgenic plants.
mlepping@umd.edu

D. Lewis Lewis, Danny (Advisor: Denno) Ph.D. student, ENTM program.
Research emphasis: Effects of physical disturbance on the decoupling of predator-prey interactions.
lewisd@umd.edu

C Li Li, Caroline (Advisor: Pick) Ph.D. student, MOCB program.
Research emphasis: Control of axon guidance by the Drosophilia insulin receptor.
crli@umd.edu

E. Lind Lind, Eric (Advisor: Barbosa) Ph.D. student, BEES program.
Research emphasis: Community ecology and conservation biology.
elind@umd.edu

S Lombardi Lombardi, Susan (Advisor: Lamp ) M.S. student, MEES program.
lombardi@umd.edu

  Lu, Yong (Advisor: Pick) Ph.D. student, CBMG program.
ylu123@umd.edu

H. Martinson Martinson, Holly (Advisors: Denno and Fagan) Ph.D. student, BEES program.
Research emphasis: Consequences of patch size and connectivity on food web structure. hmartins [at] umd.edu

  Matheny, Amanda (Advisor: Brown ) M.S. student, MEES program.
Research emphasis: Minimizing application of pesticides by homeowners through educational initiatives.
mathenya@umd.edu

O McDonough McDonough, Owen (Advisor: Palmer) Ph.D. student, BEES program.
Research Emphasis: watershed management and stream nutrient dynamics.
otmcdo@umd.edu

L Moore Moore, Laura (Advisor: Dively/Denno) M.S. student, ENTM program.
Research emphasis: Effects of wildflowers on pest suppression in soybean.
lauracat@umd.edu

T. O'Brien O'Brien, Tammatha (Advisor: St. Leger) Ph.D. student, ENTM program.
Research emphasis: Rhizosphere competence of an insect pathogen, Metarhizium.
tammatha@umd.edu

paustian Paustian, Megan (Advisor: Barbosa) Ph.D. student, BEES program.
Research emphasis: Resource competition between native and non-native slugs.
mpaustia [at] umd.edu

M. Pava-Ripoll Pava-Ripoll, Monica (Advisor: St. Leger) Ph.D. student, ENTM program.
Research emphasis: Immune response of coffee berry borer (Hyopothenemus hampei) when challenged with entomopathogenic fungi.
mpavarip@umd.edu

R Pearson Pearson, Rachel Goeriz (Advisor: Denno ) PhD student, ENTM program.
The nutritional ecology of omnivores and the consequences for their distribution
goerizr [at] umd.edu

  Perry, Trinity (Advisor: Pick) Ph.D. student, MOCB program.
tperry@umd.edu

S Pollack Pollack, Sara (Advisor: Lamp) Ph.D. student, MEES program.
spollack@umd.edu

S Raghavan Raghavan, Sangeetha (Advisor: Wang) Ph.D. student, MOCB program.
sangeeth@umd.edu

A. Sensinig Sensenig, Andrew (Advisor: Shultz) Ph.D. student, ENTM program.
Research emphasis: Research emphasis Hydrodynamics of mayfly nymph gill-plates.
sensenig@umd.edu

G. Shlichta Shlichta, Gwen (Advisor: Barbosa) Ph.D. student, BEES program.
Research emphasis: Evolutionary ecology of insect-plant interactions.
bugheart@umd.edu

R. Smith Smith, Robert (Advisor: Lamp) Ph.D. student, ENTM program.
Research emphasis: Applied stream ecology; stream invertebrate communities and response to environmental stressors.
rsmith9@umd.edu

J Sohn Sohn, Jay (Jae-cheon) (Advisor: Mitter) Ph.D. student, ENTM program.
jsohn@umd.edu

J. Sosa Sosa, Jeffrey (Advisor: Mitter) Ph.D. student, ENTM program.
Research emphasis: Systematics and evolution of attine ants.
jsossa@umd.edu

Ada Szczepaniec Szczepaniec, Adrianna (Advisor: Raupp) Ph.D. student, ENTM program.
Research emphasis: Mechanisms underlying spider mite outbreaks associated with imidacloprid use.
aszczep@umd.edu

B Thompson Thompson, Brian (Advisor: St. Leger ) Ph.D. student, ENTM program.
Research emphasis: Molecular techniques for bio-control enhancement.
bthomps7@umd.edu

L VanTull Van-Tull, Lie’Ann (Advisor: Palmer) M.S. student, ENTM program.
lieann@umd.edu

E. Vodraska Vodraska, Ellery (Advisor: Shrewsbury) M.S. student, Entomology Program.
Research emphasis: The effects of native plants on arthropod communities in urban landscapes.
vodraska@umd.edu

J. West West, Joan (Advisors: Hawthorne and Via) Ph.D. student, BEES program.
Research emphasis: Genetics and phylogeography of host plant use in pea aphids.
joanwest@umd.edu

B Wille Wille, Bridget (Advisor: Lamp) Ph.D. student, ENTM program.
Endosymbiotic bacteria of the potato leafhopper.
bwille@umd.edu

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