About Martha Burford Reiskind

Martha is the Director of the Genetics & Genomics Scholars graduate program and an Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at NC State. She investigates evolutionary process of how species respond to rapid changes in their abiotic or biotic environments.

The value of multi-year sampling for detecting fine-scale population genetic structure in marine fishes: A case study of juvenile southern flounder

Harned SP*, Mankiewicz JL, Borski RJ, Godwin J, Burford Reiskind MO. (2026) The value of multi-year sampling for detecting fine-scale population genetic structure in marine fishes: A case study of juvenile southern flounder, PLoS One 21(9): e0348919. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0348919 DOWNLOAD

The value of multi-year sampling for detecting fine-scale population genetic structure in marine fishes: A case study of juvenile southern flounder 2026-09-25T13:25:03+00:00

Fine-scale landscape genomics show asymmetric patterns of gene flow within a local geopolitical boundary for the invasive mosquito Aedes albopictus

Ding JY*, Reed EMX*, Reiskind MH, Burford Reiskind MO. (2026) Fine-scale landscape genomics show asymmetric patterns of gene flow within a local geopolitical boundary for the invasive mosquito Aedes albopictus. Ecology & Evolution 16, no. 9: e74082. DOWNLOAD

Fine-scale landscape genomics show asymmetric patterns of gene flow within a local geopolitical boundary for the invasive mosquito Aedes albopictus 2026-09-25T13:27:43+00:00

It takes a village: Community science informs tick encounter, pathogen, and exposure risk in North Carolina, USA

Adams DR*, Lawhorn K, Yackley AN, Lewandowski KS*, Burford Reiskind MO, Barbarin AM, Reiskind MH. (2026) It takes a village: Community science informs tick encounter, pathogen, and exposure risk in North Carolina, USA. PLoS One, DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0352204 PDF

It takes a village: Community science informs tick encounter, pathogen, and exposure risk in North Carolina, USA 2026-08-10T16:54:37+00:00

Emergence and spatial expansion of knockdown resistance in a suburban population of Aedes albopictus

Baltzegar J, Butler CD*, Ding JY*, Beeson CM**, Reed EMX*, Reiskind MH, Burford Reiskind MO. (2026) Emergence and spatial expansion of knockdown resistance in a suburban population of Aedes albopictus. Parasites & Vectors https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-026-07519-6  PDF

Emergence and spatial expansion of knockdown resistance in a suburban population of Aedes albopictus 2026-08-10T16:46:34+00:00

Spatiotemporal variation in abundance and genetic structure in an urban–rural landscape: Aedes albopictus (Skuse, 1894) (Diptera: Culicidae) in Wake County, NC

Reed EMX*, Reiskind MH, Burford Reiskind MO. (2026) Spatiotemporal variation in abundance and genetic structure in an urban–rural landscape: Aedes albopictus (Skuse, 1894) (Diptera: Culicidae) in Wake County, NC. Journal of Med Ent  https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjaf162 Download PDF

Spatiotemporal variation in abundance and genetic structure in an urban–rural landscape: Aedes albopictus (Skuse, 1894) (Diptera: Culicidae) in Wake County, NC 2026-07-20T18:57:54+00:00

Six BR Lab Papers out on BioRxiv – check them out!

Harned S*, Mankiewicz JL, Borski RJ, Godwin J, Burford Reiskind MO. (Revised & Resubmitted; Preprint 2026) The value multi-year sampling for detecting fine-scale population genetic structure in marine fishes: A case study of juvenile southern flounder. PLoS One; Preprint DOI: 10.64898/2026.04.24.720543 Ding J*, Reed EMX*, Reiskind MH, Burford Reiskind MO. (In press 2026; Preprint 2026) [...]

Six BR Lab Papers out on BioRxiv – check them out! 2026-07-20T19:21:46+00:00