Ed Lewis, Ph.D.

Professor, Department Head

Ed Lewis is Professor and Head of the Department of Entomology, Plant Pathology and Nematology in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences and Co-Director of the Center for Health in the Human Ecosystem at the University of Idaho. Dr. Lewis has a B.S. from Cornell University, an M.S. from University of Missouri, and a Ph.D. from Auburn University. His research includes studies of behavior, population ecology, community ecology, and evolutionary biology within several groups of insects, nematodes, and bacteria. Dr. Lewis also pursues research in biological control of crop pests, predicting the impact of crop management on pest and beneficial organisms, and restoration ecology.