Policies That Worked: How Policy Shapes Entomology and Impacts People

Organizer(s)

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  Rayda Krell (she/her/hers)

  Global Technical Education Scientist
  Corteva Agriscience
  Ridgefield, Connecticut
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  Jennifer Gordon (she/her/hers)

  Founder and Principal Consultant
  Bug Lessons Consulting LLC
  Denver, Colorado
• KF

  Kelsey Fisher (she/her/hers)

  Assistant Scientist II
  Entomology
  Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
  Hamden, Connecticut
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  Thomas Anderson (he/him/his)

  Senior Entomologist
  Integrated Pest Management for Research and Development
  Entoniche Consulting, LLC
  Clayton, North Carolina

Can entomology policy actually benefit our science and society? Yes! Come be inspired by six different stories of how effective entomological policy has had a positive impact in diverse areas including medical entomology, agriculture, and pollinators. Following the symposium, stay for workshop to put your inspiration into action!

Presentations:

• 1:30 PM – 1:50 PM ET

  Catalyzing the bioeconomy: Harnessing entomological sciences for a secure and competitive future
  

  Presenting Author: Carrie Wolinetz – Lewis-Burke Associates LLC
• 1:50 PM – 2:10 PM ET

  Science policy in United States Army research and development
  

  Presenting Author: Meaghan Pimsler – DEVCOM ARL Army Research Office
• 2:10 PM – 2:30 PM ET

  SMASHing the barriers that confined public health policy
  

  Presenting Author: Angela Beehler – American Mosquito Control Association

  Co-author: Dan Markowski – American Mosquito Control Association

  Co-author: Mark Clifton – North Shore Mosquito Abatement District

  Co-author: Pricilla Matton – Bristol County Mosquito Control Project
• 2:30 PM – 2:50 PM ET

  Fit-for-purpose regulatory approaches for genetically modified crops
  

  Presenting Author: Abby Simmons – CropLife International
• 2:50 PM – 3:10 PM ET

  How evidence-based policy can meet the needs of pollinator conservation without compromising the needs of pest management
  

  Presenting Author: Steven Bradbury – Iowa State University
• 3:10 PM – 3:30 PM ET

  Is colony collapse disorder a flashpoint for the pollinator health movement?
  

  Presenting Author: Clare C. Rittschof – University of Kentucky