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ViewAttendees 18

Program Symposium

Medical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

Student

Early Career

Poster

Students and Early Career Professionals Going Beyond the Lab to Advance Entomology’s Impact

Wednesday, November 8, 2023
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET
Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 7-9

In-Person Poster

    Organizer(s)

  • Victoria Pickens

    Graduate Research Assistant
    Department of Entomology
    Kansas State University
    Manhattan, Kansas

  • Corey Day

    Ph.D. Student
    Entomology & Plant Pathology
    University of Tennessee
    Knoxville, Tennessee

  • ET

    Elizabeth Taylor

    Graduate Student
    Biological Sciences
    Northern Illinois University
    Sycamore, Illinois

This symposium highlights impactful work by students and early career professionals that connect entomology to society through research, outreach, volunteerism, or other unique approaches. Following presentations, attendees can interact with our speakers at a poster session to encourage discussion of how to enhance entomology’s impact on people and society.

Presentations:

  • 8:00 AM – 8:05 AM ET
    Introductory remarks

    Presenting Author: Victoria Pickens – Kansas State University

  • 8:05 AM – 8:10 AM ET
    Poster: Building local awareness of a neglected mosquito-borne disease with academic research, community-engaged science, and political advocacy

    Presenting Author: Corey Day – University of Tennessee

    Co-author: Rebecca T. Trout Fryxell (she/her/hers) – University of Tennessee

  • 8:10 AM – 8:15 AM ET
    Poster: Into the field: Protecting plant resources through diligent monitoring and inspection across the State

    Presenting Author: Rachel Wilkins – Kansas Department of Agriculture

  • 8:15 AM – 8:20 AM ET
    Poster: Insectopia: Collaborating to create a daily dose of play

    Presenting Author: Elyse McCormick – University of Massachusetts

    Co-author: Ian Rines – Illinois State University

    Co-author: Austin Calhoun – Illinois State University

    Co-author: Jack Mckermitt – Illinois State University

    Co-author: Logan Sauers – Illinois State University

    Co-author: Ben Sadd – Illinois State University

  • 8:20 AM – 8:25 AM ET
    Poster: The importance of genetic studies on the understanding and management of ant invasions

    Presenting Author: Kuan-Ling Liu – Texas A&M University

    Co-author: Pierre-André Eyer – Texas A&M University

    Co-author: Robert Puckett – Texas A&M University

    Co-author: Anjel Helms – Texas A&M University

    Co-author: Edward L. Vargo – Texas A&M University

  • 8:25 AM – 8:30 AM ET
    Poster: From vector biology to science policy: Translating research to policy and communication

    Presenting Author: Anna M. Briggs (she/her/hers)

  • 8:30 AM – 8:35 AM ET
    Poster: Population genetic structure and genetic diversity of a major urban pest, the Common bed bug, within and among infestations across the United States

    Presenting Author: Cari Lewis (she/her/hers) – University of Tulsa

    Co-author: Edward L. Vargo – Texas A&M University

    Co-author: Coby Schal – North Carolina State University

    Co-author: Warren Booth – Virginia Tech

  • 8:40 AM – 8:45 AM ET
    Poster: Utilizing mating disruption for control of Indian meal moth (Plodia interpunctella, Hubner) and cigarette beetle (Lasioderma serricorne, Fabricius) in raw coffee warehousing

    Presenting Author: Jessica Lindenmayer – Trécé Inc.

    Co-author: James Miller – Trécé Inc.

  • 8:45 AM – 8:50 AM ET
    Poster: New York State tick blitz: Harnessing community-based science to understand range expansion of ticks

    Presenting Author: Nicole L. Foley (she/her/hers) – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Co-author: Siddhi Balamurali – Cornell University

    Co-author: Aine Lehane – Cornell University

    Co-author: Joellen Lampman – New York State Integrated Pest Management

    Co-author: Jody Gangloff-Kaufman – New York State Integrated Pest Management

    Co-author: Gillian Eastwood – Virginia Tech

    Co-author: Alexandra Cumbie – Virginia Tech

    Co-author: Emily Mader – Cornell University

    Co-author: Laura Harrington – Cornell University

  • 8:50 AM – 8:55 AM ET
    Poster: The bug picture: Making entomology accessible with comics and zines

    Presenting Author: Bug Hartsock (he/they) – University of Wisconsin

  • 8:55 AM – 9:05 AM ET
    Break
  • 9:05 AM – 9:55 AM ET
    Poster session
  • 9:55 AM – 10:00 AM ET
    Closing remarks

    Presenting Author: Victoria Pickens – Kansas State University