Disease Biology and Ecology
Faculty
Mary Barbercheck, Ph.D.
- Professor of Entomology
meb34@psu.edu
814-863-2982
Sustainable and organic agriculture; Biological soil quality and sustainability; entomopathogenic nematode biology and ecology
Ottar Bjornstad, Ph.D.
- Professor of Entomology, Biology, and Statistics
onb1@psu.edu
814-863-2983
Population ecology and population dynamics with particular emphasis on mathematical and computational aspects
Diana Cox-Foster, Ph.D.
- Professor of Entomology
dxc12@psu.edu
814-865-1022
Insect biochemistry and physiology; evolutionary development; molecular biology; host/pathogen interactions
Liwang Cui, Ph.D.
- Professor
luc2@psu.edu
814-863-7663
Molecular parasitology; medical entomology; host-parasite interactions
Kelli Hoover, Ph.D.
- Professor of Entomology
kxh25@psu.edu
814-863-6369
Insect-plant-entomopathogen interactions of the gypsy moth
Mark Mescher, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor of Entomology
mcmescher@psu.edu
814-865-4208
Role of plant volatiles in mediating ecological and evolutionary interactions among plants, insects, and pathogens, co-evolution, and tritrophic interactions
Andrew Read, Ph.D.
- Professor of Biology & Entomology and
- Eberly College of Science Distinguished Senior Scholar
a.read@psu.edu
814-863-4444
Ecology and evolutionary genetics of infectious disease (Center For Infectious Disease Dynamics)
Matt Thomas, Ph.D.
- Professor and Huck Scholar in Ecological Entomology
mbt13@psu.edu
814-865-2480
Ecology and evolution of host-pathogen interactions; invasive species; agrobiodiversity and natural pest control; biological control
