Leo Carpenter
Last Revised: Aug 27th, 2025
Professional Biography
Leo Carpenter is a master's student in Dr. Jones laboratory, studying how environmental stressors alter bumble bee behavior, health and gene expression in agroecosystems. They’re particularly curious on how adult social behaviors are impacted by nutritional stress during development. He earned his B.S. with Honors in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology at Missouri State University, where he researched bumble bee communities, pollinator-plant interactions, and foraging behavior in Dr. Avery Russell’s lab. He has also studied freshwater mussels, pseudoscorpions, and several butterflies. Leo is eager to work with farmers, researchers, and community science efforts to understand bumble bee behaviors, health and their roles in agroecosystems.
Publication
Pollen–Microbe Interactions in Nectar Weakly Influence Bee Foraging Behavior Success C. Ekemezie, Charlotte C. Davis, Marco V. Russo, Leo P. Carpenter and Avery L. Russell
