Morgan (Mo) Christman

Dr. Morgan (Mo) Christman  Mo joined the lab as a post-doctoral scholar in June 2022. She received her Ph.D. in Ecology from Utah State University (USU), where she evaluated the impact of landscape structure, climate, and management practices on bumble bees in agroecosystems. Mo also obtained a certificate in Geographic Information Systems and was a National Science Foundation trainee within the Climate Adaptation Science program at USU. Mo’s research integrates population modeling, machine learning, geospatial analysis, and bumble bee ex situ rearing and husbandry to increase knowledge in order to provide more accurate conservation and management practices of bumble bee assemblages in agroecosystems throughout the United States. Currently, she is working on rearing, mating, and overwintering yellow-faced bumble bees. Additionally, she is assessing the impact of habitat quality and management practices on rusty-patched bumble bee abundance and colony density in Conservation Reserve Program fields in the Midwest.