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Presence Current · Arkansas
Last published 2026
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Ashley P. G. Dowling

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Professor

Also affiliated: Utah State University (2018); Curtiss-Wright (United Kingdom) (2024); United States Geological Survey (2018); U.S. National Science Foundation (2017); University of Kentucky (2006–2009); Scion (2025); University of Michigan (2002–2004); Entomological Society of America (2011–2016); Dale Bumpers Small Farms Research Center (2018); Florida State Collection of Arthropods (2015); Massey University (2024–2025); University of Maryland, College Park (2016); Carnegie Mellon University (2022)

Faculty Researcher

Entomology & Plant Pathology

30 h-index 281 pubs 3,720 cited

  • Animals
  • Mites
  • Phylogeny
  • Female
  • Mite Infestations
  • Brazil
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Male
  • Cattle Diseases
  • Fasciola hepatica
  • Fascioliasis
  • Chiroptera
  • Biodiversity
  • Wolbachia

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Ashley P. G. Dowling's research focuses on arthropod taxonomy, ecology, and the application of computational methods to biological data. Dowling has published extensively on mites, including cataloging species from Brazil and investigating their host specificity. Their work also includes studies on other arthropods, such as contributions to understanding the role of nocturnal pollinators in apple production and updating tick distributions and pathogen prevalence in Arkansas. A significant portion of Dowling's recent research involves the development and application of artificial intelligence and machine learning for biological data analysis, including a large-scale dataset and foundation model for visual insect understanding.

Dowling's scholarly contributions are reflected in a h-index of 30 and over 280 publications. They have secured significant federal funding, including a National Science Foundation grant of $785,872 for a collaborative project focused on developing an AI system for high-throughput automated identification of ground-dwelling arthropods. Dowling actively collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, co-authoring numerous publications with key colleagues.

Metrics

  • h-index: 30
  • Publications: 281
  • Citations: 3,720

Selected Publications

  • Catalogue of snout mites (Acariformes: Bdellidae) of the world (2026)
    The Catalogue of Life DOI OpenAlex
  • Catalogue of snout mites (Acariformes: Bdellidae) of the world (2026)
    The Catalogue of Life DOI OpenAlex
  • Catalogue of snout mites (Acariformes: Bdellidae) of the world (2026)
    The Catalogue of Life DOI OpenAlex
  • Catalogue of snout mites (Acariformes: Bdellidae) of the world (2026)
    The Catalogue of Life DOI OpenAlex
  • Catalogue of snout mites (Acariformes: Bdellidae) of the world (2026)
    The Catalogue of Life DOI OpenAlex
  • Catalogue of snout mites (Acariformes: Bdellidae) of the world (2026)
    The Catalogue of Life DOI OpenAlex
  • Catalogue of snout mites (Acariformes: Bdellidae) of the world (2026)
    The Catalogue of Life DOI OpenAlex
  • Catalogue of snout mites (Acariformes: Bdellidae) of the world (2026)
    The Catalogue of Life DOI OpenAlex
  • Catalogue of snout mites (Acariformes: Bdellidae) of the world (2026)
    The Catalogue of Life DOI OpenAlex
  • Catalogue of snout mites (Acariformes: Bdellidae) of the world (2026)
    The Catalogue of Life DOI OpenAlex
  • Catalogue of snout mites (Acariformes: Bdellidae) of the world (2026)
    The Catalogue of Life DOI OpenAlex
  • Catalogue of snout mites (Acariformes: Bdellidae) of the world (2026)
    The Catalogue of Life DOI OpenAlex
  • Catalogue of snout mites (Acariformes: Bdellidae) of the world (2026)
    The Catalogue of Life DOI OpenAlex
  • Catalogue of snout mites (Acariformes: Bdellidae) of the world (2026)
    The Catalogue of Life DOI OpenAlex
  • Catalogue of snout mites (Acariformes: Bdellidae) of the world (2026)
    The Catalogue of Life DOI OpenAlex

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Federal Grants 1 $785,872 total

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