Erin Parker

Erin Parker is the CFAES Wooster office manager for the Department of Entomology. Erin earned a B.A. in psychology from Kent State University (2002), then worked for 15 years as a research assistant at the University of Colorado Department of Psychiatry. Erin returned to her home county and joined Entomology in 2018. Erin enjoys working with her colleagues and learning about the astounding diversity of life that insects represent. Erin served on the CFAES Wooster campus Staff Council from 2019-2024, with three years as treasurer and one year as chair. She is serving on the CFAES Staff Advisory Council from 2025-2027 as the CFAES Wooster Campus representative.

Erin received the 2020 CFAES Staff Advisory Council Key Values award and the CFAES Staff Advisory Council Shirley Brooks-Jones Citizenship award in 2024. She lives in Wooster with husband Kevin, daughter Ava, sons Shay and Jamie and pets Collette, Charlie, October, Ivar, Ivette, Moxie and Ripley (cats), Trevor and Sabie (tortoises), Leo and Skittles (geckos), and too many fish and invertebrates.