Isaac L. Esquivel is an Assistant Professor within the Department of Entomology and Nematology at the University of Florida. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Entomology from the University of California, Riverside, and completed his Doctorate in Entomology from Texas A&M University. His research primarily focuses on the spatial dynamics of insect–plant interactions in agricultural ecosystems.
Tim Bryant, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Entomology and an Extension
Specialist at Virginia Tech, based at the Tidewater Agricultural Research and
Extension Center in Suffolk, VA. He received his Bachelor of Science in Environmental
Horticulture from Virginia Tech, Master of Science in Entomology from
Virginia Tech, and Ph.D. from Clemson University in the same major, Entomology. His research
focuses on Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for field crops, aiming to
develop sustainable and realistic solutions for growers.
Alana L. Jacobson, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Entomology and Plant Pathology at Auburn University. She earned two B.A. degrees in Agricultural Biology and Spanish from New Mexico State University, an M.S. in Entomology from Purdue University, and a Ph.D. in Entomology from North Carolina State University. Dr. Jacobson joined Auburn University as an Assistant Professor in 2014 and was promoted to her current position in 2020. Her research specializes in integrated pest management (IPM), specifically studying the biology and ecology of insect vectors and the plant viruses they transmit.
Scott H. Graham, Ph.D., serves as an Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist at Auburn University in the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology. He earned his B.S. in Agronomy and M.S. in Entomology from Mississippi State University in 2014 and 2016, respectively, followed by a Ph.D. in Entomology from the University of Tennessee in 2018. He then held a position as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Tennessee before becoming a U.S. Product Development Manager in 2020, and subsequently transitioning to his current role. His research and extension programs focus on developing Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies for major field crops such as cotton, soybeans, and peanuts.
Paulo Gimenez-Cremonez, Ph.D., holds a Bachelor of Science in Agronomy, as well as a Master of Science and a Ph.D. in Agronomy with a specialization in Entomology, obtained from the State University of Londrina in 2014, 2017, and 2020, respectively. Following the completion of his doctoral studies, he served as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus until 2024, subsequently assuming the position of Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology at Auburn University. His research predominantly concentrates on Integrated Pest Management (IPM), with a particular emphasis on vegetable and fruit crops.
Silvana V. Paula-Moraes, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. She holds a B.S. in Agronomy (1993) and an M.S. in Entomology from the Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil, followed by a Ph.D. in Entomology from the University of Nebraska. Her work focuses on integrated pest management (IPM) and applied insect ecology, with a specialization in insect resistance management (IRM).
Dominic Reisig is a Professor and Extension Specialist at
North Carolina State University with extension and research responsibilities
for field crops in the state since 2009. Dominic Reisig received a B.A. in Biology
with a Spanish minor from Point Loma Nazarene University in 2002, an M.S. in Integrated
Pest Management from the University of California, Davis, in 2005, and a Ph.D.
in Entomology from the University of California, Davis, in 2009. Dominic Reisig won
the Grange Search for Excellence Specialist of the Year Award in 2017. Dominic
Reisig’s areas of expertise include crop responsibilities—corn, cotton,
peanut, grain sorghum, soybean, and wheat—currently focused on
generating support and curricula for agent training and increasing non-Bt
refuge compliance.
Jeremy Greene holds a Ph.D. in Entomology, serves as a Professor of Entomology at Clemson University's Edisto Research and Education Center, and is
the Associate Department Chair for the Plant
and Environmental Sciences Department. Jeremy
Greene’s research interests include refinement of monitoring methods and
treatment thresholds for hemipteran pests in cotton and soybeans, evaluation of
new insecticide chemistries and delivery systems, alternative control
strategies for important insects, and collaboration with researchers on other
potential methods of detecting insect pests.
Dr. Anders Huseth is an Associate Professor and Extension Specialist in the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology at North Carolina State University. He holds a B.S. in Physical Geography and a Ph.D. in Entomology, both from the University of Wisconsin. Prior to his current role, he was a Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Wisconsin starting in 2008, followed by a Postdoctoral Research Associate position at Cornell University. He joined North Carolina State University in 2014 in the same role before becoming an Associate Professor. Dr. Huseth was recognized with the Kinney Merit Award from the University of Wisconsin in both 2011 and 2013. His research focuses on insecticide resistance management, pesticide impacts on environment and biology, and integrating precision agriculture technologies for pest control.
Francis P.F. Reay-Jones, Ph.D., is a Professor of Entomology in the Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences at Clemson University, and he also serves as the university's Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Coordinator. He obtained a B.S. in Biology from the Université de Bordeaux, two Master's degrees—M.S. in Population and Ecosystem Biology from the Université de Bordeaux and M.S. in Plant Technology from the Université d'Angers (Institut National d'Horticulture)—and a Ph.D. in Entomology (with a minor in applied statistics) from Louisiana State University. With a background in Biology and Entomology, he received the Excellence in Integrated Pest Management Award from the Entomological Society of America in 2024. His research topics mainly focus on improving the management of economically important insects in major South Carolina field crops, such as corn, cotton, soybeans, and grain sorghum.
