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Christopher Adams
Assistant Professor
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Heather Andrews Heather Andrews
Faculty Research Assistant
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Brittany Barker
Assistant Professor (Senior Research)
541-737-9108
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Pest risk mapping, population dynamics, ecological genetics, and biological invasions
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Carolyn Breece
Research Associate
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Apiculture

Priyadarshini Chakrabarti Basu
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541-737-0628
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Apiculture and Pollination Biology; Molecular Entomology: Insect Physiology / Proteomics / Metabolomics / Lipidomics / Functional Biology; Ecotoxicology and Molecular Ecology; Neuroethology in insects; and Zoology
Man Yeon Choi
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Research interests are focused on insect neuropeptides, GPCRs, Bioactive peptides, and pheromones for Arthropod pests, such as spotted-wing drosophila, thrips, and slugs.  

  1. Insect neuropeptide (NP), G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR), and Receptor interference (Receptor-i...
Leonard Coop
Associate Professor (Practice)
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I support agriculture in general by developing and placing online, weather and climate driven models for numerous areas including IPM/pest models, plant disease risk models, crop models, horticultural models, beneficial species models, climate suitability models, and others. I am Assoc....

Sandra DeBano
Associate Professor
541-567-6337
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Native Pollinators, Riparian Ecology, Ecosystem Services, Terrestrial Invertebrate Community Ecology
Seth Dorman
Courtesy Appointment
541.738.4157
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Entomology, Integrated Pest Management, Insect Ecology, Insect Toxicology
Maggie Freeman
Faculty Research Assistant
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William Gerth
Senior Faculty Research Asst I
541-737-1949
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Jadwiga Giebultowicz
Emeritus Appointment
541-737-5530
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Jessica Green
PSEP Trainer / Ag. Extension
541-737-5456
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Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and Pesticide Safety Education
Fritzi Grevstad
Assistant Professor (Sr Res)
Contact person by email Population ecology, invasive species ecology, plant-insect interactions, biological control of weeds.
Beamlak Gugssa
Admin Assist to the Director
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Richard Hilton
Senior Faculty Research Assistant II
541-772-5165
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  • Integrated pest management.
  • Research focusing on arthropod pests in orchards and vineyards, including new invasive pests such as the brown marmorated stink bug and emergent problems such as red blotch virus in wine grapes.
  • Development and implementation of...
Louisa Hooven
Assistant Professor (Sr Res)
541-737-5827
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Entomology

Hyo Sang Jang
Research Associate
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Navneet Kaur
Assistant Professor
541-737-5884
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Applied research and extension programming for IPM development and implementation in Oregon diverse cropping systems.
John Lambrinos
Graduate Advisor and Associate Professor
541-737-3484
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Ecological restoration, invasive species management, ecosystem services.
Gail Langellotto
Professor
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Urban Insect Ecology: garden pollinators, native plants, urban agriculture
Jen Larsen
Coord Oregon Master Beekeeper
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Beekeeping

Jana Lee
Courtesy Status
541-738-4110
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Biological control and sustainable pest management of small fruit and nursery pests.
Hannah Lucas
Senior Faculty Research Assistant
541-737-6164
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David Lytle
Professor
541-737-1068
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Christopher Marshall Christopher Marshall
Mgr-Collection Curator
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Rory Mc Donnell
Associate Professor
541-737-6146
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1) understanding the ecology of invasive slugs and snails in agriculture, horticulture, urban areas, the natural environment and at the interface of these systems, and 2) developing and implementing novel strategies for the management of these pests
Andony Melathopoulos
Associate Professor
541-452-3038
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Pollinator Health
Betsey Miller
Senior Instructor I
541-737-3913
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Ecampus Instructor (ENT 300); Small Fruit IPM; Hazelnut IPM
Tiziana Oppedisano
Postdoctoral Scholar
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Ryan Paul
Post-Doctoral Fellow
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My research focuses on ecology and biological control using parasitoid wasps. I am currently exploring the foraging behaviors and nontarget impacts of Trissolcus japonicus, a parasitoid of the brown marmorated...

Carrie Preston
Research Associate
541-737-6411 ext. 7-6411
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Entomology, Invasive Species, Biological Control
Inga Reich Contact person by email Slug and carabid beetle ecology; Molecular gut content analysis; Biological control
Stuart Reitz
Director
541-889-2174
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Responsible for research and extension programming related to cropping systems in Malheur County

IPM

Ecology and management of insect vectors of plant pathogens

Dalila Rendon
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541-737-6380
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Biological and cultural control of horticultural pests; Tree fruit and berry entomology; Predator-prey interactions and arthropod food webs; Ecology of natural enemies; Invasive species (Drosophila suzukii, Helicoverpa armigera)
James Rivers
Associate Professor
541-737-6581
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Wildlife ecology
Silvia Rondon
Director - OIPMC
Contact person by email Integrated Pest Management; Insects-Plant Interactions; Biological Control; Insect Ecology-Insect Movement; Chemical Control
Robin Rosetta
Emeritus Appointment
503-678-1264
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Nursery/greenhouse integrated pest management
Ramesh Sagili
Professor
541-737-5460
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To promote sustainable apiculture and pollination, our research program focuses on three prime areas: (1) honey bee health (2) honey bee nutrition and (3) honey bee pollination. Our research program addresses both basic and applied questions to improve honey bee health and...

Melissa Scherr Melissa Scherr
Research Associate
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Govinda Shrestha
Assistant Professor (Practice)
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Gabriella Tait
Research Associate
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Daniel Thompson
Faculty Research Assistant
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Ellen Topitzhofer Ellen Topitzhofer
Senior Faculty Research Assistant I
541-737-4896
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Bee Lab

Vaughn Walton
Professor
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  • Entomology
  • Ecology
  • Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
  • Biorational pest control agent
  • Biological control
  • Small fruit and tree nut crops

I work on economically important pests, with the aim to provide...

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Nik Wiman Nik Wiman
Associate Professor
Contact person by email biological control; population biology; orchard ecology; insect behavior; integrated pest management
David Wooster
Associate Professor
541-567-6337
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stream ecology, aquatic invertebrate biology, restoration effectiveness monitoring, stream food webs, stream and riparian linkages