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Program Symposium

Formal and Informal Teaching

How to Be a Vector for Entomophilia: Infecting the Future

Tuesday, November 12, 2024
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM MST
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 121 C, PCC

Join us for the first FIT program level symposia as we focus on getting entomology topics to everyone! Talks will include experiences, strategies and best practices on teaching entomology topics to undergrads (Science majors and non- science majors), k-12, the general public and everyone in between!

Presentations:

  • 8:00 AM – 8:05 AM MST
    Introductory remarks

    Presenting Author: David Serrano (he/him/his) – Broward College

  • 8:05 AM – 8:25 AM MST
    Bugs in the system: A computational biologist's first semester teaching entomology

    Presenting Author: Carl Hjelmen (he/him/his) – Utah Valley University

  • 8:25 AM – 8:45 AM MST
    Bite me if you can: Teaching insects as disease vectors to undergraduate non-majors

    Presenting Author: Tolulope Agunbiade (she/her/hers) – Texas A&M University-Kingsville

  • 8:45 AM – 9:05 AM MST
    Utilizing the global decline of insects to engage nonmajor students and cultivate an understanding of the invaluable roles insects play in human society

    Presenting Author: Kristin Dunn – William & Mary

  • 9:05 AM – 9:25 AM MST
    Livestock entomology for undergraduates and producers: Implementing lessons learned from one to help teach the other

    Presenting Author: Jonathan Cammack – Oklahoma State University

  • 9:25 AM – 9:45 AM MST
    Insects online: The buzz of content creation and our place in it

    Presenting Author: Bradon Coy – Lil Dudes Insect Academy

  • 9:45 AM – 10:00 AM MST
    Break
  • 10:00 AM – 10:20 AM MST
    Entomology edutainment: How Extension impacts communities for a sustainable future

    Presenting Author: Morgan Pinkerton (she/her/hers) – University of Florida

  • 10:20 AM – 10:40 AM MST
    Creating valuable experiences for the professional and child through summer entomology camps

    Presenting Author: Molly Keck, BCE – Texas A&M University

  • 10:40 AM – 11:00 AM MST
    Buzzing with potential: The educational power of community engagement and undergraduate research in biology courses

    Presenting Author: Emmanuel Santa-Martinez – Salt Lake Community College

  • 11:00 AM – 11:20 AM MST
    A successful volunteer program to collect scientifically rigorous data on native bees

    Presenting Author: Karen Wright – Washington State Department of Agriculture

  • 11:20 AM – 11:40 AM MST
    Shining a light on firefly populations in the western U.S.

    Presenting Author: Christy Bills – Utah Museum of Natural History

  • 11:40 AM – 11:55 AM MST
    Panel discussion
  • 11:55 AM – 12:00 PM MST
    Closing remarks

    Presenting Author: David Serrano (he/him/his) – Broward College