Current Faculty
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Michael Adams
Hormonal Regulation
Hormonal regulation of development and innate behaviors; isolation, characterization and physiological actions of arthropod venom toxins
Contact Info
Title: Professor of Entomology and
Neuroscience
Tel: (951) 827-4746
E-mail: michael.adams@ucr.edu
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Peter Atkinson
Insect Genetics
Insect genetics and transposable elements
Contact Info
Title: Professor of Entomology
Tel: (951) 827-4782
E-mail: peter.atkinson@ucr.edu
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Boris Baer
Evolutionary Processes
Interested in the study of evolutionary processes such as immune and stress response as well as sexual conflicts on the molecular/protein scale.
Contact Info
Title: Professor of Entomology
Tel: (951) 827-5833
Email: boris.bar@ucr.edu
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Alan Brelsford
Population Genomics
Population genomics of non-model organisms including amphibians, birds, and insects
Contact Info
Title: Assistant Professor in Biology
and Cooperating Faculty Member
Tel: (951) 827-5632
E-mail: alan.brelsford@ucr.edu
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Ring Cardé
Odor-Mediated Behaviors
Richard Cardullo
Biophysics & Physiology
Biophysics and physiology of fertilization, focusing on
molecular interactions between sperm and egg.
Contact Info
Title: Professor in Biology and Cooperating Faculty Member
Tel: (951) 827-6457
E-mail: richard.cardullo@ucr.edu
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Dong-Hwan Choe
Urban & Structural Entomology
Anupama Dahanukar
Molecular & Neural Mechanisms
Molecular and neural mechanisms underlying chemosensory behavior
Contact Info
Title: Associate Professor of Molecular, Cell & Systems Biology and Cooperating Faculty Member
Tel: (951) 827-3086
E-mail: anupama.dahanukar@ucr.edu
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Matt Daugherty
Applied Population Biology
Invasion biology, plant disease ecology, plant-insect interactions, regulatory entomology, quantitative ecology
Contact Info
Paul De Ley
Ecology, Phylogeny, & Taxonomy
Ecology, phylogeny and taxonomy of nematodes, with particular emphasis
on the behavioral, molecular and morphological
differences between closely related species
Contact Info
Title: Associate Professor in Nematology
and Cooperating Faculty Member
Tel: (951) 827-2280
E-mail: paul.deley@ucr.edu
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Brian Federici
Genetics of Insect Pathogens
Genetics of insect pathogens; insect pathology and the development of novel microbial insecticides
Contact Info
Title: Distinguished Professor of the Graduate Division
Tel: (951) 827-5006
E-mail: brian.federici@ucr.edu
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Alec Gerry
Pest & Vector Insects
Biology, ecology, and management of pest and vector
insects associated with animals
Contact Info
Title: Cooperative Extension Specialist and
Professor of Entomology
Tel: (951) 827-7054
E-mail: alec.gerry@ucr.edu
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Elizabeth Grafton-Cardwell
Integrated Pest Management
Allison Hansen
Evolutionary Genomics
John Heraty
Morphological & Molecular Systematics
Mark Hoddle
Biological Control & Genetics
Kerry Mauck
Insect Behavior & Plant Pathogen Interactions
Insect vector behavior, plant-pathogen interactions,
chemical ecology, integrated disease management.
Contact Info
Title: Assistant Professor of Entomology
Tel: (951) 827-5444
E-mail: kerry.mauck@ucr.edu
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Quinn McFrederick
Insect Conservation
Jocelyn Millar
Chemical Ecology
Paul Nabity
Plant-Insect Ecology
Plant-insect ecology, evolution, and comparative genomics
Contact Info
Title: Assistant Professor of Plant-Insect Ecology and Cooperative Faculty Member
E-mail: paul.nabity@ucr.edu
Research Website
Timothy Paine
Integrated Management of Insects
Integrated management of insects affecting woody ornamental landscape plants, nurserystock, and urban or recreational forests; impact of environmental stress on herbivores; insect - plant - microorganism interactions; chemical ecology; biological control
Contact Info
Title: Distinguished Professor of Entomology
Tel: (951) 827-5835
E-mail: timothy.paine@ucr.edu
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Thomas Perring
Plant Vector-Pathogen Epidemiology
Plant vector-pathogen epidemiology; arthropod vectors of plant pathogens; biology, ecology, and control of agriculturally-important mites; integrated pest management
Contact Info
Title: Professor of Entomology
Tel: (951) 827-4562
E-mail: thomas.perring@ucr.edu
Faculty Website
Lauren Ponisio
Diversity Maintenance in Pollinator Communities
Studies the mechanisms operating in complex systems, specifically plant-pollinator communities, that underlie diversity maintenance
Contact Info
Title: Assistant Professor of Entomology
Tel: (951) 827-5857
E-mail: lauren.ponisio@ucr.edu
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Research Website
Jessica Purcell
Social Organization of Arthropods
Nicole Rafferty
Plant-Pollinator Interactions
Alexander Raikhel
Molecular Genetics, Reproduction & Immunity
Rick Redak
Plant-Insect Interactions
Plant-insect interactions, conservation biology, community ecology, pest management of commercial floricultural and ornamental plants
Contact Info
Title: Professor of Entomology and Department Chair
Tel: (951) 827-7250
E-mail: richard.redak@ucr.edu
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Monique Rivera
Biology, Ecology & Integrated Management
Biology, ecology and integrated management of agricultural pests in citrus and subtropical crops
Contact Info
Title: Assistant Specialist in Cooperative Extension
Tel: (951) 827-9274
E-mail: monique.rivera@ucr.edu
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Michael Rust
Urban Entomology
Richard Stouthamer
Insect-Symbiont Interactions & Invasive Species
John Trumble
Integrated Pest Management
Integrated pest management for vegetable crops, effects of pollution and climate change on plant-herbivore interactions
Contact Info
Title: Distinguished Professor of Entomology
Tel: (951) 827-5624
E-mail: john.trumble@ucr.edu
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Research Website
William Walton
Ecology & Control of Mosquitoes
Christiane Weirauch
Morphological and Molecular Systematics of Heteroptera
Morphological and molecular systematics of Heteroptera with an emphasis on assassin bugs (Reduviidae) and plant bugs (Miridae), evolutionary biology, biological control
Contact Info
Title: Professor of Entomology
Tel: (951) 827-5707
E-mail: christiane.weirauch@ucr.edu
Faculty Website
Research Website
Houston Wilson
Integrated Pest Management
Agricultural entomology, biological control and integrated pest management (IPM) in tree crops
Contact Info
Title: Assistant Specialist in Cooperative Extension
Tel: (559) 646-6519
E-mail: houston.wilson@ucr.edu
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Erin Wilson-Rankin
Invasive Species and Community Ecology
Hollis Woodard
Bee Nutritional Ecology and Feeding Biology
Naoki Yamanaka
Neuroendocrine Control