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Entomology Home > Faculty & Staff > Dr. A. L. Szalanski

Dr. A. L. Szalanski

Professor

Insect Population Genetics

Address

Department of Entomology
319 Agriculture Building
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701
   
PHONE: 479.575.4342
FAX: 479.575.2452
E-MAIL: aszalan@uark.edu 

WEBSITE: http://comp.uark.edu/~aszalan/

Curriculum Vitae

Education

• B.S. Ag., Entomology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, 1989
• M.S., Entomology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 1992
• Ph.D., Entomology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 1995

Courses Taught

• ENTO 5133 : Applied Molecular Genetics

Graduate Student

Amber Tripodi - Graduate Student (Ph.D) - Population Genetics of Bombus sp. Pollinators in the United States

Former Graduate Students

• Roxane Magnus - Graduate Student (M.S.) - Honey bee genetic variation
• Justin Whitaker - Graduate Student (M.S.) - Nosema ceranae genetic variation
• Carrie Owens (MS) - Molecular detection of pathogens vectored by filth flies
• Jennifer Lewter (MS) - Fall armyworm population genetics
• James Austin (PhD) - Subterranean termite population genetics
• Jackie McKern (PhD) - Sesiid moth population genetics
• Cesar Solorzano (PhD) - Aedes vexans mosquito population genetics

Program Area

• Population Genetics and Molecular Diagnostics of Economically Important Insects and Arthropods

Research Area

• Population genetics and molecular systematics of termites from North America
• Population genetics of honey bees and bumble bees in the United States
• Molecular diagnostics and population genetics of invasive species including: Nosema ceranae (a pathogen of honey bees); and  Rasberry crazy ant, Paratrechina sp. nr. pubens
• Population genetics of arthropods of medical/veterinary importance

Publications

Publication Summary : 93 refereed journal articles , 17 refereed abstracts, 7 technical reports, and over 1000 GenBank submissions .

Recent Publications:

• Trout, R.T., C.D. Steelman, A.L. Szalanski, and P.C. Williamson. 2010. Identification of Rickettsia parkeri and Rickettsia amblyommii in Amblyomma maculatum from Arkansas, USA. Emerging Infectious Diseases (in press).
• Bae, C.H., A.L. Szalanski, and R.T. Robbins. 2010. Genetic variation of Hoplolaimus columbus populations in the United States using PCR-RFLP nuclear rRNA ITS regions. Journal of Nematology (in press).
• Trout, R., C.D. Steelman, and A.L. Szalanski . 2010. Phylogenetics and population genetics of the louse fly, Lipoptena mazamae from Arkansas, USA. Medical and Veterinary Entomology (in press).
• Trout, R.T., C.D. Steelman, and A.L. Szalanski . 2010. Population genetics and phylogeography of Amblyomma americanum L. (Acari: Ixodidae) collected from Arkansas. Journal of Medical Entomology (in press).
• Solorzano, C.*, A.L. Szalanski, C.B. Owens, and C.D. Steelman. 2010. Genetic diversity of Aedes vexans in New Orleans: Pre and post Katrina. Biochemical Genetics (in press).
• Szalanski, A.L., and R.M. Magnus*. 2010.Genetic structure of Africanized honey bee populations from United States. Journal of Apicultural Research (in press).
• Magnus, R.M.* and A.L. Szalanski . 2010. Genetic evidence of honey bees belonging to the Middle East lineage in the United States. Sociobiology 55: 285-296.
• Trout, R.T., C.D. Steelman, A.L. Szalanski , and K. Loftin. 2010. Establishment of Amblyomma maculatum (Gulf Coast Tick) in Arkansas, U.S.A. Florida Entomologist 93: 120-122.

*graduate student