Warren Sconiers
- Associate Teaching Professor
- ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
Climate change ecology • Arthropod diversity • Plant-insect interactions
I study how climate change reshapes arthropod biodiversity and plant-insect interactions through shifts in plant chemistry, like nectar nutrition and allelochemicals, in both natural and agricultural systems. I also explore bacteriophage diversity using bioinformatics and field discovery.
At Niwot Ridge LTER, I’m collaborating with Dr. Katharine Suding to investigate how alpine climate shifts—temperature, snowpack, and nutrient availability—affect arthropod communities and floral traits, addressing key gaps in high-latitude ecology.
Trained as an insect ecologist (PhD, Texas A&M), my research spans drought-driven plant-insect dynamics, urban entomology (NC State), and invasive species phenology (UC Irvine). Beyond fieldwork and molecular tools, I partner with CU’s Center for Teaching & Learning to improve student engagement in large classrooms, focusing on peer collaboration, instructor accessibility, and weaving research into undergraduate education.
Education
- PhD (Entomology): Texas A&M University, 2014
- BS (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology): UC Irvine, 2008