April Boulton

April Boulton is an Associate Professor of Biology and Dean of the Graduate School at Hood College. She teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in environmental biology, insect ecology, and general biology. She mentors graduate researchers in insect-related studies and serves as a reviewer for academic conferences and journals.

Education:

• Ph.D., University of California, Davis
• M.S., Bucknell University
• B.S., Centre College

Her research investigates insect diversity in urban/suburban environments (particularly college campuses) and examines how dominant ant species influence soil food webs at local and landscape scales. Previous work includes studies on arachnid population dynamics, desert insect ecology, and community ecology of ground-foraging ants.

She actively advises graduate students in areas like urban ecology and restoration of imperiled species, though no specific grants or lab affiliations are detailed in this text.