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    • IPM & Biological Control of Agricultural, Urban & Forest Pests
    • Ecology, Conservation, Restoration, Climate Change >
      • Pollinator Science and Apiculture
    • Evolution, Systematics and Evo-Devo
    • Genetics & Genomics and Medical Entomology
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Graduate Students


Apart from the Entomology Graduate Program (ENTM), graduate students advised by faculty members in the Department of Entomology may be enrolled in the Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences Graduate Program (MEES) or in one concentration areas within the Biological Sciences Graduate Program (BISI), including: 
  • BEES: Behavior, Ecology Evolution, Systematics
  • MOCB: Molecular and Cell Biology Program
  • CBBG: Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, and Genomics
  • PSYS: Physiological Systems

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Michael Adu-Brew (he/him), MS Student, Krishnan Lab
​Research: His research focuses on assessing the risk of pesticides on non-target insects, particularly monarch butterflies.

[email protected]​

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​Abuzar Usman Bhatty, PhD Student, CBBG, Fritz Lab
Research: 
[email protected]

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Helen Craig, PhD student, Lamp Lab 
​Research:​ The intersection of entomology and sustainability. Specifically, using cricket protein as a dietary supplement for dairy cattle to reduce the amount of methane they produce while maintaining quantity and quality of their dairy products. 
[email protected] | PLS 4124

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Jenan ​El-Hifnawi (she/her), MS Student, Espíndola Lab
Research: 
Her research seeks to explore the impacts of Ice Age glaciations on the diversification and range of several South Andean bee species using phylogeographic methods.​
​[email protected] | PLS 3151

Kathleen Ciola Evans
Kathleen Ciola Evans (she/her), PhD Student, Espíndola & Hooks Lab
Research: Exploring plant-pollinator mutualisms and edamame pollination in heterogeneous landscapes.​
​[email protected]​

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Benjamin Gregory (he/him), PhD Student, Fritz Lab 
​Research: How the built environment shapes animal evolution, and how urban infrastructure can be designed to facilitate more mutualistic interactions between people and wildlife. Aims to uncover patterns of adaptive genomic divergence and gene flow among Culex pipiens assemblage members along an urban-rural gradient in greater Washington, D.C.
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[email protected]

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Makala Harrison, MS student,  Shultz Lab
[email protected]

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Allison Huysman​, PhD Student, Gruner Lab
​Research: She researches cavity nesting birds and how they can contribute to pest control in working landscapes.​
[email protected]

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Minh Le, PhD Candidate, Pick Lab
Research: Regulatory genes involved in hemipteran development.
[email protected]

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Theresa Menna, PhD Student, CBBG, Fritz Lab
Research: A primary objective of Menna’s research is to characterize the genetic basis for host preference using the northern house mosquito, Culex pipiens.
[email protected]

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 Justin O'Neill , PhD Student, BEES, Espíndola Lab​
Research: Insect ecology and conservation, specifically pollinators in endangered Serpentine Grasslands​
[email protected]

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Brendan Randall, PhD Candidate, Burghardt Lab
Research: Studying the legume-rhizobium mutualism in soybean plants and its effects on trophic interactions as well as potential mechanisms for enhancing pest management strategies in agroecosystems
[email protected]

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Tais Ribeiro (she/her), PhD Candidate, Espíndola Lab
Research: Studying the evolution of floral host specializations in oil-collecting bee genus Chalepogenus. ​
​[email protected]

Angela Saenz
Ángela Sáenz (she/her), PhD Candidate, Gruner Lab
Research:  Studying the phenology of the invasive forest pest Emerald Ash Borer and life cycle synchronization with its introduced natural enemies.
[email protected]

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Maggie Schaefer, MS student, Burghardt Lab
​​Research:
[email protected]​

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Jillian Stewart, MS student, Krishnan Lab
​Research:
[email protected] 

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Aileen Taylor, PhD Student, BISI, Palmer Lab
Research: Studying diurnal patterns of methane cycling in restored and natural freshwater wetland​
​[email protected]

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Samantha Nicole Turner-Rosa,  PhD student, BEES, Espíndola & Gruner Lab
Research: 
Pollination biology of mangroves​
[email protected] 

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Department of Entomology 
University of Maryland 
4112 Plant Sciences Building 
College Park, MD 20742-4454
USA

Telephone: 301.405.3911 
Fax: 301.314.9290
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  • About
    • At a Glance
    • Welcome
    • Code of Conduct
    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion >
      • DEI Working Group
      • Resources
    • Departmental History
    • For Alumni
    • Support Entomology >
      • Steinhauer Scholarship Fund
    • Contact >
      • Directions
  • News
    • News
    • Seminar Blog
    • Seminar Schedule
    • Awards
  • People
    • Faculty
    • Post Docs
    • Students
    • Staff
    • Alumni
    • For PI/Faculty
    • Proposal Resources
  • Academics
    • Graduate >
      • Admissions
      • MS Degree Requirements
      • PhD Degree Requirements
      • Graduate Student Resources
      • Forms for Grad Students
      • Financial Assistance
      • Award & Funding Opportunities
      • Entomology Student Organization
    • Online Masters in Applied Entomology
    • Undergraduate >
      • Entomology Minor
      • Honors Program
  • Research
    • IPM & Biological Control of Agricultural, Urban & Forest Pests
    • Ecology, Conservation, Restoration, Climate Change >
      • Pollinator Science and Apiculture
    • Evolution, Systematics and Evo-Devo
    • Genetics & Genomics and Medical Entomology
  • Extension/Outreach
    • Educational Outreach
    • Insect Camp
    • Insect Drawings
    • Insect Identification
    • Pesticide Education and Assessment Program
    • Plant Diagnostic Laboratory (PDL)