Rakim K. Turnipseed
PhD Candidate
University of California, Berkeley
Department of Environmental Science, Policy, & Management
Invasion ecology, population ecology, ecological risk assessment, mosquito biology


About me
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I am a PhD Candidate in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management at the University of California, Berkeley under the supervision of Dr. George Roderick. At Berkeley I am a member of the Evolab. I am broadly interested in invasion ecology, specifically the ecological consequences of biological invasions.
I am completing my dissertation as a Pathways Student Trainee with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service in the Exotic and Invasive Weeds Research Unit in Albany, CA under the supervision of Dr. Patrick Moran. I am exploring how mosquito population dynamics is influenced by invasive aquatic plants in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, one of several California regions where West Nile Virus cases have continued to increase over the past several years.
News & Publications

5-27-2015
A second paper from my previous M.S. degree program has been published in PLOS One. You may find it here.

3-30-2015
I passed my Doctoral Qualifying Examination. I am officially a PhD Candidate!

Research Interests
Invasion Ecology​
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Population Ecology
Ecological Risk Assessment
Mosquito Biology, Behavior, and Management
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