Professional Experience: Marie Sklodowska Curie Postdoctoral Fellow September 2021- Present Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences PI: Michelle Cleary
Postdoctoral research associate December 2019-September 2021 Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA PI: Julie Lockwood
Education: Ph.D. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES August 2015- December 2019 Wright State University, Dayton, OH, USA Advisor: Don Cipollini
M.S., ENTOMOLOGY December 2014 Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA Advisor: Cliff Sadof
B.S., FOREST Ecosystem Restoration and Management May 2012 University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Stevens Point, WI, USA Advisor: James Cook
Research Focus:
Plant Ecology and Entomology
Host plant selection of forest insects
Invasion ecology
Host plant resistance mechanisms
Ecological fitting of insects to novel hosts
Teaching Experience: Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio September 2018-December 2019 Graduate teaching assistant. Prepared laboratory each week for Plant Physiology and general biology courses including making solutions, gathering and buying supplies, and teaching/supervision of the students. Responsible for grading laboratory reports and leading class discussion after laboratory.
Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio April 2018, 2019 Guest lecturer. Lectured on interactions between organisms during a community ecology unit in a freshman level biology course.
Professional memberships:
Entomological Society of America, member 2013-2020 +Student representative for Wright State University on Student Affairs Committee for North Central Branch (2018, 2019).
Ecological Society of American, member2019 Graduate Student Assembly, Wright State University 2018-2019 +Grant reviewer of Professional Development Grant.
Society of Ecological Restoration, student member 2011-2014
Funding: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship 2021-2023 Travel Awards: ESA North Central Branch Student Travel Award 2019 Environmental Sciences Ph.D. program Travel Fund 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 Department of Biological Sciences Travel Grant 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 College of Science and Mathematics Special Projects Fund (Travel) 2016, 2017
Invited Research Presentations:
Peterson, D. L. 2020. Performance and impact of emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) on novel hosts. Graduate Program in Ecology and Evolution Seminar Series. Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Peterson, D. L., K. Boroczky, J. Tumlinson, and D. Cipollini. 2018. Volatile profiles of five hosts of emerald ash borer and their potential role in host plant selection. Sensory Ecology Symposium, North Central Branch meeting for Entomological Society of America, 18-21 March 2018. Madison, Wisconsin.
Peterson D. L. and D. Cipollini. 2017. Emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) longevity, feeding, and oviposition on novel hosts. A Day in the Woods Program at the Vinton Furnace. 14th of July 2017, Vinton Furnace Experimental Forest, Dundas, OH.
Peterson, D. L., S. Yaninek, J. J. Duan, and C. Sadof. 2014. Suitability of blue ash (Fraxinus quadrangulata) and green ash (F. pennsylvanica) to emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) and its larval parasitoid Tetrastichus planipennisi. Emerald ash borer symposium. Entomological Society of America, 16-19 November 2014. Portland, Oregon. (Poster)
Selected Research Presentations: Peterson, D. L., and D. Cipollini. 2019. Performance of emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) in stressed non-ash hosts. 2019 Annual Meeting of Ecological Society of America, 11-16 August 2019. Louisville, Kentucky.
Peterson, D. L., K. Boroczky, J. Tumlinson, and D. Cipollini. 2019. Ecological fitting of emerald ash borer to novel hosts: host plant volatiles and their importance for host attraction. 2019 Plant-Herbivore Interaction (Gordon Research Conference), 24-28 February 2019. Ventura, CA. (Poster)
Peterson, D. L., K. Boroczky, J. Tumlinson, and D. Cipollini. 2018. Ecological fitting of emerald ash borer to novel hosts: Host plant chemistry, adult preference and volatile attraction. In Crossing borders: Entomology in a changing world. 2018 Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, November 11-14 2018, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Peterson D. L. and D. Cipollini. 2017. Longevity, consumption, and oviposition of emerald ash borer on novel hosts. In Entomology 2017: Ignite. Inspire. Innovate. Entomology Society of American, November 5-8 2017, Denver, CO. https://esa.confex.com/esa/2017/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/121006 (Accessed October 3 2017).
Peterson, D. L., and D. Cipollini. 2017. Distribution, impacts, and adult longevity of emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) on white fringetree (Chionanthus virginicus). 2017 Plant-Herbivore Interaction (Gordon Research Conference), 12-17 February 2017. Ventura, CA. (Poster)
Peterson, D. L., and D. Cipollini. 2016. Distribution, predictors, and impacts of emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) infestation of white fringetree (Chionanthus virginicus). International Congress of Entomology, 25-30 September 2016. Orlando Florida.
Peterson, D. L., S. Yaninek, J. J. Duan, and C. Sadof. 2014. Emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) larval development on blue ash (Fraxinus quadrangulata) and green ash (F. pennsylvanica): Field and laboratory experiments. Entomological Society of America, 16-19 November 2014. Portland, Oregon.
Peterson, D. L., S. Yaninek, and C. Sadof. 2013. Suitability of blue ash (Fraxinus quadrangulata) and green ash (F. pennsylvanica) to emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) and the larval parasitoid Tetrastichus planipennisi. Entomological Society of America, November 10-14 2013. Austin, Texas. (Poster)
Professional development: Ecological Seminar Coordinator (Ecoseminar) 2016-2018 +Planned time and location for weekly seminar series. Coordinated and invited graduate students and professors, from both Wright State University and local universities, to present research, findings, proposal defenses, or Master/PhD defenses. Grant reviewer 2018 +Reviewed applications for the Professional Development Grant offered by the Graduate Student Assembly at Wright State University. Section Moderator 2017-2018 +Moderated graduate student presentations at the Celebration of Research at Wright State University. Student Adviser and Mentor 2016-2019 +Helped train undergraduate students and new graduate students. Demonstrated to them how to write scientifically, design and implement experiments, and manage, statistically test, and analyze data sets. Provide advice in maintaining a work, life balance and insights on how to budget salary in graduate school.
Community Outreach: Innovation Weekend 2019 +Mentoring undergraduates on how to conceptualize realistic ideas to solve major world issues with 2019 concentrating on how to manage plastic overuse and pollution in our oceans. Math & Science Night Volunteer 2018 +Taught elementary school students and parents about the diversity of insect fauna and career options for entomologists at Mills Lawn Elementary School, Yellow Springs Ohio. Science communication via Twitter (@ForestEnto) 2018-Present +Present my findings through Twitter to reach a larger, general science audience. Collaborate with other researchers by sharing their tweets, recent findings, and having discussions of current issues. Skype a Scientist 2018-2019 +Participating in program that links scientists with K-12 teachers. Teachers and scientists work together to plan a Skype session to discuss a topic relevant to the scientist’s expertise. Students are given the opportunity to ask questions and learn about the discussed topic.