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Dr. Sean Clark
Associate Professor of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Chairperson of the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources Goldthwait Agriculture Building,
Room 212
CPO 1734
| Office Hours: |
MWF 8-10 AM |
Phone: 859-985-3402
Fax: 859-985-3698
E-Mail:
At Berea College since 1998
| Degrees |
- Ph.D.
, Entomology,
conc. Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Michigan
State University, 1996
- MS
, Entomology,
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, 1993
- BS
, Biology,
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, 1989
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| Courses |
- ANR 240 Soil Science
- ANR 265 Bees and Beekeeping
- ANR 316 Entomology
- ANR
350 Horticulture
- ANR 360 Forest and Wildlife Management
- GSTR
232 Natural Science
- SENS
/ ANR 121 Sustainable Agriculture in Costa
Rica
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| Special Interests |
- Organic crop production
- Integrated pest management
- Biodiversity in agricultural
and forest ecosystems
- Soil quality
- Local food systems
- Beekeeping
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| Papers and Publications |
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Clark, S. and O. Pogue. 2009. A college pursues organic beekeeping: Stock selection, forage availability, mite treatments and supplemental food all can be challenges to an organic program. Bee Culture September issue, pp. 17-19.
- Pogue, O., S. Clark, and S. Paulson. 2008. Effects of human disturbance on ground beetle diversity. Kentucky Academy of Science 94th Annual Meeting, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky (poster).
- Sands, J., S. Hammond, S. Clark, and S. Paulson. 2008. Home-based processing to add value to horticultural products. Kentucky Academy of Science 94th Annual Meeting, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky (poster).
- Gravitt, O. Pogue, and S. Clark. 2007. Population dynamics of varroa mite (Acari: Varroidae) on different honey bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) stocks. Kentucky Academy of Science 93nd Annual Meeting. University of Louisville (poster).
- Pogue, O., S. Gravitt, and S. Clark. 2007. Management of Varroa Mites (Acari: Varroidae) in Organic Beekeeping : Is it Possible? Kentucky Academy of Science 93nd Annual Meeting. University of Louisville (poster).
- Clark, S. and M. Hileman. 2007. Financial analysis of small-scale, organic, cut-lettuce production systems. 2007 Fruit and Vegetable Crops Research Report, University of Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station. pp. 61-63.
- Clark, S., K. Szlavecz,
, M. Cavigelli and F. Purrington. 2006. Ground
beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) assemblages in organic,
no-till, and chisel-till cropping systems in Maryland . Environmental
Entomology 35: 1304-1312.
- Clark, S. and M. Cavigelli.
2005. Suitability of composts as potting
media for production of organic vegetable transplants. Compost
Science and Utilization 13: 150-156
- Clark, S. and M. Cavigelli.
2005. Local
composts as potting media for organic vegetable production.
2005 Fruit and Vegetable
Crops Research Report, University of Kentucky Agricultural Experiment
Station. Pp. 85-87.
- Clark, S. and M.
Cavigelli. 2005. College composting program shapes up in Kentucky. In
Business 27 (4): 26-27.
- Clark, S. and M.
Cavigelli. 2005. College
composting program matures. BioCycle 46(7):
35-38
- Clark, S. and M.
Panciera. 2002. Cover
crop roll-down for weed suppression in no-till crop
production. 2002 Fruit
and Vegetable Crops Research Report, University of Kentucky
Agricultural Experiment Station. pp. 56-57.
- Clark, S. 2002. Composting
horse bedding in Kentucky’s Bluegrass Region. BioCycle 43(7):
24-25.
- Hernández,
C., J. Yeomans, and S. Clark. 2002. Sustainable
example for waste management. BioCycle 43(8):
67-68.
- Clark, S. 2002. Evaluation
of an institutional food-residuals composting system. Proceedings
of the 2002 International Symposium on Composting and Compost Utilization,
May 6-8, Columbus, OH.
- Rämert, B.,
R.L. Bugg, M.S. Clark, M.R. Werner, R.P. McGuinn, D. Poudel & A.M.
Berry. 2000. Influence of Lumbricus terrestris inoculation on green
manure disappearance in Persian walnut (Juglans
regia) orchards. Soil
Biology and Biochemistry 33: 1509-1516.
- Clark, S and L. Law.
2000. Multipurpose
program at Berea College. BioCycle 41(9):
69-70.
- Clark, S., K. Klonsky,
P. Livingston, and S. Temple. 1999. Crop-yield and economic comparisons
of organic, low-input, and conventional farming systems in California’s
Central Valley. American Journal of Alternative
Agriculture 14: 109-121.
- Clark, M.S., W.R.
Horwath, C. Shennan., K.M. Scow, W.T. Lanini, and
H. Ferris. 1999.
Nitrogen,
weeds and water as yield-limiting factors in conventional,
low-input, and organic tomato systems. Agriculture,
Ecosystems and Environment 73: 257-270.
- Clark, M.S. 1999.
Ground beetle abundance and community composition in conventional and
organic tomato systems of California’s Central Valley. Applied
Soil Ecology 11: 199-206.
- Clark, M.S., W.R.
Horwath, C. Shennan, K.M. Scow. 1998. Changes
in soil chemical properties resulting from organic
and low-input farming practices. Agronomy
Journal 90: 662-671.
- Clark, M.S., H. Ferris,
K. Klonsky, W.T. Lanini, A.H.C. van Bruggen, & F.G. Zalom. 1998.
Agronomic, economic, and environmental comparison of pest management
in conventional and alternative tomato and corn systems in northern
California. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 68: 51-71.
- Clark, S. 1997. Domestic
birds for biological control. The IPM Practitioner 19(9): 5-7.
- Clark, M.S. and S.H.
Gage. 1997. Relationship between fruit yield and damage by codling
moth and plum curculio in a biologically-managed apple orchard. Great
Lakes Entomologist 30: 161-168.
- Clark, M.S., S.H.
Gage, & J.R. Spence. 1997. Habitats and management associated with
common ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in a Michigan agricultural
landscape. Environmental Entomology 26: 519-527.
- Clark, M.S. & S.H.
Gage. 1997. The effects of free-range domestic birds on the abundance
of epigeic predators and earthworms. Applied
Soil Ecology 255-260.
- Clark, M.S. & S.H.
Gage. 1996. Effects of free-range chickens and geese on insect pests
and weeds in an agroecosystem. American
Journal of Alternative Agriculture 11: 39-47.
- Clark, M.S., S.H.
Gage, L. B. DeLind and M. Lennington. 1995. The compatibility of domestic
birds with a non-chemical agroecosystem. American
Journal of Alternative Agriculture 10: 114-121
- Clark, M.S., J.M.
Luna, & R. R. Youngman. 1995. Estimation of adult carabid absolute
densities in a no-till corn field by removal sampling. Applied
Soil Ecology 2: 185-193.
- Clark, M.S., J.M.
Luna, N.D. Stone, & R.R. Youngman. 1994. Generalist predator consumption
of armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and the effect
of predator removal on damage in no-till corn. Environmental
Entomology 23: 617-622.
- Clark, M.S., J.M.
Luna, N.D. Stone, & R.R. Youngman. 1993. Habitat preferences of
generalist predators in reduced-tillage corn. Journal
of Entomological Science 28: 404-416.
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