Research

Publications

B.W. Lee, T. Ugine, & J. Losey, 2018, An Assessment of the Physiological Costs of Autogenous Defenses in Native and Introduced Lady Beetles, Environmental Entomology, 47(4), 1030-1038.

S. Basu, R.E. Clark, Z. Fu, B.W. Lee, & D.W. Crowder 2021, Insect alarm pheromones in response to predators: ecological trade-offs and molecular mechanisms, Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Physiology, 10.1016/j.ibmb.2020.103514.

R. Clark, S. Basu, B.W. Lee, & D. Crowder, 2019, Tri-trophic interactions mediate the spread of a vector-borne plant pathogen, Ecology, 00(00):e02879.

K.R. Holt, L. Bernaola, … B.W. Lee … 2020, Synergisms in Science: Climate Change and Integrated Pest Management Through the Lens of Communication—2019 Student Debates, Journal of Insect Science, 20 (5), 31, 1-11

C. Parker, L. Bernaola, B. Lee, … R. Skinner, 2019, Entomology in the 21st Century: Tackling Insect Invasions, Promoting Advancements in Technology, and Using Effective Science Communication - 2018 Student Debates, Journal of Insect Science, 19(4), 1–11

* Papers in revision not listed

Grant Support & Awards

• USDA Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) EWD Predoctoral Fellowship (2019-Present). Principal Investigator, “Evaluating the non-consumptive effects of predators on aphid-borne virus spread”

• Robert F. and Mary Lou Harwood Graduate Fellowship (2019)

• Outstanding PhD Student of the Year, WSU Department of Entomology (2019)

• Achievement Rewards for College Scientists Fellowship (2016-2019)

• Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Hatch Grant (2015-2016)

Presentations

WSU R Working Group (Invited), Overview of Piecewise Structural Equation Modeling (December 2019)

Entomological Society of America Meeting, 10-minute Paper Presentations

• Predation Risk Cues Affect Pea Aphid Acquisition and Transmission of a Plant Virus, First Place (November 2019)

• Evaluating the Non-consumptive effects of Predators on aphid-borne viruses (November 2018)

Washington State University Undergraduate Biology Club (Invited), Identifying the Non-consumptive Effects of Predators on the Spread of Aphid-borne Viruses (February 2018)

Washington State University Entomology Department, PhD Proposal Seminar (December 2017)

Entomology Graduate Student Association (EGSA), Outreach Speaker

• WSU Entomology Department Insect Expo (April 2017-2019)

• Boy Scouts of America, Insect Day Speaker (Summer 2017)

• Creatures of the Night with Palouse Clearwater Environmental Institute, Moscow, ID (October 2017)

Naturalist Outreach Program Speaker (Fall 2014 - Spring 2015)

• Developed and conducted educational presentations for 2nd through 6th grade students on biological and ecological principles with a focus on agriculture