Julianna Tuell
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My research interests are based on the idea of working towards sustainable crop pollination through the integration of both managed and wild bees. I am a Michigan native and joined the Isaacs Lab in the spring of 2003 as a doctoral student following the completion of my masters in plant pathology.
Current Projects: 1) Evaluating bumble bees as an alternative managed pollinator in highbush blueberry production. 2) Determining the extent to which landscape context affects the success of habitat manipulation for increasing crop pollination. 3) Bee inventory for the biodiversity project as part of the Great Lakes Biofuels Research Center.
My dissertation research foci were on the wild bees of the Michigan highbush blueberry agro-ecosystem and on evaluating native perennials as potential bee forage in agricultural landscapes. As a post-doctoral associate, I am involved with the three different bee-related projects listed above. In addition to my research responsibilities, I also currently (Spring 2009) teach a graduate-level seminar course in Pollination Ecology at MSU and a 100-level undergraduate course in Organismal Biology as an adjunct faculty member at Lansing Community College. For a copy of my current C.V., please contact me (tuelljul@msu.edu).