Clare Rittschof
Regular Faculty
Scholars@UK
Plant-Pollinator Interactions in the Anthropocene: Why We Need a Systems Approach
Sprayberry, J. D. H., Ashman, T. L., Crall, J., Hranitz, J., Jankauski, M., Lihoreau, M., Potdar, S., Rafferty, N. E., Rittschof, C. C., Smith, M. A. Y., Valdes, I. & Westerman, E. L., Oct 1 2025, In: Integrative and Comparative Biology. 65, 4, p. 991-1006 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera L.) and Wild Bee Resource Competition: How Big Is This Problem?
Pike, W. A. & Rittschof, C. C., Oct 1 2025, In: Integrative and Comparative Biology. 65, 4, p. 893-918 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Seasonal resource scarcity reduces risk sensitivity and conflict communication in honey bees
Treanore, E. D., Young, A. M., Hagadorn, M. A., Vengarai, M., Cabrera, S., Carlson, M. E., Zepeda, M., Kennedy, E. R., Weger, A. A., Marion, R. T., Rhoads, M., Nieh, J. & Rittschof, C. C., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Current Biology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The diverse roles of insulin signaling in insect behavior
Weger, A. A. & Rittschof, C. C., 2024, In: Frontiers in Insect Science. 4, 1360320.Research output: Contribution to journal › Short survey › peer-review
New voices for a better society
Diem, S. J., Bayon, B. L., Mahmoud, H., Garcia-Cazarin, M. L., Martin, M. J., Rittschof, C. C., Silveyra, P., Boland-Reeves, A., Najib, D. & Wasson, F., Apr 30 2024, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 121, 18, e2404579121.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The fundamental role of aggression and conflict in the evolution and organization of social groups
Rittschof, C. C. & Grozinger, C. M., Feb 25 2021, Cooperation and Conflict: The Interaction of Opposites in Shaping Social Behavior. p. 212-233 22 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
The Impacts of Early-Life Experience on Bee Phenotypes and Fitness
Rittschof, C. C. & Denny, A. S., Sep 1 2023, In: Integrative and Comparative Biology. 63, 3, p. 808-824 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Response to competing conspecific cues depends on social context in the honey bee Apis mellifera
Westwick, R. R., Brackett, G. P., Brown, C. E., Ison, B. J. & Rittschof, C. C., Dec 2023, In: Animal Behaviour. 206, p. 75-90 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Impacts of fallow cropland winter “weeds” on honey bee pre-swarm colony growth
Rittschof, C. C., Haramoto, E. R., Potter, D. W., Denny, A. S. & Harrison, J. W., Oct 15 2023, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 356, 108653.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Evaluating the cues that coordinate a shift towards the robbing foraging tactic in the honey bee (Apis mellifera)
Napier, T. C., Westwick, R. R., Kane, C. W. & Rittschof, C. C., Apr 2023, In: Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 77, 4, 46.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The climate is changing. Engineering education needs to change as well
Martin, M. J., Diem, S. J., Karwat, D. M. A., Krieger, E. M., Rittschof, C. C., Bayon, B., Aghazadeh, M., Asensio, O., Zeilkova, T. J., Garcia-Cazarin, M., Alvelo Maurosa, J. G. & Mahmoud, H., Oct 2022, In: Journal of Engineering Education. 111, 4, p. 740-746 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
The survival consequences of grooming in the honey bee Apis mellifera
Foose, A. M., Westwick, R. R., Vengarai, M. & Rittschof, C. C., Jul 2022, In: Insectes Sociaux. 69, 2-3, p. 279-287 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Editorial: Invertebrate Neuroscience: Contributions From Model and Non-model Species
Fernandez, M. P., Rittschof, C. C. & Sierralta, J. A., Jul 14 2021, In: Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. 15, 726295.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
Editorial overview: Behavioral ecology of insects in a changing world
Rittschof, C. C. & Sheehan, M. J., Jun 2021, In: Current Opinion in Insect Science. 45, p. vi-viiiResearch output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
Insects Provide Unique Systems to Investigate How Early-Life Experience Alters the Brain and Behavior
Westwick, R. R. & Rittschof, C. C., Apr 21 2021, In: Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. 15, 660464.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Honey robbing: could human changes to the environment transform a rare foraging tactic into a maladaptive behavior?
Rittschof, C. C. & Nieh, J. C., Jun 2021, In: Current Opinion in Insect Science. 45, p. 84-90 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Honey robbing causes coordinated changes in foraging and nest defence in the honey bee, Apis mellifera
Grume, G. J., Biedenbender, S. P. & Rittschof, C. C., Mar 2021, In: Animal Behaviour. 173, p. 53-65 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Transcriptomic analyses of black women in neighborhoods with high levels of violence
Lee, M. J., Rittschof, C. C., Greenlee, A. J., Turi, K. N., Rodriguez-Zas, S. L., Robinson, G. E., Cole, S. W. & Mendenhall, R., May 2021, In: Psychoneuroendocrinology. 127, 105174.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Localization of Müllerian mimicry genes on a dense linkage map of Heliconius erato
Kapan, D. D., Flanagan, N. S., Tobler, A., Papa, R., Reed, R. D., Gonzalez, J. A., Restrepo, M. R., Martinez, L., Maldonado, K., Ritschoff, C., Heckel, D. G. & McMillan, W. O., 2006, In: Genetics. 173, 2, p. 735-757 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Neuromolecular responses to social challenge: Common mechanisms across mouse, stickleback fish, and honey bee
Rittschof, C. C., Bukhari, S. A., Sloofman, L. G., Troy, J. M., Caetano-Anollés, D., Cash-Ahmed, A., Kent, M., Lu, X., Sanogo, Y. O., Weisner, P. A., Zhang, H., Bell, A. M., Ma, J., Sinha, S., Robinson, G. E. & Stubbs, L., Dec 16 2014, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 111, 50, p. 17929-17934 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
NiCE: Investigating Nervous System Integration of Daylength and Temperature Mismatches in a Model for Resilience, the Honey Bee (Kavli Foundation)
Rittschof, C. (PI)
11/1/25 → 10/31/28
Project: Research project
NiCE: Investigating nervous system integration of daylength and temperature mismatches in a model for resilience, the honey bee (NSF)
Rittschof, C. (PI)
11/1/25 → 10/31/28
Project: Research project
Pilot: The Honeybee as a Model for Brain Inflammatory and Metabolic Effects of Systemic Inflammation
Rittschof, C. (PI)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
7/17/25 → 2/28/26
Project: Research project
Bee-ing Aware: Monitoring Honey Bee Larval Nutrition, Chemical Exposure, and Neurobiological Effects
Rittschof, C. (PI)
Research Corporation for Science Advancement
6/1/25 → 5/31/26
Project: Research project
Brain metabolic phenotyping in aggressive honey bees provides new insights into traumatic brain injury
Rittschof, C. (PI) & Sullivan, P. (CoI)
University of Kentucky Neuroscience Research Priority Area
7/1/20 → 12/31/21
Project: Research project
Supplement: Career Life Balance: CAREER: Signal to Noise: How Complex Social Information Regulates Brain Genomics and Behavior
Rittschof, C. (PI)
8/1/21 → 7/31/26
Project: Research project
Participant Support Costs: CAREER: Signal to Noise: How Complex Social Information Regulates Brain Genomics and Behavior
Rittschof, C. (PI)
8/1/21 → 7/31/26
Project: Research project
CAREER: Signal to Noise: How Complex Social Information Regulates Brain Genomics and Behavior
Rittschof, C. (PI)
8/1/21 → 7/31/26
Project: Research project
Virus Testing for Kentucky Honey Bees
Rittschof, C. (PI)
KY Governor's Office of Agricultural Policy
5/8/20 → 12/31/23
Project: Research project
Allogrooming May Induce Immune Gene Expression as a Component of Social Immunity in the Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
Rittschof, C. (PI)
Sigma XI Scientific Research Society Inc
6/15/20 → 6/30/21
Project: Research project
KSEF RDE:Identifying Mechanisms of Resilience to Health Stressors in the Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
Rittschof, C. (PI)
KY Science and Technology Co Inc
7/1/16 → 6/30/17
Project: Research project
Aggression in Honey Bees (Apis mellifera) May Be Socially Transmitted Through Familial Care That is Mediated by Multiple Pheromones.
Rittschof, C. (PI)
5/20/19 → 5/19/21
Project: Research project
Can Commodity Crop Weed Management Practices Enhance Bee Abundance Diversity And Health On Agricultural Land?
Rittschof, C. (PI) & Haramoto, E. (CoI)
Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research
1/15/18 → 1/14/22
Project: Research project
