Current Lab Members
John M. Heraty
Professor of Entomology
Research Interests: Morphological and molecular systematics of Chalcidoidea, cladistic methodology; biological control, evolutionary biology.
e-mail: john.heraty [at] ucr.edu
Jason L. Mottern
Postdoctoral Researcher
Research Interests: Taxonomy and systematics of chalcidoid wasps, with particular interest in the families Aphelinidae and Eucharitidae
e-mail: jmott002 [at] ucr.edu
Roger A. Burks
Postdoctoral Researcher
Research Interests: Systematics of parasitoid Hymenoptera, with focus on identification and phylogenetics
e-mail: burks.roger [at] gmail.com
Austin Baker
Graduate Student
Research Interests: Hymenopteran systematics, ant parasitism, next-generation sequencing
bakerau73 [at] gmail.com
John Hash
Ph.D. Candidate, Systematic Entomology
Research Interests: Systematics and natural history of phorid flies, parasitoid/host interactions, alpha taxonomy, phylogenetics methods, morphology
jhash001 [at] ucr.edu
Judith Herreid
Graduate Student
Research Interests: Hymenopteran systematics, Parasitoid behavior and ecology, Extrafloral nectary insect interactions
jherr019 [at] ucr.edu
Ryan Perry
Graduate Student
Research Interests: Systematics and biology of Eulophidae, with focus on the tribe Cirrospilini
r13perry [at] ucr.edu
Krissy Dominguez
Student
Research Interests: Systematics of the Orasema of Madagascar
cdomi009 [at] ucr.edu
Scott Heacox
Student
Research Interests: Systematics of the Orasema of Madagascar
sheac001 [at] ucr.edu
Alumni
Astrid Cruaud
Research associate (CR2, INRA)
Research Interests: I am an evolutionary biologist interested in phylogenetics and biogeography of insects especially pests and their natural enemies
cruaud [at] supagro.inra.fr
Johan Liljeblad
Taxonomist, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Research Interests: Systematics and morphology of Hymenoptera, especially Cynipoidea and Chalcidoidea
cynips_zoo [at] hotmail.com
James Munro
Bioinformatics Analyst, Institute for Genome Science, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Research Interests: Bioinformatics and computational biology, phylogenetics, transcriptomics, differential gene expression
jbmunro [at] gmail.com
Elizabeth Murray
Lecturer, Cornell University, Department of Entomology, teaching Model-Based Phylogenetics and Hypothesis-Testing
Research Interests: Systematics and evolution of Eucharitidae, with a focus on the New World Kapala
emurr001 [at] ucr.edu
