Emily Carlson, Ph.D

Emily is a life-long resident of the Pacific Northwest with a passion for the people, pollinators, and plants who call this region home. After growing up in the Willamette Valley, she left the rain behind to pursue undergraduate studies in Biology at Gonzaga University where she helped research beetle jaws. After graduation, Emily spent five years working for non-profits and local government agencies including AmeriCorps and the King Conservation District. In 2019, Emily returned to Oregon to pursue her doctorate at OSU, focused on understanding how native bees and honey bees experience pesticide exposure differently in agricultural production areas. Through this work, Emily became a Science Policy Fellow for the Entomological Society of America and was recognized by the American Association of Professional Apiculturists, US Dept of Agriculture, and Foundation for the Preservation of Honey Bees. In her role as a partner biologist, Emily provides technical assistance, education, and outreach supporting the agricultural producers of the West and the Natural Resource Conservation Service staff in installing pollinator habitat on working lands. When not in the field, Emily enjoys practicing hand embroidery, reading sci-fi/fantasy novels, and playing cards.