Dr. Cammack is the State Extension Specialist for Livestock Entomology & Parasitology, and the principal investigator of the group. He is a native Texan and received his B.S. in Entomology (2007) from Texas A&M University, M.S. in Entomology (2009) from Clemson University, and Ph.D. in Entomology (2013) from North Carolina State University. His interests lie at the intersection of entomology and microbiology, or what has been termed Interkingdom Interactions, particularly in decomposition systems. He is interested in studying how microbes utilize decomposing resources (such as manure, food waste, or carrion) and produce the volatile organic compounds (or smells) that ultimately attract insects such as flies, to consume these resources, and how these interactions are regulated by the nutrition of the resource. Through studying these systems, we can develop novel methods for pest management and waste management and recycling, and enhance our understanding of the biology and ecology of insects that are important to forensic entomology, through their ability to consume carrion. He is also a Diplomate with the American Board of Forensic Entomology.