CURRICULUM VITAE Dr. Christine A. (Christie) Bahlai

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE Dr. Christine A. (Christie) Bahlai Michigan State University Center for Integrated Plant Systems Laboratory Room Wilson Road, East Lansing Michigan, United States Lab phone: +1 (517) C. A. Bahlai, Curriculum Vitae EDUCATION Ph.D. Environmental Biology University of Guelph 2012 M.Sc. Entomology University of Guelph 2007 B.Sc. Physical Science University of Guelph 2004 RESEARCH EXPERIENCE July present September April 2012 June 2010-February 2011 May September 2007 January April 2007 June 2002 December 2004 Research associate Department of Entomology, Michigan State University Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center Long Term Ecological Research project Ph.D. candidate, graduate research assistant School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph Consultant Nature Conservancy of Canada. Research technician Department of Plant Agriculture, Ridgetown Campus, University of Guelph M.Sc. student, graduate research assistant Department of Environmental Biology, University of Guelph Research assistant Department of Environmental Biology, University of Guelph PUBLICATIONS *mentored graduate student, **mentored undergraduate student In review Safarzoda, S.*, C.A. Bahlai, A.F. Fox, and D.A. Landis. The role of natural enemy foraging guilds in controlling cereal aphids in Michigan wheat. Submitted to PLoS One MS# PONE-D Page 1 -

2 Bahlai, C.A, and D.A. Landis. Predicting plant attractiveness to pollinators with passive crowdsourcing. Submitted to Methods in Ecology and Evolution. MS# MEE Published or in press 19) Carson, B.D.*, C.A. Bahlai and D. A. Landis. In press. Establishment, impacts, and current range of spotted knapweed (Centaurea stoebe ssp. micranthos) biological control insects in Michigan. Great Lakes Entomologist. MS#887 18) Bahlai, C.A., M. Colunga-Garcia, S.H. Gage, and D.A. Landis. In press. The role of exotic species in the decline of native ladybeetle populations: evidence from long-term monitoring. Biological Invasions. MS# BINV-S ) Brunke, A.J.*, C.A. Bahlai, J. Klimaszewski, and R.H. Hallett. In press. Rove beetles (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) in Ontario soybean agroecosystems: assemblage diversity, composition, seasonality and habitat use. The Canadian Entomologist, MS# TCE-ART ) Lettow, M.*, L.A. Brudvig; D.A. Landis, and C.A. Bahlai Oak savanna management strategies and their differential effects on vegetative structure, understory light and flowering forbs. Forest Ecology and Management 329: ) Bahlai, C.A., A.W. Schaafsma, D. Lagos, D. Voegtlin, J.L. Smith, J.A. Welsman, Y. Xue, C. DiFonzo, and R.H. Hallett Factors inducing migratory forms of soybean aphid and an examination of North American spatial dynamics of this species in the context of migratory behavior. Agriculture and Forest Entomology 16: ) Hallett, R, C. Bahlai, Y. Xue, and A. Schaafsma Incorporating natural enemy units into a dynamic action threshold for the soybean aphid, Aphis glycines (Hemiptera: Aphididae). Pest Management Science 70: ) Bahlai, C.A., M. Colunga-Garcia, S.H. Gage, and D.A. Landis Long-term functional dynamics of an aphidophagous coccinellid community remain unchanged despite repeated invasions. PLoS One 8: e ) Bahlai, C.A., R.M. Weiss and R.H. Hallett A mechanistic model for a tritrophic interaction involving soybean aphid, its host plants, and multiple natural enemies. Ecological Modelling 254: ) Brunke, A*, L. O Keefe**, C. Bahlai, M. Sears and R. Hallett Guilty by association: An evaluation of millipedes as pests of sweet potatoes and carrots. J. Applied Entomology. 136: ) Xue, Y., C. A. Bahlai, A. Frewin, C. M. McCreary, L. E. Des Marteaux, A. W. Schaafsma and R. H. Hallett Intraguild predation of the aphid parasitoid Aphelinus certus by Coccinella septempunctata and Harmonia axyridis. Biocontrol. 57: ) Bahlai, C.A., Y. Xue, C. McCreary**, A.W. Schaafsma and R.H. Hallett Choosing organic pesticides over synthetic pesticides may not effectively mitigate environmental risk in soybeans. PLoS ONE 5(6): e doi: /journal.pone ) Bahlai, C.A., S. Sikkema, J. Newman, R.H. Hallett and A.W. Schaafsma Modeling distribution and abundance of soybean aphid in soybean fields using measurements from the surrounding landscape. Environmental Entomology. 39: ) Bahlai, C.A. and M.K. Sears Population dynamics of Harmonia axyridis and Aphis glycines in Niagara peninsula soybean fields and vineyards. J. Entomological Society of Ontario. 14: ) Brunke, A.J.**, Bahlai, C.A., Sears, M.K. and R.H. Hallett Generalist predators (Coleoptera: Carabidae, Staphylinidae) associated with millipede populations in sweet potato and carrot fields, and implications for millipede management. Environmental Entomology. 38: ) Xue, Y., Bahlai, C.A., Frewin, A., Sears, M.K., Schaafsma, A.W. and R.H. Hallett Predation by Coccinella septempunctata and Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) on Aphis glycines (Homoptera: Aphididae). Environmental Entomology. 38: ) Bahlai, C.A., J.A. Welsman, E.C. Macleod**, A. Schaafsma, R.H. Hallett and M.K Sears The role of visual and olfactory cues from agricultural hedgerows in the foraging behaviour of Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Environmental Entomology. 37: ) Bahlai, C.A., J.A. Welsman, A. Schaafsma and M.K Sears Development of the soybean aphid on its primary host Rhamnus cathartica L. Environmental Entomology. 36: Page 2 -

3 2) Welsman, J.A., C.A. Bahlai, M. K. Sears, and A. Schaafsma Decline of soybean aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae) egg populations from autumn to spring on the primary host, Rhamnus cathartica. Environmental Entomology. 36: ) Bahlai, C.A., S.A. Goodfellow, D.E. Stanley-Horn and R.H. Hallett Endoparasitoid assemblage of the pea leafminer, Liriomyza huidobrensis (Diptera: Agromyzidae), an exotic vegetable pest in Southern Ontario. Environmental Entomology. 35: Reports and policy documents 3) Pulfer, T.L., C. Bahlai and L. Mousseau Recovery strategy for Laura s Clubtail (Stylurus laurae) in Ontario. Ontario Recovery Strategy Series. Prepared for the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Peterborough, Ontario. v + 23 pp. (peer reviewed) 2) Farrell, T., C. Copeland and C. Bahlai Recovery strategy for the Northern Barrens Tiger Beetle (Cicindela patruela) in Ontario. Ontario Recovery Strategy Series. Prepared for the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Peterborough, Ontario. vi + 17 pp. (peer reviewed) 1) Hallett, R. H., Heal, J. D. and Bahlai, C. A Relative efficacy of synthetic insecticides and nematodes for control of pea leafminer on celery, Pest Management and Research Report, 2003 Growing Season. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. pp Theses and dissertations 3) Bahlai, C. A Biotic and abiotic factors affecting distribution and abundance of soybean aphid in North America. Ph.D. dissertation. School of Environmental Sciences. University of Guelph. Guelph. 2) Bahlai, C. A Ecological interactions of Harmonia axyridis and Aphis glycines in Ontario agroecosystems. M.Sc. Thesis. Department of Environmental Biology. University of Guelph. Guelph. 1) Bahlai, C.A Endoparasitoid assemblage of the pea leafminer in the Holland Marsh, ON. Honours thesis. Department of Environmental Biology. University of Guelph. Guelph. Other contributions 1) Hallett, R, T. Baute and C. Bahlai Aphid Advisor app for the Blackberry smartphones. Available online: PRESENTATIONS Invited presentations 19) Quantifying the impact of predation in an invaded agroecosystem: Applications in management and conservation. Louisiana State University, Department of Entomology. 26 May ) Quantitative approaches to conservation biocontrol in agricultural landscapes. University of California, Davis. Department of Entomology and Nematology. 17 April ) The big picture in sustainable agroecosystem entomology: Integrating multiple data sources and community ecology approaches to build better practices and landscapes. University of Maryland College Park. Department of Entomology. 27 March ) Long-term dynamics of economically important insects in row crop dominated landscapes: Applications in management and conservation science. Auburn University, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology. 12 March ) Mechanisms driving declines of native ladybeetles. Kellogg Biological Station Long Term Ecological Research site review by National Science Foundation. 29 May ) Abiotic and biotic factors affecting the distribution and abundance of soybean aphid in North America: An Ontario perspective. Michigan State University, Department of Entomology. 5 April ) Sustainable management of the soybean aphid. Guest lecture, Plant Health and the Environment. University of Guelph. 10 February Page 3 -

4 12) Applied insect behaviour for management. Guest lecture, Insect Behaviour, University of Guelph. 18 March ) Improving soybean aphid management. Southwest Agricultural Conference, Ridgetown, ON. 6-7 January 2010 (with R. Hallett, Y. Xue, and A Frewin). Ontario Agri-Business Association Eastern Ontario Meeting, Winchester, ON, 25 January 2010, Eastern Ontario Crop Conference, Kemptville, ON. 18 February 2010, Pioneer Seed Dealer Spring Information Session, 29 March ) Insects and microclimate. Guest lecture, Climate Change Ecology, University of Guelph. 12 October 2008 and 1 October ) Chemical ecology of Harmonia axyridis. Guest lecture (with Erik Glemser), Natural Chemicals in the Environment. University of Guelph. 29 September more, Contributed presentations at scientific meetings 20) Bahlai, C, and D. Landis Crowd-sourcing ecology: Predicting plant attractiveness to pollinators from internet image searches. Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, 9-15 August ) Bahlai, C, and D. Landis Niche partitioning in aphidophagous coccinellids. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Austin, TX, 9-13 November ) Bahlai, C, M. Colunga-Garcia, S. Gage and D. Landis Long-term community dynamics of aphidophagous coccinellids in response to repeated invasion in a diverse agricultural landscape. Poster presentation, Ecological Society of America meeting, Minneapolis, MN, Aug ) Bahlai, C, M. Colunga-Garcia, S. Gage and D. Landis Long term sampling reveals previously unobserved trends in predatory coccinellid populations in an agricultural landscape. Poster presentation at the Long Term Ecological Research All Scientists Meeting. Estes Park, CO, Sept ) Bahlai, C., D. Voegtlin, T. Gillespie, Y. Xue, R. Hallett, C. DiFonzo, A. Schaafsma Where did they come from? Where are they going? Modeling the movement of soybean aphid infestations in North America. Contributed paper in President s Prize Competition. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America. Indianapolis, IN, December ) Bahlai, C., Y. Xue, C. McCreary, A.W. Schaafsma and R. H. Hallett Evaluation of novel and organic foliar insecticides for reduced-risk soybean aphid control in Ontario. Poster. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America. Indianapolis, IN, December ) Xue, Y., R. Hallett, C. Bahlai, A. Frewin, M. Sears and A.Schaafsma Interguild predation of Aphelinus certus by Harmonia axyridis and Coccinella septempunctata. Contributed paper. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America. Indianapolis, IN, December ) Brunke, A.J, C. A. Bahlai and R. H. Hallett The spring rove beetle (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) assemblage of soybean hedgerows: potential for direct and indirect biocontrol services. Poster in President s Prize Competition. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America. Indianapolis, IN, December more, Contributed presentations at trade association and extension meetings 15) Xue, Y., Bahlai, C., Frewin, A., Hallett, R.H., and A. Schaafsma A dynamic threshold approach: Let natural enemies help you to control soybean aphid. Southwest Agricultural Conference, January 6-7, 2009, Ridgetown, ON. (Poster). 14) Frewin, A., Hallett, R.H., Bahlai, C., Xue, Y., and A. Schaafsma Soybean Aphid Natural Enemies: My enemy s enemy is my friend. Southwest Agricultural Conference, January 6-7, 2009, Ridgetown, ON. (Poster). 13) Bahlai, C., Sikkema, S., Newman, J., Hallett R.H., and A. Schaafsma Do I have a high risk field? Identifying fields at high risk of developing soybean aphid populations BEFORE you plant. Southwest Agricultural Conference, January 6-7, 2009, Ridgetown, ON. (Poster). +12 more, Page 4 -

5 FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS Synthesis of cross-taxa organismal abundance and relevant environmental data from Long Term Ecological Research to test hypotheses in invasion biology PI, with Douglas A. Landis. Synthesis Post-Doc proposal for the National Science Foundation's Long Term Ecological Research Network. Submitted October USD$49,777. Not Awarded Laura s Clubtail draft recovery strategy with Tanya Pulfer and Laura Mousseau of the Nature Conservancy of Canada. Research grant from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources: granted in November, 2010, CAD$6,132. Northern Barrens Tiger Beetle draft recovery strategy with Todd Farrell and Cara Copeland of the Nature Conservancy of Canada. Research grant from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources: granted in June, 2010, CAD$6,132. Biotic and abiotic factors influencing distribution and abundance of soybean aphid, an introduced pest to North America Fellowship from Japan Society for Promotion of Science/ Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Summer Program: granted in April 2010, 692,500 (~CAD$7600) plus airfare from JSPS, CAD$3000 from NSERC. (declined for medical reasons preventing travel) Sustainable management of the soybean aphid with biological control agents, phenological studies, and reduced risk management practices Three year Doctoral Fellowship from Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada: Granted in April, CAD$63,000 SUPERVISORY EXPERIENCE Graduate students 3) Shahlo Safarzoda. Biological control of cereal aphids on wheat: The role of natural enemies on cereal aphid suppression. Ad-hoc advisory committee member. MS. Michigan State University ) Brendan Carson. Biological control of spotted knapweed and conservation of associated pollinator communities. Ad-hoc advisory committee member. MS. Michigan State University ) Mitchell Lettow. Oak savanna restoration: effects of variable methods on habitat, flowering forbs, and pollinator communities. Ad-hoc advisory committee member. MS. Michigan State University Undergraduate students 2) Jessica Kalin. Staphylinid function/diversity patterns in working landscapes. Supervisor. BS Honors thesis project. Michigan State University. Anticipated completion December ) Niamh Wall. Soybean aphid and natural enemy population dynamics in the context of three pest management decision making thresholds. Co-supervisor. Honours thesis project for Bachelors of Bio-Resource Management (BBRM). University of Guelph TEACHING EXPERIENCE Co-instructor, Biological Control. Taught graduate level theory and practice of biological control. Department of Entomology. Michigan State University, Winter Course Consultant: Developed teaching materials for senior environmental sciences courses. School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph. Fall 2009-Spring Instructor, Natural Chemicals in the Environment. Taught senior undergraduate chemical ecology course via distance education format. Department of Environmental Biology, University of Guelph. Fall 2007, Winter 2008, Winter Teaching assistant: Insect Diversity and Biology. Delivered lecture in a laboratory setting, graded for senior insect identification course. Department of Environmental Biology, University of Guelph. Duties involved. Winter 2006, Page 5 -

6 Marker: Natural Chemicals in the Environment. Grading for senior chemical ecology course Department of Environmental Biology, University of Guelph. Winter 2005, 2006, Marker: Food Production and the Environment. Grading, student consultation for sophomore agriculture and environment course. Department of Environmental Biology, University of Guelph. Winter 2006, Teaching assistant: Natural Chemicals in the Environment. Grading, student consultation for onlinebased senior chemical ecology course. Department of Environmental Biology, University of Guelph. Fall 2005, Teaching assistant: Insects and Weed Pests of Turf. Delivered lectures, designed assignments and tests for laboratory portion of diploma-level insect identification course. Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph. Fall 2005, Laboratory facilitator: Applied Entomology/Integrated Pest Management: Insects. Designed and delivered lectures and tests in a laboratory setting for senior/graduate level biological control course. Department of Environmental Biology, University of Guelph. Winter SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS Schneller and Summers Travel Award, Ontario Agricultural College, University of Guelph, 2010 (declined) Taffy Davison Memorial Travel Grant, Ontario Agricultural College, University of Guelph, 2010 (declined) Dean s Scholarship, Environmental Biology, University of Guelph, 2009, 2010 Graduate Student Teaching Award of Merit, North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture, 2008 Fred W. Presant Award in Pesticide Research, University of Guelph, 2008 Dean s Tri-Council Scholarship, University of Guelph, 2008 Ontario Graduate Scholarship, Government of Ontario, 2008(declined). Mary Edmunds Williams Scholarship, University of Guelph, 2007 Keefer Graduate Scholarship, University of Guelph, 2007 Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Convention, Student Poster competition: Third place, 2007 Entomological Society of America President s prize: First place, 2006 Entomological Society of America President s prize: Honorable mention, 2005 Crop Life Canada Award, 2005 Entomological Society of Ontario President s, 2004 MANUSCRIPT REVIEW European Journal of Entomology (one manuscript since 2014) Biological Invasions (one manuscript since 2014) Biological Control (two manuscripts since 2014) Environmental Modelling and Software (three manuscripts since 2014) Methods in Ecology and Evolution (two manuscripts since 2013) Agriculture and Forest Entomology (two manuscripts since 2013) Ecosphere (one manuscript since 2013) Annals of the Entomological Society of America (two manuscripts since 2013) Northeastern Naturalist (one manuscript since 2013) Ecological Modelling (one manuscript since 2012) Journal of Pest Science (one manuscript since 2012) Environmental Entomology (six manuscripts since 2012) Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology (five manuscripts since 2011) Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata (one manuscript since 2011) Journal of Applied Entomology (two manuscripts since 2009) Journal of Economic Entomology (five manuscripts since 2008) PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Software Carpentry/Data Carpentry Instructor 2014-present - Page 6 -

7 Sigma Delta Epsilon Graduate Women in Science Reviewer, National Fellowships program, 2014 Ecological Society of America Agro-Ecology Section Social media liaison 2013-present Ecological Society of America Scaling Up! Workshop for Early Career Scientists Participant (competitive: 30 of ~100 applicants were selected to attend). June Kellogg Biological Station Long Term Ecological Research Information Management Committee Member 2013-present Entomological Society of Ontario Director , Public Education and Outreach Committee Student Representative to Board School of Environmental Sciences Graduate Program Committee, University of Guelph Student representative Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Southwest Crop Diagnostic Days Speaker at Insect ID, soybean aphid modules PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS North American Native Plant Society, Kellogg Biological Station Long Term Ecological Research site Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center Entomological Society of Canada International Organization for Biological Control, Ecological Society of America, Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution, Entomological Society of America, Entomological Society of Ontario, Page 7 -