Student Researchers
Current Undergraduate Students:
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Jent, Derrick. Effects of pathogenic fungi on spiders and cave crickets.
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Knox, Casey. Do differences in male and female immune systems affect pathogen responses in spiders?
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Walker, Christina. Effects of pathogenic fungus on cave crickets.
Past Graduate Students:
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Gilmore, Ann. The Combined Effects of the Herbicide, Atrazine and Predator Cues on Larval Dragonflies Ladona deplanata , Watershed Studies Institute. MS Thesis 2014.
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St. Clair, Coy. The effect of atrazine on immunity in dragonfly larvae, Plathemis lydia. MS Thesis. 2012
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Harris, Shawna. Immunity and Symmetry of Dragonfly nymphs in ponds along a pollution gradient. Non-Thesis. 2011
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McDermott, Erin. The effect of pollution on immune function in dragonfly larvae: a potential indicator species for habitat degradation. Non-Thesis. 2004
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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:
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Bell, Savannah. Colony Level Effects on Pathogen Susceptibility in the Termite, Nasutitermes acajutlae. 2013-2014
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Darling, Victoria (BIOMAPS). Termite Colony Growth: Modeling the Effects of Temperature. 2013-2014
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Stringfield, Kayla (BIOMAPS). Termite Colony Growth: Modeling the Effects of Temperature. 2013-2014
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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鈥檚 Thesis, 2013.
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Tarter, Elizabeth. Development of molecular markers for genetic analysis of termites and modeling termite colony growth, 2012-2013.
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McCoy, Ashley. Helped with field and laboratory work on termite ecology. 2011.
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Barker, Jessica. Effect of atrazine on the immune system of crickets. Honor鈥檚 Thesis. 2009-2010.
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Brazelton, Carrie. Effects of temperature on termite immunity and Effects of temperature on termite fat bodies. 2008-2009.
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Mathis, Grant. Effects of temperature on termite fat bodies. 2008-2009.
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Walker, Todd. Pathogenicity of a novel Caribbean fungus to termites and Effects of temperature on termite fat bodies. 2007-2009.
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Clapp, Josh. Effects of temperature on termite fat bodies. 2007-2008.
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Dennis, Matt. Water pollution and its effect on encapsulation in dragonfly larvae, Plathemis lydia. 2006-2007.
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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.
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Brown, Travis. Effects of flooding on parasites and stress in white-footed mice. 2004-2006.
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Driver, Beth. The relationship between size and immune levels in the termite, Nasutitermes acajutlae. 2004-2005.
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Graves, Anthony. The affect of light exposure on growth and immunity in greater wax moth larvae (Galleria mellonella). 2003-2005.
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Oatsvall, Kimberly. The relationship between distance from termite colonies and fungal competitors. 2004-2005.
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Rogers, Lindsay. The impact of water quality on immunity and developmental symmetry in dragonfly nymphs. 2004-2005.
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Duguid, Meredith. The cause of the color change in termites infected by an acanthocephalan. 2003-2004.
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O鈥橫alley, Larry. The cause of the color change in termites infected by an acanthocephalan. 2003-2004.
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Dellinger, Dawn. The effect of parasitism on stress in lab-reared white-footed mice. 2001-2002.
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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.
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Day, Giovannia. The impact of an acanthocephalan parasite on colony success in Nasutitermes acajutlae. 2000.
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Stroud, Steven. Habitat selection and parasitism in the tropical termite, Nasutitermes acajutlae. Honor鈥檚 Thesis. 1998-1999.
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Phillips, Taetia. Susceptibility of parasitized termites to predation. 1996-1997.
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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.
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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.