David Susko, PhD

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.

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.

HUB Department Liaison, 2023

Academic Service-Learning Faculty Fellowship, 2011

UM-Dearborn Distinguished Teaching Award, 2010

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship, 2000-2002

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Postgraduate Scholarship (PGS B), 1995-1997 

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Postgraduate Scholarship (PGS A), 1993-1995 

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Undergraduate Research Award, 1992 

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Undergraduate Research Award, 1991