My research over the last several years has focused on how predicted increases in global atmospheric CO2 concentration and temperature may alter important tree-herbivorous insect interactions.
Present endeavors focus more on soil micro-arthropod communities.
This research involves collaborations with scientists at The University of South Carolina, Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, and Duke University in North Carolina. I am currently making a change from Global Climate Change research. Using a phytochemical approach, mechanisms of interactions may be elucidated. Artificial diets studies are used for some questions. Other interests include what mechanisms are involved in the population dynamics of early and late season hardwood feeding insects.