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Emily Meineke is an Assistant Professor of Urban Landscape Entomology in the Department of Entomology and Nematology at the University of California, Davis. Her research focuses on understanding how urbanization, climate change, and other environmental factors influence insect-plant interactions and biodiversity. She leads the Meineke Lab, which utilizes herbarium specimens, machine learning, and field studies to investigate ecological patterns and conservation strategies.
Key research interests include the impacts of urban heat islands on pest dynamics, the role of historical data (e.g., herbarium specimens) in tracking ecological changes, and the adaptation of species to global environmental shifts. Her work bridges entomology, ecology, and data science, with a focus on addressing real-world challenges in urban and natural ecosystems.
Dr. Meineke has published extensively on topics such as insect herbivory trends, phenological shifts, and the integration of machine learning tools for ecological analysis. Her 2023 NSF CAREER grant supports her work on leveraging herbarium data to study plant-insect interactions under climate change.
Her contributions include pioneering studies linking urban pollution to insect damage, analyzing historical herbivory patterns in plant species like Cucurbita, and exploring the homogenization of plant communities in the Anthropocene. She emphasizes the importance of long-term ecological data and interdisciplinary approaches to tackle biodiversity and climate-related challenges.
