Ph.D., Entomology, 1986; University of California @ Davis

M.S., Entomology, 1982; University of California @ Davis

B.A., Biology, 1973; Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio

Associate Professor, Kentucky State University, 2013 to present

Apiculturist, Kentucky State University, 1988 to present Apicultural research, extension, and teaching

Consultant to Belize Honey Producers Federation 1988; Belize, Central America; Study and report on problems in Belizean beekeeping

Postdoctoral Research 1986-1987; Davis, California; Effects of methamidophos on brood rearing in honey bee colonies

AFE 443 Apiculture and Pollination Biology (3 credit hours, an on-line course offered every Spring semester)

AFE 411 Practicum II (2 credit hours, each semester)

AFE 311 Practicum 1 (2 credit hours, Fall semester 2013)

2014 Genomic approaches to characterize and mitigate the impact of Nosema disease in honey bees. $81,157. USDA-Agriculture and Food Research Initiative, with three other researchers at two other American institutions.

2014 KSU Agriculture, Food, and Environment Academy (AFE Academy). USDA Capacity Building Program. With K. Grimes, J. Hubbard-Sanchez and A. Tope. $149,900

2014 Promoting Minority Students Participation in STEM-Undergraduate Degree Programs at Kentucky State University. National Science Foundation. Gyawali, B. and other KSU faculty.

2012 Development of an Apiculture Course Designed to Broaden the Student Experience. USDA Capacity Building Program. Thomas C. Webster. $149,490.

2007 Sustainable solutions to problems affecting the health of managed bees. $188,000. USDA Coordinated Agricultural Project, with 20 other researchers at 16 other American institutions (total award was $4.1 million)

2005 An evaluation of problems experienced by migratory beekeepers. $31,900. Florida Department of Agriculture.

2004 An evaluation of screened bottom boards for slowing development of acaricide resistance in varroa mites. $5000. Eastern Apicultural Society.