Current Faculty
Dr. Troy Anderson
Professor
Department of Entomology
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
Erin Bauer, M.S., M.L.I.S.
Graduate Lecturer, Ph.D. student
UNL Department of Entomology
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
Dr. Georgina Bingham
Research Associate Professor
Dr. Jeff Bradshaw
Professor & Director of the Doctor of Plant Health Professional Program
Dr. Gary Brewer
Professor
Dr. Doug Golick
Professor
Dr. Tiffany Heng-Moss
Dean, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
Dr. Kyle G. Koch
Assistant Extension Educator
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
Dr. Pin-Chu Lai
Assistant Professor
4502 Avenue I
Scottsbluff, NE 69361-4939
Dr. Joe Louis
Harold W. Eberhard Professor of Agricultural Entomology
Dr. Louise Lynch-O'Brien
Assistant Professor
Dr. Justin McMechan
Associate Professor
University of Nebraska-LIncoln
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
and
Eastern Nebraska Research, Extension and Education Center (ENREEC)
Ithaca, NE
Dr. Shaonpius Mondal
Assistant Professor of Entomology
Dr. Julie Peterson
Professor
402 West State Farm Road
North Platte, NE 69101
Dr. Lise Pingault
Senior Research Associate
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
Dr. Leslie Rault
Research Assistant Professor
Dr. John Ruberson
Professor and Department Head
Dr. Autumn H. Smart
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Entomology
215 Entomology Hall
Lincoln, NE
68583-0816
Dr. Ana Maria Vélez
Associate Professor
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
Dr. Tom Weissling
Associate Professor
1700 East Campus Mall, ENTO 103
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
Dr. Susan Weller
Professor
Dr. Judy Wu-Smart
Extension & Research Entomologist
Adjunct / Courtesy
Adjunct / Courtesy
The Entomology Department is pleased to collaborate with the Adjunct and Courtesy faculty members listed on this page.
Courtesy Faculty Members: Courtesy appointments are for individuals holding non-temporary employment elsewhere on campus, and are made to facilitate useful and productive relationships among individuals in different University units. Courtesy appointments are non-tenure-track and do not include compensation or benefits.
Adjunct Faculty Members: Adjunct appointments are unpaid appointments that permit the establishment of a fruitful relationship between the individual appointed and the appointing academic unit. Adjunct appointees are non-tenure-track and are not eligible for NUFlex or retirement benefits.
- Dr. Paul Ayayee, University of Nebraska-Omaha Department of Biology (courtesy)
- Dr. Roberto Cortiñas, ISU/UNL Coop Vet Med Education Program (courtesy)
- Dr. Elane Fishilevich, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (adjunct)
- Dr. Jody Green, Douglas/Sarpy County Extension (courtesy)
- Dr. Eileen Hebets, School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (courtesy)
- Dr. Erin Hodgson, Dept. of Entomology, Iowa State University (adjunct)
- Dr. Bill Hutchison, University of Minnesota (adjunct)
- Dr. Scott Hutchins, consultant, Carmel, IN (adjunct)
- Dr. Doug Jones, Monsanto (adjunct)
- Dr. Nicholas Miller, Illinois Institute of Technology (adjunct)
- Dr. Daniel J. Moellenbeck, DM Crop Research Group, Inc. (adjunct)
- Dr. Punya Nachappa, Colorado State University (adjunct)
- Dr. David Onstad, retired from Corteva Agriscience, (adjunct)
- Dr. Tom Powers, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (courtesy)
- Dr. Jarrad Prasifka, USDA-ARS, Fargo, ND (adjunct)
- Dr. Gautam Sarath, USDA-ARS, Lincoln, NE (adjunct)
- Dr. Dave Taylor, USDA-ARS (ret.), Lincoln, NE (adjunct)
- Dr. Sean Whipple, Director of Global Technical Development at Greenlight Biosciences, (adjunct)
- Dr. Junwei J. (Jerry) Zhu, USDA-ARS (adjunct)
More information about faculty titles may be found at the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor's website.
Staff
Courtney Brummel
Project Coordinator
105 ENTO Hall
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
Sheldon Brummel
Research Project Coordinator
2 Entomology Hall
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
Marissa Kemp
Finance Coordinator
Shelby Kittle
Research Technician II; MS Graduate Student
220 Entomology Hall
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
Elliot Knoell
Research Project Coordinator
12E ENTO Hall
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
Nicole Luhr
Research Technologist I
57905 866 Rd.
Concord, NE 68728-2828
Luke Norris
Rsch Technician II
2 ENTO Hall
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
Kathy Schindler
Graduate Coordinator & Receptionist
Yasmim Spindola
Social Media & Communications - Student Worker
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
Daisy Warnick
Research Technician
1700 East Campus Mall
2 Entomology Hall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
Marilyn Weidner
Office Associate
103 ENTO Hall
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
Graduate Students
Aarju Aryal
MS Graduate Student
4502 Avenue I
Scottsbluff, NE 69361-4939
Erin Bauer, M.S., M.L.I.S.
Graduate Lecturer, Ph.D. student
UNL Department of Entomology
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
Kaitlin Chapman
Extension Educator; Ph.D. Student
444 Cherrycreek Road, Suite A
Lincoln, NE 685258-1591
Gwen Coleman
MS Graduate Student
220 ENTO Hall
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
Ariel Dawdy
MS Graduate Student
220 Entomology Hall
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
Haley Fleetwood
MS Graduate Student
220 ENTO Hall
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
Nikhitha Gangavarapu
Ph.D. Graduate Student
208 Entomology Hall
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
Bridget Gross
Ph.D. Graduate Student
Heather Hernandez
Ph.D. Graduate Research Assistant
Jae Horn
MS Graduate Student
220 ENTO Hall
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
Natalie Johnston
MS Graduate Student
1700 East Campus Mall
220 Entomology Hall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
Esha Kaler
MS graduate student
Shelby Kittle
Research Technician II; MS Graduate Student
220 Entomology Hall
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
April LeBaron
MS Graduate Student
208 Entomology Hall
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
Xi Xian Ng
Ph.D. Graduate Research Assistant
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
Andrea Rilakovíc
Ph.D. Graduate Research Assistant
402 W State Farm Rd
North Platte, NE 69101
Thales Rodrigues
MS Graduate Student
208 ENTO Hall
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
Sanket Shinde
Ph.D. Graduate Research Assistant
208 ENTO Hall
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
Kristin Heinrichs Stark
Graduate Student
Hannah Stowe
Ph.D. Graduate Research Assistant
208 ENTO Hall
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
Natasha Hiromi Umezu
Ph.D. Graduate Research Assistant
208 ENTO
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
Kashish Verma
MS Graduate Student
Christopher Whalen
Ph.D. Graduate Student
208 ENTO Hall
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816