Robin Mittenthal

I have degrees in Biology and Chinese (B.A., Carleton College), nutrition/agroecology (M.S., Tufts University), and library and information science (M.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), as well as K-12 certification as a school librarian and 9-12 certification as a biology and chemistry teacher.  I worked for a number of years as an intern and manager on organic farms across the country and for several years as a librarian and high school teacher.  I am likely to become an educator again in some capacity after finishing my PhD, perhaps either training future farmers or teaching high school science.  My dream job  (I think) would involve teaching high school students applied agroecology, business skills, and the simple joy of helping living things grow, all in the guise of managing a student-run farm. 

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Education

Ongoing: Doctoral studies in Entomology
University of Wisconsin-Madison

M.S. (2004) Library and Information Science
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

M.S. (2000) Nutrition and Sustainable Agricultural Systems
Tufts University, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy

B.A. (1995) Biology and Certificate of Advanced Studies in Chinese
Carleton College

Publications

Mittenthal, R. April 2007 to the present. Monthly column on organic gardening titled "The Garden Plot," published in the Eagle Heights Community Newsletter, Madison, WI. Also published online at http://www.eagleheightsgardens.org/tips/monthlyadvice.shtml

Mittenthal, R. 2007. From the ground up: a guide to basic organic vegetable, flower, and herb gardening for new gardeners. Self-published, open-access publication; see http://www.eagleheightsgardens.org/tips/gardenmanual.shtml

Prokopy, R., Mittenthal, R., and S. Wright. 2003. Evaluation of trap deployment patterns for behavioural control of apple maggot flies (Dipt., Tephritidae). J. Appl. Ent. 127, 276-281.

Hoffmann, S., Mittenthal, R., Chandler, B., Lafleur, G., Wright, S., Appleton, P., Becker, M., Dynok, S., and R. Prokopy. 2002. Influence of Odor-bait, Cultivar Type, and Adjacent Habitat Composition on Performance of Perimeter Traps for Controlling Apple Maggot Flies. Fruit Notes 67, 20-24.

Wright, S., Fleury, R., Mittenthal, R., and R. Prokopy. 2000. Small-plot Trials of Surround (TM) and Actara (TM) for Control of Common Insect Pests of Apples. Fruit Notes 65, 22-27.

 

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