Sheryl Hosler CV
Education
Current: Pennsylvania State University; postdoctoral researcher
2024: University of Illinois Chicago; PhD in Biological Sciences
2019: Northern Illinois University; M.S. in Biological Sciences
2012: The Pennsylvania State University; B.A. in English Literature with Honors; B.S. in Recreation, Parks, and Tourism
Management; Minor in German Language
Publications
2025: Hosler, S. C., Murrell, E. G., Arrington, K. E., Baraibar, B., Barbercheck, M. E., Bradley, B. A., Burgess, M., Finney, D. M.,
Hunter, M. C., LaChance, J. C., Mortensen, D. A., White, C. M., Lowry, C. J., & Kaye, J. P. (2025). Managing cover crop
mixtures over a decade via species replacement and seeding rate adjustment. Agricultural & Environmental Letters, 10(2).
2025: Hosler, S.C., Garfinkel, M., Roberts, M., Whelan, C.J., & Minor, E.S. Management Scale Drives Bee and Forb Biodiversity
Patterns in Suburban Green Spaces. Biodiversity and Conservation 34: 67-84.
2024: Alaniz MN, S Padilla, SC Hosler, HP Jones, NA Barber. Ground-dwelling invertebrate community responses to bison and
prescribed fire management in tallgrass prairies. Journal of Insect Conservation 28: 1161-1170.
2024: Hogan, K.F.E., Jones, H.P., Savage, K., Burke, A.M., Guiden, P.W., Hosler, S.C., Rowland-Schaefer, E., & Barber, N.A.
Functional consequences of animal community changes in managed grasslands: An application of the CAFE
approach. Ecology e4192.
2023: Garfinkel, M., Yakandawala, K., Hosler, S., Roberts, M., Whelan, C., & Minor, E. Testing the Accuracy of a Rights-of-Way
Pollinator Habitat Scoring System. Ecological Indicators, 148.
2023: Garfinkel, M., Hosler, S., Roberts, M., Vogt, J., Whelan, C., & Minor, E. Balancing the management of powerline
right-of-way corridors for humans and nature. Journal of Environmental Management, 330.
2022: Garfinkel, M., Hosler, S., Whelan, C., & Minor, E. Powerline Corridors Can Add Ecological Value to Suburban
Landscapes When Not Maintained as Lawn. Sustainability, 14 (12): 7113.
2021: Rahman, A.U., Jones, H.P., Hosler, S.C., Geddes, S., Nelson, M., & Barber, N.A. Disturbance-Induced Trophic Niche
Shifts in Ground Beetles (Coleoptera:Carabidae) in Restored Grasslands. Environmental Entomology, 50: 1075-1087.
2021: Guiden, P.W., Barber, N.A., Blackburn, R., Farrell, A., Fliginger, J., Hosler, S.C., King, R.B., Nelson, M., Rowland, E.G.,
Savage, K., Vanek, J.P., & Jones, H.P. Effects of Management Outweigh Effects of Plant Diversity on Restored Animal
Communities in Tallgrass Prairies. PNAS, 118 (5).
2021: Nelson, M., Hosler, S.C., Boetzl, F.A., Jones, H.P., & Barber, N.A. Reintroduced Grazers and Prescribed Fire Effects on
Beetle Assemblage Structure and Function in Restored Grasslands. Ecological Applications, 31( 1):e02217.
2020: Hosler, S.C., Jones, H.P., Nelson, M., & Barber, N.A. Management Actions Shape Dung Beetle Community Structure
and Functional Traits in Restored Tallgrass Prairie. Ecological Entomology, 46: 175-186.
2019: Barber, N.A., Hosler, S.C., Whiston, P., & Jones, H.P. Initial Responses of Dung Beetle Communities to Bison
Reintroduction in Restored and Remnant Tallgrass Praire. Natural Areas Journal, 39(4), 420-428.
2019: Hosler, S.C., Jones, H.P, & Barber, N.A. Dung Beetle Functional Traits Related to Restoration Management Practices in
Tallgrass Prairie. Masters Thesis.
2012: Hosler, S.C. & Burkholder, R. Phenological Records: A Sub-Genre of Nature Writing. Undergraduate Thesis.
Grants and Awards
2023: Student Talk Session 2nd Place – Entomological Society Annual Meeting 2023
2021: Graduate Research Award – UIC Department of Biological Sciences 2021
2021: Hadley Award – UIC Department of Biological Sciences 2021
2021: Best Graduate Student Poster – Midwestern Ecology & Evolution Conference 2021
2019: Student Talk Session 2nd Place – Entomological Society Annual Meeting 2019
2019-2023: University Fellowship; University of Illinois at Chicago
2018-2019: University Fellowship; Northern Illinois University
2017 & 2018: Friends of Nachusa Research Grant
2017: Small Projects Research Grant; Prairie Biotic, Inc.
2017: Graduate Student Grant; NIU Biology Department
Research Presentations
2025: Poster; Ecological Society of America, Annual Meeting
2025: Invited Talk; Entomological Society of America, Eastern Branch Meeting
2025: Invited Talk; Penn State Plant Science Seminar Series
2025: Poster; Northeastern Weed Science Society, Annual Meeting
2024: Oral Presentation; Entomological Society of America, Annual Meeting
2024: Oral Presentation, Session Organizer; Ecological Society of America, Annual Meeting
2024: Invited Talk; UMCES Integration and Application Network
2024: Invited Talk; University at Buffalo
2023: Oral Presentation; Ecological Society of America, Annual Meeting
2022: Poster; Entomological Society of American, Annual Meeting
2022: Poster; Ecological Society of America, Annual Meeting
2021: Poster; Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting
2021: Poster; Midwestern Ecology and Evolution Conference
2021: Invited Talk; Webster Groves Nature Study Society
2019: Oral Presentation, Workshop; Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting
2019: Poster; Friends of Nachusa Science Symposium
2019: Poster; Midwestern Ecology and Evolution Conference
2018: Poster; Friends of Nachusa Science Symposium
2018: Oral Presentation; Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting
2018: Oral Presentation; Midwestern Ecology and Evolution Conference
2017: Oral Presentation; Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting
2017: Oral Presentation; Friends of Nachusa Science Symposium
Science Communication Efforts
2020: Chair, Program Organizing Committee; ComSciCon Flagship
2020: Workshop Leader; SxSWEDU
2019-present: Coordinator; Nature Check
2019: Head Organizer; ComSciCon EntSoc
2019: Co-President; ComSciCon Chicago
2019: Presentation Speaker and Mentor; SxSWEDU
2018: Organizing Committee Member; ComSciCon Chicago
2018-present: Collaborations Lead; WeCreateEDU
2017-present: Creator and Host; The Roving Naturalist
Current: Pennsylvania State University; postdoctoral researcher
2024: University of Illinois Chicago; PhD in Biological Sciences
2019: Northern Illinois University; M.S. in Biological Sciences
2012: The Pennsylvania State University; B.A. in English Literature with Honors; B.S. in Recreation, Parks, and Tourism
Management; Minor in German Language
Publications
2025: Hosler, S. C., Murrell, E. G., Arrington, K. E., Baraibar, B., Barbercheck, M. E., Bradley, B. A., Burgess, M., Finney, D. M.,
Hunter, M. C., LaChance, J. C., Mortensen, D. A., White, C. M., Lowry, C. J., & Kaye, J. P. (2025). Managing cover crop
mixtures over a decade via species replacement and seeding rate adjustment. Agricultural & Environmental Letters, 10(2).
2025: Hosler, S.C., Garfinkel, M., Roberts, M., Whelan, C.J., & Minor, E.S. Management Scale Drives Bee and Forb Biodiversity
Patterns in Suburban Green Spaces. Biodiversity and Conservation 34: 67-84.
2024: Alaniz MN, S Padilla, SC Hosler, HP Jones, NA Barber. Ground-dwelling invertebrate community responses to bison and
prescribed fire management in tallgrass prairies. Journal of Insect Conservation 28: 1161-1170.
2024: Hogan, K.F.E., Jones, H.P., Savage, K., Burke, A.M., Guiden, P.W., Hosler, S.C., Rowland-Schaefer, E., & Barber, N.A.
Functional consequences of animal community changes in managed grasslands: An application of the CAFE
approach. Ecology e4192.
2023: Garfinkel, M., Yakandawala, K., Hosler, S., Roberts, M., Whelan, C., & Minor, E. Testing the Accuracy of a Rights-of-Way
Pollinator Habitat Scoring System. Ecological Indicators, 148.
2023: Garfinkel, M., Hosler, S., Roberts, M., Vogt, J., Whelan, C., & Minor, E. Balancing the management of powerline
right-of-way corridors for humans and nature. Journal of Environmental Management, 330.
2022: Garfinkel, M., Hosler, S., Whelan, C., & Minor, E. Powerline Corridors Can Add Ecological Value to Suburban
Landscapes When Not Maintained as Lawn. Sustainability, 14 (12): 7113.
2021: Rahman, A.U., Jones, H.P., Hosler, S.C., Geddes, S., Nelson, M., & Barber, N.A. Disturbance-Induced Trophic Niche
Shifts in Ground Beetles (Coleoptera:Carabidae) in Restored Grasslands. Environmental Entomology, 50: 1075-1087.
2021: Guiden, P.W., Barber, N.A., Blackburn, R., Farrell, A., Fliginger, J., Hosler, S.C., King, R.B., Nelson, M., Rowland, E.G.,
Savage, K., Vanek, J.P., & Jones, H.P. Effects of Management Outweigh Effects of Plant Diversity on Restored Animal
Communities in Tallgrass Prairies. PNAS, 118 (5).
2021: Nelson, M., Hosler, S.C., Boetzl, F.A., Jones, H.P., & Barber, N.A. Reintroduced Grazers and Prescribed Fire Effects on
Beetle Assemblage Structure and Function in Restored Grasslands. Ecological Applications, 31( 1):e02217.
2020: Hosler, S.C., Jones, H.P., Nelson, M., & Barber, N.A. Management Actions Shape Dung Beetle Community Structure
and Functional Traits in Restored Tallgrass Prairie. Ecological Entomology, 46: 175-186.
2019: Barber, N.A., Hosler, S.C., Whiston, P., & Jones, H.P. Initial Responses of Dung Beetle Communities to Bison
Reintroduction in Restored and Remnant Tallgrass Praire. Natural Areas Journal, 39(4), 420-428.
2019: Hosler, S.C., Jones, H.P, & Barber, N.A. Dung Beetle Functional Traits Related to Restoration Management Practices in
Tallgrass Prairie. Masters Thesis.
2012: Hosler, S.C. & Burkholder, R. Phenological Records: A Sub-Genre of Nature Writing. Undergraduate Thesis.
Grants and Awards
2023: Student Talk Session 2nd Place – Entomological Society Annual Meeting 2023
2021: Graduate Research Award – UIC Department of Biological Sciences 2021
2021: Hadley Award – UIC Department of Biological Sciences 2021
2021: Best Graduate Student Poster – Midwestern Ecology & Evolution Conference 2021
2019: Student Talk Session 2nd Place – Entomological Society Annual Meeting 2019
2019-2023: University Fellowship; University of Illinois at Chicago
2018-2019: University Fellowship; Northern Illinois University
2017 & 2018: Friends of Nachusa Research Grant
2017: Small Projects Research Grant; Prairie Biotic, Inc.
2017: Graduate Student Grant; NIU Biology Department
Research Presentations
2025: Poster; Ecological Society of America, Annual Meeting
2025: Invited Talk; Entomological Society of America, Eastern Branch Meeting
2025: Invited Talk; Penn State Plant Science Seminar Series
2025: Poster; Northeastern Weed Science Society, Annual Meeting
2024: Oral Presentation; Entomological Society of America, Annual Meeting
2024: Oral Presentation, Session Organizer; Ecological Society of America, Annual Meeting
2024: Invited Talk; UMCES Integration and Application Network
2024: Invited Talk; University at Buffalo
2023: Oral Presentation; Ecological Society of America, Annual Meeting
2022: Poster; Entomological Society of American, Annual Meeting
2022: Poster; Ecological Society of America, Annual Meeting
2021: Poster; Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting
2021: Poster; Midwestern Ecology and Evolution Conference
2021: Invited Talk; Webster Groves Nature Study Society
2019: Oral Presentation, Workshop; Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting
2019: Poster; Friends of Nachusa Science Symposium
2019: Poster; Midwestern Ecology and Evolution Conference
2018: Poster; Friends of Nachusa Science Symposium
2018: Oral Presentation; Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting
2018: Oral Presentation; Midwestern Ecology and Evolution Conference
2017: Oral Presentation; Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting
2017: Oral Presentation; Friends of Nachusa Science Symposium
Science Communication Efforts
2020: Chair, Program Organizing Committee; ComSciCon Flagship
2020: Workshop Leader; SxSWEDU
2019-present: Coordinator; Nature Check
2019: Head Organizer; ComSciCon EntSoc
2019: Co-President; ComSciCon Chicago
2019: Presentation Speaker and Mentor; SxSWEDU
2018: Organizing Committee Member; ComSciCon Chicago
2018-present: Collaborations Lead; WeCreateEDU
2017-present: Creator and Host; The Roving Naturalist
