Camelia Kantor
Associate Director of Strategic Initiatives; Associate Research Professor
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201 Huck Life Sciences
University Park, PA - cmk6719@psu.edu
Research Summary
Camelia Kantor is a highly interdisciplinary geospatial researcher and integrator. Before joining Huck, her prior work involved HBCU teaching, research and training and national security related program assessment and management. Her research interests are at the intersection of geospatial, life sciences, and business. Since 2010, she has been a frequent speaker, conference lead, and academic program evaluator.
Huck Affiliations
Most Recent Publications
Deciphering the vectors: Unveiling the local dispersal of Litylenchus crenatae ssp. mccannii in the American beech (Fagus grandifolia) forest ecosystem
Mankanwal Goraya, Camelia Kantor, Paulo Vieira, Danielle Martin, Mihail Kantor, 2024, PLoS One
Biosecurity risks to human food supply associated with plant-parasitic nematodes
Camelia Kantor, Jonathan D. Eisenback, Mihail Kantor, 2024, Frontiers in Plant Science
Understanding the dynamic interactions of root-knot nematodes and their host: role of plant growth promoting bacteria and abiotic factors
Alemayehu Habteweld, Mihail Kantor, Camelia Kantor, Zafar Handoo, 2024, Frontiers in Plant Science
Top Ten Most Important U.S.-Regulated and Emerging Plant-Parasitic Nematodes
M Kantor, Zafar Handoo, Camelia Kantor, Lynn Carta, 2022, Horticulturae on p. 208
Documenting 20th and 21st century glacier change and landscape evolution with maps and land, aerial, and space-based geospatial imagery in Alaska’s Kenai Mountains.
Bruce Molnia, Camelia Kantor, Shawn Dilles, Kim Angelli, 2022, Nova Geodesia on p. 18
Geospatial intelligence workforce development in a changing world – An HBCU focus
Rakesh Malhotra, Camelia Kantor, Gordana Vlahovic, 2018, Southeastern Geographer on p. 125-135
NMR analysis reveals a wealth of metabolites in Root-Knot nematode resistant roots of Citrullus amarus watermelon plants
Mihail Kantor, Amnon Levi, Judith Thies, Nihat Guner, Camelia Kantor, Stuart Parnham, Arezue Boroujerdi, 2018, Journal of Nematology on p. 303-316
A framework for addressing health disparities in vulnerable populations with the help of Esri Community Analyst
Camelia Maria Kantor, Veronica Constantin, 2017, Geo Journal on p. 1-8
Vulnerability assessment methodology: A tool for policy makers in drafting a sustainable development strategy of rural mining settlements in the Apuseni Mountains, Romania
Veronica Constantin, Lucrina Ştefănescu, Camelia Maria Kantor, 2015, Environmental Science and Policy on p. 129-139
Vision and strategic objectives for sustainable development of the Apuseni Mountains mining settlements
Veronica Constantin, Vasile Surd, Camelia Maria Kantor, 2014, Geographica Pannonica on p. 82-88
Most-Cited Papers
Top Ten Most Important U.S.-Regulated and Emerging Plant-Parasitic Nematodes
M Kantor, Zafar Handoo, Camelia Kantor, Lynn Carta, 2022, Horticulturae on p. 208
Vulnerability assessment methodology: A tool for policy makers in drafting a sustainable development strategy of rural mining settlements in the Apuseni Mountains, Romania
Veronica Constantin, Lucrina Ştefănescu, Camelia Maria Kantor, 2015, Environmental Science and Policy on p. 129-139
NMR analysis reveals a wealth of metabolites in Root-Knot nematode resistant roots of Citrullus amarus watermelon plants
Mihail Kantor, Amnon Levi, Judith Thies, Nihat Guner, Camelia Kantor, Stuart Parnham, Arezue Boroujerdi, 2018, Journal of Nematology on p. 303-316
Biosecurity risks to human food supply associated with plant-parasitic nematodes
Camelia Kantor, Jonathan D. Eisenback, Mihail Kantor, 2024, Frontiers in Plant Science
Understanding the dynamic interactions of root-knot nematodes and their host: role of plant growth promoting bacteria and abiotic factors
Alemayehu Habteweld, Mihail Kantor, Camelia Kantor, Zafar Handoo, 2024, Frontiers in Plant Science
A framework for addressing health disparities in vulnerable populations with the help of Esri Community Analyst
Camelia Maria Kantor, Veronica Constantin, 2017, Geo Journal on p. 1-8
Geospatial intelligence workforce development in a changing world – An HBCU focus
Rakesh Malhotra, Camelia Kantor, Gordana Vlahovic, 2018, Southeastern Geographer on p. 125-135
Deciphering the vectors: Unveiling the local dispersal of Litylenchus crenatae ssp. mccannii in the American beech (Fagus grandifolia) forest ecosystem
Mankanwal Goraya, Camelia Kantor, Paulo Vieira, Danielle Martin, Mihail Kantor, 2024, PLoS One
Documenting 20th and 21st century glacier change and landscape evolution with maps and land, aerial, and space-based geospatial imagery in Alaska’s Kenai Mountains.
Bruce Molnia, Camelia Kantor, Shawn Dilles, Kim Angelli, 2022, Nova Geodesia on p. 18
News Articles Featuring Camelia Kantor
Dec 17, 2024
New program aims to transform research administration with $5.1M NSF grant
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $5.1 million to support the Skilled Training in Administration and Institutional Research (STAIR) program, a national initiative designed to revolutionize research administration across U.S. academic institutions.
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Sep 30, 2024
From vision to victory: Penn State's journey to a $20M NSF grant
The establishment of the National Synthesis Center for Emergence in the Molecular and Cellular Sciences (NCEMS) offers valuable lessons for future large-scale, multi-institutional proposals.
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Aug 29, 2024
Call for Submissions: Faculty course buyouts for large grant writing
The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences (Huck), in partnership with the Strategic Interdisciplinary Research Office (SIRO) and Penn State Colleges, invites faculty to submit requests for course buyouts to facilitate the preparation of large grant proposals.
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Aug 15, 2024
Penn State awards five new seed grants to support inter-institutional research
Five new research collaborations between Penn State and minority-serving institutions selected to receive seed funding via the Inter-Institutional Partnerships for Diversifying Research program.
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Apr 25, 2024
$20M NSF grant to support center to study how complex biological processes arise
A $20 million grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) will support the establishment and operation of the National Synthesis Center for Emergence in the Molecular and Cellular Sciences (NCEMS) at Penn State.
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Apr 15, 2024
Huck Leadership Fellows selected for 2024-25
For the 2024-2025 academic year, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences has appointed Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering Scott Medina, Professor of Statistics Lingzhou Xue, and Associate Professor of Surgery Dino Ravnic to be Huck Leadership Fellows.
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Sep 15, 2023
Seed grants fund research collaborations with minority-serving institutions
The first awardees of Penn State’s new Inter-Institutional Partnerships for Diversifying Research (IDPR) initiative have been selected, comprising a total of 16 collaborative projects that connect Penn State researchers with colleagues from minority-serving institutions (MSIs).
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Apr 13, 2023
Seed grants to foster research collaborations with Minority Serving Institutions
Penn State’s Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences has initiated a new grant program to seed collaborative, interdisciplinary projects that would bring together researchers from Penn State and Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs).
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Oct 28, 2022
201 promoted teaching, research and clinical faculty celebrated at event
University leaders praised the critical role of faculty with teaching, research and clinical appointments at an event that celebrated their recent promotions with their families and supporters. Speaking at the celebration, Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi said the University’s core missions would not be possible without non-tenure-line faculty.
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