Organization profile
Organization profile
Penn State and the College of Ag Sciences are home to some of the world’s premier research centers and institutes. These organizations are on the cutting edge of confronting the pressing challenges and opportunities of our time.
Research Centers:
- Center for Chemical Ecology
- Center for Economic and Community Development
- Center for Excellence in Nutrigenomics
- Center for Mastitis and Milk Quality Services
- Center for Molecular Immunology & Infectious Disease
- Center for Molecular Toxicology and Carcinogenesis
- Center for Plant and Mushroom Foods for Health
- Center for Pollinator Research
- Center for Private Forests
- Center for Professional Personnel Development
- Center for Reproductive Biology and Health
- Center for Sports Surface Research
- Center for Turfgrass Science
- E. Coli Reference Center
- Fruit Research and Extension Center
- Insect Biodiversity Center
- Institute for Sustainabile Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Science (SAFES)
- Interinstitutional Consortium for Indigenous Knowledge
- Lake Erie Regional Grape Research and Extension Center
- Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development
- Russell E Larson Agricultural Research Center
- Southeast Agricultural Research and Extension Center
- The Louis W. Schatz Center for Tree Molecular Genetics
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Jared Gregory Ali
- Entomology - Associate Professor
- Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences
- Plant Institute
- Center for Pollinator Research
Person: Academic
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Etya Amsalem
- Entomology - Associate Professor
- Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences
- Center for Pollinator Research
Person: Academic
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David Biddinger
- Entomology - Associate Professor
- Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences
- Center for Pollinator Research
Person: Academic
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Natalie K. Boyle
- Entomology - Assistant Research Professor, Genomics of Social Behavior and Bee Health
- Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences
- Center for Pollinator Research
Person: Academic
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Shannon Cruz
- Communication Arts and Sciences - Assistant Professor
- Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences
- Center for Pollinator Research
Person: Academic
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Christina M. Grozinger
- Entomology - Distinguished Professor and Publius Vergilius Maro Professor of Entomology
- Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences - Director
- Center for Pollinator Research
Person: Academic
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Kathleen Mitchell Hill, PhD
- Curriculum & Instruction - Assistant Professor of Science Education
- Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences
- Center for Pollinator Research
- Center for Science and the Schools (CSATS) - Director
Person: Academic
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Research output
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A fundamental trade-off among resilience, resistance, efficiency, and redundancy in tidal wetlands
Lerner, J. E., Feagin, R. A., Huff, T. P., Najjar, R. G., Layton, A., Herrmann, M. & Fuentes, J. D., Jan 2026, In: Ecology. 107, 1, e70293.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Volatile Cue From a Specialist Herbivore Primes Gene Expression Against Biotic Stress in Tall Goldenrod (Solidago altissima L.)
Witkowski, R. J., Sudol, L. A., Yip, E. C., Tooker, J. F. & Renner, T., Mar 2026, In: Plant, Cell and Environment. 49, 3, p. 1424-1438 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Documentation of a Periodical Cicada (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Magicicada Davis) Biting a Human and the Subsequent Reaction
Skvarla, M. J., Jan 29 2026, In: Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 127, 4, p. 785-789 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Making Learning Personally Relevant: Sensemaking Assets Used in Families' Discussions While Using a Pollinator-Focused Mobile Augmented Reality App
McClain, L. R., Cowdery-Faimon, L., Zimmerman, H. T. & Land, S. M., Mar 2026, In: Science Education. 110, 2, p. 525-542 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Minimalism is in: two new Diastrophus (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) species inducing inconspicuous galls on cinquefoils (Rosaceae: Potentilleae), with evaluation of the extended phenotype across gall wasps
Davis, C. K., Nastasi, L. F., Cuesta-Porta, V., Hines, H. M. & Deans, A. R., 2026, In: Journal of Natural History. 60, 5-8, p. 421-445 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Non-pathogenic immune challenge negatively affects chill coma recovery and thermal tolerance in the bumble bee Bombus impatiens
Stewart, H. & Schilder, R. J., Feb 2026, In: Apidologie. 57, 1, 9.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Syntopic diet divergence inferred from metabarcoding in a pair of parulid warblers: Setophaga virens (Black-throated Green Warbler) and Seiurus aurocapilla (Ovenbird)
Toews, D. P. L., Baiz, M. D., Benavides C, A., Deans, A. R., Phung, L. N., Szarmach, S. J. & Wood, A. W., Jan 1 2026, In: Ornithology. 143, 1, p. 1-11 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Acaricide Resistance Monitoring and Structural Insights for Precision Tetranychus urticae Management
Kewedar, S., Chen, Q. R., Moural, T. W., Lo, C., Umbel, E., Forrence, P. J., Walsh, D. B. & Zhu, F., May 2025, In: Insects. 16, 5, 440.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Acute toxicity of neonicotinoid insecticides to ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from Pennsylvania
Pearsons, K. A. & Tooker, J. F., Jun 1 2025, In: Environmental entomology. 54, 3, p. 574-584 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Adapting to change: bee pollinator signatures in anthropized environments
López-Uribe, M. M., Almeida, E. A. & Alves, D. A., Apr 2025, In: Current Opinion in Insect Science. 68, 101297.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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National STEM Teacher Corps Pilot Program: Elevating Elementary Teachers as the Frontier of STEM Education
Hill, K. M. (PI), Stewart, G. B. (CoPI) & Huffman, T. (CoPI)
10/1/25 → 9/30/30
Project: Research project
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Collaborative Research: IRES: International Research Experiences on Tropical Plant-Pollinator interactions in a Changing World
Lopez-Uribe, M. M. (PI) & Loduque@psuedu, L. D. (CoPI)
9/1/24 → 8/31/27
Project: Research project
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Integrating theory and experiment to understand the effects of press and pulse disturbances on competitive and consumer-resource interactions
Shea, K. (PI) & Inamine, H. (CoPI)
8/15/24 → 7/31/27
Project: Research project
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ARTS: Broadening capacity for research on gall wasps in North America
Deans, A. R. (PI)
1/1/24 → 12/31/26
Project: Research project
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"Collaborative Research: Studying Science Curiosity and Computational Thinking in an eTextile Upward Bound Curriculum"
Zimmerman, H. (PI) & Grichard@umassedu, G. T. R. (CoPI)
8/1/23 → 7/31/26
Project: Research project
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NRT-HDR: Interdisciplinary Studies in Entomology, Computer Science and Technology NETwork (INSECT NET)
Grozinger, C. M. (PI), Narayanan, V. (CoPI), Robinson, A. C. (CoPI), Cheng, B. (CoPI) & Cheng, H. (CoPI)
7/15/23 → 6/30/28
Project: Research project
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CAREER: Deciphering Mechanisms Underlying Chemical Adaptation in Insects
Zhu, F. (PI)
2/1/22 → 1/31/27
Project: Research project
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Collaborative Research: How many routes to the same phenotype? Genetic changes underlying parallel acquisition of mimetic color patterns across bumble bees
Hines, H. M. (PI) & Koch, J. B. (CoPI)
1/1/22 → 12/31/26
Project: Research project
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Applying error management theory to understand the evolution of decision-making in plant defense
Tooker, J. F. (PI), Renner, T. (CoPI) & Yip, E. C. (CoPI)
11/1/21 → 10/31/26
Project: Research project