Current Graduate Students
Jason Nelson, MS Zoology. Project title: The roles of natural and semi-natural habitats in the provision of biodiversity and ecosystem services of beneficial insects in agricultural landscapes.
Alyssa Whu, MS Zoology. Project title: to be determined.
Megan Ogle, MEn Institute of Environmental Sciences. Project title: Bird communities of managed grasslands in the Conservation Reserve Program. (Co-advised with Dr. David Russell, Department of Zoology)
Jeremy Kite, MEn Institute of Environmental Sciences. Project title: Habitat heterogeneity in restored streams.
Jonathan Lee, MEn Institute of Environmental Sciences. Project title: Meta-analysis of beta diversity in species-area data.
Past Graduate Students
David Stasek, MS (2006) PhD (2009), Zoology. Project title: Population responses of a generalist insect predator and its prey to patch characteristics in forage crops. Current position: Visiting Assistant Professor, Wooster College, Wooster, OH.
Bradley Schroeder, MS Zoology (2007). Project title: Effects of landscape structure on generalist and specialist insect herbivores.
Sarah Dudziak, MS Zoology (2007). Project title: Boundary dynamics and matrix effects on beetle community composition and movement between forests and agriculture. Current Position: Staff Technologist, Department of Genetics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
Keith S. Summerville , PhD Zoology (2002). Project title: Ecological determinants of species diversity and community composition of forest moths (Lepidoptera) at local and regional scales. Current Position: Associate Dean of the School of Science and Mathematics, Associate Professor of Environmental Science & Policy, Drake University, Des Moines, IA..
Sharmila Pradhan, MEn Institute of Environmental Sciences (2002). Project title: Effects of habitat fragmentation and plant community composition on an old-field insect community. Current Position: Environmental Health and Safety Specialist, Department of Environmental Health & Safety, Miami University, Oxford, OH.
Jonathan C.Gering, PhD Zoology (2001). Project title: Ecology of arboreal beetle communities in deciduous forests of Ohio and Indiana: the influence of spatial scale, phenology, and host-tree attributes on local and regional patterns of diversity. Current Position: Dean of the School of Science and Mathematics, Associate Professor of Biology, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO.
Lisa Ritter , MEn Institute of Environmental Sciences (2001). Project title: Selection of moth families as indicators of forest habitat change: using families as surrogates for overall lepidopteran diversity. Current Position: Statewide Coordinator, Hoosier Riverwatch.
David M. Golden , MS Zoology (1997). Project title: Effects of habitat fragmentation on goldenrod (Solidago) insects: community, guild/family, and individual responses. Meta-analysis of beta diversity in species-area data. Current position: Senior Biologist, Endangered and Nongame Species Program, New Jersey Division of Wildlife.
Past Postdoctoral Scientists
Kyle J. Hanes, 2004-2006. Current Position: Research Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia.
Tim Diekötter, 2005-2006. Current Position: Postdoctoral Scientist, Department of Landscape Ecology, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany.
Joseph A. Veech, 2001-2003. Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX.