Amber Crowley-Gall

Amber Crowley-Gall is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University. She holds a B.S. in Biological Sciences from Wright State University (2012) and a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from the University of Cincinnati (2019). Her postdoctoral research at the University of California-Davis focused on chemical ecology. Her research explores chemical cues in plant-insect interactions, integrating microbial influences using behavioral, chemical, and electrophysiological techniques.

Her work emphasizes microbial volatiles' roles in ecological interactions, with a focus on Drosophila species. Key themes include host plant shifts, olfactory adaptation, and sensory physiology. While no specific grants or awards are listed, her publications highlight contributions to understanding ecological and evolutionary mechanisms in insect-microbe-plant systems.

No student advisees or lab affiliations are explicitly mentioned. Research trends in her articles span sensory biology, host preference evolution, and microbial-plant-insect tripartite interactions. Methodological strengths include volatile analysis and population-level comparisons.