S. Hollis Woodard
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Biology, 2012, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
B.A., Biology & Anthropology, 2005, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Research Areas
Wild bee behavior, physiology, and conservation
The Woodard Lab is a research group working to understand bumble bees and other wild bees, and advance their conservation through the study of their behavior and physiology.
Awards Received
2013-2015 USDA-NIFA Postdoctoral Fellowship
2015 Rom Rhome International Professional Development Award, University of Texas at Austin
2007-2009 Program in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Summer Research Award, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2005 Phi Kappa Phi Award of Excellence
Publications
Selected Publications
Woodard SH, Jha S, Lozier J, Strange J, Williams P, and D Goulson. 2015. Molecular tools and bumble bees: using a model system to reveal hidden details of native bee ecology. Molecular Ecology.
Woodard SH, Bloch G, Band MR, and Robinson GE. 2014. Molecular heterochrony and the evolution of cooperative brood care behavior in bumble bees (Bombus terrestris). Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 281: 20132419.
Woodard SH, Bloch G, Band MR, & Robinson GE. 2013. Social regulation of maternal traits in nest-founding bumble bee (Bombus terrestris) queens. Journal of Experimental Biology 216: 3474–3482.
Woodard SH*, Fischman BJ*, Venkat A, Hudson ME, Varala K, Cameron SA, Clark AG, & Robinson GE. 2011. Genes involved in convergent evolution of eusociality in bees. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 108: 7472-7477 (*: co-principal authors)
Fischman BJ*, Woodard SH*, & Robinson GE. 2011. Molecular evolutionary analyses of insect society. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 108: 10847-10854.
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