LUKE E. HEARON

hearon.9@osu.edu | github.com/LukeHearon | 0009-0004-3775-0849

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Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Entomology2024 – Current

Columbus, OH, The Ohio State University

Advisor: Dr. Reed Johnson

Master’s of Science, Entomology2020 – 2023

Champaign, IL, The University of Illinois, Urbana–Champaign

Advisor: Dr. Carla E. Cáceres
Thesis available at ideals.illinois.edu/items/127368

Bachelor of Science in Entomology2015 – 2019

Columbus, OH, The Ohio State University

Cum laude with research distinction
Minor in Evolution and Ecology

Funding

Fellowships

Illinois Distinguished Fellowship ($75,000)2020 – 2023

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Selected Grants ($13,975 total)

Honey Bee Health Improvement Project ($9,975)2026 – 2027

North American Pollinator Protection Campaign · “Understanding Daily Foraging Patterns to Protect Pollinators from Pesticides” · Hearon, L.E., Johnson, R.M.

Scientific Publications

Peer Reviewed

buzzdetect: an open-source deep learning tool for automated bioacoustic pollinator monitoring2025

Hearon, L.E., Johnson, L.H.P., Underwood, J., Lin, C.H., Johnson, R.M. · Journal of Insect Science (in press)

https://doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/ieaf104

Testing mechanisms driving the increased susceptibility of Daphnia to disease when exposed to Chaoborus cues2025

Hearon, L.E., Cáceres, C.E. · Journal of Plankton Research

https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbaf072

Quantitative multi-locus metabarcoding and waggle dance interpretation reveal honey bee spring foraging patterns in Midwest agroecosystems2018

Richardson, R.T., Curtis, H.R., Matcham, E.G., Lin, C.H., Suresh, S., Sponsler, D.B., Hearon, L.E., Johnson, R.M. · Molecular Ecology

https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.14975

In Press

Assessing the Repellency of an Insecticide-Fungicide Combination to Bees using Bioacoustics2026

Johnson, L.H.P., Hearon, L.E., Lin, L.H., Lindsey, L.E., Johnson, R.M. · Journal of Visualized Experiments

Scientific Presentations

Oral Presentations

Daily pollinator activity patterns vary strongly between plants2026

The Ohio State University Plant Sciences Symposium, Columbus, OH · Hearon, L.E., Johnson R.M. · 2nd in class

Understanding Daily Foraging Patterns to Protect Pollinators2026

The Ohio State University Global One Health Day, Columbus, OH · Hearon, L.E., Johnson R.M. · invited

Comparing diel pollinator foraging patterns between patches using passive acoustic monitoring2025

Entomological Society of America, Portland, OR · Hearon, L.E., Johnson R.M. · invited