New York Invasive Species Research Institute
Expert Database
In NYISRI’s ongoing effort to connect research to practice, we compiled a database of invasive species experts from around the region.
Use the search form below to find an expert in your area of interest, then search and scroll to see your results.
Total listings: 134
Name: Corbin, Jeff (Researcher)
Institution: Union College
Description of Expertise:
My research includes applying the population biology of garlic mustard to efforts to control it. I also am working to develop effective mapping of aquatic invasive plants for the purpose of quantifying their economic impacts.
Email: corbinj@Union.edu
Phone: (518) 388-6097
Website: http://jeffcorbin.org
States: California
Species: Terrestrial plants, Barberry (Berberis thunbergii), Common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica), Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata), Honeysuckle (Lonicera spp.),
Ecosystems: Forest, Freshwater, Grassland, Urban
Research Areas: Chemical ecology, Extension and education, Human dimensions, Impacts (ecological, economic), Mapping/modelling, Management techniques (mechanical/manual, chemical), Public policy, Species demography
NY Regions: Adirondacks, St. Lawrence/E. Lake Ontario, Capital Mohawk, Catskills, Lower Hudson
Last updated: September 21, 2015 at 7:13 am
Name: Cosentino, Bradley (Researcher)
Institution: Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Description of Expertise:
My research addresses how land use and other drivers of environmental change affect wildlife population dynamics, community structure, and evolution.
Email: cosentino@hws.edu
Phone: (315) 781-4602
Website: http://people.hws.edu/cosentino/home.html
States: New Mexico
Species: Terrestrial plants, Creosotebush (Larrea tridentata),
Ecosystems: Agricultural, Forest, Freshwater, Grassland, Wetland
Research Areas: Impacts (ecological), Management techniques (chemical), Species demography
Last updated: September 21, 2015 at 7:13 am
Name: Culley, Theresa (Researcher)
Institution: University of Cincinnati
Description of Expertise:
My research focuses on the role of horticulture in invasive plant scenarios, with expertise involving the Callery pear (Pyrus calleryana), Miscanthus, wintercreeper, and buckthorn, among others.
Email: theresa.culley@uc.edu
Phone: 513.556-9705
Website: https://culleylab.com
States: California, Hawaii, Ohio
Species: Terrestrial plants, Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum), Common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica), Pyrus calleryana,
Research Areas: Impacts, Reproduction
Last updated: May 13, 2019 at 12:30 pm
Name: Cushman, Susan (Researcher)
Institution: Finger Lakes Institute at Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Email: cushman@hws.edu
Phone: (315) 781-4384
Website: http://www.hws.edu/fli/staff.aspx
Ecosystems: Freshwater, Urban, Stream
Research Areas: Impacts (ecological)
Last updated: September 21, 2015 at 7:13 am
Name: Davalos, Andrea (Researcher)
Institution: Cornell University
Description of Expertise:
I am an applied ecologist, broadly focused on community dynamics, especially in the context of plant-herbivore interactions and the spatial and temporal scales at which they occur. My work is motivated by a strong interest in conservation and in the development of tools to restore natural ecosystems. I am particularly interested in addressing issues pertaining to the ecology and management of biological invasions and the factors that drive successful control programs.
Email: andreadavalos73@gmail.com
Countries: Ecuador
States: Illinois, Indiana, New Jersey, Wisconsin
Species: Aquatic invertebrates, Terrestrial Invertebrates, Terrestrial plants, Wetland plants, Other, Water chestnut (Trapa natans), Earthworms, Other, Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata), Other, Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)
Ecosystems: Forest, Wetland
Research Areas: Species demography, Management techniques (biological control)
NY Regions: Finger Lakes, St. Lawrence/E. Lake Ontario, Lower Hudson
Last updated: October 1, 2015 at 12:36 pm
Name: Dietrich, Jeremy (Researcher)
Institution: Ichthyological Associates
Description of Expertise:
We collect biological survey data, conduct impact analyses, and assess habitat conditions over a wide variety of aquatic habitats to inform hydropower re-licensing agreements, local management decisions, and private landowners.
Email: ichthyologicalassociates@gmail.com
Phone: (607) 592-6994
States: New York
Species: Aquatic invertebrates, Aquatic plants, Other, Quagga mussel (Dreissena bugensis), Other, Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum),
Ecosystems: Freshwater, Marine, Wetland
Research Areas: Management techniques, Species demography, Impacts (ecological, economic)
Last updated: October 7, 2015 at 2:24 pm
Name: Dittman, Dawn (Researcher)
Institution: USGS Tunison Laboratory of Aquatic Science
Description of Expertise:
My invasive species research centers around understanding aquatic community changes associated with invasive mussels, clams, and gobies. Specifically the spatial and food web interactions of the invasive species with native invertebrates and threatened fish.
Email: ddittman@usgs.gov
States: Wisconsin
Species: Aquatic invertebrates, Aquatic vertebrates, Asian clam (Corbicula fluminea), Quagga mussel (Dreissena bugensis), Common carp (Cyprinus carpio), Round goby (Neogobius melanostomus),
Ecosystems: Freshwater, Marine
Research Areas: Species demography, Mapping/modelling
NY Regions: Finger Lakes, St. Lawrence/E. Lake Ontario, Lake Ontario
Last updated: June 21, 2016 at 5:25 pm
Name: Dobson, Annise (Researcher)
Institution: Cornell University
Description of Expertise:
I am studying multiple native and non-native stressors to native plant communities in Northeastern forests. I am looking at individual and synergistic impacts of deer, earthworms and other factors on viability of plant populations.
Email: amd338@cornell.edu
Species: Terrestrial Invertebrates, Earthworms,
Ecosystems: Forest
Research Areas: Impacts (ecological), Mapping/modelling, Risk assessment
NY Regions: Finger Lakes
Last updated: September 21, 2015 at 7:13 am
Name: Dollard, John (Manager)
Institution: USFS – Hiawatha National Forest
Description of invasive species management work:
Work on invasive species management on West Zone of Hiawatha National Forest (Munising, MI) in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
Email: john.dollard@usda.gov
Phone: 312-203-6626
Countries: United States
States: Michigan
Last updated: February 9, 2021 at 11:42 am
Name: Dovciak, Martin (Researcher)
Institution: SUNY ESF
Description of Expertise:
I have general interests in plant ecology, vegetation management, and invasion ecology. I studied the effects of vegetation management on dispersal of a range of invasive plants in New York State powerline corridors as well as the effects of beech bark disease on forest stand dynamics in the Adirondack mountains. I am currently interested in invasive species richness in NYS forests.
Email: mdovciak@esf.edu
Website: http://www.esf.edu/faculty/dovciak/
States: New York
Species: Terrestrial plants,
Ecosystems: Forest
Research Areas: Impacts, Invasive species mapping or modelling, Species demography
Last updated: June 3, 2019 at 9:39 pm