Dr. Alexandra Harmon Threatt

Associate Professor

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Biography

Alexandra Harmon-Threatt is an Associate Professor in the Department of Entomology at the University of Illinois. With a PhD obtained in 2011 from the University of California, Berkeley, she is a pollination ecologist focused on behaviors and interactions between plants and pollinators. Her research covers the vital roles that pollinators play in ecosystem stability and food production, highlighting the noted global decline in pollinator populations. Harmon-Threatt's work seeks to understand and identify the factors influencing plant-pollinator interactions, with a particular focus on bees. She investigates various aspects such as local landscape scale, plant diversity, bee characteristics, and the impacts of bee diversity on local communities. Her research aims to contribute to the conservation and restoration of pollinator diversity in natural environments.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Illinois

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:17
Reading
Required:19
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:103
GRE General
Prerequisites
Mathematical background Linear Algebra Calculus
Application Checklist
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  • Academic Statement of Purpose
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Specialization Notes

GRE is optional for admission to all graduate programs in Statistics. Full status admission requires higher language scores than limited status.