M.S. Zoology, November 19, 1980; Louisiana Tech University (Ruston)

B.S. Zoology, May 13, 1978; North Carolina State University (Raleigh)

Other: Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge); part-time Ph.D. student in Entomology (1981-1988)

Experience

Extension Specialist: Department of Entomology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina (July 15, 1988 to present)

• Member of the Entomology Department faculty (July 15, 1988 to present)
• Pesticide Impact Assessment Specialist (July 15, 1988 to December 31, 2000)
• Pest Management Information Specialist (January 1, 2001 to February 29, 2008)
• Instructor for ENT 021 (Pesticides and Their Utilization), Agricultural Institute, North Carolina State University (Fall Semester 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007)
• Program Coordinator (Pesticides, Alternatives and Food Quality Protection Act), National Science Foundation Center for Integrated Pest Management, North Carolina State University (January 1, 2001 to present)
• Associate Director (Regulatory Issues), Southern Region Integrated Pest Management Center, North Carolina State University (October 1, 2003 to present)
• Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Coordinator, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences (March 1, 2008 to present)

Interim Pesticide Applicator Training Coordinator: Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina; directed Pesticide Applicator Training Program for North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service from February 1, 1997 to February 15, 1998

Research Associate: Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station (Administration) and Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service (Environmental Sciences Division), Baton Rouge, Louisiana; participated as Research Associate in Pesticide Impact Assessment Program from October 1, 1980 to July 1, 1988

Memberships in Professional Societies

Entomological Society of America
North Carolina Entomological Society
Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society of Agriculture
Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society
American Association of Pesticide Safety Educators
Crop Protection Association of North Carolina
North Carolina Agromedicine Institute
North Carolina Association of Cooperative Extension Specialists

Awards and Honors

Outstanding Extension/Regulatory Display, Entomological Society of America (Section E), at the annual meeting of the Entomological Society of America in Louisville, Kentucky, on December 8-12, 1996.

Outstanding Extension/Regulatory Display, Entomological Society of America (Section E), at the annual meeting of the Entomological Society of America in Las Vegas, Nevada, on November 11, 1998.

Ten-Year Service Certificate, North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, at NCCES Annual Conference on November 16, 1998.

Best Photograph of an Insect or Related Arthropod: Adult Lepidoptera Category, North Carolina Entomological Society, at the North Carolina Entomological Society Fall Banquet in Raleigh on October 5, 2001.

2003 Distinguished Achievement Award in Extension, Southeastern Branch of the Entomological Society of America, presented at the 77th annual meeting of the Southeastern Branch of the Entomological Society of America in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on March 11, 2003.