Queer Entomology: A Retelling of Entomology Through a Queer Lens

Organizer(s)

• VB

  Vilas Brown (they/them/theirs)

  Graduate Research Assistant
  Colorado State University
  Fort Collins, Colorado
• LE

  Lauren Esposito

  CAS
  San Francisco, California
• 

  Jessica Ware, Ph.D. (she/her/hers)

  Curator and Division Chair
  Division of Invertebrat Zoology
  American Museum of Natural History
  Cranbury, New Jersey
• OC

  Olivia Carter

  Graduate Research Associate
  BioAgricultural Sciences and Pest Management
  Colorado State University
  Fort Collins, Colorado

This symposia is to celebrate and empower queer scientists and researchers in the field of entomology. This is to provide an opportunity to showcase how diverse and open the field of entomology is for queer scientists.

Presentations:

• 2:00 PM – 2:05 PM MST

  Introductory remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Vilas Brown (they/them/theirs) – Colorado State University
• 2:05 PM – 2:22 PM MST

  The importance of queer visibility of STEM
  

  Presenting Author: Lauren Esposito – CAS
• 2:22 PM – 2:39 PM MST

  A brief history of queer entomology from insects to the people who study them
  

  Presenting Author: Vilas Brown (they/them/theirs) – Colorado State University
• 2:39 PM – 2:56 PM MST

  The role of identity: Engaging in conversations about influencing science
  

  Presenting Author: Archie-Em Walker – Colorado State University
• 2:56 PM – 3:13 PM MST

  The history of gender and geographic diversity among spider taxonomists
  

  Presenting Author: Katherine O. Montana – California Academy of Sciences

  Co-Author: Jacob Aaron Gorneau – California Academy of Sciences

  Co-Author: Franklyn Cala-Riquelme – California Academy of Sciences

  Co-Author: Sarah C. Crews – California Academy of Sciences

  Co-Author: Luigie D. Aléquin (he/him/his) – California Academy of Sciences

  Co-Author: Amin al-Jamal – California Academy of Sciences

  Co-Author: Kimberly S. Marta – Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos

  Co-Author: Cláudia Xavier – Universidade Federal do Pará

  Co-Author: Anna Holmquist (she/her/hers) – California Academy of Sciences

  Co-Author: Lauren Esposito – CAS
• 3:13 PM – 3:30 PM MST

  Pathways to success: Navigating STEM as a non-traditional student
  

  Presenting Author: Olivia Grace Carter – Colorado State University
• 3:30 PM – 3:47 PM MST

  Lessons learned from a decade of queer performance and entomology: Teaching, outreach, and extension
  

  Presenting Author: Lewis Bartlett (they/them/theirs) – University of Georgia
• 3:47 PM – 4:03 PM MST

  Panel discussion
• 4:03 PM – 4:19 PM MST

  Break
• 4:19 PM – 4:36 PM MST

  Exploring mimetic butterfly wing pattern diversity and queer identity
  

  Presenting Author: Renato A. Nunes (he/him/his) – City University of New York

  Co-Author: David J. Lohman – University of New York
• 4:36 PM – 4:53 PM MST

  Finding my voice as a queer entomologist
  

  Presenting Author: Abigail Hayes – University of Connecticut
• 4:53 PM – 5:10 PM MST

  Unearthing identity: The pitfalls of a queer scientist
  

  Presenting Author: Brittany Kohler – University of California
• 5:10 PM – 5:27 PM MST

  Comparative phylogeography of Lesser Antillean arachnid endemics
  

  Presenting Author: Luigie D. Aléquin (he/him/his) – California Academy of Sciences

  Co-Author: Franklyn Cala-Riquelme – California Academy of Sciences

  Co-Author: Rayna C. Bell – California Academy of Sciences

  Co-Author: Lauren Esposito – CAS
• 5:27 PM – 5:44 PM MST

  Experiences as a trans nonbinary systematist in the field, collections, and internationally
  

  Presenting Author: Rin Krichilsky (they/them/theirs) – Columbia University
• 5:44 PM – 6:00 PM MST

  Panel discussion