Shakunthala Nair

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Ph: 706-***-**** E-mail: abo346@r.postjobfree.com, abo346@r.postjobfree.com

HIGHLIGHTS

Proficiency in field and applied entomology research, data analysis and presentation

Experience in plant-insect interactions, with field and plantation crop pests

Expertise in handling, rearing and conducting assays with phytophagous Hemiptera

Skill in project management and working with multidisciplinary research teams

Talent in computer applications, digital illustration and statistical analysis

Good experience in teaching students, farmers and instructors

EDUCATION

PhD (Entomology) August 2011

The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

Master of Plant Protection and Pest Management (MPPPM) December 2007

The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

Master of Science (Agricultural Entomology) July 1996

College of Horticulture, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, India

Bachelor of Science (Agriculture) October 1991

College of Horticulture, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, India

EMPLOYMENT

Assistant Professor (Agrl Entomology), Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, India

1999 - 2006

Full time position with equal emphasis on teaching, research and extension.

Activities during the period 1999 2006 provided separately in CV

Assistant Project Manager, Kerala Horticulture Development Programme19971998

Organized farmers of a region into self help groups and provided technical support for

overall

development in vegetable and fruit cultivation

Senior Research Fellow,

M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai, India 19961997

Designed and implemented field and lab. experiments with regional pests attacking cotton,

sunflower, sorghum, groundnuts and millets, conducted pest surveillance

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS (refereed)

EXTENSION/ OTHER PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Nair, S. 2011. Biography of ESA fellow Judith Willis. For Entomological Society of

America. http://www.entsoc.org/fellows/judith-h-willis-esa-fellow-2004

Shakunthala Nair, Ellen Bauske and S. Kristine Braman. 2012. Managing garden insects

begins with a question: Friend or foe?. Video script for UGA Center for Urban Agriculture.

Beverly Sparks, S. Kristine Braman and Shakunthala Nair. 2012. Control of Lace Bugs on

Ornamental Plants. University of Georgia College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences

Publication B 1102 http://www.caes.uga.edu/Publications/pubDetail.cfm?pk_id=6210

AWARDS/RECOGNITION

H.O. Lund Outstanding M.S. Student Award 2007

ESA Student Debate Winner on Implications of Insect Management for Human Survival at the57th Annual Meeting of the ESA, December 2009, Indianapolis, IN.

Linnaean Games Champion, ESA Southeastern Branch (84th Annual SEB ESA Meeting, March

2010, Atlanta GA)

C.M. Beckham Award 2010 for Best Paper by a PhD Student Georgia Entomological Society

Annual Meeting, October 2010

ESA Student Debate Winner on Issues Surrounding Biodiversity at the 58th Annual Meeting

of the ESA, December 2010, San Diego CA.

Linnaean Games Semi Finalist at National Linnaean Games, 58th Annual Meeting of the ESA,

December 2010, San Diego CA.

U.E. Brady Award 2011 for Runner-Up Poster by a Student at the Annual Meeting of the

Georgia Entomological Society, Lake Blackshear, Cordele, GA, April 2011

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

OAssistant Professor, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, India 1999-2006

" Undergraduate teaching " Postgraduate advising " Educating farmers and instructors

OGraduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Biology, University of GeorgiaFall 2007

OGraduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Entomology, University of Georgia2006-2007

OMentored Young Scholar with the Young Scholars Internship Program Summer 2010

INVITED TALKS

Current evaluation procedures of GMOs are adequate to determine their long-term impacts

on the environment and human health . 56th ESA Annual Meeting, Reno, Nevada, November 16-

19, 2008.

Biological control of insects has deleterious impacts and should be discontinued . 57th

ESA Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana, December 13-16, 2009.

Increasing natural enemy diversity among arthropods is compatible with the goals of

biological control and IPM . 58th ESA Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, December 12-

15, 2010.

Does Pieris leaf wax affect the Andromeda lace bug? 58th ESA Annual Meeting, San Diego,

California, December 12-15, 2010.

PRESENTATIONS IN CONFERENCES (most recent)

1. Shakunthala Nair, S.K. Braman and D.A. Knauft. 2009. Susceptibility of Pieris

varieties to lace

bugs (Stephanitis spp.). In 83rd Annual SEB ESA Meeting 2009, Montgomery, AL.

2. Shakunthala Nair, S.K. Braman and D.A. Knauft. 2010. Gradients in susceptibility of

Pieris taxa to Stephanitis lace bugs. In 84th Annual SEB ESA Meeting, 6 10 March 2010,

Atlanta, GA.

3. Shakunthala Nair, S.K. Braman and D.A. Knauft. 2010. Does Pieris leaf wax affect the

Andromeda lace bug? In 58th ESA Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, December 12-15,

2010.

4. Shakunthala Nair and S.K. Braman. 2011. What protects Pieris against the Andromeda

lace bug?

Georgia Entomological Society Annual Meeting, Cordele, GA, April 2011

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

(Entomological Society of America (Georgia Entomological Society

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