Department of
Entomology

Entomology Directory

portrait of Ahmed, Amy Ahmed, Amy

amycash@illinois.edu
449 Morrill Hall
217-333-6843

Research Laboratory Manager - Entomology & IGB
Molecular basis of honey bee social behavior
portrait of Allan, Brian Allan, Brian

ballan@illinois.edu
337 Morrill Hall
217-244-1341

Associate Director of Academic Affairs
Professor - Entomology
Affiliate - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior
PEEC
Ecology of infectious diseases
portrait of Alleyne, Marianne Alleyne, Marianne

vanlaarh@illinois.edu
518B Morrill Hall
217-333-8652

Assistant Professor - Entomology
Graduate Director of Online Master of Science Teaching Biology Program - School of Integrative Biology
PEEC
Bioinspired Design
portrait of Arceneaux, Miles Arceneaux, Miles

milesja2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
Ecological and behavioral plant-insect interactions of pest species and how to combat against the damage they cause

Advisor: Esther Ngumbi
portrait of Barley, Tristan Barley, Tristan

tbarley2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
Behavioral effects of competition between native bees and honeybees

Advisor: Adam G Dolezal
portrait of Beach, Nathan Beach, Nathan

njbeach@illinois.edu

Research Specialist & Manager - Honey Bee Research Facility

portrait of Bello, Lizzie Bello, Lizzie

ebello2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
Bioinspired design and materials

Advisor: Marianne Alleyne
portrait of Berenbaum, May Berenbaum, May

maybe@illinois.edu
216A Morrill Hall / 318B Morrill Hall
217-333-2910 / 217-333-7784

Professor & Head - Entomology
Professor - Plant Biology
Swanlund Chair
PEEC
Interactions between insects and plants, including herbivores and pollinators, and their implications in the organization of natural communities and agroecosystems
portrait of Berlocher, Stewart Berlocher, Stewart

stewartb@illinois.edu

217-333-2929

Professor Emeritus - Entomology
Systematics, speciation, insect-plant coevolution
portrait of Beshers, Samuel Beshers, Samuel

beshers@illinois.edu

(217) 333-4971

Retired--Neuroscience Program Coordinator
and Entomology Affiliate
Organization and behavior of ant colonies
portrait of Bried, Jason Bried, Jason

bried@illinois.edu

(217) 244-0833

Assistant Research Scientist - Illinois Natural History Survey
Affiliate - Entomology
PEEC
Insect conservation, dragonflies & damselflies, wetland ecology and assessment, applied plant ecology, community ecology (metacommunities, coexistence)
portrait of Brown, Morgan Brown, Morgan

mbrown18@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
Leafhopper biodiversity and conservation

Advisor: Christopher Dietrich
portrait of Bush, Daniel Bush, Daniel

dsbush2@illinois.edu

Postdoc Research Associate - Entomology
Navel orangeworm's relationship with Aspergillus mold
portrait of Cáceres, Carla Cáceres, Carla

cecacere@illinois.edu
433 Morrill Hall
217-244-2139

Director - School of Integrative Biology
Professor - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior
Affiliate - Entomology
PEEC
Population, community and evolutionary ecology; life-history evolution; disease ecology; limnology
portrait of Cameron, Sydney Cameron, Sydney

sacamero@illinois.edu

217-333-2340

Professor Emerita - Entomology
PEEC
Application of phylogenetics, behavior and development to address questions concerning the evolution of social behavior in bees; conservation status and causal factors in declining pollinators; evolution of color pattern mimicry in bees
portrait of Carroll, Xavier Carroll, Xavier

xcarroll@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
The relationships between insects and ambient factors of their physical environment

Advisor: Marianne Alleyne
portrait of Chiavini, Benjamin Chiavini, Benjamin

bec2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
Study of small hive beetles in their life cycle, physiology, and behaviors in relation to honey bees and viruses/diseases

Advisor: Adam G Dolezal
portrait of Clodfelter, E. Clodfelter, E.

enc3@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
Relationships of lice to their hosts and endosymbionts

Advisor: Kevin Johnson
portrait of Coburn, Kat Coburn, Kat

kcoburn2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
Biology education research: Science identity development, comparative analysis of supportive instructional materials that differ in accessibility and cultural relevance

Advisor: Thomas McElrath
portrait of Cook, Theodore Cook, Theodore

tcook10@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
Spatiotemporal distribution of aquatic insects in midwestern states

Advisor: Ed DeWalt
portrait of Dady, Erinn Dady, Erinn

erinnrd2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
Using chemical ecology to examine the effects of combinatorial stress on plant-insect interactions, to address insect-related food insecurity

Advisor: Esther Ngumbi
portrait of Davis, Mark Davis, Mark

davis63@illinois.edu
1816 S. Oak St. Champaign, IL 61820
217-333-6960

Conservation Biologist - Illinois Natural History Survey
Affiliate - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior; Entomology
Phylogenetics, conservation genetics, population genetics, genomics, environmental DNA
portrait of Deem, Lesley Deem, Lesley

lesleyd@illinois.edu

217-333-2070

Pollinatarium Coordinator
Plant Insect Interactions
portrait of Delcomyn, Fred Delcomyn, Fred

delcomyn@illinois.edu
357 Morrill Hall
217-333-8793

Professor Emeritus - Entomology
Director Emeritus - School of Integrative Biology
Physiological basis of insect behavior
portrait of DeWalt, Ed DeWalt, Ed

dewalt@illinois.edu
2025 (ofc) / 2000 (lab) Robert A. Evers Laboratory
217-649-7414

Aquatic Entomologist - Illinois Natural History Survey
Affiliate - Entomology
Taxonomy, ecology, and conservation of aquatic insects
portrait of Dietrich, Christopher Dietrich, Christopher

chdietri@illinois.edu
282 Natural Resources Building
217-244-7408

Curator of Insects - Illinois Natural History Survey
Affiliate - Entomology
PEEC
Systematics, morphology, and evolutionary biology of leafhoppers and treehoppers; biodiversity and conservation of grassland ecosystems
portrait of Dolezal, Adam Dolezal, Adam G

adolezal@illinois.edu
349B Morrill Hall
217-300-6762

Assistant Professor - Entomology
Affiliate - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior
PEEC
How do environmental stressors interact to affect bee health?
portrait of Dunn, Brodie Dunn, Brodie

lbdunn2@illinois.edu
318B Morrill Hall

Visiting Extension Outreach Associate, NREE
Pollinators and Beneficial Insects

portrait of Evangelista, Dominic Evangelista, Dominic

dominice@illinois.edu
518/465/490 Morrill Hall

Assistant Professor - Entomology
The Roach Brain Lab for studying biodiversity through molecular systematics
portrait of Fauziyah, Siti Fauziyah, Siti

siti2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
Biomechanics of insect wings

Advisor: Marianne Alleyne
portrait of Francis, Bettina Francis, Bettina

bfrancis@illinois.edu

217-333-5136

Associate Professor Emerita - Entomology
Environmental and developmental toxicology
portrait of Fulton, Todd Fulton, Todd

t-fulton@illinois.edu

Insectary

portrait of Garrett, Aidan Garrett, Aidan

apgarre2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology


Advisor: Jason Bried
portrait of Gray, Michael Gray, Michael

megray@illinois.edu
N-305 Turner Hall
217-333-4424

Professor Emeritus - Crop Sciences
Affiliate - Entomology
Integrated pest management
portrait of Grommes-Yeager, Anna Grommes-Yeager, Anna

grommes2@illinois.edu
420 Morrill Hall

Research Technician - Entomology
Chemical ecology of beetles in the families Cerambycidae and Elateridae
portrait of Hanks, Lawrence Hanks, Lawrence

hanks@illinois.edu

Professor - Entomology
PEEC
Chemical ecology and conservation biological control
portrait of Harmon-Threatt, Alex Harmon-Threatt, Alex

aht@illinois.edu
255 Morrill Hall
217-333-3108

Associate Professor - Entomology
PEEC
Pollination Ecology, Conservation, and Restoration
portrait of Heads, Sam Heads, Sam

swheads@illinois.edu
Paleontology, Forbes Natural History Bldg., 1816 S. Oak Street, Champaign, IL 61820
217-244-9448

Director, Center for Paleontology - Illinois Natural History Survey
Affiliate - Entomology, Geology

portrait of Hogan, Phillip Hogan, Phillip

pnhogan2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
Identification of distribution patterns for both the historic and contemporaneous Midwest stonefly fauna using distributional modeling techniques

Advisor: Ed DeWalt
portrait of Hsieh, Edward Hsieh, Edward

emhsieh2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
The properties of phytochemicals in honeybee honey and general honeybee behavior

Advisor: Adam G Dolezal
portrait of Hussain, Razak Hussain, Razak

razakh2@illinois.edu

Postdoc Research Associate - Entomology
Berenbaum Lab

portrait of Johnson, Kevin Johnson, Kevin

kpjohnso@illinois.edu
284 Natural Resources Building, 607 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign, IL 61820
217-244-9267

Principal Ornithologist - Illinois Natural History Survey
Affiliate - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior; Entomology
PEEC
Molecular systematics, host-parasite co-evolution, comparative approaches to studying the evolution of behavior in birds, co-speciation between birds and parasitic lice, population genetics of island biogeography
portrait of Katz, Aron Katz, Aron

aronkatz@illinois.edu
320 Morrill Hall, 505 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana, IL 61801

Research Biologist - Engineer Research Development Center (ERDC)
Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL)
Affiliate - Entomology

portrait of Kaur, Satinderpal Kaur, Satinderpal

sk150@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
Understanding the impact of flooding of corn crop on the plant growth traits as well as on the plant secondary metabolites which ultimately mediate plant and insect interactions

Advisor: Esther Ngumbi
portrait of Larson, Eric Larson, Eric

erlarson@illinois.edu
W-421 Turner Hall

Assistant Professor - Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences
Affiliate - Entomology
PEEC
NRES, PEEC
portrait of Leigh, Kim Leigh, Kim

kaleigh@illinois.edu
320 Morrill Hall
217-333-2910

Administrative Aide - Entomology & OMST

portrait of Li, Shengyun Li, Shengyun

shyli@illinois.edu

Postdoc Research Associate - Entomology
Berenbaum Lab

portrait of Liao, Ling-Hsiu Liao, Ling-Hsiu

liao19@illinois.edu
518 Morrill Hall

Research Specialist - Entomology
Honeybees toxicology (advisor: May Berenbaum)
portrait of Martin, Jared Martin, Jared

jaredmm3@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
Phylogenetic dating methods in a collaboration between Adelphi and the AMNH

Advisor: Dominic Evangelista
portrait of McElrath, Thomas McElrath, Thomas

tcm@illinois.edu
291 Natural Resource Building

Insect Collection Manager - Illinois Natural History Survey
Affiliate - Entomology

portrait of Molano-Flores, Brenda Molano-Flores, Brenda

molano1@illinois.edu
2012 Natural Resource Building

Senior Plant Ecologist - Illinois Natural History Survey
Affiliate - Entomology; Plant Biology
plant-insect interactions, reproductive biology of plants, population biology, conservation biology; restoration
portrait of Mongold-Diers, Judith Mongold-Diers, Judith

jdiers@illinois.edu
420 Morrill Hall
217-333-7783

Academic hourly - Entomology

portrait of Mowery, Samantha Mowery, Samantha

smowery2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
Phytochemicals associated with floral resources and bee products, the bee bread mycobiome, the gut microbiome of honey and bumble bees, and disease ecology

Advisor: Adam G Dolezal
portrait of Nardi, James Nardi, James B.

j-nardi@illinois.edu
315 Morrill Hall
217-333-6590

Research Scientist - Entomology
Development of insect stem cells
portrait of Ngumbi, Esther Ngumbi, Esther

enn@illinois.edu

Assistant Professor - Entomology;
African American Studies
PEEC
Broadly interested in understanding the multifaceted uses of chemical signals (both volatile and non-volatile) by herbivores, natural enemies, plants and their associated microorganisms and insects. Moreover, my research on beneficial soil microbes seeks to find microbial-based solutions for improving crop production, alleviating drought stress in crop plants and sustainable pest management. We use a comparative approach with model tritrophic systems and employ several chemical ecology tools.
portrait of Noel, Kylee Noel, Kylee

krnoel@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
Genetic and physiological effects of insecticide resistance in mosquitoes; scientific outreach to the community to encourage citizen science

Advisor: Chris Stone
portrait of Payne, Alex Payne, Alex

anpayne@illinois.edu

Postdoc Research Associate - IGB & Entomology
Dolezal Lab

portrait of Prayugo, Vincent Prayugo, Vincent

prayugo2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
Toxicology of honey bees

Advisor: Adam G Dolezal
portrait of Ratcliffe, Susan Ratcliffe, Susan

sratclif@illinois.edu

Retired - Crop Sciences
Affiliate - Entomology
Integrated pest management
portrait of Riecks-Soucek, David Riecks-Soucek, David

soucek@illinois.edu
107 NRS Annx.
217-265-5489

Ecotoxicologist, Entomologist - Illinois Natural History Survey
Affiliate - Entomology
Aquatic ecotoxicology
portrait of Roberts, Ginny Roberts, Ginny

ver21@illinois.edu
255 Morrill Hall

Research Technician - Entomology

portrait of Robertson, Hugh Robertson, Hugh

hughrobe@illinois.edu

Professor Emeritus - Entomology
The molecular basis for insect olfaction and taste; insect and arthropod genomics
portrait of Robinson, Gene Robinson, Gene

generobi@illinois.edu
1608 IGB / 449 Morrill Hall
217-265-0309

Director - Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
Swanlund Chair
Professor - Entomology
PEEC
Insect social behavior and genomics
portrait of Robinson, Jason Robinson, Jason

jrob@illinois.edu
105 Natural Resources Studies Annex

Associate Scientist - Illinois Natural History Survey
Affiliate - Entomology

portrait of Schneider, Daniel Schneider, Daniel

ddws@illinois.edu
111 Temple Buell Hall
217-244-7681

Professor - Urban and Regional Planning
Affiliate - Entomology
PEEC
Aquatic invertebrate ecology; ecology of invasive species; environmental history
portrait of Schuler, Mary Schuler, Mary

maryschu@illinois.edu
162 ERML
217-333-8785

Professor - Plant Biology; Biochemistry; Cell and Developmental Biology
Affiliate - Entomology
Pre-mRNA processing, P450 monooxygenases and their role in plant-insect interactions
portrait of Schwartz, Johanna Schwartz, Johanna

js124@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
Insect systematics and evolution

Advisor: Dominic Evangelista
portrait of Sinha, Saurabh Sinha, Saurabh

sinhas@illinois.edu
2122 Siebel Center

Professor and Willett Faculty Scholar - Computer Science
Affiliate - Entomology

portrait of Spencer, Joseph Spencer, Joseph

spencer1@illinois.edu
2089 Forbes Natural History Building
(217) 244-6851

Principal Insect Behaviorist - Illinois Natural History Survey
Affiliate - Entomology
Mechanisms of behavior in crop insect pests
portrait of Spina, Joseph Spina, Joseph

jmspina2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
Arbovirus ecology and vector competence

Advisor: Chris Stone
portrait of St. Clair, Ashley St. Clair, Ashley

astclair@illinois.edu

Postdoc Research Associate - Entomology
Dolezal Lab

portrait of Stone, Chris Stone, Chris

cstone@illinois.edu
Forbes Natural History Building

Medical Entomologist - Illinois Natural History Survey
Affiliate - Entomology
The impact of environmental change on mosquito-borne pathogen transmission and control; mosquito behavioral ecology and physiology; mathematical modelling of vector demography, population dynamics and pathogen transmission; integrated vector management
portrait of Suarez, Andrew Suarez, Andrew V.

suarez2@illinois.edu
515 Morrill Hall
(217) 244-6631

Professor - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior
Professor - Entomology
PEEC
Ant ecology and behavior; biological invasions
portrait of Suresh, Sreelakshmi Suresh, Sreelakshmi

ssuresh@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
Foraging behavior of honey bees in agricultural systems

Advisor: Adam G Dolezal
portrait of Tamarri, Jacob Tamarri, Jacob

tamarri2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
Paleoenvironments and the roles plants and insects play in them; primarily comparing ancient insects to contemporary ones, with a focus on hymenopterans

Advisor: Sam Heads
portrait of Tetlie, Jonathan Tetlie, Jonathan

jtetlie2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
The lingering impact of agricultural practices on habitat restoration efforts of prairies and their effect on native bee communities

Advisor: Alex Harmon-Threatt
portrait of Thomas, M. Jared Thomas, M. Jared

thomasmj@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
Paleoentomology with emphasis on Tetrigidae (pygmy grasshoppers)

Advisor: Sam Heads
portrait of Tuten, Holly Tuten, Holly

htuten@illinois.edu
Forbes Natural History Building

Vector Ecologist - Illinois Natural History Survey
Affiliate - Entomology
Molecular analyses of Illinois mosquito and tick pathogens, microbiomes, and population genetics
portrait of Udayakumar, Anupama Udayakumar, Anupama

audaya2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
Identifying and analyzing different elaterid beetles and cerambycids species, specifically those within the Lamiinae and Lepturges families

Advisor: Lawrence Hanks
portrait of Voegtlin, David Voegtlin, David

dvoegtli@illinois.edu

244-2152

Retired - Illinois Natural History Survey
Affiliate - Entomology
Biology and taxonomy of aphids, retired
portrait of Wargin, Annaliese Wargin, Annaliese

awargin2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
The ecology of native pollinators in restored landscapes; insect behavioral responses to abiotic change

Advisor: Alex Harmon-Threatt
portrait of Warnow, Tandy Warnow, Tandy

warnow@illinois.edu
3235 Seibel Center for Computer Sciences
217-300-3087

Grainger Distinguished Chair in Engineering
Founder Professor and Associate Head - Computer Science
Affiliate - Entomology; Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior; Plant Biology
PEEC
Phylogenomics, multiple sequence alignment, and metagenomics
portrait of Wayman, Timo Wayman, Timo

twayman2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
Native bee life histories

Advisor: Alex Harmon-Threatt
portrait of Whitfield, James Whitfield, James

jwhitfie@illinois.edu

Professor Emeritus - Entomology
PEEC
Ecology and phylogeny of parasitoid wasps
portrait of Williams, Cariad Williams, Cariad

cariadw2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
Wide range of research interests within palaeontology including biomechanics of vertebrates, exceptional preservation of arthropods and taphonomic processes within the fossil record

Advisor: Sam Heads
portrait of Wilson, Sara Wilson, Sara

smw2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
Mosquito feeding behavior and control

Advisor: Chris Stone
portrait of Wu, Wen-Yen Wu, Wen-Yen

wywu@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
Chemical ecology of insects

Advisor: May Berenbaum