Daniel Gruner, Professor
Office: 4142 Plant Sciences Building
Phone: 301-405-3957
E-mail: dsgruner[at]umd.edu
Phone: 301-405-3957
E-mail: dsgruner[at]umd.edu
Dan is a community ecologist with empirical projects on tropical islands, coastal wetlands, montane grasslands, and local agricultural or forestry systems, and he uses a variety of analytical tools for synthetic reviews and statistical modeling. He works primarily with arthropods and plants in terrestrial ecosystems, locally in Maryland and more broadly in both temperate and tropical regions.
Staff
Leah Estes
Faculty Assistant
lestes[at]umd.edu
Faculty Assistant
lestes[at]umd.edu
Lilly Woodward
Technical Assistant
lwoodw[at]umd.edu
Technical Assistant
lwoodw[at]umd.edu
Graduate Students
Angela Saenz
ansaenz[at]umd.edu
Ph.D. Candidate, Entomology
Research: Biological control and landscape management to attract natural enemies of invasive insects
https://saenzan.weebly.com/
ansaenz[at]umd.edu
Ph.D. Candidate, Entomology
Research: Biological control and landscape management to attract natural enemies of invasive insects
https://saenzan.weebly.com/
Allison Huysman
ahuysman[at]umd.edu
Ph.D. Candidate, Entomology
Research: Food web interactions with grassland birds
https://huysmana.github.io/
ahuysman[at]umd.edu
Ph.D. Candidate, Entomology
Research: Food web interactions with grassland birds
https://huysmana.github.io/
Samantha Turner-Rosa
samrosa[at]umd.edu
Ph.D. Candidate, Biological Sciences - BEES
Research: Pollination biology of mangroves
Co-mentored: Dr. Anahí Espíndola, Assistant Professor of Entomology
https://www.samantharosa.com/
samrosa[at]umd.edu
Ph.D. Candidate, Biological Sciences - BEES
Research: Pollination biology of mangroves
Co-mentored: Dr. Anahí Espíndola, Assistant Professor of Entomology
https://www.samantharosa.com/
Undergraduate Students
Ethan Hawkes
Major: Environmental Science and Policy - Global Environmental Change (minor: German Studies)
hawkeset[at]terpmail.umd.edu
Major: Environmental Science and Policy - Global Environmental Change (minor: German Studies)
hawkeset[at]terpmail.umd.edu
Jingkang Wu
Major: Biological Sciences - Ecology & Evolution (minor: Entomology)
jwu12339[at]terpmail.umd.edu
Major: Biological Sciences - Ecology & Evolution (minor: Entomology)
jwu12339[at]terpmail.umd.edu
Nghi Huynh
Major: Biological Sciences & Japanese
ckirk1[at]terpmail.umd.edu
https://www.linkedin.com/in/clare-kirk-602517342/
Major: Biological Sciences & Japanese
ckirk1[at]terpmail.umd.edu
https://www.linkedin.com/in/clare-kirk-602517342/
Zie Goodman
Major: Environmental Science and Technology — Soil & Watershed Science (Minor: Entomology)
zgoodm10[at]terpmail.umd.edu
Major: Environmental Science and Technology — Soil & Watershed Science (Minor: Entomology)
zgoodm10[at]terpmail.umd.edu
Alumni -- Postdocs
Dr. Erin E Wilson Rankin
Postdoc 2011-2013
Current: Professor of Entomology at UC Riverside
erin.wilson[at]ucr.edu
http://www.faculty.ucr.edu/~eewilson/
Postdoc 2011-2013
Current: Professor of Entomology at UC Riverside
erin.wilson[at]ucr.edu
http://www.faculty.ucr.edu/~eewilson/
Dr. Rafael Barreto de Andrade
Assistant Research Scientist 2020-2023
Current: Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies at St. Mary's College of Maryland
rbarretodeandrade[at]smcm.edu
https://rbandrade.weebly.com
Assistant Research Scientist 2020-2023
Current: Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies at St. Mary's College of Maryland
rbarretodeandrade[at]smcm.edu
https://rbandrade.weebly.com
Dr. Kathryn Bloodworth
ORISE Postdoctoral Fellow
USDA Forest Service
Kathryn.bloodworth[at]usda.gov
https://kathrynjbloodworth.wixsite.com/kbloodworth
ORISE Postdoctoral Fellow
USDA Forest Service
Kathryn.bloodworth[at]usda.gov
https://kathrynjbloodworth.wixsite.com/kbloodworth
Alumni -- Graduate Students
Madvhi Venkatraman
PhD 2021, BISI/BEES
Co-mentored with Dr. Rob Fleischer, Senior Scientist at Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute
Research: Population genomics, plasticity, and adaptation in the avian family Zosteropidae
PhD 2021, BISI/BEES
Co-mentored with Dr. Rob Fleischer, Senior Scientist at Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute
Research: Population genomics, plasticity, and adaptation in the avian family Zosteropidae
Alexander Forde
MS 2020, BISI/BEES
Research: Community ecology, multi-trophic interactions, ecological effects of biodiversity.
https://aforde.weebly.com/
MS 2020, BISI/BEES
Research: Community ecology, multi-trophic interactions, ecological effects of biodiversity.
https://aforde.weebly.com/
Mayda Nathan
PhD, 2020
Research: Plant-insect interactions in a shifting coastal ecosystem: Avicennia germinans and its associated arthropods
PhD, 2020
Research: Plant-insect interactions in a shifting coastal ecosystem: Avicennia germinans and its associated arthropods
Elske Tielens
PhD, 2019, BEES
Research: Diversity and structure of Metrosideros polymorpha canopy arthropod communities across space and time.
Current: Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Oklahoma
https://elsketielens.com/
PhD, 2019, BEES
Research: Diversity and structure of Metrosideros polymorpha canopy arthropod communities across space and time.
Current: Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Oklahoma
https://elsketielens.com/
Cora Ann Johnston Baird
PhD, 2016, BEES
Research: Marine community assembly in a dynamic ecotone.
Current: Site Director for University of Virginia's Coastal Research Center and the Virginia Coast Reserve LTER
PhD, 2016, BEES
Research: Marine community assembly in a dynamic ecotone.
Current: Site Director for University of Virginia's Coastal Research Center and the Virginia Coast Reserve LTER
Brian Thompson
PhD 2013, Entomology
Research: Community Ecology of the invasive woodwasp Sirex noctilio (Hymenoptera: Siricidae), interactions with microbial symbionts and native insects
PhD 2013, Entomology
Research: Community Ecology of the invasive woodwasp Sirex noctilio (Hymenoptera: Siricidae), interactions with microbial symbionts and native insects
Rachel Goeriz Pearson PhD 2009, Entomology; Current: Entomologist, US Food & Drug Administration
Danny Lewis PhD 2009, Entomology; Assistant Research Professor of Biology, Georgetown University
Danny Lewis PhD 2009, Entomology; Assistant Research Professor of Biology, Georgetown University
Alumni -- Undergraduate Students
Ella Simon B.S., Environmental Science and Policy - Biodiversity and Conservation Biology (Minor: GIS), 2026
Clare Kirk B.S., Environmental Science and Policy, 2026
Seth Caban B.S., Biological Sciences (Ecology & Evolution) & B.S., Animal Sciences (Double Major), 2025 (Honors in Entomology)
Naomi Franklin B.S., Environmental Science and Policy - Wildlife Ecology, 2025
Julia Chan B.A., Government & Politics (Minor: Entomology), 2025
Avery Rice B.S., Environmental Science and Policy, 2024
Miriam Herrera B.S., Environmental Science and Policy (Wildlife Ecology & Management), 2024
Ricky Kong B.S., Environmental Science and Policy (Wildlife Ecology & Management), 2024
Samantha Kowalik B.S., Microbiology (Entomology Minor), 2023
Josephine Danckaert B.S., Biological Sciences & B.A., Theater (Double Major), 2023
Clark Bacwaden B.S., Biological Sciences, 2023
Grace Soltis B.S., Biological Sciences (Entomology Minor), 2022 (High Honors in Entomology)
Madison Jones B.S., Environmental Science and Technology, 2020
Betsy Wang B.S., Biological Sciences, 2020
Kristin Jayd B.S., Biological Sciences, 2019 (High Honors in Entomology)
Lily Durkee B.S., Biological Sciences: Ecology and Evolution, 2018 (High Honors in Entomology)
Victor Settles (now with vanEngelsdorp group)
Marina Peterson B.S., Environmental Science and Policy, 2018
Caroline Gonter B.S., Biological Sciences, 2018
Yuroslava Kuzina B.A., English Language and Literature, 2017
Kristine Persing B.S., Environmental Science and Technology, 2017
Kathryn Sullivan B.S., Biological Sciences, 2017
Giovanni Tundo B.S., Biological Sciences, 2017
Claire Morse B.S., Animal Sciences, 2017
Hashem Hraky B.S., Biological Sciences, 2016
Sze Wing Yu B.S., Environmental Science and Policy, 2015 (High Honors in Environmental Science and Policy)
Sara Reedy B.S., Environmental Science and Policy 2015
George Bradley Reahl B.S., Biological Sciences, 2015
Micah Miles B.S., Environmental Science and Policy 2014
Jake Bodart B.S., Biological Sciences: Ecology and Evolution, 2013
Sarah Davies B.S., Biological Sciences, 2013
Irene Xue B.S., Biological Sciences, 2013
Camilo Vanegas B.S., Kinisieology, 2012
Amy Carpenter B.S, Environmental Science and Policy, 2012
Jane Joo B.S., Biological Sciences 2012
Sydney Pickett B.A., Philosophy 2012
Heather Eversole B.S., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, 2011
Allison Salas B.S., Biological Sciences, 2011
Danielle Marshall B.S., Biological Sciences, 2011
Christopher Holden B.A., English Language and Literature 2011
Elmer Haapala B.S., Biological Sciences: Microbiology, 2010
Emily Ross B.S., Biological Sciences 2009
Melissa DiPietro B.S., Biological Sciences 2009
Clare Kirk B.S., Environmental Science and Policy, 2026
Seth Caban B.S., Biological Sciences (Ecology & Evolution) & B.S., Animal Sciences (Double Major), 2025 (Honors in Entomology)
Naomi Franklin B.S., Environmental Science and Policy - Wildlife Ecology, 2025
Julia Chan B.A., Government & Politics (Minor: Entomology), 2025
Avery Rice B.S., Environmental Science and Policy, 2024
Miriam Herrera B.S., Environmental Science and Policy (Wildlife Ecology & Management), 2024
Ricky Kong B.S., Environmental Science and Policy (Wildlife Ecology & Management), 2024
Samantha Kowalik B.S., Microbiology (Entomology Minor), 2023
Josephine Danckaert B.S., Biological Sciences & B.A., Theater (Double Major), 2023
Clark Bacwaden B.S., Biological Sciences, 2023
Grace Soltis B.S., Biological Sciences (Entomology Minor), 2022 (High Honors in Entomology)
Madison Jones B.S., Environmental Science and Technology, 2020
Betsy Wang B.S., Biological Sciences, 2020
Kristin Jayd B.S., Biological Sciences, 2019 (High Honors in Entomology)
Lily Durkee B.S., Biological Sciences: Ecology and Evolution, 2018 (High Honors in Entomology)
Victor Settles (now with vanEngelsdorp group)
Marina Peterson B.S., Environmental Science and Policy, 2018
Caroline Gonter B.S., Biological Sciences, 2018
Yuroslava Kuzina B.A., English Language and Literature, 2017
Kristine Persing B.S., Environmental Science and Technology, 2017
Kathryn Sullivan B.S., Biological Sciences, 2017
Giovanni Tundo B.S., Biological Sciences, 2017
Claire Morse B.S., Animal Sciences, 2017
Hashem Hraky B.S., Biological Sciences, 2016
Sze Wing Yu B.S., Environmental Science and Policy, 2015 (High Honors in Environmental Science and Policy)
Sara Reedy B.S., Environmental Science and Policy 2015
George Bradley Reahl B.S., Biological Sciences, 2015
Micah Miles B.S., Environmental Science and Policy 2014
Jake Bodart B.S., Biological Sciences: Ecology and Evolution, 2013
Sarah Davies B.S., Biological Sciences, 2013
Irene Xue B.S., Biological Sciences, 2013
Camilo Vanegas B.S., Kinisieology, 2012
Amy Carpenter B.S, Environmental Science and Policy, 2012
Jane Joo B.S., Biological Sciences 2012
Sydney Pickett B.A., Philosophy 2012
Heather Eversole B.S., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, 2011
Allison Salas B.S., Biological Sciences, 2011
Danielle Marshall B.S., Biological Sciences, 2011
Christopher Holden B.A., English Language and Literature 2011
Elmer Haapala B.S., Biological Sciences: Microbiology, 2010
Emily Ross B.S., Biological Sciences 2009
Melissa DiPietro B.S., Biological Sciences 2009
Alumni -- High School Students
Tiffany Young 2013-2016 home schooled
Jeanaya Bertrand 2014-2015 Eleanor Roosevelt High School
Lily Durkee 2013 Montgomery-Blair High School
Jason Young 2011-2012 Eleanor Roosevelt High School
Vanessa Niba 2010 Eleanor Roosevelt High School
Xiaoshan Zhang 2010 Montgomery-Blair High School
Jeanaya Bertrand 2014-2015 Eleanor Roosevelt High School
Lily Durkee 2013 Montgomery-Blair High School
Jason Young 2011-2012 Eleanor Roosevelt High School
Vanessa Niba 2010 Eleanor Roosevelt High School
Xiaoshan Zhang 2010 Montgomery-Blair High School
