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Member Symposium

Science Policy

How Can We as Entomologists Affect Public Policy Through Citizen Science?

Tuesday, November 7, 2023
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET
Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 7-9

In-Person

    Organizer(s)

  • YB

    Yahel Ben-Zvi

    Student
    Entomology
    Rutgers University
    New Brunswick, New Jersey

  • CH

    Chloe Hawkings

    Assistant Professor, Entomology Undergraduate Program Director
    Entomology
    Rutgers University
    New Brunswick, New Jersey


  • Education without activism does nothing

  • Activism without education does the wrong thing

  • Having a group of people around you is the bedrock of both, teaching you, offering support, and helping you make an impact


In this symposium we will discuss the intersections between professional entomology, citizen science, and public policy.

Presentations:

  • 9:00 AM – 9:05 AM ET
    Introductory remarks

    Presenting Author: Yahel Ben-Zvi – Rutgers University

  • 9:05 AM – 9:30 AM ET
    Interactive museum
  • 9:30 AM – 9:55 AM ET
    Discussion
  • 9:55 AM – 10:00 AM ET
    Break
  • 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM ET
    How backyard science can inform global policy: Lost ladybugs lead to legislation

    Presenting Author: John Losey – Cornell University

  • 10:15 AM – 10:30 AM ET
    Ant keeping and citizen science: Enabling collaboration to document ant biodiversity and inform regulatory policy

    Presenting Author: Miles Maxcer – University of Florida

  • 10:30 AM – 10:45 AM ET
    Invasive arthropods, weeds and public policy

    Presenting Author: Ernest Delfosse – Michigan State University

    Co-Author: Paul Botch

  • 10:45 AM – 11:00 AM ET
    Creating tick confident communities through citizen science

    Presenting Author: Emily Fontaine – Rutgers University

    Co-Author: Dina M. Fonseca (she/her/hers) – Rutgers University

  • 11:00 AM – 11:15 AM ET
    Little bugs, big data, and Colorado River adaptive management: Insights and lessons learned from 10+ years of community science monitoring in the Grand Canyon

    Presenting Author: Theodore Kennedy – USGS

  • 11:15 AM – 11:30 AM ET
    National Moth Week: Long-term public engagement in community science

    Presenting Author: Elena Tartaglia – Bergen Community College

    Co-author: Jacob A. Gorneau – California Academy of Sciences

    Co-author: Liti Haramaty – Rutgers University

  • 11:30 AM – 11:35 AM ET
    Break
  • 11:35 AM – 11:50 AM ET
    Panel discussion
  • 11:50 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    Closing remarks

    Presenting Author: Yahel Ben-Zvi – Rutgers University