• B.S., University of Southern Mississippi, 1977, Biology
• M.S., University of Southern Mississippi, 1980, Biology
• Ph.D., Kansas State University, 1985, Entomology

Research Expertise:

• Development and use of computer-based information systems for technology transfer activities
• Use of insect biological control agents for the management of noxious vegetation
• Development and use of insect age-grading systems based on ovarian morphology
• Integrated use of insect biological control agents

Professional Experience:

• 1987-present, U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS, Entomologist, principal investigator on studies of the use of biological control for the management of noxious and nuisance plants and development of computer-based information systems
• 1985-1987, USDA, ARS Boll Weevil Research Laboratory, Entomologist, conducted studies on the environmental physiology of boll weevil and other pests of cotton and worked on the development of quantitative computer models of cotton insects
• 1980-1985, Kansas State University, graduate studies dealing with insect pests of livestock
• 1975-1980, University of Southern Mississippi, graduate studies on macroinvertebrate communities of rivers and streams

Other Information:

• Membership in Professional Organizations
• Aquatic Plant Management Society
• Awards/Honors
• American Society of Zoologists, Best Paper Award, Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry, Louisville, KY, 1982
• First Place Resource Demonstration for Computer-Based Information Systems, Florida Aquatic Plant Management Meeting, Orlando, FL, 1994
• Federal Laboratory Consortium Award of Merit, Information System, 1994
• Numerous government performance awards
• Additional
• Author/co-author of more than 25 professional papers and reports and over 75 oral and poster presentations

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