April 2021 - Present | Assistant Research Professor, Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ Biological Sciences | |
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March 2021 | Postdoctoral Associate, Iowa State University ‐ Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management | |
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Disciplines
Entomology and Toxicology
Research Interests
Grants
2022 - 2023 | Elucidation of arrested pupal ecdysis: a novel, newly discovered insecticidal mode of action to manage a diversity of insect pests |
U.S. Department of Agriculture | |
Pests and Beneficial Species in Agricultural Production Systems. | |
Role: PI | |
$298,738 | |
2022 | Elucidating differences in pesticide susceptibility across two butterfly species |
Missouri S&T | |
First Year Research Experience Program. | |
Role: PI | |
$500 | |
2020 | Understanding the effect neonicotinoid insecticides have on insect pupal development |
Iowa State University | |
Henry and Sylvia Richardson Research Incentive Grant | |
Role: Principal Investigator | |
$1,000 | |
2019 - 2020 | Assessing the risk of insecticides to monarch butterflies |
Xerces Society | |
Joan Mosenthal DeWind Award | |
Role: Principal Investigator | |
$3,750 | |
2018 - 2020 | Evaluation of a Varroa Mite (Varroa destructor)-Active dsRNA via Dietary Exposure to Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) Larvae |
Bayer Crop Science | |
Role: Co-Principal Investigator | |
$99,322 | |
2018 - 2019 | Milkweed in Prairie Plots in Agricultural Landscapes: Assessing Risks of Insecticide Exposure to Monarch Butterfly Larvae |
Prairie Biotic Research, Inc | |
Small Grants | |
Role: Principal Investigator | |
$1,500 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
2020 - Present | Subcommittee Chair, Inclusive Diversity Committee, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry | 2019 - 2020 | Outreach Blog Chair, North America Student Affairs Committee, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry | 2019 - 2020 | President, Toxicology Graduate Student Organization, Iowa State University | 2018 - 2019 | Chair, Graduate and Professional Student Research Conference, Iowa State University | 2017 - 2018 | Senator, Graduate and Professional Student Senate, Iowa State University |
Honors and Awards
- Best Paper Award, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
- Research Excellence Award, Iowa State University
- Jean L. Laffoon Memorial Scholarship, Iowa State University
- Supplemental Training for Education Program Award, Society of Toxicology
- Leadership Award, Iowa State University
- AGRO Division Education Award, American Chemical Society
- Student Attendance Grant, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
2021 | PhD, Iowa State University, USA ‐ Toxicology | |
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2013 | MS, Vellore Institute of Technology, India ‐ Biomedical Genetics | |
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2011 | BS, University of Mumbai, India ‐ Microbiology | |
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Contact Information
105 Schrenk Hall
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, MO 65409
573-341-4831
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