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    Kier Klepzig, Entomologist & Plant Pathologist

    Forests & PlantsInsects
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    • Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
    • USDA Forest Service Scientist
    • An entomologist studies insects and a plant pathologist studies plant diseases – in my case diseases of trees.
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    Melody Keena, Entomologist

    Insects
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    • Ph.D., University of California at Davis
    • USDA Forest Service Scientist
    • An entomologist studies insects and their interactions with other organisms and the environment.
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    Scott Horn, Entomologist

    Insects
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    • M.S., University of Georgia
    • USDA Forest Service Scientist
    • An entomologist studies insects and how they interact with the environment.
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    Amy Hill, Forest Entomologist

    Insects
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    • M.S., West Virginia University
    • USDA Forest Service Scientist
    • As a forest entomologist, I study how native trees interact with feeding from invasive insects from other countries.
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    Ryan Hanavan, Entomologist

    Insects
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    • Ph.D., University of Idaho
    • USDA Forest Service Scientist
    • An entomologist studies insects.  I am interested in plant stress related to early insect attack.
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    Andrew Graves, Forest Entomologist

    Forests & PlantsInsects
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    • Ph.D., University of Minnesota
    • USDA Forest Service Scientist
    • As a forest entomologist, I provide expert help to federal land managers on forest health-related issues.  My goal is to protect and improve forest health and insect related issues.
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    Chris Fettig, Research Entomologist

    Forests & PlantsInsects
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    • Ph.D., The University of Georgia
    • USDA Forest Service Scientist
    • As a research entomologist in the USDA Forest Service, my job is to help define the roles and impacts of insects to forests and wildland ecosystems in order to maintain the health, diversity and productivity of these environments.  Entomologists, in general, typically work in one or more sub disciplines (e.g., agriculture, forestry, genetics, medicine, veterinary, etc.).
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    Rachel Arango, Entomologist

    Forests & PlantsInsects
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    • M.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison
    • USDA Forest Service Scientist
    • An an entomologist, I work with all types of insects, but I am specifically focused on those in wood and wood products.
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    Daniel R. Williams, Environmental Social Scientist

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    • Ph.D., University of Minnesota
    • USDA Forest Service Scientist
    • Environmental social scientists study a wide variety of topics involving people, society, and their interactions with the environment.  My work focuses on how people experience and value nature in their everyday lives.
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    Sarah Wiener, Social Scientist

    Science Communication
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    • M.S., North Carolina State University
    • USDA Forest Service Scientist
    • As a social scientist, I study the ways that landowners and natural resources specialists interact with scientific information.  I help scientists and tool developers improve their communications and products.