Area(s) of Expertise: Entomology, Science Education Outreach, Pollinator Gardens
Ms. Brantley is interested in using insects as a tool to teach science in schools. She is also interested in stream and wetland ecology.
Batzer, D. P., B. E. Taylor, A. E. DeBiase, S.E. Brantley, and R. Schultheis. 2015. Response of aquatic invertebrates to ecological rehabilitation of southeastern USA depressional wetlands. Wetlands 35: 803-813.
Batzer, D. P., S. E. Dietz-Brantley, B. E. Taylor, and A. E. DeBiase. 2005. Evaluating regional differences in macroinvertebrate communities from forested depressional wetlands across eastern and central North America. Journal of the North American Benthological Society, Volume 24.
Dietz-Brantley, S.E., B.E. Taylor, D.P. Batzer, and A.E. DeBiase, 2002. Invertebrates that aestivate in dry basins of Carolina bay wetlands. Wetlands, Volume 22, Number 4.
Ms. Brantley is happiest outdoors. She enjoys giving entomology presentations for elementary school students. Their excitement is contagious! She loves teaching; nothing makes her more pleased than hearing from former students about their accomplishments.