Dmitry A. Apanaskevich

Dmitry A. Apanaskevich is a Professor at Georgia Southern University and Assistant Curator of the U.S. National Tick Collection. His research focuses on the systematics and taxonomy of hard ticks (family Ixodidae), particularly challenging genera and species groups.

• Education: PhD in Zoology (Russian Academy of Sciences, 2004); MS and BS in Biology (Saint Petersburg State University, 2000 and 1998)
• Contact: Office at Institute for Coastal Plain Science, Math/Physics 3061; Phone: (912) 478-0554
• Teaching: Principles of Biology II Lab, Med-Vet Entomology

His work involves taxonomic revisions of Hyalomma, Dermacentor, Ixodes, and Haemaphysalis ticks, describing new species, and analyzing phylogenetic relationships within the Rhipicephalinae lineage.