Vickie Borowicz

I am a community ecologist interested in the ecology of symbioses, especially those involving parasitic plants in prairies. Physically intimate associations between species, such as between a parasitic plant and host, can alter a host plant's responses to enemies, and produce unanticipated effects on communities. The management implications of these interactions are intriguing.

I received a B.S. from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, and subsequently a M.S. in Zoology and Ph.D. in Ecology from Penn State. Illinois State University has been my academic home since 1986, when I started as adjunct researcher and occasional non-tenure-track instructor. In 2013 I was appointed assistant professor.

September 2016