Alana Jacobson received a BS from New Mexico State University, an MS from Purdue University, and a PhD from North Carolina State University. In 2014, she joined the faculty at Auburn University and has research and teaching responsibilities in the areas of insect ecology and row crops insect pest management. Research on aphid, whitefly, and thrips vectors of plant viruses has been a primary focus of her research and includes understanding the biological, ecological, and genetic factors that influence vector–virus interactions involved with the transmission, spread, and evolution of plant viruses.
