The Impact of Undergraduate Research in Entomology on Academia and on the Community

Organizer(s)

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  Denise Gemmellaro (she/her/hers)

  Assistant Professor
  Kean University
  Union, New Jersey

Presentations:

• 8:00 AM – 8:05 AM ET

  Introductory remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Denise Gemmellaro (she/her/hers) – Kean University
• 8:05 AM – 8:20 AM ET

  Undergraduate research: Beneficial or just a headache?
  

  Presenting Author: George Hamilton – Rutgers University
• 8:20 AM – 8:35 AM ET

  Creating a buzz: Fostering undergraduate engagement in entomology, research and beyond
  

  Presenting Author: Kathleen C. Evans – University of Maryland

  Co-Author: Anahi Espindola – University of Maryland
• 8:35 AM – 8:50 AM ET

  Value and limitations of undergraduate research in academia
  

  Presenting Author: Denise Gemmellaro (she/her/hers) – Kean University
• 8:50 AM – 9:05 AM ET

  Entering mentoring: Considerations for undergraduate research
  

  Presenting Author: Kimberlee S. Moran (she/her/hers) – Rutgers University - Camden
• 9:05 AM – 9:15 AM ET

  Break
• 9:15 AM – 9:30 AM ET

  How can research help? An undergraduate perspective
  

  Presenting Author: Gloria Raise (she/her/hers) – New Jersey Institute of Technology

  Co-Author: Denise Gemmellaro (she/her/hers) – Kean University
• 9:30 AM – 9:45 AM ET

  Room to fail: Using the scientific method to teach undergraduates
  

  Presenting Author: Adrienne L. Brundage (she/her/hers) – Texas A&M University
• 9:45 AM – 10:00 AM ET

  Growing the entomological community: Engaging introductory biology students in course-based research on insects
  

  Presenting Author: Kathryn Weglarz (she/her/hers) – Westfield State University
• 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM ET

  Student perspectives in science: Exploring using original research
  

  Presenting Author: Shelby K. Kilpatrick (she/her/hers) – Texas A&M University

  Co-author: Adrienne L. Brundage (she/her/hers) – Texas A&M University
• 10:15 AM – 10:25 AM ET

  Break
• 10:25 AM – 10:40 AM ET

  Diversity of Diptera collected from human remains in Northern New Jersey
  

  Presenting Author: Amanda O'Connor (she/her/hers) – Legend Biotech

  Co-Author: Gloria Raise (she/her/hers) – New Jersey Institute of Technology

  Co-author: Jessica Harlow – NJ Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner

  Co-author: Jennifer Ottoson – NJ Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner

  Co-author: Adrew Falzon – NJ Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner

  Co-Author: Denise Gemmellaro (she/her/hers) – Kean University
• 10:40 AM – 10:55 AM ET

  Molecular identification of aquatic specimens of forensic interest
  

  Presenting Author: Ava La Lande – Kean University

  Co-Author: Chamodhi Ranathunga – Kean University

  Co-Author: Louis Scala – Kean University

  Co-Author: Denise Gemmellaro (she/her/hers) – Kean University
• 10:55 AM – 11:10 AM ET

  The evolution of an undergraduate independent research project: Literature searches, data mining, and open-source programs to investigate a gene related to sociality
  

  Presenting Author: Remington R. Motte (he/him/his) – Utah Valley University
• 11:10 AM – 11:25 AM ET

  Undergraduate research within a multistate, transdisciplinary project: Integration with principal investigators and graduate students
  

  Presenting Author: Helen Craig (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland

  Co-author: Jenna Kraemer – University of Maryland

  Co-author: Bill O. Lamp – University of Maryland
• 11:25 AM – 11:55 AM ET

  Panel discussion
• 11:55 AM – 12:00 PM ET

  Closing remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Denise Gemmellaro (she/her/hers) – Kean University