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- Areas of Interest:
- Major areas of interest include medical-veterinary entomology and
acarology, arachnology, and aquatic insects. Research interests have
focused on: (1) biting flies of medical-veterinary importance, notably
the biology of biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) and their role
as vectors of bluetongue virus and epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus of
domestic and wild ruminants; (2) ticks and Lyme disease in Alabama; and
(3) host-parasite associations between biting flies (mosquitoes, biting
midges, horse flies and deer flies) and mites.
- Appointment:
- 60% Teaching, 40% Research
- Courses Currently Taught at Auburn University:
- ENTM 0404 Insects Affecting Humans, Domestic Animals and Wildlife
- ENTM 0514 Aquatic Insects
- ENTM 0625 Medical-Veterinary Entomology
- ENTM 0720 Arachnology
- Courses Previously Taught:
- ZY 306 Principles of Ecology (1975-87)
- ZY 636 Population Ecology (1975-88)
- U 270-272 Ascent of Man (Human Odyssey)
- Education:
- B.A. 1968 Northeastern University (Biological Science)
- M.S. 1970 Cornell University (Entomology)
- Ph.D. 1974 Cornell University (Entomology)
Professional Experience:
- 1964-68, Surgical Assistant and Laboratory Technician, Boston University Surgical Research Laboratory, Boston City Hospital
- 1974-75, Medical Entomologist, Allegheny County Health Department, Pittsburgh, PA.
- Administrator, Pennsylvania State Vector Control Program
- 1975-present, Auburn University and Alabama Agricultural Experiment
Station.
Professional Societies/Honor Societies:
- Acarological Society of America
- Alabama Vector Management Society
- American Arachnological Society
- American Mosquito Control Association
- Entomological Society of America
- Florida Association of Benthologists
- Georgia Entomological Society
- Society of Vector Ecologists
- North American Benthological Society
- Sigma Xi
- Phi Sigma
- Phi Kappa Phi
- Gamma Sigma Delta
Professional Responsibilities:
- Department of Entomology (Auburn University):
- Library Representative
- Graduate Admissions Committee
- Curriculum and Academic Quality Committee
- Undergraduate Internship Committee
- Insect Museum Committee
- Guyton Lecture Committee
- College of Agriculture (Auburn University):
- Library Committee
- Curriculum Committee
- Acarological Society of America:
- President (1984)
- Executive Committee (1996-99)
- Entomological Society of America:
- President, Teaching Subsection (1984)
- Special Committee on Linnaean Games (1984-86)
- Highlights of Medical-Veterinary Entomology (1985-86)
- Chair, Section D (1990)
- Chair, Section D Medical-Veterinary Textbook Steering Committee
- Co-editor and contributor, Medical-Veterinary Entomology Textbook
- ESA Governing Board (1998-2001)
- Entomological Society of America/Southeastern Branch:
- Chair, Student Awards Committee (1982-83)
- Subject Editor, Journal of Entomological Science (1986-90)
- Editorial Board, Bulletin of the Society of Vector Ecologists (1986-92)
- Chair, Auburn University Senate and General Faculty (1990-91)
- Alabama Archaeological Society
- Board of Directors (1998-2001)
- President, East Alabama Chapter (1989-present)
- Alabama Poison Control Center:
- Consultant, Medical Entomology
Honors and Awards:
- Appreciation Award for Service, ESA/SEB (1985)
- Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence, College of Agriculture, Auburn
University (1988)
- Teaching Award of Merit, National Association of Colleges and Teachers
of Agriculture (1988)
- Distinguished Teaching Award, Entomological Society of America, SEB (1989)
- Dedicated Service Award, Georgia Entomological Society (1991)
- Auburn Alumni Association Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Award (1996-97)
Current Graduate Students:
- Renee R. Anderson (Ph.D. candidate)
- Matthew D. Aubuchon (M.S. Student)
Select Publications:
- Mullen, G.R. 1976. Water mites of the subgenus Truncaturus
(Arrenuridae: Arrenurus) in North America. Search, Cornell
University, Entomol. Ser. 17, 6(6):1-35.
- Mullen, G.R., R.H. Jones, Y. Braverman, and K.E. Nusbaum. 1985.
Laboratory infections of Culicoides debilipalpis and C.
stellifer (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) with bluetongue virus. In:
Bluetongue and Related Orbiviruses (T.L. Barber and M.M. Jochim, eds.).
Prog. Clin. Biol. Res. 178:239-242.
- Mullen, G.R., D.J. Leprince, and B.M. OConnor. 1987.
Acarine associates of horse flies and deer flies (Diptera: Tabanidae)
in North America. Progress in Acarology 2:291-296.
- Mullen, G.R. and L.J. Hribar. 1988. Biology and feeding behavior
of ceratopogonid larvae (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in North America.
Bull. Soc. Vector Ecol. 13:60-81.
- Luckhart, S., G.R. Mullen, and J.C. Wright. 1991. The etiologic
agent of Lyme disease, Borrelia burgdorferi, detected by
fluorescent antibody in ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) collected at a focus
in Alabama. J. Med. Ent. 28:652-657.
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The Illustration of the freshly hatched subimago
of Stenonema vicarium, a large and
variable flatheaded mayfly that develops
in eastern and north-central streams (left)
copyright© 1981 Arwin V. Provonsha
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