Graduate Assistants
Aker, Ben
Graduate Assistant
Vector Ecology
Supervisor: Lane Foil
bgaker@agcenter.lsu.edu
Arey, Nathan
Graduate Assistant
Industrial Hemp IPM
Supervisor: Jeff Davis
narey@agcenter.lsu.edu
Bhandari, Santosh
Graduate Assistant
Entomopathogenic fungi of sweet potato
Supervisor: Jeff Davis
sbhandari@agcenter.lsu.eduu
Bonser, Colin
Graduate Assistant
Biopolmeric nanoparticles IPM
Supervisor: Jeff Davis
cbonser@agcenter.lsu.edu
Castillo, Paula
Graduate Assistant
Olfactory systems in Formosan termites
Supervisor: Qian Sun
pcastillo@agcenter.lsu.edu
Graduate Assistant
Olfactory systems in Formosan termites
Supervisor: Qian Sun
pcastillo@agcenter.lsu.edu
Chen, Junyan
Graduate Assistant
Termite symbiosis
Supervisor: Claudia Husseneder
junyanchen@agcenter.lsu.edu
Graduate Assistant
Termite symbiosis
Supervisor: Claudia Husseneder
junyanchen@agcenter.lsu.edu
Chen, Rui
Graduate Assistant
Insect physiology and molecular biology
Supervisor: Daniel Swale
rchen1@agcenter.lsu.edu
Chow, Able
Graduate Assistant
Jewel beetle taxonomy and color
Supervisor: Nathan Lord
achow@agcenter.lsu.edu
Graduate Assistant
Jewel beetle taxonomy and color
Supervisor: Nathan Lord
achow@agcenter.lsu.edu
Cloherty, Erin
Graduate Assistant
Insect toxicology and insecticide resistance
Supervisor: Kristen Healy
ecloherty@agcenter.lsu.edu
Graduate Assistant
Insect toxicology and insecticide resistance
Supervisor: Kristen Healy
ecloherty@agcenter.lsu.edu
Davies, Evan
Graduate Assistant
Aerated treatment impact on Cx quinquefasciatus
Supervisor: Kristen Healy
edavies@agcenter.lsu.edu
Graduate Assistant
Aerated treatment impact on Cx quinquefasciatus
Supervisor: Kristen Healy
edavies@agcenter.lsu.edu
Dimise, Mollie
Graduate Assistant
Northern and southern house mosquitos
Supervisor: Kristen Healy
mdimise@agcenter.lsu.edu
Graduate Assistant
Northern and southern house mosquitos
Supervisor: Kristen Healy
mdimise@agcenter.lsu.edu
Doherty, Ethan M.
Graduate Assistant
Integrated pest mgmt of stored grain
Supervisor: Blake Wilson
edoherty@agcenter.lsu.edu
Graduate Assistant
Integrated pest mgmt of stored grain
Supervisor: Blake Wilson
edoherty@agcenter.lsu.edu
Kang, Ilgoo
Graduate Assistant
Insect systematics and Braconidae
Supervisor: Rodrigo Diaz
ikang@agcenter.lsu.edu
Graduate Assistant
Insect systematics and Braconidae
Supervisor: Rodrigo Diaz
ikang@agcenter.lsu.edu
Khadka, Arjun
Graduate Assistant
Foraging behaivors in Formosan termites
Supervisor: Qian Sun
akhadka@agcenter.lsu.edu
Graduate Assistant
Foraging behaivors in Formosan termites
Supervisor: Qian Sun
akhadka@agcenter.lsu.edu
Leede, Alex
Graduate Assistant
Plant-soil feedbacks and aphid herbivory on hemp
Supervisor: Jeff Davis
aleede@agcenter.lsu.edu
Graduate Assistant
Plant-soil feedbacks and aphid herbivory on hemp
Supervisor: Jeff Davis
aleede@agcenter.lsu.edu
Li, Zhilin
Graduate Assistant
K+ ion transport pathways in arthropods
Supervisor: Daniel Swale
zhilin.li@agcenter.lsu.edu
Graduate Assistant
K+ ion transport pathways in arthropods
Supervisor: Daniel Swale
zhilin.li@agcenter.lsu.edu
Martin, Allyson
Graduate Assistant
Honey bee gut microbiome effects on host health
Supervisor: Claudia Husseneder
ammartin@agcenter.lsu.edu
Graduate Assistant
Honey bee gut microbiome effects on host health
Supervisor: Claudia Husseneder
ammartin@agcenter.lsu.edu
McCarthy, Joseph
Graduate Assistant
Formosan subterranean termite
Supervisor: Qian Sun
jmccarthy@agcenter.lsu.edu
Graduate Assistant
Formosan subterranean termite
Supervisor: Qian Sun
jmccarthy@agcenter.lsu.edu
O'Hara, Flinn
Graduate Assistant
Novel antifeedant insecticide development
Supervisor: Daniel Swale
fohara@agcenter.lsu.edu
Graduate Assistant
Novel antifeedant insecticide development
Supervisor: Daniel Swale
fohara@agcenter.lsu.edu
Pandey, Manoj
Graduate Assistant
Disturbance ecology and canopy arthropods
Supervisor: Timothy D. Schowalter
mpandey@agcenter.lsu.edu
Graduate Assistant
Disturbance ecology and canopy arthropods
Supervisor: Timothy D. Schowalter
mpandey@agcenter.lsu.edu
Pokhrel, Vivek I.
Graduate Assistant
Insecticide resistance
Supervisor: Jim Ottea
vpokhrel@agcenter.lsu.edu
Richardson, Steven
Graduate Assistant
Native eastern subterranean Formosan termite
Supervisor: Qian Sun
srichardson@agcenter.lsu.edu
Graduate Assistant
Native eastern subterranean Formosan termite
Supervisor: Qian Sun
srichardson@agcenter.lsu.edu
Setia, Garima
Graduate Assistant
Termite gut microbes
Supervisor: Claudia Husseneder
gsetia@agcenter.lsu.edu
Graduate Assistant
Termite gut microbes
Supervisor: Claudia Husseneder
gsetia@agcenter.lsu.edu
Sharma, Jyoti
Graduate Assistant
Host plant resistance
Supervisor: Michael J. Stout
jsharma@agcenter.lsu.edu
Graduate Assistant
Host plant resistance
Supervisor: Michael J. Stout
jsharma@agcenter.lsu.edu
Silva, Tiago
Graduate Assistant
IPM and insect resistance management
Supervisor: Fangneng Huang
tsilva@agcenter.lsu.edu
Graduate Assistant
IPM and insect resistance management
Supervisor: Fangneng Huang
tsilva@agcenter.lsu.edu