David Susko, PhD

Associate Professor of Biology; Chair, Biological Sciences Discipline
David Susko
College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters
Natural Sciences
[email protected]
313-593-5235
233 Science Faculty Center | 4901 Evergreen Road | Dearborn, MI 48128
schedule 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Tues. & Thur.

Teaching Areas:

Biological Sciences, Master of Science in Environmental Science

Research Areas:

Plant Ecology, Urban Sustainability

Biography and Education

Education

Ph.D. Biology. Sept. 1998. University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada. Dissertation: The ovule ecology of garlic mustard, Alliaria petiolata (Brassicaceae), and other mustard species. Advisor: Dr. Lesley Lovett-Doust.

Honours B.Sc. Biology. May 1993. University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada. Thesis: Population genetic structure of Vallisneria americana, a dioecious clonal macrophyte. Undergraduate thesis advisor: Dr. Jon Lovett-Doust.

Teaching and Research

Courses Taught

Selected Publications

  1. Susko, D.J., Ismail, H., and Rahman, A. 2025. Effects of environmental factors on seed germination and seedling emergence of common evening primrose (Oenothera biennis). Weed Science. In press.
  2. Susko, D.J. 2025. Seed germination ecology of the medicinal plant motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca). Seed Science Research 35: 19-26.
  3. Susko, D.J. and Jamil, A.N. 2024. Effects of seed number and fruit and seed packaging on dispersal potential of the multi-seeded fruits of eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis). International Journal of Plant Sciences 185: 503-508.
  4. Susko, D.J. and Jamil, A.N. 2024. Effects of ovule position on seed maturation, seed mass, and seedling size in eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis). International Journal of Plant Sciences 185: 380-388.