1. DR. JENNIFER L. WILLIAMS
8810 Tenth St. N, Minneapolis, MN 55427 | 612.670.9828 | jennifer.williams@mgk.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
MGK
Entomologist in R&D
Managing multiple discovery, product development, and product support projects (domestic and international).
Experimental design focus. Expertise in statistical analysis frequently utilized. International collaboration
with Sumitomo Chemical Corporation emphasis since 2012 acquisition of MGK. Emphasis
on plant product biosynthesis in plant cell culture. 2010-present
EDUCATION
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Ph.D in Entomology 2009
[Dissertation: “Fitness costs and phenotypic plasticity of resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis in the
pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella”]
Dissertation passed “with Distinction”
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
M.S. in Entomology 2002
Thesis: “How prey detect and avoid predators: a study with an agricultural pest”
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
B.S. Honors in Biology and Spanish (double major) 2000
Minor: Biochemistry
Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain 1999
Course in Ecologia i evolució dels insectes
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Lecturer – Applied Biostatistics (RNR/ECOL/ENTO 613) 2004, 2006
Statistical methods commonly used in ecology and related fields at the graduate level
Adjunct Instructor – Evolution and population genetics: mathematics of life (NATS 104) 2003, 2004, 2006
Developed syllabus and overall course structure, and administered all grades
RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE
Target Specialty Products, Santa Fe Springs, CA
Customer service / sales / entomologist 10/2008 – 3/2009
Acted as an in-house pest control advisor to customers in Turfgrass and Ornamental, Golf, and
Agricultural Markets
Termite Terry Pest Control, Costa Mesa, CA
Termite Inspector and Pest Control Technician 1/2008 – 8/2008
Conducted commercial and residential termite inspections, pest control evaluations and treatments.
Made recommendations for wood repair and oversaw wood-repair crew, subterreneal termite
drilling treatments and drywood termite fumigation of commercial buildings and residences.
E and J Landscaping, Tucson, AZ
Director 2006-2007
Emphasis on xeriscaping, irrigation, sod installation, landscape design, fence installation, erosion
control and maintenance
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Lab Assistant 1998-2000

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Assisted in the laboratory of Dr. David Wise (Spider Ecologist), Department of Entomology.
Participated in research related to agricultural predators and their influence on trophic cascades in
terrestrial agro-ecosystems.
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Lab Assistant 1996-1998
Assisted in the laboratory of Dr. Dan Potter (Turfgrass and Ornamental Specialist), Department of
Entomology. Participated in research related to the control of Japanese beetles, carabid beetles and
golf green pests such as the black cutworm and white beetle grubs.
Tarbox & Tarbox, Ashland, KY
Laborer 1995
A member of the maintenance crew for the Tarbox & Tarbox Landscape Architecture Firm while
attending High School.
PUBLICATIONS
Williams, J.L., D.W. Crowder, B.E. Tabashnik and Y. Carrière. In preparation. Measuring the cost of Bt resistance in the pink bollworm; population
cage study and mathematical model. For submission to Heredity.
Williams, J.L. 2009. Fitness costs of resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis in the pink bollworm Pectinophora gossypiella. Ph.D. dissertation.
University of Arizona.
Williams, J.L., C. Ellers-Kirk, R. Orth, A.J. Gassmann, G. Head, B.E. Tabashnik and Y. Carrière. 2011. Fitness cost of resistance to Bt cotton linked
with increased gossypol content in pink bollworm larvae. PLoS One. 6 (6): 1-9.
Williams, J.L., J. Moya-Laraño and D.H. Wise. 2006. Burrow decorations as antipredatory devices. Behavioral Ecology. 17: 586-590.
Williams, J.L., and D.H. Wise. 2003. Avoidance of wolf spiders (Araneae: Lycosidae) by striped cucumber beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae):
laboratory and field studies. Environmental Entomology. 32: 633-640.
Williams, J.L., and D.H. Wise. 2002. How prey detect and avoid predators: a study with an agricultural pest. Masters thesis. University of
Kentucky.
Williams, J.L., W.E. Snyder and D.H.Wise. 2001. Sex-based differences in antipredator behavior in the spotted cucumber beetle (Coleoptera:
Chrysomelidae). Environmental Entomology. 30: 327-332.
PAPERS PRESENTED AT MEETINGS
Williams, J.L, B.E. Tabashnik and Y. Carrière. 2005. Phytochemicals induce phenotypic plasticity of fitness costs associated with Bt resistance in
the pink bollworm (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Annual Meeting of the International Congress of Biological Control, Lleida, Spain.
Williams, J.L, B.E. Tabashnik and Y. Carrière. 2004. Phytochemicals induce phenotypic plasticity of fitness costs associated with Bt resistance in
the pink bollworm (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Salt Lake City, UT.
Williams, J.L., and D.H. Wise. 2002. Avoidance of wolf spiders (Araneae: Lycosidae) by striped cucumber beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae):
laboratory and field studies. Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Tucson, AZ.
Williams, J.L., and D.H. Wise. 2001. How prey detect and avoid predators: a study with an agricultural pest. Annual Meeting of the
Entomological Society of America, San Diego, CA.
Williams, J.L., W.E. Snyder and D.H.Wise. 2000. Sex-based differences in anti-predator behavior in the spotted cucumber beetle, Diabrotica
undecimpunctata howardi. American Arachnological Society, Lexington, KY.
Williams, J.L., W.E. Snyder and D.H.Wise. 1999. Differences in anti-predator behavior between male and female spotted cucumber beetles,
Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi. Kentucky Academy of Sciences, Richmond, KY.
Williams, J.L., W.E. Snyder and D.H.Wise. 1998. Differences in anti-predator behavior between male and female spotted cucumber beetles,
Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Las Vegas, NV.
LANGUAGES
English – complete fluency, spoken and written
Spanish – complete fluency, spoken and written

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Catalan – complete fluency, spoken and written
French – limited spoken and written
Italian – limited spoken and written
MEMBERSHIPS
Representative for MGK on the technical advisory board, Science Masters Degree Program Minnesota Metropolitan State University
American Mosquito Control Association
Entomological Society of America
Society of Vector Ecology
previous license holder in Branch 2 and 3 of the CA Structural Pest Control Board
AWARDS
Runner-up student poster competition Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America,
Salt Lake City, UT 2004
Center for Insect Science Travel Award, University of Arizona 2004
GRS Award – graduate funding award, The Graduate School, The University of Arizona 2003
Kentucky Academy of Sciences 1st
place in the Undergraduate paper presentation 1999
Winner of the Sigma Xi Grants in Aid of Research $10,000 Award 1999
Winner of the Undergraduate Creativity Grant $14,000 Award, College of Arts and Sciences, U. Kentucky 1998