Research Leader
Gloria DeGrandi-Hoffman
Professional Preparation
Institution Major Degree Year
Pennsylvania State University Biology B.S. 1975
Pennsylvania State University Entomology M.S. 1980
Michigan State University Entomology Ph.D. 1983
Employment/Professional Experience
2002- present Research Leader & Location Coordinator, Carl Hayden Bee Research Center, USDA-ARS, Tucson, AZ.
1999- present Adjunct Scientist, Dept. of Entomology and Insect Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
1985- 2002 Research Entomologist & Lead Scientist, Carl Hayden Bee Research Center, USDA-ARS, Tucson, AZ.
1990-present Member of the Center for Insect Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
Honors and Awards
- Entomology Society of America, North Central Branch, J.H. Comstock Outstanding Graduate Student
Award, 1983
- Eastern Apiculture Society, Outstanding Graduate Student Award, 1983
- Eugenia MacDaniel Outstanding Teaching Award, Dept. of Entomology, Michigan State University, 1983
- Election to International Bee Research Society Council, Cardiff, England, 1995
- USDA Secretary’s Award for Public Service for creating a WWW page to transfer technology about
honey bees and pollination, 1996
- Western Apiculture Society Award for Outstanding Service to Beekeeping, 1997
- Eastern Apicultural Society J.I. Hambleton Award for Outstanding Research, 1998
- PWA - EEO Award for innovation leading to the development of a program to use beekeeping to teach
career goals in science to young Native Americans, 1998
- Election to Publication Council, Entomological Society of America, 2001-2003
- Outstanding College of Agriculture Alumnus, Pennsylvania State University, 2007
- Federal Laboratory Consortium Award for Outstanding Technology Transfer- West and Mid-Continent
Region, 2011
- USDA-ARS Outstanding Technology Transfer Award, 2011
- Alumni Fellow - Pennsylvania State University, 2011
- USDA-ARS-Pacific West Area Scientist of the Year, 2018
- Outstanding Alumni- Department of Entomology, Michigan State University, 2019
Current Research Areas
Mathematical modelling
Honey bee nutrition
Varroa population dynamics and control
Effects of fungicides on queen development, worker physiology, and colony survival
Overwintering colonies in cold storage
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