Institute for a Sustainable Earth

Joris van der Ham, PhD

Joris van der Ham, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Science and Policy

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Research Focus

I have a specific interest in community ecology of insects. I study the relationship between the environment and community structure at various spatial and temporal scales. My students and I investigate variation in succession patterns, community compositions, etc. of carrion communities and native bee communities, and how these patterns are affected by environmental factors.

Current Projects

■ Ecology meets Forensic Entomology: how does carcass size influence carrion community dynamics?

■ Do flowering bee lawns affect bee community composition?

■ Changes in native bee community composition on agricultural and urban development scale

Select Publications

■ van der Ham, J. L. (2016). Permutation tests of hierarchical cluster analyses of carrion communities and their potential use in forensic entomology. Journal of Medical Entomology, 53(5), 1238-1241.

 

Contact

Phone: 703-993-5863

Email: [email protected]