The Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology would like to congratulate our Spring 2019 Graduates!
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ENTOMOLOGY
Kristi Marie Backe
Dissertation: The Effects of Urban Environments on Trees and Their Herbivores. (Under the direction of Steven Frank.)
Lawrence Charles Long
Dissertation: Effects of Urbanization and Warming on Trees, Pests, and Urban Birds. (Under the direction of Steven Frank.)
Sarah Erin Parsons
Dissertation: Effects of Urbanization on Pest-Natural Enemy Systems in Ornamental Landscapes. (Under the direction of Steven Frank.)
Sophia Hannah Webster
Dissertation: Development of a Novel Killer-Rescue Self-Limiting Gene Drive System for Insect Population Replacement. (Under the direction of Fred Gould and Maxwell Scott.)
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ENTOMOLOGY
Ian McAreavy
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN PLANT PATHOLOGY
Kendall A. Johnson
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN PLANT PATHOLOGY
Jessica Ashley Brown
Dissertation: Genetic Changes in TSWV Associated with Virus Accumulation in and Transmission Efficiency of Thrips tabaci. (Under the direction of George Kennedy and Timmy Sit.)
Hsien Tzer Tseng
Dissertation: Effects of Three Chemical Compounds on Ralstonia solanacearum Physiological Functions and Disease Development. (Under the direction of David Ritchie.)
Mengying Wang, Plant Pathology
Dissertation: Novel Strategy for Disease Control of Rice and Examination of the Associated Microbiome. (Under the direction of Ralph Dean.)
MASTER OF PLANT PATHOLOGY
Allie Louise Druffel
Md Abdullah Al Nahiyan
Jesse Sumire Yamagata