Graduate Students
Chelsea Abegg
PhD Student
Advisor: Dr. Cesar Rodriguez- Saona
Area of Study: Honey Bees in Blueberry Pollination
Email: cka@njaes.rutgers.edu
Yahel Ben-Zvi![Picture](http://chloehawkings.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/3/0/133089899/published/it-s-me.jpg?1624896100)
PhD Student
Advisor: Dr. Cesar Rodriguez-Saona
Area of Study: Herbivore Induced Plant Volatiles, Landscape Ecology, Beneficial Insects
Email: yb202@rutgers.edu
Laura Gonzalez
PhD Student
Advisor: Dr. Jessica Ware
Area of Study: Systematic, Evolution, Phylogenetics, Morphology of Treehoppers.
Email: laura.gonzalez@rutgers.edu
Rob Holdcraft
Student / Technician
Advisor: Dr. Cesar Rodriguez-Saona
Area of Study: Disruption of pheromone communication of Anomala orientalis (oriental beetle)
Email: rob.holdcraft@rutgers.edu
Devin Kreitman
PhD Student
Advisor: Dr. George Hamilton and Dr. Anne Nielsen
Area of Study: Lycorma delicatula development
Email: dkreitmannyc@gmail.com
Tim Lampasona
PhD Student
Advisor: Dr. Anne Nielsen and Dr. Cesar Rodriguez-Saona
Area of Study: Host mediated behavior differences in Plum curculio
Email: tpl41@rutgers.edu
Kasia Madalinska
PhD Student
Advisor: Dr. Anne Nielsen
Area of Study: Invasive Insect Ecology
Email: kmm664@njaes.rutgers.edu
Michael Monzon
Master’s Student
Advisor: Dr. George Hamilton
Area of Study: Forensic Entomology and Archaeological Entomology
Email: Mmonzon@njaes.rutgers.edu
Zoe Narvaez
PhD Student
Advisor: Dr. Dana Price
Area of Study: Vector Biology, Emerging Tick-borne Diseases
Email: Zoe.narvaez@rutgers.edu
Jim Occi
PhD Student
Advisor: Dr. Dina Fonseca
Area of Study: Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
Email: james.occi@rutgers.edu
Xiaodan Pan
Phd Student
Advisor: Dr. Changlu Wang
Area of Study: Stored-Produce and Urban Entomology
Email: xp59@scarletmail.rutgers.edu
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Master’s Student
Advisor: Dr. Dana Price
Area of Study: Metagenomic Surveillance of Mosquito-borne Pathogens
Email: m.porfirio@rutgers.edu
Amanda Quadrel
Master’s Student
Advisor: Dr. Cesar Rodriguez-Saona
Area of Study: Spotted Wing Drosophila Behavioral Manipulation
Email: afq3@scarletmail.rutgers.edu
Alexander Rudin
Master’s Student
Advisor: Dr. Lena Brattsten
Area of Study: Entomophagy
Email: anr56@scarletmail.rutgers.edu
Shannon Sked
PhD Student
Advisor: Dr. Changlu Wang
Area of Study: Structural, Industrial, and Urban Entomology
Email: Shannon.Sked@rutgers.edu
Phone: (215) 284-2562