Areas of expertise
ZoologyBiochemistry and Cell BiologyEvolutionary BiologyGeneticsEcologyClinical Sciences
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
University of Arizona The, AZ, United States (2012)
Bachelor of Science, Molecular Genetics.
Michigan State University, MI, United States (2005)
Awards and Honors
- Student Career Success Influencer Award 2022 (2023)
Courses
- ENTO 3645: Medical Entomology Lecture (Spring 2025)
- ENTO 3650: Medical Entomology (Spring 2025)
- GENE 9000: Doctoral Research (Spring 2025)
- ENTO 4960R: Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I (Spring 2025)
- ENTO 1000: Life on Six Legs (Spring 2025)
- ENTO 9000: Doctoral Research (Spring 2025)
- ENTO 7000: Master's Research (Spring 2025)
- ENTO 9000: Doctoral Research (Summer 2025)
- ENTO 7000: Master's Research (Summer 2025)
- GENE 9000: Doctoral Research (Summer 2025)
- GENE 7000: Master's Research (Fall 2025)
- ENTO 9000: Doctoral Research (Fall 2025)
- ENTO 7000: Master's Research (Fall 2025)
- ENTO 3645: Medical Entomology Lecture (Spring 2026)
- ENTO 3650: Medical Entomology (Spring 2026)
- GENE 7000: Master's Research (Spring 2026)
- ENTO 9000: Doctoral Research (Spring 2026)
- ENTO 1000: Life on Six Legs (Spring 2026)
- ENTO 7000: Master's Research (Spring 2026)
- ENTO 8070: Research Discussion (Spring 2026)
- ENTO 7300: Master's Thesis (Spring 2026)
Scholarly Works
- Mosquitoes rely on their gut microbiota for development, MOLECULAR ECOLOGY, (2014).
- Evolution of DNA Methylation across Insects, MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, (2017).
- Bacteria-mediated hypoxia functions as a signal for mosquito development, PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, (2017).
- Ovary ecdysteroidogenic hormone requires a receptor tyrosine kinase to activate egg formation in the mosquito Aedes aegypti, PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, (2015).
- Hypoxia-induced transcription factor signaling is essential for larval growth of the mosquito Aedes aegypti, PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, (2018).
Contact
Mailing Address
136 Cedar St., Building C
Room 530H
Athens, GA 30602
Shipping Address
136 Cedar St., Building C
Room 530H
Athens, GA 30602
