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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

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