Student Researchers

Current Undergraduate Students:

  • Jent, Derrick. Effects of pathogenic fungi on spiders and cave crickets. 

  • Knox, Casey. Do differences in male and female immune systems affect pathogen responses in spiders?

  • Walker, Christina. Effects of pathogenic fungus on cave crickets.

Past Graduate Students:

  • Gilmore, Ann. The Combined Effects of the Herbicide, Atrazine and Predator Cues on Larval Dragonflies  Ladona deplanata , Watershed Studies Institute. MS Thesis 2014.

  • St. Clair, Coy. The effect of atrazine on immunity in dragonfly larvae, Plathemis lydia. MS Thesis. 2012

  • Harris, Shawna. Immunity and Symmetry of Dragonfly nymphs in ponds along a pollution gradient. Non-Thesis. 2011

  • McDermott, Erin. The effect of pollution on immune function in dragonfly larvae: a potential indicator species for habitat degradation. Non-Thesis. 2004

  • Jeyasingh, Punidan D. Effect of resource limitation and predation on the population density of Nasutitermes acajutlae (Isoptera: Termitidae) colonies on St. John, US Virgin Islands. MS Thesis. 2003

Past Undergraduate Students:

  • Bell, Savannah. Colony Level Effects on Pathogen Susceptibility in the Termite, Nasutitermes acajutlae. 2013-2014

  • Darling, Victoria (BIOMAPS). Termite Colony Growth: Modeling the Effects of Temperature. 2013-2014

  • Stringfield, Kayla (BIOMAPS). Termite Colony Growth: Modeling the Effects of Temperature. 2013-2014

  • Earhart, Alex. Development of molecular markers for genetic analysis of termites, and modeling termite colony growth. The effect of atrazine on fruit fly development, Honor’s Thesis, 2013.

  • Tarter, Elizabeth. Development of molecular markers for genetic analysis of termites and modeling termite colony growth, 2012-2013.

  • McCoy, Ashley. Helped with field and laboratory work on termite ecology. 2011.

  • Barker, Jessica. Effect of atrazine on the immune system of crickets. Honor’s Thesis. 2009-2010.

  • Brazelton, Carrie. Effects of temperature on termite immunity and Effects of temperature on termite fat bodies. 2008-2009.

  • Mathis, Grant. Effects of temperature on termite fat bodies. 2008-2009.

  • Walker, Todd. Pathogenicity of a novel Caribbean fungus to termites and Effects of temperature on termite fat bodies. 2007-2009.

  • Clapp, Josh. Effects of temperature on termite fat bodies. 2007-2008.

  • Dennis, Matt. Water pollution and its effect on encapsulation in dragonfly larvae, Plathemis lydia. 2006-2007.

  • West, Andrew. The relationship between water quality and developmental symmetry in dragonfly nymphs and Effects of temperature on susceptibility to a fungal pathogen on Caribbean termites. 2005-2007.

  • Brown, Travis. Effects of flooding on parasites and stress in white-footed mice. 2004-2006.

  • Driver, Beth. The relationship between size and immune levels in the termite, Nasutitermes acajutlae. 2004-2005.

  • Graves, Anthony. The affect of light exposure on growth and immunity in greater wax moth larvae (Galleria mellonella). 2003-2005.

  • Oatsvall, Kimberly. The relationship between distance from termite colonies and fungal competitors. 2004-2005.

  • Rogers, Lindsay. The impact of water quality on immunity and developmental symmetry in dragonfly nymphs. 2004-2005.

  • Duguid, Meredith. The cause of the color change in termites infected by an acanthocephalan. 2003-2004.

  • O’Malley, Larry. The cause of the color change in termites infected by an acanthocephalan. 2003-2004.  

  • Dellinger, Dawn. The effect of parasitism on stress in lab-reared white-footed mice. 2001-2002.

  • Rabe, Tisha. The relationship between nest size, size of workers and soldiers and colony success in Nasutitermes acajutlae and The impact of an acanthocephalan parasite on colony success in Nasutitermes acajutlae. 2000-2001.

  • Day, Giovannia. The impact of an acanthocephalan parasite on colony success in Nasutitermes acajutlae. 2000.

  • Stroud, Steven. Habitat selection and parasitism in the tropical termite, Nasutitermes acajutlae. Honor’s Thesis. 1998-1999.

  • Phillips, Taetia. Susceptibility of parasitized termites to predation. 1996-1997.

  • Hefner, Jerry. The effect of inoculum level, host age and exposure on oocyst output and periodicity in two eimerians of the deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus). 1991-1992.

  • Wrosch, Elizabeth. The effect of inoculum level, host age and exposure on oocyst output and periodicity in two eimerians of the deer mouse ( Peromyscus maniculatus ). 1991-1992.

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