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Derek Rosenberger, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Biology
On Faculty since 2024
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Dr. Rosenberger has worked in higher education since 2007 and has worked and taught courses at several universities. He also served as the Director of a creation care study abroad program in Belize, Central America, where he lived for several years. Dr. Rosenberger most enjoys stoking passion in his students for care and conservation of Creation.
His research specialization is in conversation biology and the effects of food, habitat and environment on animal populations and community composition. His research projects include characterization of bumble bee communities and habitats in the Grand Prairie region, studying bark beetles communities in the critically endangered savannas of Illinois and the montane cloud forests of Costa Rica, and studying the habitat needs of declining woodpeckers. Dr. Rosenberger and his students have won awards for their research at regional and national conferences.
Dr. Rosenberger has published numerous papers and presented at many regional, national and international meeting on the effects of new host plants on the behavior and ecophysiology of the mountain pine beetle in the Black Hills of South Dakota, on pedagogy and on the integration of faith and science, in addition to his more recent work. For more information on Dr. Rosenberger’s research, check out the lab website.
Outside the university, Dr. Rosenberger enjoys birding and traveling with his family. He also loves reading books to his children, gardening and nature photography. He is married to Ashley, and they are the parents of three young boys who love catching frogs, fish, bumble bees, salamanders or anything else they can find on their adventures!
Ph.D., Univ. of Minnesota
Entomology & Conservation Biology
Dissertation: Susceptibility and suitability of northeastern North American pines for mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins
M.A., Taylor University
Higher Education and Student Development
Thesis: Effects of service learning on empowerment for responsible environmental behavior in college students
B.S., Messiah University
Biology, Environmental Science minor
Refereed Journal Articles
1. Mech, A., D. W. Rosenberger, P. Fanning, J. J. Riggins, B. Aukema, J. Hartshorn. 2022. There’s an app for that: Teaching entomology in the online age. Natural Sciences Education. 51:e20081.
2. Rosenberger, D. W., Henn, D., Senti, N. Troendle. 2020. Craugaster podiciferous Elevation. Herpetological Review. 51:814.
3. Rosenberger, D. W., M. L. Conforti. 2020. Native and agricultural grassland use by stable and declining bumble bees in Midwestern North America. Insect Conservation and Diversity. 13:585- 594.
4 Rosenberger, D. W., R. C. Venette, B. H. Aukema. 2019. Susceptibility of Eurasian Scots pine, Pinus sylvestris L., to the aggressive North American mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins. Forest Ecology and Management, 445:20-25
5. Rosenberger, D. W., R. C. Venette, B. H. Aukema. 2018. Development of an aggressive bark beetle on novel hosts: Implications for outbreaks in an invaded range. Journal of Applied Ecology. 55:1526-1537.
6. Rosenberger, D. W., B. H. Aukema, R. C. Venette. 2017. Cold tolerance of mountain pine beetle among novel eastern pines: A potential for trade-offs in an invaded range? Forest Ecology and Management. 400:28-37.
7. Rosenberger, D. W., R. C. Venette, M. P. Maddox, B. H. Aukema. 2017. Colonization behaviors of mountain pine beetle on novel hosts: Implications for range expansion into northeastern North America. PLoS ONE. 12:5 e0176269
8. Rosenberger, D. W. & B. H. Aukema. 2016. Stimulating curiosity and engagement with insects beyond the college classroom through citizen science. American Entomologist. 62:120-122.
9. Rosenberger, D. W., Venette, R. C., Aukema, B. H., 2016. Sexing live mountain pine beetles Dendroctonus ponderosae: Refinement of a behavioral method for Dendroctonus spp. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 160:1-5.
10. Baker, B., M. DeLong, E. Hunt, H. Johnston, W. Ringenberg, D. W. Rosenberger. 2009. Book review: Christian faith and scholarship: An exploration of contemporary developments, Christian Scholar's Review. 29:1 p.141-143
Other Publications
1. Rosenberger, D. W. Fall 2017. Mere pennies: Wonder and worship from the hidden things. EcoTheo Review.
2. Rosenberger, D. W., 2016. Susceptibility and suitability of northeastern North American pines for mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN.
3. Cook, S. C., D. W. Rosenberger, B. H. Aukema. December 2015. Mountain pine beetle (MPB) in the Shattuck Arboretum. ArborNotes: A newsletter of the Arboretum Associates. pg. 14-15
4. Rosenberger, D. W. 2015. Invasive Species Calendar: Mountain Pine Beetle (April), Minnesota Invasive Species Council, St. Paul. MN. Distribution 7400 copies
5. Aukema, B., F. McKee, D. W. Rosenberger. Summer 2014. Update on mountain pine beetle, a potentially devastating threat. Tree Farming for BetterFORESTS Mag., Bemidji, MN. pg 14-15.
6. Cira, T., L. Christianson, A. Hanson, A. Hefty, A. Morey, K. Nail, D. W. Rosenberger, R. Venette. 2013. Tough buggers: Insect strategies to survive winter in Minnesota. University of Minnesota Extension publication. St. Paul, MN.
7. Rosenberger, D. W., 2009. Service Learning and Empowerment for Responsible Environmental Behavior in College Students. M.A. Thesis. Taylor University, Upland, IN.
8. Straub, R., P. Jentsch, H. Grimsland, K. Byrnes, R. Christiana, T. Malet, D. W. Rosenberger. 2004. Results of 2004 insecticide and acaricide trials in eastern New York. Extension Report. Cornell University’s Hudson Valley Laboratory, Highland, NY
Submitted Research Reports
1. Bell, Kathryn, & Derek Rosenberger. 2024. Bumble bee and butterfly communities of Bourbonnais Township Park District’s Perry Farm Prairie. Report submitted to Bourbonnais Township Park District.
2. Rosenberger, D., Cooremans, Yolanda., Joel Witzig & Stephanie Clark. 2023. Surveys of bees and butterflies at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie with special focus on pollinators of conservation concern. Report submitted to USDA Forest Service. Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, Wilmington, IL.
3. Clark, Stephanie, & Derek Rosenberger. 2023. Pollinator communities at the ONU Biological Sanctuary relative to Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie. Report submitted to Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, IL.
4. Rosenberger, D. & Bethany Johnson. 2022. The use of savannas by bees at Kankakee Sands with special focus on Bombus pensylvanicus. Report submitted to The Illinois Nature Conservancy, Hopkins Park, IL
5. Rosenberger, D., Christopherson, Rachel., & Witham., Seth. 2022. Surveys of bees at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie with special focus on bumble bees of conservation concern. Report submitted to USDA Forest Service. Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, Wilmington, IL.
6. Rosenberger, Derek & Johnson, Bethany. 2021. Surveys of bees at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie: bumble bees of conservation concern and native bee community composition. Report submitted to USDA Forest Service. Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, Wilmington, IL.
7. Rosenberger, Derek. 2020. Ornate Box Turtle Radio Telemetry Project Range and Movement Report, Summer 2020. Report Submitted to the Illinois Nature Preserve Commission.
8. Dede, Nicole, & Derek Rosenberger. Dec. 2020. Surveys of bees at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie with special focus on the possible presence of rusty patched bumble bee populations. Report submitted to USDA Forest Service. Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, Wilmington, IL.
9. Rosenberger, Derek & Tanner Senti 2020. Report on activities completed at Kankakee Sands Preserve Hopkins Park, IL in 2019. 2019 Science Report: The Nature Conservancy of Illinois.
10. Rosenberger, Derek & Barbara Krupa. Dec. 2019. Survey of bumble bees at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie with special focus on assessing the stability of a possible rusty patched bumble bee population. Report submitted to USDA Forest Service. Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, Wilmington, IL.
11. Rosenberger, Derek & Anne Hughes-Wagner. Dec. 2018. A survey of bumble bees at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie with special focus on the federally endangered rusty patched bumble bee, Bombus affinis. Report submitted to USDA Forest Service. Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, Wilmington, IL.
12. Conforti, McKenna & Derek Rosenberger. Feb. 2018. Bumble bee (Bombus spp.) community dynamics in cattle pasture and restored tallgrass prairie at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie. Report submitted to USDA Forest Service. Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, Wilmington, IL.
13. Rosenberger, Derek & Kimberly Zralka 2018. Red-headed woodpeckers at Kankakee Sands. 2018 Science Report: The Nature Conservancy of Illinois.
14. Conforti, McKenna & Rosenberger, Derek. Feb. 2018. Bumble bee (Bombus spp.) community dynamics in cattle pasture and restored tallgrass prairie at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie. Report submitted to USDA Forest Service. Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, Wilmington, IL.
15. Rosenberger, Derek & Kimberly Zralka 2017. Red-headed woodpeckers at Kankakee Sands. 2017 Science Report: The Nature Conservancy of Illinois.
16. Whalen, Michael, Derek Rosenberger. July 2017. Small mammal species richness and abundance in late winter and early spring at Kankakee River State Park, Kankakee County, IL. Report submitted to Kankakee River State Park, Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
17. Takizawa, Honomi, Emilie Janes, Derek Rosenberger. Dec. 2016. Late summer bumble bee species richness and abundance in Bourbonnais Township, Northeastern Illinois. Report submitted to the Bourbonnais Township Park District.
18. Iwema, Derek, Emilie Janes, Derek Rosenberger. Dec. 2016. Late summer butterfly species richness and abundance in Bourbonnais Township, Northeastern Illinois. Report submitted to the Bourbonnais Township Park District.
Invited Oral Presentations
1. Rosenberger. D., 2022. Dancing with the devil: Artificial intelligence and social media in field biology. Au Sable Academic Council Plenary session., Mancelona, MI.
2. Aukema, B., Rosenberger, D., Eidson, E., Jorgensen, C., Chase, K. 2021. Evidence for westward range expansion of Ips grandicollis in North America. NAFIWC. Virtual Annual Meeting.
3. Rosenberger, D. W., B.H. Aukema. Nov. 16-20, 2019. Using insect survey bycatch to expose undergraduate students to arthropod biodiversity and research. National Meeting of the Entomological Society of America. St. Louis, MO.
4. Senti, T., D. W., Rosenberger. April 11, 2019. Community Composition of Bark and Ambrosia Beetles in Endangered Midwestern Oak Savannas. Illinois State Pest Analysis of Risk Committee Annual Meeting., Des Plaines, IL.
5. Rosenberger, D. W., A. Hughes-Wagner, April 8, 2019. A survey of bumble bees at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie with special focus on the Federally Endangered rusty patched bumble bee, Bombus affinis. Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Recovery and Outreach in Northeast Illinois Annual Meeting. Wheaton, IL
6. Rosenberger, D. W., M. Conforti, A. Hughes-Wagner, April 3, 2019. The buzz on the prairie: The status of bumble bees at Midewin. Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie Winter Lecture Series. Wilmington, IL
7. Rosenberger, D. W., Nov. 12, 2018 Climate Change and the threat of an aggressive insect invasion in eastern North America. Environmental Science Seminar, Taylor University. Upland, IN.
8. Rosenberger, D. W., April 3, 2018. Are eastern pines suitable for mountain pine beetle? The Central Plant Board Annual Meeting. Starved Rock State Park, IL.
9. Rosenberger D. W. April 12, 2017. Overwintering capacity and the risk of continued eastward expansion of the mountain pine beetle. Illinois State Pest Analysis of Risk Committee 2017 meeting. Des Plaines, IL.
10. Rosenberger D. W. April 10, 2017. Once a killer..? Novel hosts and the eastward range expansion of mountain pine beetle, a predator of pines from western North America. University of Illinois Department of Entomology Colloquium Series Invited Speaker. Urbana, IL.
11. Rosenberger, D. W. Dec. 19, 2016. Results from bumble bee, butterfly and insect collection research projects in September 2016. Bourbonnais Township Park District Board meeting. Bourbonnais, IL.
12. Rosenberger D. W. May 16, 2016. College course-based citizen science: A win-win for researchers and educators. Midwestern Bark Beetle Identification Workshop. St. Paul, MN.
13. Aukema, B.H., D. W. Rosenberger, R.C. Venette. February 2, 2016. An update on the threat of mountain pine beetle to Minnesota. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Annual Forest Health Workshop. Walker, MN.
14. Rosenberger, D. W. Nov. 15-18, 2015. It’s not over when it’s over: Stimulating curiosity and engagement with insects beyond the introductory classroom through citizen science. Entomological Society of America National Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.
15. Rosenberger, D. W. and 4 other panelists, April 25, 2015. How to get into graduate school. Minnesota Academy of Sciences Undergraduate Research Symposium. St. Paul, MN
16. Aukema, B. H., D. W. Rosenberger, M. Abrahamson. Jan 7, 2015. Mountain pine beetle: Invasive threat to Minnesota’s pines. Minnesota Invasive Species Advisory Council. Shoreview, MN.
17. Rosenberger, D. W., R. C. Venette, B. H. Aukema. Oct. 20-22, 2014. Can mountain pine beetle survive in Northeastern pines? An initial assessment. Upper Midwest Invasive Species Conference. Duluth, MN.
18. Rosenberger, D. W., R.C. Venette, B.H. Aukema, February 4, 2014. Suitability of Lake States forests for mountain pine beetle. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Annual Forest Health Workshop. Walker, MN.
Submitted Oral Presentations at Professional Meetings
1. Rosenberger, D. W., N. Finney, T. Senti. Nov. 2023. The “little-known” borers: Life history studies of native horned powderpost beetles (Bostrichidae) in the Midwest. National Meeting of the Entomological Society of America. National Harbor, MD.
2. Rosenberger, D. W., R. C. Venette, B. H. Aukema. Aug. 6-10, 2018. Mountain pine beetle exhibits strong attraction but reduced lethality in a novel host: Implications for a Eurasian invasion. Ecological Society of American Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA.
3. Rosenberger, D. W., B. H. Aukema, R. C. Venette, May 1-4, 2017. Cold tolerance of mountain pine beetle in novel hosts. Western Forest Insect Work Conference. Jackson Hole, WY.
4. Rosenberger, D. W., Nov. 4, 2017. Citizen science can stimulate curiosity and engagement post- enrollment in college science courses. Associated Colleges of the Chicago Area Scholarship of Pedagogy Symposium, University of St. Francis, Joliet, IL.
5. Aukema, B. H, R. C. Venette, D. W. Rosenberger, Sept 11-15, 2017. Mountain pine beetle as a threat to eastern pine forests of North America. Joint Meeting of the IUFRO Working Parties
7.03.05 “Ecology and Management of bark and wood boring insects”, 7.03.10 “Methodology of forest insect and disease survey”. Thessaloniki, Greece.
6. Aukema, B. H, R. C. Venette, D. W. Rosenberger, May 1-4, 2017. Cold tolerance of mountain pine beetle in novel hosts. Western Forest Insect Work Conference. Jackson Hole, WY.
7. Rosenberger, D. W., B. H. Aukema, R. C. Venette. Nov. 15-18, 2015. How climate change and host-specific cold tolerance may mediate invasion potential of mountain pine beetle to novel eastern forests. Entomological Society of America National Meeting, Minneapolis, MN. Winner of 1st place President’s award IPM 3.
8. Rosenberger, D. W., R. C. Venette, B. H. Aukema. Sept 1-4, 2015. Host species affects development and reproduction of mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae): Implications to pest risk potential in native and novel hosts. International Union of Forest Research Professionals Working Group, Bariloche, Argentina
9. Rosenberger, D. W., R. C. Venette, B. H. Aukema. Sept. 8-11, 2014. Development of mountain pine beetle in logs of species of eastern pines. North Central Forest Pest Workshop, Chariton, IA.
10. Rosenberger, D. W., R. C. Venette, B. H. Aukema. September 23-26, 2013. Determining suitability of the western Great Lakes region for range expansion of mountain pine beetle. North Central Forest Pest Workshop, Frontinac, MN
11. Rosenberger, D. W., R. C. Venette, B. H. Aukema. September 15-19, 2013. Acceptability of eastern pines for the establishment of mountain pine beetle. International Union of Forest Research Professionals Working Group, Banff, Alberta, Canada.
Research Poster Presentations
1. Christopherson, R., Witham, S., & D. Rosenberger (Feb. 2023). Using radiotelemetry to track the dispersal of the ornate box turtle. The Wild Things Community, Chicago, IL.
2. Johnson, B., Christopherson, R., Witham, S., & D. Rosenberger (Feb. 2023). The use of endangered Midwestern prairie and savanna ecosystems by bumble bees of conservation concern. The Wild Things Community, Chicago, IL.
3. Johnson, B., Christopherson, R., Witham, S., & D. Rosenberger (November 2022). The use of endangered Midwestern prairie and savanna ecosystems by bumble bees of conservation concern., National Meeting of the Entomological Society of American and the Canadian Entomological Society. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
4. James, N., L. Bruun, D. Rosenberger, D. Hoekman. 2021. Scolytinae Species Distribution Across an Elevational Gradient in the Talamanca Mountains, Costa Rica. National Conference on Undergraduate Research, (virtual)
5. Rosenberger, D. W., L. R. Kirkendall, D. Hoekman, T. Senti, D. Henn. (Nov. 16-20, 2019). Scolytine beetle (Curculionidae: Scolytinae) species distributions along an elevation gradient in a Costa Rican tropical montane cloud forest. National Meeting of the Entomological Society of America. St. Louis, MO.
6. Senti, T., D. W., Rosenberger. (Sept 23-27, 2019). Native and exotic bark and wood boring beetle communities in endangered Midwestern oak savannas. North Central Forest Pest Workshop, Chicago, IL
7. King, M. J., Zralka, K. J., D. W. Rosenberger (Feb 23, 2019). The importance of black oak savanna to red-headed woodpecker populations and foraging behavior. Wild Things Conference, Chicago, IL
8. Hughes-Wagner, A., D. W. Rosenberger (Feb 23, 2019). Survey of the critically endangered rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis) at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, USDA-FS. Wild Things Conference, Chicago, IL
9. Zralka, K., D. W. Rosenberger (Aug. 6-10, 2018). What role do endangered oak (Quercus spp.) savannas play in red-headed woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus L.) population density? Ecological Society of American Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA
10. Conforti, M., D. W. Rosenberger (Aug. 6-10, 2018). The capacity of cattle pasture to support healthy bumble bee (Bombus spp.) populations in a historical tallgrass prairie ecosystem. Ecological Society of American Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA
11. Zralka, K., D. W. Rosenberger (April 13-14, 2018). The role of endangered oak (Quercus spp.) savanna characteristics in supporting red-headed woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus L.) populations. Illinois State Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting, Dacatur, IL. First place student research poster in Zoology (out of ~30 submitted)
12. Conforti, M., D. W. Rosenberger (April 13-14. 2018). The effects of cattle grazing on the health of bumble bee (Bombus spp.) populations. Illinois State Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting, Dacatur, IL. Second place student research poster in Zoology (out of ~30 submitted)
13. Rosenberger, D. W., R. C. Venette, B. H. Aukema. May 21-June 3, 2016. Development of mountain pine beetle in four novel eastern pines. North American Forest Insect Work Conference, Washington, D.C.
14. Widmer, J.R., D. W. Rosenberger, R. A. Blanchette, B. W. Held, R. C. Venette, A. M. Wilke, B. H. Aukema. Nov.15-18, 2015. Ophiostoma montium, a fungal associate of mountain pine beetle, can grow in and be transferred from logs of novel eastern pine hosts. Entomological Society of America National Meeting, Minneapolis, MN. First place winner President’s award for best undergraduate poster
15. Rosenberger, D. W., R. C. Venette, M. D. Abrahamson, B. H. Aukema. Sept. 21-24, 2015. Risk of invasion of mountain pine beetle to the Great Lakes region: How susceptible are our pines? North Central Forest Pest Workshop, Keshena, Wisconsin.
16. Rosenberger, D. W., R. C. Venette, B. H. Aukema. October 5-11, 2014. Colonization dynamics of mountain pine beetle in eastern and western pines: Implications to range expansion. International Union of Forest Research Professionals World Congress, Salt Lake City, Utah.
17. Rosenberger, D. W., R. C. Venette, B. H. Aukema. Sept. 2013. Determining suitability of the western Great Lakes region for range expansion of mountain pine beetle. Frontinac, MN. Second Place, Student Paper Competition
18. Rosenberger, D. W., R. C. Venette, B. H. Aukema. August 4-9, 2013. Climatic Viability for the Persistence of Mountain Pine Beetle in Pine Forests of the Western Great Lakes Region. Ecological Society of American Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.
19. Rosenberger, D. W., R. C. Venette, B. H. Aukema. June 16-19, 2013. Thermal Suitability of the western great lakes region for persistence of mountain pine beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Entomological Society of American North Central Branch Meeting, Rapid City, SD.
20. Rosenberger, D. W., R. C. Venette, B. H. Aukema. March 16, 2013. Climatic Viability for Persistence of Mountain Pine Beetle in Jack Pine of the Great Lakes Region. Minnesota Society for Conservation Biology Annual Meeting, St. Paul, MN.
21. Rosenberger, D. W., R. C. Venette, B. H. Aukema. Jan. 9-11, 2013. Climatic Viability for Persistence of Mountain Pine Beetle in Jack Pine of the Great Lakes Region. USDA Interagency Forum on Invasive Species, Annapolis, Maryland.
22. Rosenberger, D. W., R. C. Venette, B. H. Aukema. Sept. 2012. Climatic Viability for Persistence of Mountain Pine Beetle in Minnesota. North Central Forest Pest Workshop, Sault Ste. Marie, ON. Canada
23. Rosenberger, D. W., Fall 2006. The Scientific Study of Vernal Pools. Museum display, Oakes Museum of Natural History. Mechanicsburg, PA.
- Entomological Society of America, 2013 - present
Grants ($118,000+ since 2017)
1. Elbert Pence and Fanny Boyce Undergraduate Summer Research Experience. Olivet Nazarene University. 2023. Pollinator Communities at the ONU Biological Sanctuary Relative to Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie: Richness, Distinctiveness and Species of Conservation Concern $8120
2. USDA Forest Service Research CHALLENGE Cost Share Agreement. Summer 2023. Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Survey. $13,100.
3. The Illinois Nature Conservancy Research Grant. Spring 2023. Ornate box turtle tracking. $3000
4. Elbert Pence and Fanny Boyce Undergraduate Summer Research Experience. Olivet Nazarene University. 2022. Illuminating critical life history characteristics of two little known wood-boring beetles, Amphicerus bicaudatus and Scobicia bidentata (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) in endangered black oak savannas $6000
5. USDA Forest Service Research CHALLENGE Cost Share Agreement. Summer 2022. Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Survey. $6500.
6. The Illinois Nature Conservancy Research Grant. Spring 2022. Kankakee Sands Bee population assessments. $3500
7. The Illinois Nature Conservancy Research Grant. Spring 2022. Ornate box turtle tracking. $3000
8. Craighton T. and Linda G. Hippenhammer Faculty Scholarship Fund. Olivet Nazarene University. Fall 2021. Developing a Morphological Species Concept for Costa Rican Tropical Cloud Forest Beetles, Costa Rica. $2000.
9. The Illinois Nature Conservancy Research Grant. Spring 2021. Ornate box turtle tracking. $3000
10. USDA Forest Service Research CHALLENGE Cost Share Agreement. Summer 2021. Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Survey. $6500.
11. The Illinois Nature Conservancy Research Grant. Spring 2020. Ornate box turtle tracking. $2000
12. USDA Forest Service Research CHALLENGE Cost Share Agreement. Summer 2020. Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Survey. $5000.
13. USDA Forest Service Research CHALLENGE Cost Share Agreement. Summer 2019. Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Survey. $5000.
14. Elbert Pence and Fanny Boyce Undergraduate Summer Research Experience. Olivet Nazarene University. April 2019. Assessing the stability and distribution of newly discovered and endangered bumble bee populations in Northeastern Illinois. $6900
15. Elbert Pence and Fanny Boyce Undergraduate Summer Research Experience. Olivet Nazarene University. April 2019. The Community Composition of Bark and Ambrosia Beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Across Ecosystem Boundaries in the American Midwest. $7200.
16. Keith and Lisa Dobrolinsky Family Fund. Fall 2018. Phase 1 Native Prairie Restoration Project. $10,000
17. Craighton T. and Linda G. Hippenhammer Faculty Scholarship Fund. Olivet Nazarene University. Fall 2018. Bark and ambrosia beetle community composition along an elevational gradient in the cloud forests of the Talamanca Mountains, Costa Rica. $2700.
18. USDA Forest Service Research CHALLENGE Cost Share Agreement. Summer 2018. Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Survey. $5000.
19. Elbert Pence and Fanny Boyce Undergraduate Summer Research Experience. Olivet Nazarene University. April 2018. Determining the status of critically endangered rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis) populations at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie. $7190.
20. Elbert Pence and Fanny Boyce Undergraduate Summer Research Experience. Olivet Nazarene University. April 2018. Foraging behavior of red-headed woodpeckers (Melanerpes erythrocephalus L.) across oak (Quercus spp.) savanna habitats. $7178.
21. Elbert Pence and Fanny Boyce Undergraduate Summer Research Experience. Olivet Nazarene University. April 2017. The effects of imperiled bur and black oak savanna habitat on red-headed woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus L.) population density and nest success. $6185.
22. Craighton T. and Linda G. Hippenhammer Faculty Scholarship Fund. Olivet Nazarene University. Round 2. Fall 2016. Investigating imperiled bumble bee population structure at a large-scale tallgrass prairie restoration. $1250.
23. Craighton T. and Linda G. Hippenhammer Faculty Scholarship Fund. Olivet Nazarene University. Round 1. Fall 2016. Investigating imperiled bumble bee population structure at a large-scale tallgrass prairie restoration. $1250.
24. Chiang Travel Grant. Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, 2015. $150.
25. Chiang Travel Grant. Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, 2014. $200.
26. Graduate Program in Entomology Block Travel Grant, University of Minnesota, 2014. $267.
27. Legislative-Citizens Commission on Minnesota’s Natural Resources 7/2014-7/2017. $250,000. “Mountain pine beetle: Invasive threat to Minnesota’s pines”. Aukema, B. H., Abrahamson, M.D., Venette, R. C., & D. W. Rosenberger.
28. Canadian Institute of Forestry travel grant. 2014. $150.
29. Presidential Student Travel Scholarships, North Central Branch - Entomological Society of America, 2013. $250.
30. Graduate Program in Entomology Block Travel Grant, University of Minnesota, 2012-2013. $200.
31. Univ. of Minnesota Graduate Fellowship, Univ. of Minnesota, 2012-2013. Full tuition and $22,500 stipend.
32. Au Sable Graduate Fellowship, Au Sable Institute of Environmental Science, 2012-2016. $200/yr. book stipend.
33. Indiana Campus Compact, 2008. $30,000, 3 yrs. “Building a Service Engagement Infrastructure”. Guebert, M., M. Rayburn, D. Rosenberger.
34. Oakes Natural History Museum Fellowship, Messiah College, 2005. $1000.