Assistant Professor
- M.S., Statistics, Purdue University, 1980
- Ph.D., Mathematics, University of Michigan, 1975
- M.A., Mathematics, University of Michigan, 1969
- B.A., Mathematics, University of Michigan, 1968
- STAT 616 - Advanced Design of Experiments
- STAT/FREC 674 - Applied Data Base Management
- STAT 675 – Logistic Regression
- Statistical Analysis and Design as Applied to Agriculture
- Statistical Support for Variety Tests
- Member, American Statistical Association
Bernard, John C., Pesek, Jr. John D. and Pan, Xiqian (2007), “Consumer Likelihood to Purchase Chickens with Novel Production Attributes”, Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 39, 581-596.
Olszewski, M., Pill W., Pizzolato T. D., and Pesek, J. D. (2005), “Priming Duration Influences Anatomy and Germination Responses of Parsley Mericarps,” Journal of the American Society of Horticultural Science,130, 5, 754-758.
Bernard, J. C., Pesek, Jr. J. D., and Fan, C. (2004), “Performance Results and Characteristics of Adopters of Genetically Engineered Soybeans in Delaware,” Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 33, 282-292.
Vasilas, B., Vasilas, L., Thompson, J., Rizzo, A., Fuhrmann, J., Evans, T., Pesek, J., and Kunkle, K. (2004), "Ectomycorrhizal Mantles as Indicators of Hydrology for Jurisdictional Wetland Determinations,” Wetlands,24, 784-795.
Wilson, A., Hough-Goldstein, J., vanGessel, M., and Pesek, J. (2004), "Effects of Varying Weed Communities in Corn on European Corn Borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) Oviposition and Egg Mass Predation,” Environmental Entomology, 33,320-327.
Bernard, J. C., Pesek, Jr., J. D., and Fan, C. (2004), “Delaware Farmers’ Adoption of GE Soybeans in a Time of Uncertain U.S. Adoption,” Agribusiness: An International Journal, 20, 81-94.
Kitto, S. L., Griffiths, L. G., and Pesek, J. D. (2003), “A long-term study of knowledge, risk, and ethics for students enrolled in an introductory biotechnology course,” Journal of Animal Science 81, 1348-1353. (Teaching Publication)
Witmer, J. E., Hough-Goldstein, J. , and Pesek, J. D. (2003), "Ground-dwelling and foliar arthropods in four cropping systems," Environmental Entomology, 32, 366-376.
Tallamy, D. W., Monaco, E. L., and Pesek, J. D. (2002), “Hormonal Control of Egg Dumping and Guarding in the Lace Bug, Gargaphia solani (Hemiptera: Tingidae),” Journal of Insect Behavior, 15,495-511.
Parr, A., Tallamy, D. W., Monaco, E. L., and Pesek, J. D. (2002), “Proximate Factors Regulating Maternal Options in the Eggplant Lace Bug, Gargaphia solani (Heteroptera: Tingidae),” Journal of Insect Behavior, 15, 467-475.
Wood, T. K., Tilmon, K. J., Shantz, A. B., Harris, C. K., and Pesek, J. (1999), “The role of host-plant fidelity in initiating insect race formation,” Evolutionary Ecology Research, 1, 3, 317-332.
Wootten, T. L., Frett, J. J., Kee, W. E., and Pesek, J. D. (1999), “A Comparison of Production Practices and Fruit Development for 'M-15' Lima Beans Grown in Delaware and California,” Journal of Vegetable Crop Production, 5, 73-89.
McDermott, J., Bacon, J. R., Pesek, J., Gempesaw II, C. M., and Tilmon, H. D. (1999), “A Conjoint analysis of Paper Demand by Commercial Graphic Designers,” Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 28, 182-189.
Mao, J. N. C., Burnside, J., Postel-Vinay, M-C, Pesek, J. D., Chambers, J. R., and Cogburn, L. A. (1998), “Ontogeny of growth hormone receptor gene expression in tissue of growth-selected strains of broiler chickens,” Journal of Endocrinology, 156, 67-75.
Michel, K., Gempesaw, C., Pesek, J., Bacon, J., and Tilmon, H. (1998), “Drinker Technology as an Example of Improving Production Efficiency,” Journal of Applied Poultry Research, 7, 1-8.
Jenkins, D. J., Hough-Goldstein, J., and Pesek, Jr., J. D. (1998), “Novel Application of Gels as Potential Carriers for Beneficial Insects,” Journal of Economic Entomology, 91, 419-427.
Tilmon, K. J., Wood, T. K., and Pesek, J. D. (1998), “Genetic Variation in Performance Traits and the Potential for Host Shifts in Enchenopa Treehoppers (Homoptera: Membracidae),” Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 91, 398-403.
Udayagiri, S., Mason, C. E., Pesek Jr., J. D. (1997), “Coleomegilla maculata, Coccinella septempunctata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), Chrysoperla carnea (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae), and Macrocentrus grandii (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) trapped on colored sticky traps in corn habitats,” Environmental Entomology, 26, 4, 983-988.
Mason, C. E., Stromdahl, E. Y., and Pesek, Jr., J. D. (1997), “Placement of Pheromone Traps within the Vegetation Canopy to Enhance Capture of Male European Corn Borer (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae),” Journal of Economic Entomology, 93, 795-800.
Tallamy, D. W., Gorski P. M., & Pesek, J. D. (1997), “Intra- and interspecific genetic variation in the gustatory perception of cucurbitacins by diabroticite rootworms (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae),” Environmental Entomology, 26, 1365-1372.
Underwood, T. J., Tallamy, D. W., and Pesek, J. D. (1997), “Bioluminescence in firefly larvae: a test of the aposematic display hypothesis,” Journal of Insect Behavior, 10, 3, 365-370.
Tallamy, D.W., and Pesek, J.D. (1996). Carbon isotopic signatures of elytra reflect larval diet in luperine rootworms (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Environmental Entomology 25: 1167–1172.
Salingar, Y., Sparks, D. L., and Pesek, J. D. (1994), “Kinetics of Ion Removal from an Iron-Rich Industrial Coproduct: III. Manganese and Chromium,” Journal of Environmental Quality, 23, 1205-1211.
Salingar, Y., Sparks, D. L., and Pesek, J. D. (1994), “Kinetics of Ion Removal from an Iron-Rich Industrial Coproduct: II. Sulfate,” Journal of Environmental Quality, 23, 1201-1205.
Halbrendt, C., Pesek, J., Parsons, A., and Lindner, R. (1994), "Australian Consumer Preference for pST-Supplemented Pork," Australian Journal of Agricultural Economics, 38, 189-202.
Halbrendt, C., Bacon, J. R. and Pesek, J. (1992), “Weighted Least Squares Analysis for Conjoint Studies: The Case of Hybrid Striped Bass,” Agribusiness, 8, 187-198.
Bar-Tal, A., Sparks, D. L., Pesek, J. D., and Feigenbaum, S. (1990), “Analyses of Adsorption Kinetics Using a Stirred-Flow Chamber: I. Theory and Critical Tests,” Soil Science Society of America Journal, 54, 1273-1278.
Contact Information:
John D. Pesek
Food and Resource Economics University of Delaware
227 Townsend Hall
Newark, DE 19716
Phone: 302-831-1319
Email:pesek@udel.edu