The Importance of Undergraduate Teaching and Research in Entomology on Academia and on the Community

Organizer(s)

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  Denise Gemmellaro (she/her/hers)

  Assistant Professor
  Biological Sciences
  Kean University
  Union, New Jersey
• KH

  Krystal Hans (she/her/hers)

  Assistant Professor of Forensic Entomology
  Purdue University
  West Lafayette, Indiana
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  Lauren Weidner, Ph.D., D-ABFE (she/her/hers)

  Assistant Professor of Forensic Entomology
  School of Interdisciplinary Forensics
  Arizona State University
  Glendale, Arizona

By attending this session, attendees will be able to understand the value and impact that research can have on undergraduate students; they will hear from faculty that have incorporated research in their teaching and will hear testimony from students who have benefited from research opportunities during their undergraduate years

Presentations:

• 2:00 PM – 2:10 PM MST

  Introductory remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Denise Gemmellaro (she/her/hers) – Kean University
• 2:10 PM – 2:30 PM MST

  What can research do for undergraduate students? (And also, what can undergraduate students do for research?)
  

  Presenting Author: Denise Gemmellaro (she/her/hers) – Kean University
• 2:30 PM – 2:50 PM MST

  Engaging student learners with real-world experiential education: Undergraduate research in entomology courses to prepare future forensic scientists
  

  Presenting Author: Krystal Hans (she/her/hers) – Purdue University
• 2:50 PM – 3:10 PM MST

  Assignments to first author papers: Engaging undergraduate researchers in the classroom
  

  Presenting Author: Lauren M. Weidner, Ph.D., D-ABFE (she/her/hers) – Arizona State University
• 3:10 PM – 3:25 PM MST

  Break
• 3:25 PM – 3:45 PM MST

  Student perceptions of forensic entomology
  

  Presenting Author: Vanessa Cooper – Purdue University

  Co-Author: Krystal Hans (she/her/hers) – Purdue University
• 3:45 PM – 4:05 PM MST

  Educating and empowering undergraduate students on the importance of insect ecosystem services using interactive displays
  

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

  Co-Author: Bill O. Lamp – University of Maryland
• 4:05 PM – 4:25 PM MST

  Bridging the gap: Innovations in teaching entomology to biology majors in a nonorganismal-focused department
  

  Presenting Author: Mirian Watts (she/her/hers) – East Carolina University
• 4:25 PM – 4:40 PM MST

  Break
• 4:40 PM – 5:00 PM MST

  From the farm system to Entoquest: Introducing the fascinating world of entomology to undergraduates
  

  Presenting Author: Thomas P. Kuhar – Virginia Tech
• 5:00 PM – 5:20 PM MST

  Navigating the job market and succeeding as an undergraduate-focused professor
  

  Presenting Author: Carly M. Tribull – Farmingdale State College
• 5:20 PM – 5:50 PM MST

  Panel discussion
• 5:50 PM – 6:00 PM MST

  Closing remarks
  

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