Stacy Endriss

• Assistant Professor of Invasive Species Research and Extension, Virginia Tech, 2024–present
• Adjunct Professor, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 2024–present
• Assistant Professor of Wetlands Ecology and Management, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 2022–2024
• Research Associate, Cornell University, 2021–2022
• Postdoctoral Research Associate, Cornell University, 2018–2021

Our lab takes an eco-evolutionary perspective to investigate the impacts of invasive species, especially the impacts of invasive plants and invasive plant management.  Much of our research is centered at the intersection of plant-insect interactions, such as understanding and implementing biocontrol. We advance this research through complementary approaches that move from fine-tuned control over experimental variables to biological realism using laboratory model systems, common garden experiments, and large-scale observational field surveys that span multiple decades and continents.

Please see our lab website to learn more.

Our lab is passionate about supporting diverse stakeholder groups to make informed, safe, and effective decisions regarding invasive species management.  We prioritize local and regional issues, in part by using workshops, one-on-one conversations, and surveys to better understand what stakeholders themselves identify as top management challenges.  In response to these needs, we coproduce research with practitioners and land managers in addition to making information about effective and ethical invasive species management more accessible to the public.

Mentoring is one of my passions and collaborating with students is one of the great joys of my scientific career.  I have advised over 50 undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate students through hands-on field experiences and independent research projects.  In our lab, we focus on building and maintaining an inclusive lab culture, with a tiered mentorship philosophy—every one of our lab members plays a critical role in our research and extension success.  Please see our lab website if you are interested in joining the lab team.