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Invasive species

Faculty in the Ecology graduate program with research interests in this area.

Name	Email/phone	Interests include
Drohan, Patrick Assistant Professor of Pedology	pjd7@psu.edu 814-863-4246 (University Park)	Soil formation and biogeochemistry due to land use and ecosystem change; soil and water degradation, and the remediation of soil physical and chemical properties in urban environments.
Langkilde, Tracy Assistant Professor of Biology	tll30@psu.edu 814-867-2251 (University Park)	Population and community ecology: how the nature of interactions between species can shift over time, in response to changes in the environment and corresponding selection pressures.
Mortensen, David Professor of Weed Ecology / Biology	dmortensen@psu.edu 814-865-1906 (University Park)	Assessing how climatic, physiographic and soil variation affects cropping systems performance.
Ostiguy, Nancy Associate Professor of Entomology	nxo3@psu.edu 814-863-2872 (University Park)	Integrated pest management; impact of pesticides on non-target species; sampling strategies.
Saunders, Mike Professor of Entomology	mcs5@psu.edu 814-863-2979 (University Park)	Ecology and pest management of arthropods affecting vineyards; design and development of computer-based systems that capture, formalize, and represent qualitative and quantitative knowledge associated with managed and natural systems.
Shea, Katriona Associate Professor of Biology	k-shea@psu.edu 814-865-7910 (University Park)	Biological invasions; theoretical applied ecology; life history theory.
Steiner, Kim Professor of Forest Biology Director, The Arboretum at Penn State	steiner@psu.edu 814-865-9351 (University Park)	The ecology, genecology, and physiological ecology of forest regeneration following disturbance.
Stephenson, Andrew (Andy) Professor of Biology	as4@psu.edu 814-863-1553 (University Park)	Ecology and evolution of plant reproduction. The role of inbreeding and genetic variation on the establishment and transmission of plant diseases.
Wardrop, Denice Senior Research Associate Associate Professor of Geography and Ecology	dhw110@psu.edu 814-863-1005 (University Park)	Impacts of human disturbance on wetlands; plant community dynamics; theoretical applied ecology; landscape analysis.