As the GIS (geographic information system) specialist in the Groves lab, Emily’s duties include compiling, extracting and analyzing GIS landcover data, managing and analyzing complex entomological databases, and conducting field surveys, as well as manipulative field and lab experiments on disease host plants and vector insects. In additions to these duties, she also enjoys driving the tractor during potato harvest season.

Education:
M.S. Forestry and Natural Resources – Clemson University, 2007
B.S. Forest Ecology and Management – University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2002