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Dr. Mônica Kersch-Becker
Principal Investigator

I am an ecologist interested in identifying the mechanisms that drive species interactions. As an Assistant Professor of Arthropod Ecology at Penn State, I use manipulative field and laboratory experiments, integrating chemical assays to investigate how plant chemistry mediates interactions with herbivores, their natural enemies, and microbial communities. My research is grounded in the premise that chemically mediated interactions are fundamental to population dynamics, community structure, and ecosystem processes. By embracing the complexity of ecological systems, my work applies core ecological principles to improve crop protection, develop biologically based agricultural practices, and identify environmental changes that may disrupt key biotic interactions.


Contact: mfkb[at]psu.edu | Google Scholar | Research Gate  

Lab members

Shuhan Yin
Research assistant

Currently at a Ph. D. student at the Penn State. 
Mary Arlin Bunnell
Undergraduate Student
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Abby Myers
Undergraduate Student
Hannah Thompson
Undergraduate Student
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