Graduate Students
Ryan Arvidson
Program: Ph.D. in Biochemistry
Professor: Michael Adams
Tel:
E-mail:ryan.arvidson@email.ucr.edu
Jan Bello
Program: Ph.D. in Chemistry
Professor: Jocelyn Millar
Tel:
E-mail:jan.bello@email.ucr.edu
Sean Michael Boyle
Program: Ph.D. in Genetics, Genomics and Bioinformatics
Professor:Anandasankar Ray
Tel: (951) 827-5999
E-mail:sean.boyle@email.ucr.edu
Sandhya Charlu
Program: Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences
Professor: Anupama Dahanukar
Tel: (951) 827-5999
E-mail:sandhya.charlu@email.ucr.edu
Surachet Charoenkajonchai
Program: Ph.D. in Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology
Professor: Thomas Miller
Tel: (951) 827-3886
E-mail:surachet.charoenkajonchai@email.ucr.edu
R. Max 
Collignon
Program: Ph.D. in Entomology
Professor: Jocelyn Millar
Tel:
E-mail:robert.collignon@email.ucr.edu
Deborah De 
La Riva
Program: Ph.D. in Entomology
Professor: John Trumble
Tel:
E-mail:deborah.delariva@email.ucr.edu
Dagne
Duguma Demisse
Vector ecology, integrated vector management
Program: Ph.D. in Entomology
Professor: William Walton
Tel: (951) 827-3918
E-mail:dagne.demisse@email.ucr.edu
Panchali Ekanayake
Program: M.S. in Entomology
Professor: Alec Gerry
Tel: (951) 827-5741
E-mail: panchali.ekanayake@email.ucr.edu
Michael Forthman
Program: Ph.D. in Entomology
Professor: Christiane Weirauch
Tel: (951) 827-5707
E-mail: michael.forthman@email.ucr.edu
Erica Freeman
Program: Ph.D. in Bioengineering
Professor: Anupama Dahanukar
Tel: (951) 827-5999
E-mail: erica.freeman@email.ucr.edu
Anindya Ganguly
Program: Ph.D. in Neuroscience
Professor: Anupama Dahanukar and Anandasankar Ray
Tel:
E-mail:anindya.ganguly@email.ucr.edu
Fatemeh Ganjisaffar
Program: Ph.D. 
in Entomology
Professor: Thomas Perring
Tel:
E-mail: fatemeh.ganjisaffar@email.ucr.edu
Aviva Goldmann
Program: Ph.D. in Entomology
Professor: Richard Stouthamer
Tel: (951) 827-2627
E-mail: aviva.goldmann@email.ucr.edu
Michael Han
Program: Ph.D. in Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology
Professor: Peter Atkinson
Tel:
E-mail: michael.han@email.ucr.edu
John Hash
Program: Ph.D. in Entomology
Professor: John Heraty
Tel: (951) 827-5740
E-mail: john.hash@email.ucr.edu
Jennifer Henke
Biological and physical factors that impact wetland insect communities with a particular interest in the abundance and diversity of mosquitoes.
Program: Ph.D. in Entomology
Professor: William Walton
Tel: (951) 827-3918
E-mail: jennifer.henke@email.ucr.edu
Holly Hills
Program: Ph.D. in Entomology
Professor: Richard Stouthamer
Tel: (951) 827-2627
E-mail: holly.hills@email.ucr.edu
Kristen Hladun
Insect ecology and the impact of pollutants on pollinator-plant interactions
Program: Ph.D. in Entomology
Professor: John Trumble
Tel: (951) 827-4297
E-mail: kristen.hladun@email.ucr.edu
Rochelle Hoey-Chamberlain
Biology and ecology of ants
Program: Ph.D. in Entomology
Professor: Mike Rust
Tel: (951) 827-3217
E-mail: rochelle.hoey-chamberlain@email.ucr.edu
Ian Hudson
Program: Ph.D. in Entomology
Professor: Ring Carde
Tel: (951) 827-3162
E-mail: ian.hudson@email.ucr.edu
Kim Hung
Filth fly attraction to honeydew
Program: Ph.D. in Entomology
Professor: Alec Gerry
Tel: (951) 827-7054
E-mail: kim.hung@ucr.edu
Wei Song Hwang
Systematics, taxonomy and evolutionary biology of Reduviidae (Assassin bugs)
Program: Ph.D. in Entomology
Professor: Christiane Weirauch
Tel: (951) 827-5707
E-mail: weisong.hwang@email.ucr.edu
Joshua Knapp
Program: Ph.D. in Biochemistry
Professor: Peter Atkinson
Tel: (951) 827-3629
E-mail: joshua.knapp@email.ucr.edu
Jesus Lara-Artiga
Pest management and ecology of the persea mite on avocado.
Program: Ph.D. in Entomology
Professor: Mark Hoddle
Tel: (951) 827-4360
E-mail: jesus.laraartiga@email.ucr.edu
Terry Lopez
Program: M.S. in Environmental Toxicology
Professor: Robert Krieger
Tel: (951) 827-4424
E-mail: terry.lopez@email.ucr.edu
Vanessa Lopez
Biological control and insect ecology.
Program: Ph.D. in Entomology
Professor: Mark Hoddle
Tel: (951) 827-4360
E-mail: vanessa.lopez003@email.ucr.edu
Keira Lucas
Program: Ph.D. in Genetics, Genomics and Bioinformatics
Professor: Alexander Raikhel
Tel:
E-mail: keira.lucas@email.ucr.edu
Johnathan Lytle
Program: Ph.D. in Entomology
Professor: Joseph Morse
Tel: (951) 827-5443
E-mail: johnathan.lytle@email.ucr.edu
A. Parry Macdonald
Program: Ph.D. in Entomology
Professor: Kirk Visscher
Tel: (951) 827-3550
E-mail: anne.macdonald@email.ucr.edu
Warren Macdonald
Program: Ph.D. in Entomology
Professor: Alexander Raikhel
Tel: (951) 827-2146
E-mail: warren.macdonald@email.ucr.edu
Steven Merkley
Program: Ph.D. in Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology
Professor: William Walton
Tel:
E-mail: steven.merkley@email.ucr.edu
Christina Mogren
Chemical interaction of arsenic and phosphorus and the effect this has on aquatic insect behavior. Oftentimes, toxicology studies focus on mortality as an endpoint. I would like to investigate the sublethal impacts of pollution on insect behavior to help understand the broader impacts to the environment that come from disrupted ecosystem services, which can occur at levels of pollution below that which causes death. My work is both lab and field based, with a study location located in the Owens River watershed in Mono Co., CA.
Program: Ph.D. in Entomology
Professor: John Trumble
Tel: (951) 827-4297
E-mail: christina.mogren@email.ucr.edu
Jason Mottern
Systematics and biogeography of parasitics wasps with an emphasis on the family Aphelinidae
Program: Ph.D. in Entomology
Professor: John Heraty
Tel: (951) 827-5740
E-mail: jason.mottern@email.ucr.edu
Elizabeth Murray
Morphological and molecular systematics of Kapala (Eucharitidae: Hymenoptera) and their relatives
Program: Ph.D. in Entomology
Professor: John Heraty
Tel: (951) 827-5740
E-mail: elizabeth.murray@email.ucr.edu
Amy Murillo
Program: Ph.D. 
in Entomology
Professor: Bradley Mullens
Tel:
E-mail:amy.murillo@email.ucr.edu
R. Ryan Neff
Program: Ph.D. in Entomology
Professor: Michael Rust
Tel: (951) 827-5805
E-mail: richard.neff@email.ucr.edu
Tiago Pereira
Program: Ph.D. in Entomology
Professor: James Baldwin
Tel: (951) 827-5819
E-mail: tiago.pereira@ucr.edu
Sarah Perry
Program: Ph.D. in Genetics, Genomics and Bioinformatics
Professor: Anandasankar Ray
Tel:
E-mail: sarah.perry@email.ucr.edu
Christine Pham
Program: Ph.D. in Neuroscience
Professor:Anandasankar Ray
Tel: (951) 827-5999
E-mail: christine.pham@email.ucr.edu
Joshua Rodstein
Program: Ph.D. in Chemistry
Professor: Jocelyn Millar
Tel: (951) 827-5812
E-mail: joshua.rodstein@email.ucr.edu
Tusar Saha
Program: Ph.D. in Genetics, Genomics and Bioinformatics
Professor: Alexander Raikhel
Tel: (951) 827-2146
E-mail: tusar.saha@email.ucr.edu
Olivia Sakhon
Program: Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences
Professor: Joao Pedra
Tel: (951) 827-7052
E-mail: olivia.sakhon@email.ucr.edu
Gayatri Sankaran
Program: Ph.D. in Environmental Toxicology
Professor: Robert Krieger
Tel: (951) 827-4424
E-mail: gayatri.sankaran@email.ucr.edu
Bracha Schindler
Program: Ph.D. 
in Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology
Professor: Richard Redak
Tel:
E-mail:bracha.schindler@email.ucr.edu
Erich Schoeller
Program: Ph.D. in Entomology
Professor: Richard Redak
Tel:
E-mail:erich.schoeller@email.ucr.edu
Christi Scott
Program: Ph.D. in Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology
Professor: Anandasankar Ray
Tel: (951) 827-5999
E-mail: christi.scott@email.ucr.edu
Maiara Severo
Conservation of innate immunity to vector-borne pathogens
Program: Ph.D. in Entomology
Professor: Joao Pedra
Tel: (951) 827-7052
E-mail: maiara.severo@email.ucr.edu
Presha Shah
Program: Ph.D. in Biochemistry
Professor: Peter Atkinson
Tel:
E-mail:presha.shah@email.ucr.edu
Christopher Shogren
Program: Ph.D. in Entomology
Professor: Timothy Paine 
Tel:
E-mail:christopher.shogren@email.ucr.edu
Sarah Siemens
Program: Ph.D. in Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology
Professor: Anupama Dahanukar
Tel:
E-mail:sarah.siemens@email.ucr.edu
Andrew Soeprono
Program: Ph.D. in Entomology
Professor: Michael Rust
Tel: (951) 827-5805
E-mail: andrew.soeprono@email.ucr.edu
Kimberly Stephens
Contact Info
Program: Ph.D.in Entomology
E-mail: kimberly.stephens@email.ucr.edu
Jia Sun
Program: Ph.D. in Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology
Professor: J. Daniel Hare
Tel: (951) 827-3855
E-mail: jia.sun002@email.ucr.edu
Genevieve Tauxe
Program: Ph.D. in Entomology
Professor: Anandasankar Ray
Tel: (951) 827-5999
E-mail: genevieve.tauxe@email.ucr.ed
Colin Umeda
Program: Ph.D. in Entomology
Professor: Timothy Paine
Tel: (951) 827-4488
E-mail: colin.umeda@email.ucr.edu
Christopher Wheeler
Clumped mating dispersion and odor-mediate behaviors of Insects
Program: Ph.D. in Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology
Professor: Ring Cardé
Tel: (951) 827-3162
E-mail: christopher.wheeler@email.ucr.edu
Adena Why
Biological control of mosquitoes, especially the Western encephalitis mosquito, Culex tarsalis, using a native fish, the Arroyo chub, Gila orcuttii, in surface-flow treatment wetlands.
Program: M.S. in Entomology
Professor: William Walton
Tel: (951) 827-3918
E-mail: adena.why@email.ucr.edu
Zev Wisotsky
Program: Ph.D. in Neuroscience
Professor: Anupama Dahanukar
Tel: (951) 827-5999
E-mail: zev.wisotsky@email.ucr.edu
Guanyang Zhang
Phylogenetic systematics of Reduviidae (Hemiptera) with a focus on the tribe Harpactorini and genus Zelus Fabriciu, 1803
Program: Ph.D. in Entomology
Professor: Christiane Weirauch
Tel: (951) 827-5707
E-mail: guanyang.zhang@email.ucr.edu
Bo Zhao
Program: Ph.D. in Genetics, Genomics and Bioinformatics
Professor: Alexander Raikhel
Tel:
E-mail:bo.zhao@email.ucr.edu