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Dr. Vanessa Muilenburg joined the Department of Biology, where she teaches several courses, in fall 2013. Dr. Muilenburg also serves as introductory biology lab coordinator and leads large group discussions for introductory labs. She loves working with freshmen and helping students reach their goals.

AREAS OF Expertise

Dr. Muilenburg specializes in the area of ecology with particular focus on plant-insect interactions, forest entomology, plant defense theory and host plant resistance. In other words, she thinks bugs and trees are pretty awesome! Her interests are many and includes such topics as climate change, how environmental conditions can contribute to societal collapse and pedagogical approaches to improve student learning. She considers herself a bit of a 亚洲色吧渏ack of all trades.亚洲色吧�

EDUCATION

• Ph.D., entomology, 2010, The Ohio State University
• M.S., entomology, 2006, University of Arkansas
• B.S., entomology, 2003, Iowa State University

PUBLISHED WORK

• 亚洲色吧淥viposition Preferences of Agrilus planipennis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) for Different Ash Species Support the Mother Knows Best Hypothesis,亚洲色吧� Annals of the Entomological Society of America 107, 2014
  
• 亚洲色吧淣ear Absence of Agrilus bilineatus from an Oak Decline Event in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas,亚洲色吧� Florida Entomologist 97, 2014
  
• 亚洲色吧淐haracterization of the generalized wound response of stems of paper birch (Betula papyrifera) and European white birch (Betula pendula),亚洲色吧� Trees 27, 2013
  
• 亚洲色吧淩esponses of insects to climate change: effects and interactions of temperature, CO2, and soil quality,亚洲色吧� Proceedings of the International Conference on Adaptation to Climate Change and Food Security, Kuwait City, Kuwait, November 2013
• 亚洲色吧淎 review of bronze birch borer (Agrilus anxius, Coleoptera: Buprestidae) life history, ecology, and management,亚洲色吧� Environmental Entomology, 41(6), 2012
  
• 亚洲色吧淚nter- and intra-specific variation in stem phloem phenolics of paper birch (Betula papyrifera) and European white birch (Betula pendula),亚洲色吧� Journal of Chemical Ecology, 37, 2011
  
• 亚洲色吧淚nterspecific variation in resistance of Asian, European, and North American birches (Betula spp.) to bronze birch borer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae),亚洲色吧� Environmental Entomology, 40, 2011
  
• 亚洲色吧淒ata sheet on quarantine pests: Agrilus anxius,亚洲色吧� Bulletin OEPP/EPPO Bulletin, 41, 2011
  
• 亚洲色吧淎nt predation on red oak borer (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) confirmed by field observation and molecular gut-content analysis,亚洲色吧� Agricultural and Forest Entomology, 10(3), 2008
  
• 亚洲色吧淔acultative intraguild predation of red oak borer larvae (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae),亚洲色吧� Environmental Entomology, 35, 2006
  

Outside the College

Dr. Muilenburg is married to her husband, Derrick, and has two wonderful sons, Graham and Colin. She is a busy mom who spends a lot of the time at the pool, beach or hiking with her kids in the summer. She loves exploring the outdoors, gardening and refinishing furniture while listening to TED Talks. Her favorite part of the day is when she reads books to her sons before bed.