Management Development
Resume:
Bruce A. McPheron
College of Agricultural Sciences
Penn State
University
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University Park, PA 16802
Telephone: 814-***-****
FAX: 814-***-****
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Education
B.S. 1976 The Ohio State University Entomology with honors
M.S. 1980 University of Illinois Biology
Ph.D. 1987 University of Illinois Entomology
Academic Employment
1976-80 Teaching Assistant, University of Illinois (biology, ecology, entomology)
1980-83 County Extension Agent, 4-H, The Ohio State University (Clermont County)
1983-87 Teaching Assistant, University of Illinois (biology, ecology, entomology)
1987-88 Postdoctoral Researcher, Louisiana State University Department of
Entomology
1988-94 Assistant Professor, Penn State University Department of Entomology
1994-2000 Associate Professor, Penn State University Department of Entomology
2000-present Professor, Penn State University Department of Entomology
2000-02 Administrative Fellow, Penn State University Agricultural Experiment Station
2002-09 Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education, PSU College of
Agricultural Sciences
Director, Pennsylvania Agricultural Experiment Station
2009-present Dean, College of Agricultural Sciences, Penn State University
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Honors
1972 National 4-H Scholarship
1974 Undergraduate Honor s Research Award, Ohio State University
1975 Floyd Smith Entomology Scholarship, Ohio State University
1975 Election to Phi Kappa Phi
1975 Election to OSU chapter, Gamma Sigma Delta
1983-84 University Graduate Fellowship, University of Illinois
1987 Robert Emerson Graduate Student Award, University of Illinois
2001 Election to PSU chapter, Gamma Sigma Delta
2003 Distinguished Alumnus Annual Recognition and Seminar, Department of Entomology,
University of Illinois
2006 USDA-CSREES Certificate of Merit for service on the USDA-CSREES ESCOP Joint
Task Force on Hatch Act Allocations
Leadership Development Opportunities
1982, 1983 Buckeye Recreation Workshop
Annual (7 day) workshop to develop leadership skills among paid and
volunteer managers of youth and other community organizations (elected to
Board of Directors in 1983; stepped down to return to graduate school)
2000-01 ESCOP/ACOP Leadership Development Program, Class 10
Phase 1 (Indianapolis, IN, 7 days) facilitated leadership development
training
Phase 2 (PSU, full year) exposure to range of College and Ag Experiment
Station leadership activities; particular responsibilities for federal
accomplishment and impact reporting, graduate education, intellectual
property, and industry-sponsored research policies
Phase 3 (Washington, DC, 3 days) interface between the land grant
universities and the federal government
2002 USDA-CSREES/NASULGC New Deans and Directors Workshop
Washington, DC (3 days) effective leadership and management of land
grant agricultural programs
2005 American Council on Education workshop Chairing the Academic
Department
Washington, DC (3 days) leadership and management training for
academic leaders within the university environment
2005 Excellence in Higher Education Workshop
State College (1 day, facilitated by Brent Rubin, Rutgers University) focus
on strategic planning to achieve excellence in the academic environment
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2005-06 Committee on Institutional Cooperation Academic Leadership Program
Session 1 (University of Illinois, 3 days) leadership
Session 2 (Michigan State University, 3 days) human resources
Session 3 (University of Michigan, 3 days) research university of the
future
Academic Leadership Roles
Ohio Cooperative Extension-
1982-83 4-H Camp Graham Board of Directors, president
Penn State
2004-05 Advisory Committee on Graduate Education, chair
2006-07 University Research Council, chair
Regional
2003-07 Northeast Regional Association of Agricultural Experiment Station Directors,
executive committee (chair 2005-06)
2003-04 Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development Board of Directors, co-
chair
2004-07 Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development Board of Directors, chair
2010-present Northeast Regional Administrative Heads Section, executive team (chair-elect
2010-11, chair 2011-12)
National
2006-09 Experiment Station Committee on Organization and Policy, executive board
(chair 2007-08)
- Advocacy for passage of 2008 Farm Bill
- Initiation of 2008 Farm Bill implementation (including reorganization of
USDA agencies, new funding authorities for USDA competitive grants)
- Implementation of national marketing effort for the land grant
agricultural system
- Revitalization of national-level partnership between the research and
cooperative extension functions of land grant colleges and universities
2009-present Administrative Heads Section, executive board (secretary 2009-10, chair-
elect
2010-11, chair 2011-12)
2010-present Policy Board of Directors of the Board on Agriculture Assembly (chair-elect
2010-12)
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Professional Service Experience
Penn State
Department of Entomology (1988-2001)
Awards Committee (member and chair)
Candidacy Committee (member and chair)
Educational Display Committee
Graduate Program Council (member and chair)
Instruction Committee (member and chair)
Nominations Committee
Promotion and Tenure Committee (member and chair)
Recruiting Committee
Seminar Committee (member and chair)
Social Committee
Advisory Committee to the Head
Entomology AD-14 Review Committee
Search Committees
Social Insect Geneticist (chair, two searches)
Molecular Insect Pathologist (chair)
Department Head
Ad-hoc Committee on general entomology curriculum
Ad-hoc Committee to develop extension associate model
Ad-hoc Committee on department future vision
College of Agricultural Sciences (1988-2001)
Library Committee (member and chair)
COAS Representative to Eberly College of Science faculty meetings
Instruction and Curricular Affairs Committee (member and chair)
Faculty Advisory Committee to the Dean (member and chair-elect)
Agroecosystem Sciences Curriculum Development Committee, plant sciences option
Governor s School for the Agricultural Sciences student selection panel
GSD/COAS Graduate and Undergraduate Poster Competition (judge)
Ad-hoc Committee to develop guidelines for post-tenure review
Ad-hoc Review Committee for Environmental Resource Management
Penn State (1988-2001)
Graduate Research Exhibition (judge)
Department of Biology Search Committee
Life Sciences Director Search Committee
Joint Science Education Advisory Committee
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College and Penn State (2002-2009; in role as Associate Dean and Director)
College of Agricultural Sciences Diversity Coordinating Council (2001-04)
Advisory Committee on Graduate Education (2001-05)
Ad hoc committee on postdoctoral salaries
Ad hoc committee on graduate student teaching credentials
University Research Council (2001-present)
Ad hoc committee on shared equipment
Ad hoc committee on limited submissions procedure
Ad hoc committee on industry F&A policy
Ad hoc committee on major equipment acquisitions
Ad hoc committee on greenhouse planning
Ad hoc committee on animal resource programs
Patent Review Committee (2002-present)
Lake Erie Regional Grape Program Advisory Committee (2002-2009)
Social Science Research Institute Research Deans advisory group (2002-2009)
Ad hoc committee to review Integrative Biosciences and life sciences IGDPs (2004)
Center for Science and the Schools Research Deans advisory group (2004)
Penn State Homeland Security Executive Council (2004-06)
Search Committee, Associate VP for Research (2004, chair)
Search Committee, Assistant VP for Research and OSP Director (2006)
Search Committee, PSIEE Director (2007)
Search Committee, Associate VP for Research (2007, chair)
University Strategic Planning Council Task Force on the Land Grant Mission (2008)
Rockview Master Plan Steering Committee (2008-present)
AD-14 Committee for Eberly College of Science Dean review (2008-09)
College and Penn State (2009-present; in role as Dean)
Academic Leadership Council (2009- )
Council of Academic Deans (2009- )
Facilities Resource Committee (2009- )
Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences Deans Advisory Board (2009 - )
Penn State Arboretum Steering Committee (chair; 2009- )
Penn State Institutes of Energy & the Environment Executive Committee (2009- )
Search Committee, VP for Research and Dean of the Graduate School (2009)
Social Science Research Institute Oversight Committee (2009- )
University Health Sciences Council (2009- )
Pennsylvania Sea Grant Statewide Advisory Council (2010- )
Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture (2010- )
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State
State Horticultural Association of Pennsylvania Research Committee (2002-2010)
Animal Health and Diagnostic Commission (2005-2010)
Pennsylvania Governor s Council on Invasive Species (2005-2010)
Pennsylvania Center for Tree Fruit Excellence (2006-2010)
Pennsylvania Agricultural Land Preservation Board (2009- )
Pennsylvania Farm Show Commission (2009- )
Pennsylvania Farm Show Scholarship Foundation (2009- )
Pennsylvania Sea Grant Statewide Advisory Committee (2010- )
State Conservation Commission (2009- )
University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine Board of Overseers (2009- )
Agriculture Advisory Committee to Senator Bob Casey Jr. (2009- )
National
Board of Directors, Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development (2001-2009; see
also leadership roles)
Northeast Regional Association of Agricultural Experiment Station Directors (NERA)
(2001-present; see also leadership roles)
University and Industry Consortium 2001-present; executive committee 2001-03, 2009-
11)
Rockefeller Foundation/McKnight Foundation Genetically Modified Plant Intellectual
Property Workshop (2001, New York)
National Agricultural Biotechnology Council (2002-present; executive committee 2002-
04, chair-elect 2007-08, chair 2008-09)
Northeast Sun Grant Stakeholders Workshop (2002, Washington, DC)
USDA-CSREES Workshop on Nanoscale Science and Engineering for Agriculture and
Food Systems (2002, Washington, DC)
Viticulture Consortium-East Advisory Committee (2003-present, USDA Special Grant
administered by Cornell University)
USDA Tree Fruit Technology Road Map Workshop (2003, Leesburg, Virginia)
Homeland Security Symposium sponsored by National Institute for Agricultural Security
(2003, Houston, Texas)
Stony Brook University Forum on Global Security Preparing Experts to Combat
Bioterrorism: Bridging the Science-Policy Divide (2003, New York)
ESCOP/ACOP Leadership Development Program Advisory Committee (2004-05)
Partnership Working Group, Board on Agriculture Assembly and USDA-CSREES
(2005-07)
NERA Executive Director Search Committee (2006, chair)
USDA-CSREES ESCOP Joint Task Force on Hatch Act Allocations (2006)
National Plant Diagnostic Network Review Team (2007)
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USDA Multi-Agency Steering Committee on Colony Collapse Disorder (2007-present)
LEAD21 Leadership Development Program Board of Directors (successor program to
ESCOP/ACOP Leadership Program sponsored by agricultural
research/extension/education system) (2008-11; 2008-09, member; 2009-10, board
vice chair and program committee chair; 2010-11, board chair)
Farm Bill Implementation Task Force (2008; participated in initial meeting with USDA-
REE leadership as ESCOP representative)
ESCOP Budget and Legislative Committee (2008-09, member)
BioCentury Initiative Review Committee (an ESCOP initiative) (2009)
Leveraging University Research for Industrial Competitiveness and Growth (NSF
Partnerships for Innovation Project) (invited participant, ag/biotech focus group)
(2009)
Council of Deans BIFAD Conference on Higher Education on a New Stage in Global
Agricultural Development (2009, Arlington, VA)
IPM-CRSP (2009-present, board member)
Administrative Advisor to Multistate Research Projects
NE-1006 Eradication, Containment, and/or Management of Plum Pox Disease
(Sharka)
NE-503 Development of an Improved Management Program for the Internal
Lepidoptera Pest Complex Attacking Apples in the Northeastern United States
NE-1020 Multi-state Evaluation of Winegrape Cultivars and Clones
NEERA-1000 Northeast Pasture Consortium
Presentations (in Administrative Role)
?Issues in Pest Management Using Genetically Modified Organisms? Center for Rural
Pennsylvania Rural Summit (2001, Harrisburg, PA)
?4-H and Opportunities for the Future? Pennsylvania 4-H Ambassadors (2002,
University Park, PA)
?Agricultural Biosecurity Issues in Pennsylvania? Testimony to Pennsylvania House of
Representatives Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee (2003,
State College, PA)
?Agricultural Biosecurity? Ag Issues Forum, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
(2003, Harrisburg, PA)
?Issues in Agricultural Biosecurity? Pennsylvania Association of Sustainable
Agriculture annual meeting (2003, State College, PA)
?The Lake Erie Regional Grape Program Case Studies of Innovative Operational
Planning and Implementation? SAES/ARD Annual Directors Workshop (2003,
Dearborn, MI) (co-authored with R. Seem)
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?Penn State Agricultural Research? Testimony to Pennsylvania House of
Representatives Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee (2004,
Harrisburg, PA)
?Agricultural Biosecurity Research at Penn State? Keystone Alliance (2004, University
Park, PA)
?Grazing Research and Extension in the Northeast US? Northeast Pasture Research and
Extension Consortium (2005, Morgantown, WV) (co-authored with Z. Helsel)
?Investment in Agricultural Science and Technology in Ukraine? International Select
Conference on Ukrainian Science sponsored by the Civilian Research and
Development Foundation (2005, Kyiv, Ukraine) (co-authored with D.M. Behring,
R.D. Steele, A. Tmanov)
?Facing the Future of Pest Management? Pennsylvania Pest Management Association
(2005, Philadelphia, PA)
?The Science of Agriculture Penn State Research? South China Agricultural
University (2005, Guangzhou, China)
?Agricultural Security in the Northeast US? Pennsylvania Agronomic Education
Society (2006, State College, PA)
?Supporting a Scientifically Literate Society A Mission for Engaged Disciplines?
National Outreach Scholarship Conference (2006, Columbus, OH)
(http://streaming.osu.edu/knowledgebank/outreach06/101006/index.htm)
?Research in the College of Agricultural Sciences? Pennsylvania Council of Farm
Organizations (2006, Harrisburg, PA)
?Penn State Research in Agriculture? China Agricultural University (2007, Beijing)
?Agricultural Research and Its Benefits to Society? Farm-City Days, Lancaster (PA)
County Rotary (2007)
?Maintaining Relevant Agricultural Research in Pennsylvania s Changing Environment?
American Society of Agronomy annual meeting (2007, Indianapolis, IN) (co-author
with D. Johnson)
?Agricultural Research Programs? Farm Bill Testimony to U.S. House of
Representatives Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit,
Energy, and Research on behalf of the Board on Agriculture Assembly (NASULGC)
(2007) (http://www.create-21.org/documents/PDF/House_Testimony.pdf)
?ESCOP Marketing Plan Implementation? Experiment Station Committee on
Organization and Policy (2007, Washington, DC; national web cast)
?Selected Perspectives from the Research Community Regarding Outreach on Dual Use
Research? National Science Advisory Board on Biosecurity on behalf of
NASULGC (2008, Bethesda, MD)
Budget Testimony Pennsylvania Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee
(2009, Harrisburg, PA)
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?Open Forum Discussion Access to Genetically Enhanced Seeds for Research?
(discussion facilitator) (University and Industry Consortium, 2009, Austin, TX)
?Northeast Collaboration and Partnerships for Successful Participation in USDA
Funding? (speaker and panel member) (Northeast Summer Land Grant Meeting,
2009, Portland, ME)
?Penn State Partnerships in Conservation? (speaker and panel member) (Annual
Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts/State Conservation Commission
meeting, 2009, State College, PA)
?The 4-H Pledge? (speaker) (2009 Pennsylvania 4-H State Achievement Days, State
College, PA)
?College of Agricultural Sciences Partnership for Conservation? (speaker) (2009 USDA -
NRCS annual statewide employee meeting, State College, PA)
?Think Again Reinventing Perceptions of Agriculture? (speaker; coauthors: J. Marcos
Fernandez, Marianne Fivek, Mary Wirth, Jillian Stevenson, Thomas B. Gill, Deanna
th
Behring) (6 Global Conference of GCHERA, 2009, Nairobi, Kenya) (proceedings
chapter available at
http://www.gchera.com/downloads/GCHERAProceedingsKenya2009.pdf)
?Students for the Future How Are We Preparing the Next Generation of Agricultural
Leaders (speaker) (Pennsylvania Agronomic Education Society, 2010, State
College, PA)
?Greetings from Lilongwe Half Way Around a Flat World? (speaker; with Thomas
Gill) (International Programs Brown Bag, College of Agricultural Sciences, 2010,
State College, PA) (Greetings from Lilongwe)
?Farm Bill and Research Activity? Statement before Members of the U.S. House of
Representatives Committee on Agriculture (2010, State College, PA)
(http://agsci.psu.edu/dean/editorials/Holden-US-House-Committee-on-Agriculture-
Forum-Aug-17-2010-McPheron.pdf/view)
?Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem Penn State Expertise? Testimony before the Joint
Pennsylvania House and Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committees (2010,
State College, PA) (http://agsci.psu.edu/dean/editorials/2010-PA-House-and-Senate-
Ag-and-Rural-Affairs-testimony-McPheron.pdf/view)
?Feeding Our Children: the Role of Agricultural Extension and Research in the Future of
Food? Ag Issues Forum (2010, Lancaster, PA)
th
?Building Innovation Capacity for Food Security: At Home and Abroad? 160 Meeting
of the Board for International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD) (2010,
Des Moines, IA)
?BIFAD 2011 and Beyond: The Role of Universities? International Programs Section,
APLU (2010, Dallas, TX)
?Penn State Dairy Research and Outreach? Testimony before the Pennsylvania House
Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee (2011, Harrisburg, PA)
(http://agsci.psu.edu/dean/editorials/Bruce-McPheron-Testimony-House-Agriculture-
and-Rural-Affairs-Committee-Feb-10-2011.pdf/view)
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?International Partnerships Sharing Institutional Resources? APLU-BAA Joint COPs
summer meeting (2011, Boston, MA)
?Cross-institutional Collaborations through the Eyes of a Senior Administrator?
Agricultural & Applied Economics Association & Northeastern Agricultural &
Resource Economics Association Joint Annual Meeting (2011, Pittsburgh, PA)
?Impact of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug? Testimony before the Pennsylvania
House and Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committees (2011, State College,
PA) (http://agsci.psu.edu/dean/editorials/2011-ag-rural-affairs-testimony-stink-
bug.pdf/view)
?Retaining Relevance Floating the Cooperative Extension Ship on a Sea of
Information? Epsilon Sigma Phi National Meeting (2011, Syracuse, NY)
(http://blogs.cornell.edu/espnational2011/2011/10/20/dr-bruce-mcpheron-dean-of-
penn-state%E2%80%99s-college-of-agricultural-sciences-%E2%80%9Cretaining-
relevance-%E2%80%93-floating-the-cooperative-extension-ship-on-a-sea-of-
information%E2%80%9D)
?The Penn State Agricultural Sciences Experience? Academic Consolidation and
Redesign: Creative Leadership Required - APLU National Meeting Plenary Session
(2011, San Francisco, CA)
?A Unit in Transition? Penn State Academic Leadership Forum (2011, State College, PA)
?Funding of Agricultural Program in Land-Grant Institutions? Annual Meetings of
Northeastern Weed Science Society & American Society for Horticultural Science
Northeast Region (2012, Philadelphia, PA)
?Feeding the Future: from the Lab Bench to the Dinner Table? Penn State Eberly College
of Science 2012 Lectures on the Frontiers of Science (2012, State College, PA)
(http://science.psu.edu/news-and-events/lectures-and-events/frontiers/watch-
videos/food/lab-bench-to-dinner-table)
?Hemlock Wooly Adelgid: Setting the Stage? Forum on Hemlock Wooly Adelgid
Biology & Management, Sponsored by Congressman Glenn Thompson (2012, State
College, PA)
?Accidental Leadership? Pennsylvania Rural-Urban Leadership Program (2011, 2012,
Harrisburg, PA)
?Agricultural Sciences: Penn State s Founding College? Penn State Black Alumni
Reunion (2012, State College, PA)
Multiple presentations to Pennsylvania County Cooperative Extension Association
statewide annual meetings and regional meetings
Multiple presentations to various PA county Cooperative Extension Association annual
meetings
Multiple presentations to County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania meetings
Multiple presentations to annual training session meetings of Ag Action Network
Multiple presentations at Penn State Ag Council legislative research tours
Multiple presentations to visiting state and federal legislators and staff
Multiple presentations to visiting international academic delegations
Multiple presentations to visiting state, national and international industry delegations
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Popular Press Editorials & Opinion (in Administrative Role)
Harrisburg Patriot-News Op-Ed: Swine flu outbreak underscores importance of agriculture
research (May 28, 2009)
Centre Daily Times Op-Ed: Penn State has a vision for Rockview property (October 12,
2009)
Harrisburg Patriot-News Op-Ed: We must invest in agriculture (April 23, 2010)
Popular Media - Video Presentation (in Administrative Role)
Pennsylvania Farm Bureau & Pennsylvania Cable Network: From the Farms to the Table:
Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences (2011)
Grant Funding for Administrative Programs
Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (2004-2005)
?Pennsylvania Department of Health Bioterrorism Preparedness Training?
$511,000, co-PIs B. Jayarao, D. Filson
Centers for Disease Control, Center for Public Health Preparedness (2005-2006)
?PSU Institute for Comprehensive Food & Water Resource Security (ICFWRS)?
$9,500 subcontract on $99,000 prime to Battelle Memorial Institute
Responsible for submitting Congressional requests, conducting down-selects, and impact
reporting for Special Research Grants administered through USDA-CSREES; project work is
managed by faculty selected in competitive reviewed process
-Milk Safety ($771,000 in FY09)
-Improved Dairy Management Practices ($243,000 in FY09)
-Enhanced Dairy Profitability ($349,000 in FY09)
-Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resources ($133,000 in FY09)
Responsible for managing internal seed grant program that provides $300,000 annually to
College faculty and educators for education, extension, and research projects that will
demonstrably enhance success in subsequent extramural funding applications
Initiated competitive grant program for College Ph.D. candidates (defined as students
advised by
College faculty, thus including students in Intercollege Graduate Degree Programs and
various other degree programs in which our faculty are graduate faculty members)
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Teaching
Resident Education Instruction
ENT 202GN The Insect Connection (team) 1996, 1998-99
ENT 313 Introduction to Entomology (team) 1998-2001 (twice in 1999)
ENT 316 Field Crops Entomology 1998, 2001
ENT 412 Insect Taxonomy 1993-2001, 2007
ENT 541 Taxonomy, Ecology, and Evolution of Insects (team) 1989-92
ENT 542 Systematics (team) 1997
ENT 597 Molecular Methods in Biology (team) 1990-92, 1996
INTAG 497 Comparative US and European Agriculture (team)
2008 2010
(includes students from Univ. of Illinois)
ENT 202, 313, and 316 were taught during their first year under experimental numbers.
ENT 412 was taught in 2007 under an experimental number.
INTAG 497 contains a 2-week embedded international experience, conducted in Paris,
France, in
collaboration with colleagues at AgroParisTech and INRA.
Graduate seminar courses in Resistance Genetics, Transgenic Crops, and Invasive Species
were
each taught once, the latter two as part of a faculty team.
Many sections of independent studies in Entomology, International Agriculture, Genetics.
Numerous guest lectures in a variety of courses have been offered.
Resident Education Course Development
Key member of team that developed ENT 202GN, a general education course for non-science
majors; major feature of course is use of insects to convey scientific principles;
interactive
assignments. This course is now taught FA and SP semesters to 150 students per offering
Key member of team that developed ENT 313, 314, 315, 316, 319, 397F, 397I core and track
system; ENT 313 is 8 week core entomological knowledge; remaining courses are 7 week
focus courses designed for horticulture/landscape contracting, elementary education, crop
science, agroecosystem science, forest science, and students interested in apiculture
(turf is
now offered separately)
Developed ENT 412 as a core course in Entomology graduate programs; developed field-based
collection requirement and multiple field trips as component of course
Other Teaching Roles
Agriculture 150S (Freshman Seminar) lecture on agricultural research and the land grant
mission
(UP, Altoona, and New Kensington sections)
Agriculture 160GH (Ethics) discussion of research funding from industry and issues of
intellectual property protection (UP, Altoona, and Mont Alto sections)
Agriculture 294 (LEAP seminar) lecture on agricultural research
AEE 501 (Foundations in Ag and Extension Education) lecture/discussion on the land grant
mission
YFE 211 (Foundations of Civic and Community Engagement) lecture discussion on the land
grant mission and its relation to service learning
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Pennsylvania Governor s School for the Agricultural Sciences, special presentation on
international agricultural research opportunities
Pennsylvania Governor s School for the Agricultural Sciences, developed and co -taught
elective
entomology course (multiple years)
One-week lecture/laboratory course on insecticide resistance at Universidad del Zulia,
Maracaibo, Venezuela
Team-taught one-week lecture/laboratory course on insecticide resistance at in Kingston,
Jamaica
Organized and team taught one-week laboratory course in insect taxonomy for Jamaican
quarantine officers, University Park
One-week lecture/laboratory course on phylogenetic methods at Universidade de Sao Paulo
Team-taught two-day in-service training session on Genetically Modified Food to PSU
Extension Staff, University Park
One-week lecture/laboratory course on genetic fingerprinting of fruit flies to train
Chilean
officers from Servicio Agricola y Ganadero (under contract to UN-FAO, Santiago, Chile)
Research Supervision
5 M.S. degrees supervised
10 Ph.D. degrees supervised
2 Ph.D. degrees co-supervised with faculty colleagues from Universidade de Sao Paulo
7 Postdoctoral Scholars supervised
17 undergraduate research projects sponsored
8 graduate students hosted for significant components of their thesis research
Research Publications
Refereed Publications:
Gasparich, G. E., Silva, J. G., Han, H., McPheron, B. A., Steck, G. J., & Sheppard, W. S.
1997.
Population genetic structure of Mediterranean fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) and
implications for worldwide colonization patterns. Annals of the Entomological Society of
America 90: 790-797.
Ro, K. E. & McPheron, B. A. 1997. Phylogeny of the Aquilegia group (Ranunculaceae) based
on
internal transcribed spacers and 5.8S nuclear ribosomal DNA. Biochemical Systematics and
Ecology 25: 445-461.
Ro, K. E., Keener, C. S., & McPheron, B. A. 1997. Molecular phylogenetic study of the
Ranunculaceae: Utility of the nuclear 26S ribosomal DNA in inferring intrafamilial
relationships. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 8: 117-127.
Hull, L. A., McPheron, B. A., & Lake, A. M. 1997. Insecticide resistance management and
integrated mite management in orchards: can they coexist? Pesticide Science 51: 359-366.
Han, H. & McPheron, B. A. 1997. Molecular phylogenetic study of Tephritidae (Insecta:
Diptera) using partial sequences of the mitochondrial 16S ribosomal DNA. Molecular
Phylogenetics and Evolution 7: 17-32.
McPheron, B. A. & Han, H. 1997. Phylogenetic analysis of North American Rhagoletis
(Diptera:
Tephritidae) and related genera using mitochondrial DNA sequence data. Molecular
Phylogenetics and Evolution 7: 1-16.
Dominguez-Gil, O. E. & McPheron, B. A. 1997. Diet effects on survivorship and
developmental
parameters of tufted apple bud moth, Platynota idaeusalis (Walker) (Lepidoptera:
Tortricidae). Revista Facultad de Agronomia (LUZ) 14
Molecular
phylogenetic analysis of evolutionary trends in stonefly wing structure and locomotor
behavior. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 97: 131**-*****.
Smith-Caldas, M. R., McPheron, B. A., Silva, J. G., & Zucchi, R. A. 2001. Phylogenetic
relationship among species of the fraterculus group (Anastrepha: Diptera: Tephritidae)
inferred from DNA sequences of mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I gene. Neotropical
Entomology 30: 565-573.
Meixner, M., McPheron, B. A., Silva, J. G., Gasparich, G. E., & Sheppard, W. S. 2002. The
Mediterranean fruit fly in California: evidence for multiple introductions and persistent
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populations based on microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA variability. Molecular Ecology
11:
De Meyer, M., Copeland, R. S., Wharton, R. A., & McPheron, B. A. 2004. On the geographic
origin of medfly Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae). Pp. 45-53 in
Barnes,
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B. (ed.) Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Fruit Flies of Economic
Importance. Irene, South Africa: Isteg Scientific Publications.
Non-refereed publications:
McPheron, B. A., Smith, D. C., & Berlocher, S. H. 1986. Microgeographic variation in
allele
frequencies in the apple maggot fly, Rhagoletis pomonella. Genetics 113: s73. (abstract)
McPheron, B. A., Smith, D. C., & Berlocher, S. H. 1987. Host plant-associated genetic
differences in apple maggot flies (Rhagoletis pomonella). Genetics 116: s21. (abstract)
McPheron, B. A. 1987. Presumed hybridization between the sibling species Rhagoletis
pomonella and R. zephyria. Isozyme Bulletin 20: 33.
Knight, A. L., Hull, L. A., McPheron, B. A., & Rajotte, E. G. 1989. Azinphosmethyl
resistance
studies with tufted apple bud moth. Pesticide Resistance Newsletter 1(2): 11.
McPheron, B. A. & Carlini, E. J. 1990. Elevated esterase activities in resistant tufted
apple bud
moths. Pesticide Resistance Newsletter 2(2): 22.
Simelane, T. L., Rajotte, E. G., Hull, L. A., & McPheron, B. A. 1991. The influence of
host
species on the developmental rate of tufted apple bud moth Platynota idaeusalis (Walker)
(Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) larvae. Pennsylvania Fruit News 71(2) 65-70.
McPheron, B. A. & Carlini, E. J. 1991. Molecular genetics of insecticide resistance in a
leafrolling lepidopteran. American Chemical Society 202: 116. (abstract)
McPheron, B. A. 1992. Insecticide resistance and insect genetics. Pennsylvania Fruit News
72(4): 88-90.
Simelane, T. L., Rajotte, E. G., Hull, L. A., & McPheron, B. A. 1992. The dispersal
behaviour of
early instar tufted apple bud moth, Platynota idaeusalis (Walker) (Lepidoptera:
Tortricidae)
larvae. Pennsylvania Fruit News 72(2): 18-24.
Simelane, T. L., Rajotte, E. G., Hull, L. A., & McPheron, B. A. 1993. The dispersal
behaviour of
early instar tufted apple bud moth, Platynota idaeusalis (Walker) (Lepidoptera:
Tortricidae)
larvae. Pennsylvania Fruit News 73(2): 101-104.
Dominguez-gil, O. E., McPheron, B. A., & Hull, L. A. 1994. Host plant effects on tufted
apple
bud moth. Pennsylvania Fruit News 74(2): 35-39.
Felland, C. M., Valley, K. R., & McPheron, B. A. 1997. Apple maggot, Rhagoletis
pomonella(Walsh) (Diptera: Tephritidae), survey in Pennsylvania apple orchards.
Pennsylvania Fruit News 77(2): 18-25.
Hull, L. A., Huang, H., Felland, C. M., & McPheron, B. A. 1997. Methomyl resistance in
tufted
apple bud moth: extent, stability, and field efficacy. Pennsylvania Fruit News 77(2): 58-
63.
Harper, J. K., Hull, L. A., Krawczyk, G., & McPheron, B. A. 1997. Economic performance of
tebufenozide, mating disruption, and conventional spray programs for tufted apple bud
moth
and leafroller management in processing apples. 73rd Proceedings of the Cumberland-
Shenandoah Fruit Workers Conference, Winchester, VA, 5 pp.
Chen, H., Felland, C. M., & McPheron, B. A. 1998. Monitoring apple maggot and flowering
dogwood flies in Adams County in 1998. 74th Proc. Cumberland-Shenandoah Fruit Worker
Conference, Winchester, VA, 10 pp.
Harper, J. K., Hull, L. A., Krawczyk, G., & McPheron, B. A. 2000. Economic performance of
tebufenozide, mating disruption, and conventional spray programs for tufted apple bud
moth
and leafroller management in processing apples. Penn State University Department of
Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology Staff Paper 323, 9 pp.
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Schwarz, D. & McPheron, B. A. 2002. Hybrid speciation is favored by a Rhagoletis host
shift.
Zoology (Supplement V, D.Z.G.) 105: 95. (abstract)
Chen, H., McPheron, B. A., Felland, C. M., & Hull, L. A. 2002. The apple maggot fly in
southcentral Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Fruit News 82(4): 20-21.
McPheron, B. A. & Barr, N. B. 2007. Tephritid barcoding initiative. Program and
Abstracts,
University of California Exotic Fruit Fly Workgroup, Fresno, CA, 1 p. (abstract)
Bi, C., Saunders, M. C., & McPheron, B. A. 2008. A neuro-fuzzy system applied to
classification
of the Rhagoletis pomonella species group. Proceedings of the IEEE 2008 Symposium on
Computational Intelligence in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology. (abstract)
McPheron, B. A. 2008. Letter from the Chair. National Agricultural Biotechnology
Newsletter,
Fall 2008, # 37. (http://nabc.cals.cornell.edu/newsletter/NABCnews_Fall2008.pdf)
McPheron, B. A. 2009. Letter from the Chair. National Agricultural Biotechnology
Newsletter,
Spring 2009, # 38. (http://nabc.cals.cornell.edu/newsletter/NABCnews_current.pdf)
Research Presentations
80 submitted papers at professional meetings (20 international)
19 invited papers at professional meetings (7 international)
49 invited research seminars at universities, government agencies, and industry (16
international)
Research Grant Support
(total award value $3.1 million)
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (1988-90, postdoctoral funding awarded but declined to join
PSU
faculty)
?Phylogeny of insect orders using ribosomal RNA sequences?
$80,500 (submitted and funded through Louisiana State University)
California Department of Food and Agriculture (1987-89)
?Measurements of genetic change in the apple maggot fly, Rhagoletis pomonella, associated
with its colonization of the western United States?
$10,500, co-PI S. Berlocher (submitted and funded through University of Illinois;
graduate
project)
California Department of Food and Agriculture (1991-1992)
?Mitochondrial and nuclear DNA markers for detecting sources of medfly infestation and
dynamics of colonizing populations?
$121,121, Co-PI W. S. Sheppard
California Department of Food and Agriculture (1993-1995)
?DNA markers for Mediterranean fruit fly source identification?
$153,389, Co-PI W. S. Sheppard
California Department of Food and Agriculture (1996)
?Microsatellite DNA variation in the Mediterranean fruit fly?
$116
$22,000
National Science Foundation (1995-1997)
In vivo and in vitro effects of plant allelochemicals on glutathione transferase
expression and
function Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant?
$10,000, Co-PI E. J. Carlini
National Science Foundation (2004-2007)
?Ecologically mediated hybrid speciation in a diploid, bisexual animal?
$336,000, Co-PIs O. Bjornstad, W. Roelofs
$6,000 REU supplement (2004)
$6,000 REU supplement (2005)
$6,000 REU supplement (2006)
B.A. McPheron CV, April 2012 Page 21
Penn State University Research Initiation Grant Program (1989-90)
?Molecular genetic markers for the analysis of gene flow patterns in the apple maggot
fly,
Rhagoletis pomonella?
$7,000
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (1989-1990)
?The implementation of rational management strategies to reduce pesticide use for tufted
apple bud moth: pheromone-mediated mating disruption, ground cover management, and
molecular genetic approaches to resistance management?
$98,532, Co-PIs L. A. Hull, E. G. Rajotte
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (1989-1990)
?Development of an integrated approach to tufted apple bud moth management:
understanding pest/predator ground cover dynamics, mating disruption, and resistance
development?
$64,913, Co-PIs L. A. Hull, E. G. Rajotte, B. A. Barrett
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (1998-1999)
?Apple maggot management and exclusion tactics in commercial export orchards?
$74,588, Co-PI C. M. Felland
Pennsylvania Wild Resources Conservation Fund (1993-1996)
?Mayflies (Ephemeroptera) of Pennsylvania?
$28,196, Co-PI G. A. Hoover
Rohm & Hass, Co. (1995-1996)
?Development of an optimal control and resistance management strategy for the
lepidopteran
pest complex in apple orchards to minimize pesticide use and risk?
$57
$50,000
B.A. McPheron CV, April 2012 Page 22
USDA-APHIS-PPQ-CPHST (2005)
Development of molecular diagnostic tools for identification of pest fruit fly
geographic
origin?
$6,600
USDA-APHIS-PPQ-CPHST (2006-2010)
?Molecular diagnostic tools for the genus Anastrepha?
$157,669
USDA-Horticultural and Sugar Crops (1991)
?Characterizing mechanism of resistance in Colorado potato beetle for managing
insecticide
resistance?
$36,920, Co-PI Z. Smilowitz
USDA-Initiative for the Future of Food and Agricultural Systems (2000-2004)
?African Tephritidae: invasive species threatening US fruit and vegetable products?
$906
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