Susan Romero

Linyphiid spiders are some of the most common natural enemies
in agroecosystems in Kentucky (photos J. Harwood)

• Advisory Committee: James Campbell, James Nechols, David Margolies, Kimberly With
  Dissertation: Influence of landscape structure on movement behavior and habitat use by red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

Ph.D. Student, Miami University, January – December 1999, Major advisor: Ann Rypstra;

• Research interest: Influence of habitat complexity and prey availability on spider colonization in agricultural fields. Spatial and temporal patterns of intraguild predation by spiders.

M.S., Zoology, Miami University, 1999, GPA 3.77

• Thesis: Microsporidia (Microspora: Microsporea) infection of bean leaf beetle, Ceratoma trifurcata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in a soybean agroecosystem in Ohio. Survey of seasonal microsporidia infection levels in conventional vs. conservation-tilled soybeans

B.S., Biology, College of Mt. St. Joseph, 1996, GPA 3.55, cum laude

• Senior Project: Burrowing, mating, and grooming behavior of Cicindela repanda       (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae).

• Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

• Department of Entomology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

• USDA/ARS - Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, Gainesville, FL

• Cincinnati Museum Center, Cincinnati, OH

• Miami University, Oxford, OH

• College of Mt St. Joseph, Cincinnati, OH

• Miami University, Oxford, OH

• College of Mt. St. Joseph, Cincinnati, OH

• Entomology – graduate level - field and laboratory course – one semester
• Parasitology – graduate level - developed laboratory manual and curriculum – two semesters
• Introduction to Biological Concepts – laboratory course – two semesters

• Introduction to Biological Concepts – laboratory course – one semester, Miami University

• Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter Natural History – 4 semesters, College of Mt. St. Joseph

• Movement behavior in response to landscape structure: role of functional grain

• Habitat fragmentation modifies space use by a Tenebrionid beetle.

• Response to patch boundaries: role of perceptual range and permeability.

• Resource spatial pattern and quality modifies oviposition and development of red flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum).

• A survey of the summer tiger beetles of the Ohio River beaches in Ohio and eastern Indiana. Entomological News 109(3): 165-171

• Evidence of a male - choice sexual selection in Cicindela repanda (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae). Cicindela 28: 53 – 59

• The status of some tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae: Cicindela spp.) in Southern Ohio. Ohio Journal of Science 96.1: 29-30

• Spatial pattern of habitat impacts oviposition pattern of red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum, over multiple scales. National Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Indianapolis, IN

• Habitat pattern impacts oviposition pattern of red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum. Annual Meeting of the Consortium for Integrated Management of Stored Product Insect Pests, Indianapolis, IN.

• Habitat abundance and landscape pattern influence movement behavior of red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum, (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Annual Meeting of the Consortium for Integrated Management of Stored Product Insect Pests, Manhattan, KS.

•  Influence of landscape structure on movement behavior and habitat use in red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum. Annual Meeting of the Consortium for Integrated Management of Stored Product Insect Pests. Salt Lake City, UT

• Observations on the mating behavior of Cicindela repanda (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae: Cicindela spp.). Ohio Valley Entomological Society Student Paper Competition. University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.

• Observations on the burrowing, grooming, and mating behavior of Cicindela repanda (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae: Cicindela spp.). Indiana Academy of Science Annual Meeting, IUPUI, Indianapolis, IN.

• Habitat abundance and landscape pattern influence movement behavior of red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum, (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae).  National meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

• Red flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum) response to landscape heterogeneity. Central States Entomological Society Annual Meeting. Lawrence KS.

• An agent-based model for simulating red flour beetle movement and population dynamics. Conference on Applied Statistics in Agriculture. Kansas State University. Manhattan, KS.

• Influence of flour patch size and abundance on movement of red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). National meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Salt Lake City, UT

• Protozoan endosymbionts of Coleoptera found in a soybean agroecosystem in Ohio. National Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Nashville, TN

• Tiger beetles of the Ohio River valley.  National Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Louisville, KY

• Tiger beetles of southwestern Ohio waterways. National Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Las Vegas, NV

• University of Kentucky Research Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2008 - 2010
• Ohio Biological Survey Individual Research Grant, 1995-1996, P.I.- S. Reidel
• Ohio Biological Diversity Grant, Ohio Department of Natural Resources – 1995-1996, P.I.- G. Kritsky, Co-P.I.s - S. Reidel, A.J. Savage, & L. Horner
• Indiana Academy of Science Research Grant, 1995, P.I. - S. Reidel

• 2005 President's Prize, runner-up, Student Poster Competition, Entomological Society of America, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
• 2005 First Place, Student Poster Competition, Central States Entomological Society Annual Meeting, Lawrence, KS
• 2005 R.H. Painter Memorial Scholarship, Department of Entomology, Kansas State University
• 2004 Kansas State University, Graduate Student Council Travel Award
• 2003-2005 Timothy R. Donoghue Graduate Scholarship, Kansas State University
• 1997 Entomology Educational Project Award, Board Certified Entomologists of Mid America, NCB/ ESA annual meeting, presented to G. Kritsky, S. Reidel, A. J. Savage, L. Horner, and J. Smith for College of Mt. St. Joseph Insect Survey

• Department of Entomology, KSU, Popenoe Entomology Club - President, Vice-president, Student Representative to Faculty, Chairman of Constitution Committee, Merchandise Committee, Awards Committee, Tours Committee
• Entomological Society of America, 2004 National Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, student volunteer
• Konza Prairie Biological Station, Education Outreach Volunteer, Grasshopper Lab
• North Central Branch/Entomological Society of America, 2004 Annual Meeting, Kansas City, MO, student volunteer
• Insect Expo 2004, Kansas City, MO, volunteer
• Kansas State University Linnaean team 2004, competitor NCB Annual Meeting

• K-State Insect Zoo, volunteer (2004 – 2006)

• Florida State Collection of Arthropods, Gainesville, FL, Research Associate 2001-2003, Arachnids
• Department of Zoology, Miami University - Coordinator of Ecolunch, an informal weekly seminar series, 1998-1999
• Cincinnati Museum of Natural History - Curatorial Assistant, Entomology 1994-1996

• Entomological Society of America
• American Arachnological Society
• Ecological Society of America
• Sigma Xi

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