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REU Mentor Research Areas
General Areas of Research at Blandy Experimental Farm

Our strengths at Blandy are in the areas of population, community, and evolutionary ecology, and we strive to integrate our academic research with our public education and outreach programs. The following is a list of research mentors and their general research areas. Please feel free to contact these investigators with specific questions.

David E. Carr University of Virginia Plant reproductive ecology, inbreeding and genetic variation
Steve Carroll University of Virginia Plant-Insect Interactions; Pollination Biology; Horticulture
Patrick Crumrine Rowan University Aquatic community ecology, predator-prey interactions, conservation ecology
Howard Epstein University of Virginia Ecosystem Ecology
Kyle Haynes University of Virginia Landscape Ecology, Plant-Insect Interactions
Candace Lutzow-Felling University of Virginia Integrating research with public education; ethnobotany; ecological genetics
Mary McKenna Howard University Plant population biology, plant reproductive ecology
T'ai Roulston University of Virginia Pollination; Plant-Animal Interactions; Bee Biology; Habitat Fragmentation
Ashley Dai University of Virginia
Maria Van Dyke University of Virginia Effects of Land Management on Ground Nesting Pollinators
Rebecca Yeamans University of Virginia Plant-Insect Interactions

Megan Dzaack (left) and Carla Gorman (right) count aphids
on Mimulus ringens.

Andy Miller (Ursinus College) and Monica Arienzo (Franklin
& Marshall College) prepare to collect aquatic insects.

Last modified September 2009