Section Symposium
Medical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology
Science Policy
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Coby Schal
Blanton J. Whitmire Distinguished Professor
Entomology and Plant Pathology
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina
Zachary DeVries
Assistant Professor
Entomology
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
Indoor pest such as bed bugs and cockroaches disproportioantely effect the lives of those living in disadvantaged communities. This session brings together scientists and policy makers to develop tangible solutions to these problems through discussion of both science and policy focusing on pest control in affordable housing communities.
Presenting Author: Zachary DeVries – University of Kentucky
Presenting Author: Jose Pietri (he/him/his) – University of South Dakota
Presenting Author: Madhavi Kakumanu – North Carolina State University
Co-author: Coby Schal – North Carolina State University
Presenting Author: Coby Schal – North Carolina State University
Co-author: Madhavi Kakumanu – North Carolina State University
Presenting Author: Morgan Martin Wilson (she/her/hers) – Virginia Tech
Co-Author: Dini Miller (she/her/hers) – Virginia Tech
Presenting Author: Johnalyn Gordon (she/her/hers) – University of Kentucky
Co-author: Angela Sierras – University of Kentucky
Co-author: Jerrod Penn – Louisiana State University
Co-author: Zachary DeVries – University of Kentucky
Presenting Author: Robert D. Mitchell, III (he/him/his) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Co-Author: Virna Stillwaugh – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Co-author: Jacquelyn Herrick – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Co-author: Jennifer Saunders (she/her/hers) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Presenting Author: Zachary DeVries – University of Kentucky
Presenting Author: Richard Cooper – R Cooper Consulting
Co-author: Changlu Wang – Rutgers University
Presenting Author: Shannon L. Sked – Western Fumigation
Presenting Author: Stephen Kells, BCE – University of Minnesota
Presenting Author: Mary Boler – Minneapolis Public Housing Authority
Presenting Author: J Kofi Berko, Jr. (he/him/his) – US Department of Housing and Urban Development