Biography

Appointment 1989: Assistant Professor, UC Davis

Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology, University of Hawaii, 1985-1989

Ph.D. - University of California, Riverside, 1985, Plant Pathology

M.S. - Michigan State University, 1982, Botany & Plant Pathology

B.S. - Michigan State University, 1979, Botany & Plant Pathology

 

 

Teaching Disciplines

Introduction to Nematology (NEM 110)

Animal Biology (ABI 50B)

Ecology of Parasitic Nematodes (NEM 203)

Concepts and Systems of Plant Protection and Pest Management (IPM 201)

 

 

Research

My research interests are in integrated pest management and ecology of nematodes in agroecosystems. The research in my laboratory is focused on plant-parasitic nematode management, especially with respect to alternative management strategies as supplements to rotations and nematicide applications for use in sustainable agricultural production systems. We also conduct research on the ecology of aging in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. This research involves a demographic approach to aging, including investigating the natural ecology of the nematode, and how its life history features are reflective of its ecology.

 

 

Graduate Group Affiliations:

Ecology, Plant Protection & Pest Management

 

 

Current Major Advisor for:

Graduate Group in Ecology, Graduate Group in Plant Protection & Pest Management

Selected Publications:

1. Caswell-Chen, E. P., J. Chen, E. E. Lewis, G. W. Douhan, S. A. Nadler, and J. R. Carey. Revising the Standard Wisdom of C. elegans Natural History: Ecology of Longevity. Sci. Aging Knowl. Environ., Vol. 2005, Issue 40, pp. pe30, 5 October 2005 [DOI: 10.1126/sageke.2005.40.pe30].
2. Hans-Georg Muller, Jane-Ling Wang, James R. Carey, Edward P. Caswell-Chen, Carl Chen, Nikos Papadopoulos, and Fang Yao. 2004. Demographic window to aging in the wild: constructing life tables and estimating survival functions from marked individuals of unknown age. Aging Cell. 3:125-131.
3. Chen, J., G. Y. Yuen, D. Y. Kobayashi, and E. P. Caswell-Chen. Lysobacter enzymogenesas an antagonist of plant-parasitic nematodes. 2004. Journal of Nematology 36: 311 (Abstr.).
4. Chen, J., and E. P. Caswell-Chen. 2004. Facultative Vivipary is a Life-History Trait in Caenorhabditis elegans. Journal of Nematology. 36:107-113.
5. Chen, J., and E. P. Caswell-Chen. 2003. Why Caenohrabditis elegansadults sacrifice their bodies to progeny. Nematology. 5:641-645.
6. Chen, J., and E. P. Caswell-Chen. 2004. Caenorhabditis eleganspopulation ecology and life history. Journal of Nematology 36: 311 (Abstr.).
7. Chen, J., and E. P. Caswell-Chen. 2003. The ecology of C. elegans: Phenotypic plasticity, survival, and facultative vivipary. Journal of Nematology. 35:329-330 (Abstr.).
8. Sacks, B. N. and Caswell-Chen, E. P. 2003. Reconstructing the spread of Dirofilaria immitis in California coyotes. Journal of Parasitology 89: 319-323.
9. Chen, J., and E. P. Caswell-Chen. 2003. Bagging as a part of the C. elegans life cycle. Program and Abstracts of 14th International C. elegans meeting. pg. 192 (Abstr.).
10. Rubin, E. S., W. M. Boyce, and E. P. Caswell-Chen. 2002. Modeling demographic processes in an endangered population of Bighorn Sheep. Journal of Wildlife Management 66:796-810.
11. Kaplan, M., E. P. Caswell-Chen, and V. M. Williamson. 1999. Assessment of host-induced selection on three geographic isolates of Heterodera schachtiiusing RAPD and AFLP markers. Phytopathology 89:68-73.
12. Araya, M., and E. P. Caswell-Chen. 1994. Host status of Crotalaria juncea, Sesamum indicum, and Dolichos lablabto Meloidogyne javanica. Journal of Nematology. 26:492-497.
13. Gardner, J., and E. P. Caswell-Chen. 1994. Raphanus sativa, Sinapis alba, and Fagopyron esculentumas hosts to Meloidogyne incognita, Meloidogyne javanica, and Plasmodiophora brassicae. Supplement to the Journal of Nematology 26:756-760.
14. Araya, M., and E. P. Caswell-Chen. 1993. Enzymatic digestion of roots for recovery of root-knot nematode life stages. Journal of Nematology 25:590-595.
15. Caswell-Chen, E. P., V. M. Williamson, and B. B. Westerdahl. 1993. Applied biotechnology in nematology. Supplement to the Journal of Nematology 25: 719-730.
16. Gardner, J., and E. P. Caswell-Chen. 1993. Penetration, development, and reproduction of Heterodera schachtii on Fagopyron esculentum, Phacelia tanacetifolia, Raphanus sativa, Sinapis alba, and rassica oleracea. Journal of Nematology 695-702.
17. Caswell-Chen, E. P., and I. J. Thomason. 1993. Root volumes occupied by different stages of Heterodera schachtii in sugarbeet, Beta vulgaris. Fundamental and Applied Nematology 16:39-42.
18. Caswell-Chen, E. P., V. M. Williamson, and F. F. Wu. 1992. Random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis of Heterodera cruciferae and H. schachtiipopulations. Journal of Nematology 24:343-351.
19. Caswell, E. P., and I. J. Thomason. 1991. A model of egg production by Heterodera schachtii(Nematoda: Heteroderidae). Canadian Journal of Zoology 69:2085-2088.
20. Caswell, E. P., C.-S. Tang, J. DeFrank, and W. J. Apt. 1991. The influence of root exudates of Chloris gayana and Tagetes patula on Rotylenchulus reniformis. Revue deNematologie 14:581-587.