Brittany S. Barker is a Senior Research Associate with the Oregon Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Center and Department of Horticulture at Oregon State University. Her work focuses on modeling climate-driven changes in phenology and geographic distributions of species under historical, current, and future climates to support the protection of agricultural and natural ecosystems. In her current position, she develops models and modeling tools for the USPest.org decision support system that provides insight into when and where to expect pests, their crop hosts, and their natural enemies. This information supports efforts to detect invasive species before they establish or spread, to decrease pest pressure, and to release and manage beneficial species. Her previous research investigated patterns and drivers of vegetation change through time, genetic variation associated with range expansions and endemism, and historical and topographic drivers of island biodiversity.

Leonard Coop is an Associate Professor in the Oregon Integrated Pest Management Center, Department of Horticulture, Oregon State University. He completed his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in the Department of Entomology, Oregon State University. He is the lead developer of the website, USPest.org, which currently hosts over 160 insect, crop, weed, and plant disease models. He is a member of ESA (Entomological Society of America).