Dawn H Gouge

Dawn H Gouge

Professor, Entomology
Professor, Entomology / Insect Science - GIDP
Specialist, Entomology
Professor, BIO5 Institute
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Department Affiliations
Contact
(520) 374-6223

Work Summary

Public health entomologist and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) advocate working on pests that impact human health, and IPM in the built environment.

Research Interest

Dawn H. Gouge, PhD, is a Specialist and Professor at the University of Arizona, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Department of Entomology. Dr. Gouge is well established in the U.S. as a community Integrated Pest Management expert and works with international partners in several countries. Dawn has published 38 original research papers and more than 80 extension publications, many in collaboration with investigators from around the world, authored 4 book chapters and co-edited a definitive Pest Management Strategic Plan. Dr. Gouge is a frequent presenter at national and international meetings, and serves as a steering committee organizer of the International IPM Symposium conference. Dawn has received11 awards for outstanding achievement and provides service on both National and Federal advisory committees. Dr. Gouge has led the charge in establishing higher pest management standards in children’s environments, reducing risks associated with pest and pesticide exposure. Keywords: arthropod vectors, bed bugs, Integrated pest managment

Publications

Vetter, R. S., Draney, M. L., Brown, C. A., Trumble, J. T., Gouge, D. H., Hinkle, N. C., & Pace-Schott, E. F. (2018). Spider fear versus scorpion fear in undergraduate students at five American universities. American Entomologist.
Peters, A., Gouge, D. H., Ehlers, R. -., & Hague, N. G. (1997). Avoidance of Encapsulation by Heterorhabditis spp. Infecting Larvae of Tipula oleracea. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 70(2), 161-164.
Romero, A., Sutherland, A., Gouge, D. H., Spafford, H., Nair, S., Lewis, V., Choe, D., Li, S., & Young, D. (2017). Pest Management Strategies for Bed Bugs in Multi-Unit Housing: A Literature Review on Field Studies. Journal of Integrated Pest Management, 8(1), 1-10. doi:10.1093/jipm/pmx009
Bibbs, C., Bengston, S. E., & Gouge, D. H. (2014). Exploration of Refuge Preference in the Arizona Bark Scorpion, Scorpiones: Buthidae. Environmental Entomology, 43(5), 1345-1353.

Bibbs C., S.E. Bengston, D.H. Gouge. 2014. Exploration of Refuge Preference in the Arizona Bark Scorpion, Scorpiones: Buthidae. Environmental Entomology Vol. 43 No. 5, 1345-1353. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1603/EN14099

Gouge, D. H., Li, S., Nair, S., Pier, N., & Sumner, C. (2016). Mosquitoes and the Great Outdoors.. Journal of Environmental Management Arizona., 5-6.