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North Carolina

This has been my personal research project in North Carolina since the summer of 2013. I am researching the abundance and distribution of hemipteran hoppers (leafhoppers, treehoppers, planthoppers, and spittlebugs) across North Carolina, visiting various state parks to sample and photograph species and increase our knowledge of which species are found in the state. There have been several aspects to this project. First, I have been doing intensive sampling across the state, in a variety of… Show more This has been my personal research project in North Carolina since the summer of 2013. I am researching the abundance and distribution of hemipteran hoppers (leafhoppers, treehoppers, planthoppers, and spittlebugs) across North Carolina, visiting various state parks to sample and photograph species and increase our knowledge of which species are found in the state. There have been several aspects to this project. First, I have been doing intensive sampling across the state, in a variety of state parks and habitats, and documenting, photographing and, in some instances, collecting specimens of the species found. The other aspect of this effort has been creating an online database for hopper records that serves several functions: an interactive online photographic field guide, with informative species accounts, and a citizen science platform that enables the public to submit their own hopper sightings. Please see more at the website: https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/bugs/index.php Show less

North Carolina

I am one of several founding members of the North Carolina Biodiversity Project (NCBP), a private organization whose mission is to promote public interest in the state’s native species and ecosystems and in their conservation. This organization is composed of taxonomic experts, conservation biologists, and others that have had a long history of studying particular groups of species. The NCBP will consist of websites for various taxa that serve as not only online databases for species records… Show more I am one of several founding members of the North Carolina Biodiversity Project (NCBP), a private organization whose mission is to promote public interest in the state’s native species and ecosystems and in their conservation. This organization is composed of taxonomic experts, conservation biologists, and others that have had a long history of studying particular groups of species. The NCBP will consist of websites for various taxa that serve as not only online databases for species records, allowing for record submission from the public, but also interactive photographic field guides with natural history information and species accounts. My taxonomic group of study is hemipteran hoppers, but I contribute to the observation and study of other taxa covered by the NCBP and am one of the people responsible for vetting micromoth records for the Moths of NC website. Show less

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba