Dr. Larry J.
Vaughan
Research Associate and Special Assistant to the Director
Phone: (540) 231-3893
E-mail:
larryjv@vt.edu
Expertise: Entomology
Education: Ph.D., Zoology, University of California at Berkeley, 1995. B.Sc., Biology, Oklahoma State University, 1985.
Languages: English, French, Pulaar
Countries of work experience: Ethiopia, Madagascar, Senegal, Ukraine, Kenya
Experience Summary: Dr. Vaughan is an entomologist specializing in biological pest control and Integrated Pest Management (IPM). His research experience is in behavioral and physiological aspects of insect ecology. He worked for two years as a forestry extension agent in Senegal as a Peace Corps volunteer. He served as an IPM trainer for Virginia Tech's USAID-funded IPM project in Ukraine and as project coordinator for Virginia Tech's USAID-funded effort to promote biological control methods against grasshoppers and locusts in Sub-Saharan Africa. He is currently the Associate Program Director of Virginia Tech's global IPM Collaborative Research Support Program (IPM CRSP) funded by USAID.
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