{"id":1152,"date":"2025-10-03T15:34:30","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T15:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/wildlife\/?page_id=1152"},"modified":"2025-11-03T16:46:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T16:46:16","slug":"adam-mitchell","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/wildlife\/adam-mitchell\/","title":{"rendered":"Adam Mitchell"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"688\" height=\"759\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/wildlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/205\/2025\/08\/Mitchell_Adam.jpg\" alt=\"A man in a purple shirt holds a small green snake.\" class=\"wp-image-1149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/wildlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/205\/2025\/08\/Mitchell_Adam.jpg 688w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/wildlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/205\/2025\/08\/Mitchell_Adam-272x300.jpg 272w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/wildlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/205\/2025\/08\/Mitchell_Adam-363x400.jpg 363w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Adam Mitchell, Ph.D.<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Associate Professor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:abmitchell@tarleton.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">abmitchell@tarleton.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Phone:<a href=\"http:\/\/tel+12544595334\"> (254)-459-5334<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Office: Autry 203B<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-button alignnone\"><a class=\"wp-block-advgb-button_link advgbbtn-41686cef-8eaa-46fd-b0ec-1c9e338f38a4\" href=\"https:\/\/faculty.tarleton.edu\/mitchell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span><strong>Professional Website<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"research-interests-e58bd4ab-e2fe-4de7-b95e-547e1bb5e631\">Research Interests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Biological Invasions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Community Ecology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pollinator Ecology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Plant-Insect Interactions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Restoration Ecology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Undergraduate Education<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>B.S. in Agriculture &amp; Natural Resources, Entomology, Plant Protection &amp; Wildlife Conservation; University of Delaware, 2011<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Graduate Education<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>M.S. in Fish and Wildlife Management; Montana State University, 2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ph.D. in Entomology and Wildlife Ecology; University of Delaware, 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Professional Biography<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Adam Mitchell is an Assistant Professor of Entomology and a Certified Wildlife Biologist who explores how anthropogenic (human-induced) changes in the environment influence ecosystem structure, using plants and arthropods as model assemblages. His research portfolio has explored drought, invasive plants, microplastic pollution, urbanization, and changes in land use influence community resilience and ecosystem service, as well as methods to mitigate their impacts. Students in Tarleton&#8217;s Applied Lab of Ecology (ALE) conduct research in field, microcosm, and laboratory settings, including Plant DRIPS (Plant Drought Response Insect Pollinator Studies) as a long-term monitoring site for determining drought-resistant plants for pollinator use in plantings in both urban and naturalized areas. Dr. Mitchell is a founding member of FIRST (Fishers Island Research and Survey Team) responsible for promoting guidance on the ecological management and research on Fishers Island in New York since 2014. 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