This is my full dissertation, available to anyone who wants it. Of note, there's really only two chapters that are unpublished: the introduction, which was my research proposal heavily modified; and one article that we just couldn't get published on greenhouse experiments. Everything else is in its more final form in the journals where we […]

This was a simple article we did just categorizing our observations of Pieris rapae, the cabbage white butterfly, using a native host, Alliaria petiolata, while both in invaded territory (the US). This open-access article details our observations of oviposition and larval survival in Ohio ecosystems. Abstract Pieris rapae L., an invasive crop pest, may have […]

Garlic mustard has been chased by a powdery mildew fungus as long as it's been advancing in the US. Understanding its relationship, the resistance, and the outcome of competitive dynamics has been tricky. I contributed some of the seeds, some of the greenhouse work, and some of the graphics to this paper.

This was one of my favorite peer-reviewed articles that came out of my dissertation work. Plus, Don, my advisor and coauthor, absolutely loved the first part of the title (full credit to him!). In this research, we investigated egg-laying in Pieris virginiensis, the West Virginia White butterfly through a combination of field observation and lab […]