Faculty
Istvan Albert
Research Professor of Bioinformatics Bioinformatics, large scale biological data analysis, microarrays and sequence analysis. Scientific programming, algorithm development. Database-driven web development.
Reka Albert
Distinguished Professor of Physics and Biology Biological physics and network modeling.
Jared Ali
Acting Chair, Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Ecology; Director of the Center for Chemical Ecology; Associate Professor of Entomology
Behavior and chemical ecology of multi-trophic interactions, including plant responses to below-ground herbivory and nematode. Insect community ecology, chemical ecology, and coevolution. Trophic cascades, above- and below-ground interactions,…
Etya Amsalem
Associate Professor of Entomology The evolutionary development and the mechanistic basis of social behavior in insects using an integrative approach encompassing chemical, genetic and physiological tools
Ottar Bjornstad
Huck Chair of Epidemiology; Distinguished Professor of Entomology and Biology; Adjunct Professor in Statistics Population ecology and population dynamics with particular emphasis on mathematical and computational aspects
Natalie Boyle
Assistant Research Professor; Insect Biodiversity Center Program Coordinator
Anil Chaudhary
Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Extension Education
Shannon Cruz
Assistant Professor of Communication Arts & Sciences Processes of persuasion and social influence in risk and environmental contexts.
Andrew Deans
Professor of Entomology, Director of the Frost Entomological Museum
Sarah Goslee
Adjunct Associate Professor of Agronomy, USDA-ARS Landscape diversity in agricultural areas; Taxonomic and functional diversity and grassland management; Multivariate and spatial analysis for ecological data.
Helen Greatrix
Assistant Professor of Remote Sensing and Geo-statistics
Christina Grozinger
Director of the Center for Pollinator Research; Director of the Insect Biodiversity Center; Publius Vergilius Maro Professor and Huck Scholar of Entomology Genomics of social behavior and health in bees
Heather Hines
Associate Professor of Biology and Entomology
Applies genomic, transcriptomic, phylogenomic, and bioinformatic approaches to study the evolution and genetics of diverse traits in bees and wasps. This includes study of mimetic color diversification, plant gall induction, novel morphologies,…
Kelli Hoover
Professor of Entomology Invasive species of forest insects; plant-insect-entomopathogen interactions; impacts of plants on pathogenesis; biological control of hemlock woolly adelgid
David Hughes
Huck Chair in Global Food Security; Professor of Entomology and of Biology Parasite manipulation of host behavior
Margarita Lopez-Uribe
Associate Professor of Entomology How environmental change and human management shape bee health and long-term persistence of their populations in agricultural areas.
David Miller
Associate Professor of Wildlife Population Ecology Population ecology, quantitative ecology, avian and amphibian ecology, conservation decision analysis, life-history evolution.
Vijaykrishnan Narayanan
A. Robert Noll Chair Professor of Computer Science and Engineering and Electrical Engineering
Harland Patch
Assistant Research Professor; Research Associate of Entomology
Cristina Rosa
Associate Professor of Plant Pathology & Environmental Microbiology
Plant Virology, interaction of plant viruses with their insects as vectors and with their plant hosts. Virus evolution, exploration of plant viromes, viral co-infections, effect of climate change on viral resistant breaking strains. Use of…
Rudolf Schilder
Associate Professor of Entomology and Biology Comparative & ecological physiology of insect and mammalian locomotion.
Katriona Shea
Professor of Biology; Alumni Professor in the Biological Sciences The use of ecological theory in population management.
Rachel Smith
Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences Quantitative social scientist whose interests lie broadly in social influence and social systems, specializing on power, networks, and stigma. Design and evaluation of effective health campaigns. Infectious diseases and genomics.
Douglas Wrenn
Assistant Professor of Environmental and Resource Economics
Amulya Yadav
Assistant Professor of Information Sciences and Technology Artificial Intelligence for Social Good, focused on developing theoretically grounded approaches that can positively impact real-world problems, particularly in the fields of public health and wildlife protection.