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GRADUATE FACULTY

Updated: May, 2003

The Graduate Faculty in Entomology is based on the Columbus main campus of The Ohio State University, the Wooster campus of the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC), and other locations in the case of adjunct professors. Office locations for faculty members are given in the list below. Faculty in other departments may serve as advisors, subject to the approval of the Graduate Studies Committee.

  • Richard Bradley, Adjunct Associate Professor, Marion campus. Population biology and habitat preferences of arthropod predators, primarily spiders and scorpions. Biogeography of spiders.
  • Donald H. Dean, Professor, Columbus. Molecular biology of insect pathogens.
  • David L. Denlinger, Professor and Chairman, Columbus. Insect physiology, regulation of diapause and reproduction.
  • Clive A. Edwards, Professor, Columbus. Soil ecology, environmental toxicology.
  • Parwinder S. Grewal, Associate Professor, Wooster. Biological and microbial control, particularly entomopathogenic nematodes; integrated management of turf insect pests.
  • Susan W. Fisher, Professor, Columbus. Toxicology, mode of action of insecticides, environmental fate, toxicokinetics.
  • Woodbridge A. Foster, Associate Professor, Columbus. Medical entomology, mosquito behavior.
  • Richard W. Hall, Associate Professor, Columbus. Urban entomology, biological control, insect-plant interactions.
  • Ronald B. Hammond, Associate Professor, Wooster. Biology and control of insects and diseases of soybeans.
  • Daniel A. Herms, Associate Professor, Wooster. Insect-plant interactions; integrated pest management for ornamental plants.
  • Saskia Hogenhout, Assistant Professor, Wooster. Molecular entomology, insect vectors of plant pathogens.
  • David J. Horn, Professor, Columbus. Applied entomology, predation and parasitism in insect population dynamics; computer use in insect surveys and management.
  • Casey W. Hoy, Professor, Wooster. Systems analysis and quantitative ecology; agroecosystems management; integrated management of vegetable insect pests.
  • Norman F. Johnson, Professor, Columbus. Systematics, especially of parasitic Hymenoptera; biodiversity informatics; comparative morphology.
  • Michael G. Klein, Adjunct Professor, Wooster. Control of turf pests.
  • Johannes S. H. Klompen, Associate Professor, Columbus. Systematics of mites; evolution of parasites.
  • Joseph Kovach, Associate Professor, Wooster.
  • Peter F. Landrum, Adjunct Associate Professor U. S. Dept. Com. Aquatic toxicology role of zebra mussel in contaminant cycling.
  • Roman P. Lanno, Assistant Professor, Columbus. Soil and Aquatic Ecotoxicology; Toxicant Kinetics and Bioaccumulation; Environmental Impact Assessment; Risk Assessment; Nutritional Toxicology; Soil Ecology.
  • Glen R. Needham, Associate Professor, Columbus. Physiology of salt and water balance mechanisms in ticks and mites, role of ticks in disease transmission.
  • P. Larry Phelan, Professor, Wooster. Chemical ecology and insect behavior.
  • David Shetlar, Associate Professor, Columbus. Ecology and management of pests of turfgrass and ornamentals.
  • Brian W. Smith, Associate Professor, Columbus. Honey bee biology and behavior.
  • Benjamin R. Stinner , Professor, Wooster. Field corn insects, management in no-till systems, insect-plant interactions, agroecosystems management.
  • Deborah H. Stinner, Adjunct Associate Professor and Research Scientist, Wooster. Agricultural ecology, sustainable agriculture, agroecosystems management.
  • James E. Tew, Associate Professor, Wooster. Apiculture.
  • Celeste Welty, Associate Professor, Columbus. Biology and management of pests of vegetable and fruit crops.
  • John W. Wenzel, Associate Professor, Columbus. Behavior and molecular characteristics of systematics, evolution of behavior.
  • Roger N. Williams, Professor, Wooster. Insect pests of small fruits.
  • Dana L. Wrensch, Associate Professor, Columbus. Biology of spider mites, population genetics, statistical analysis.


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