Justin Talley

co-author of Ch. 15: Livestock Entomology (Forensic Entomology: The Utility of Arthropods in Legal Investigations)

November 4, 2015

Justin Talley is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology at Oklahoma State University.

Dr. Talley earned a Ph.D. in Entomology from Kansas State University in 2008 where he was named Outstanding Integrated Pest Management student in 2006, a M.S. in Plant, Soil, and Environmental Science from West Texas A&M University in 2001, and a B.S. in Agronomy from West Texas A&M University in 2000, where he was named Outstanding Student from the American Society of Agronomy. Talley conducts research related to veterinary pests associated with food animals and food safety.

Talley is chair of the Multi-state Working Group S-1030: Flies impacting livestock, poultry, and food safety and serves as the 2011 co-program chair of the Southwest Branch of the Entomological Society of America. Talley teaches one undergraduate level course related to livestock entomology.

This is a 2nd edition update and includes more color photographs of arthropods important in forensic investigations. The chapter that Talley specifically writes within this book covers material related to the livestock industry and how arthropods that affect this industry can overlap into the field of forensic entomology.

URL: https://library.okstate.edu/news/celebratingbooks/2011-honorees/justin-talley

Last Updated: 14 January 2022