Assistant Professor
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences | Department of Entomology
Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
James received his Bachelor’s degree from Swarthmore College (Biology, Sociology and Anthropology) and his PhD from Harvard University in the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology. He is interested in the behavior and ecology of insects and how these are impacted by rapid environmental change. His research group at UW-Madison studies bee health and plant-pollinator interactions, with an applied interest in supporting pollinators and pollination in agroecosystems. His lab develops low-cost, scalable techniques for experimental automation, data collection, and analysis, including the application of AI and computer vision. He is especially interested in how these emerging technologies can help us better understand the impacts of environmental change and on bees and other insects.
Talks:
Pollinators and pollination in a changing world
This talk explores bee behavior and pollinator health, and how they are impacted by rapid environmental change. In addition to focusing on effects of stressors like pesticides and extreme weather, this talk explores how emerging technologies such as AI can help support the resilience and conservation of pollinators.