Jess Hartshorn

Associate Professor of Forest Health
Forestry and Environmental Conservation Department

Office: Lehotsky 229
Phone: 864-656-4861

Email: jhartsh@clemson.edu

Educational Background

Ph.D. Forest Entomology
University of Arkansas 2016

M.S. Forest Entomology
University of Arkansas 2012

B.S. Psychology
Clemson University 2024

B.S. Zoology
Southern Illinois University 2010

Courses Taught

FNR 4520 - Environmental Justice in Natural Resources (Spring)
FOR 4130/6130 - Forest Protection (Fall)
FOR 8100 - Ecology of Forest Health(Summer, online asynchronous)

Profile

I joined Clemson's Forestry and Environmental Conservation department in August of 2018 and currently hold a 50% research 50% teaching appointment in the field of Forest Health. Members of my lab research a variety of forest health issues ranging from habitat fragmentation effects on decomposing beetle communities to recreationist perceptions of invasive plant management and drivers of forest invasions.

I am originally from Dayton, OH. I completed my BS in Zoology at Southern Illinois University, and my MS and PhD at the University of Arkansas in Forest Entomology. After completing my PhD, I worked for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry as the Forest Health Specialist for northern MN. I also taught Forest Protection at Itasca Community College in northern Minnesota before arriving at Clemson.

Research Interests

Ecology and management of forest invasions
Community ecology of forest organisms
Anthropogenic change in forests
Environmental justice in forest management

Lab Members

Prabina Sharma, MS Forest Resources, 2023
Crystal Strickland, MS Forest Resources, 2023
Kelsea Young, MS Forest Resources, 2021
Katy Crout, MS Forest Resources, 2021

Extension and Outreach

Women Owning Woodlands
NC-SC Joint Invasive Pest Council
USFS Remote Sensing Technical Working Group
Getting the Best of Pests

Publications

Hartshorn, J.A., Brockerhoff, E.G., Klapwijk, M.J., Marzano, M., Ganley, R.J. and Darr, M.N., 2023. Attracting and retaining women in forest entomology and forest pathology. Forest Policy and Economics, 154:103022.

Young, K.*, A. Tsalickis*, T. Sheehan, K. Klepzig, M. Caterino, and J. Hartshorn. 2023. Dung beetle community composition in the presence and absence of mesopredators in a longleaf pine forest. Southeastern Naturalist, 22(1): 78-90.

Hartshorn, J.A., D. Rosenberger, A. Mech, B. Aukema, J.J. Riggins, and P. Fanning. 2022. There’s an app for that: iNaturalist scavenger hunts: a novel way to engage entomology students. Natural Sciences Education, e20081.

Klepzig, K.D., J.A. Hartshorn, A. Tsalickis*, and T.N. Sheehan. 2022. Eye gnat (Liohippelates, Diptera: Chloropidae) biology, ecology, and management: past, present, and future. Journal of Integrated Pest Management, 13(1): 19.

Hartshorn, J.A., J.F. Palmer, and D.R. Coyle. 2022. Into the wild: evidence for the Enemy Release Hypothesis (ERH) in Callery pear. Environmental Entomology, 5.1: 216-221.

Hartshorn, J.A., and D.R. Coyle. 2021. Comparative meta-analysis of non-native ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae), and bark and ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on native confamilials. Environmental Entomology, 50(3): 622-632.

Hartshorn, J.A., D.R. Coyle, and R.J. Rabaglia. 2021. Responses of native and non-native bark and ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) to different chemical attractants: insights from the USDA Forest Service Early Detection and Rapid Response program data analysis. Journal of Economic Entomology, 114.2: 776-783.

Hartshorn, J.A., L.D. Galligan, and F.M. Stephen. 2021. Sirex nigricornis (Hymenoptera: Siricidae) larval development correlated with tree characteristics and ophiostomoid fungal infection. Great Lakes Entomologist, 53.2: 11.

*Lalk, S., J.A. Hartshorn, and D.R. Coyle. 2021. Invasive woody plants and their effects on arthropods in the United States: challenges and opportunities. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 114(2): 192-205.

Hartshorn, J.A. 2020. A review of forest management effects on terrestrial leaf litter inhabiting arthropods. Forests, 12.1: 23.

Clarke, S., and J.A. Hartshorn. 2020. Contrasting competitor and predator responses to a short-lived southern pine beetle outbreak: a case study. Forest Science, 67(1): 22-29.

Hartshorn, J.A., L.D. Galligan, and F.M. Stephen. 2019. Spatial patterns of within-tree red oak borer (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) attack during outbreak conditions in the Ozark National Forest in Arkansas, U.S.A. Canadian Entomologist, 151(6): 738-744.

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