Ellen V. Crocker, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Forest Health Extension
207 T.P. Cooper Building
Lexington, KY 40546
(859) 257-3040
e.crocker@uky.edu
Education
Ph.D. Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, 2015, Cornell University
B.A. Biology and History, 2006, Williams College
Extension Responsibilities
- Tree and Forest Health
- Invasive Plants
- Insect Pests and Pathogens of Trees
- Mushrooms
Research Interests
- Forest health and sustainable forest management
- Forest pathology
- Invasive plant biology and management
- Plant-soil feedbacks
Affiliations
Courses Taught
- FOR 310, Introduction to Forest Health and Protection
- FOR 602, Renewable Natural Resources in a Global Perspective
- NRES 390-001, Special Topics: Introduction to Urban & Community Forestry
- EXP 396-010, Experiential Education, Engaging Girls in STEM
Extension Publications
- Buland, M., Crocker, E. V., Bennett, R. (2020). American Chestnut, Castanea dentata (FORFS 20-03).
- Crocker, E. V., Dreaden, T., Larson, J., Leonberger, K., Gauthier, N. A. (2020). Laurel Wilt Disease & Redbay Ambrosia Beetle (FORFS-20-01).
- Crocker E, Thomas WT, Niman C, and J Stringer. 2019. White Paper on Economic Loss from the Ash Disaster in KY: Impacts to Landowners from the Emerald Ash Borer. University of Kentucky, College of Agriculture, Food, and the Environment, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources - Extension.
- Crocker E, Bordas A and D Coyle. 2018. Biology, Ecology, and Management of Biscogniauxia (Hypoxylon) Canker in the Southeastern U.S. SREF Factsheet, SREF-FH-009
- Crocker E, Moore H, Niman C, and J Stringer. 2018. White Paper on Ambrosia Beetle Damage to Dead Ash in KY: Prevalence and Economic Impact to Loggers in Northern Kentucky. University of Kentucky, College of Agriculture, Food, and the Environment, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources - Extension
- Crocker E. 2017. The Good, The Bad, and the Unknown: A Close Look at Public Concerns About GE Trees. Kentucky Woodlands Magazine.
- Fountain WM, Crocker E, Townsend L and NW Gauthier. 2016. After Your Ash Has Died: Making an Informed Decision on What to Replant. Horticulture Extension Publication (ID-241)
- Fountain WM, and E Crocker. 2016. What is Your Tree Worth? Horticulture Extension Publication (ID-240)
- CrockerE and N Gauthier. 2016. “Don’t Eat Those Mushroom… Unless You Know What You Are Doing.” Forestry and Plant Pathology Extension Factsheet Publication PPFS-GEN14/FORFS-16-01
- Crocker E. 2016. Biotechnology: Scientific Advances That Could Save Our Native Forests. Kentucky Woodlands Magazine.
- Crocker E. 2015. Decline of our Forests and Trees - Can Modern Genetics Provide a Solution? Kentucky Woodlands Magazine
Research Publications
- Crocker E, Condon B, Abdullah A, Abbott A, Nelson CD, and M Staton. 2019. TreeSnap: a citizen science app connecting tree enthusiasts and forest scientists. Plants, People, Planet. 00: 1-6
- Fang L, Crocker E, Yang J, Yan Y, Yang Y, and Z Liu. 2019. Competition and Burn Severity Determine Post-Fire Sapling Recovery in a Nationally Protected Boreal Forest of China: An Analysis from Very High-Resolution Satellite Imagery. Remote Sensing. 11-603: 1-22
- Sena K, Dreaden T, Crocker E, and C Barton. 2018. Detection of Phytophthora cinnamomi in Forest Soils by PCR on DNA Extracted from Leaf Disc Baits. Plant Health Progress. 10 (3): 193-200.
- Sena K, Crocker E, Vincelli P, and C Barton. 2018. Phytophthora cinnamomi as a driver of forest change: Implications for conservation and management. Forest Ecology and Management. 409: 799-807.
- Crocker E, Nelson E, and B Blossey. 2017. Soil conditioning effects of Phragmites australis on native wetland plant seedling survival. Ecology and Evolution. 7(15): 5571-5579.
- Crocker E, Lanzafane J, Karp M, and E Nelson. 2016. Overwintering seeds as reservoirs for seedling pathogens of wetland plant species. Ecosphere. 7 (3).
- Crocker E, Karp M, and E Nelson. 2015. Virulence of oomycete pathogens from Phragmites australis-invaded and non-invaded soils to marsh wetland plant species. Ecology and Evolution. 5: 2127-2139.
