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Samantha Alger

Research Assistant Professor

Director, Vermont Bee Lab

Affiliate, Gund Institute for Environment

Samantha.Alger@uvm.edu
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Samantha.Alger@uvm.edu
Alma mater(s)
  • Ph.D., Biology, 91°µÍøÊÓƵ, 2018
  • B.A., Biology, University of Rhode Island, 2009
  • B.S., General Business, University of Rhode Island, 2009
Affiliated Department(s)

Gund Institute for Environment

Areas of expertise

  • Pollinator Ecology
  • Habitat Restoration and Conservation
  • Public Outreach
  • Data Collection and Analysis

BIO

Samantha works to improve the health of both managed and wild pollinators through research, education, and outreach. At UVM, she conducts research on bee disease, teaches beekeeping courses, and directs the Their lab also offers disease diagnostic services for beekeepers and they manage Vermont's involvement with the National Honey Bee Survey.

Courses

  • Introduction to Beekeeping PSS 195
  • Hands-on Beekeeping    PSS 195

Bio

Samantha works to improve the health of both managed and wild pollinators through research, education, and outreach. At UVM, she conducts research on bee disease, teaches beekeeping courses, and directs the Their lab also offers disease diagnostic services for beekeepers and they manage Vermont's involvement with the National Honey Bee Survey.

Courses

  • Introduction to Beekeeping PSS 195
  • Hands-on Beekeeping    PSS 195

Publications

  • S. Alger, D. Snyder, J. Disorda, R. Scott; 2023. 13th International Symposium on Environmental Concerns in Rights-of-Way Proceedings.
  • Lurie, C., Alger, S., LePore, S., McCandless, C., 2022. . National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
  • P. Alexander Burnham, Alger, S.A., Case, B., Boncristiani, H., Herbert-Dufresne, L., Brody, A.K., 2021. . Journal of Applied Ecology.
  • Alger S.A., Burnham P.A., Brody A.K., 2019. PLoS ONE 14(9)
  • Alger S.A., Burnham .P.A., Boncristiani H.F., Brody A.K., 2019. . PLoS ONE 14(6)
  • Alger, S.A., Burnham, P.A., 2019. Commercially grown milkweed as habitat and forage for monarch butterflies and other pollinators, 2018 Milkweed Production Trials-Combined Report. 91°µÍøÊÓƵ Extension Northwest Crops and Soils Program.
  • Alger, S.A., Burnham, P.A., Lamas, Z.S, Brody, A.K., Richardson, L.R., 2018.. PeerJ.

Associations and Affiliations

  • Immediate Past President of the 
  • Scientific Advisor, Board of the