Presentations & Posters

Invited talks (most recent to oldest)

2023

1. "Impacts of microsporidia on development, survivorship, and immune responses in the blue orchard bee"; Department of Biology Seminar Series, USU, Logan, UT

2. "Pollinator diversity in northeastern Utah, a longitudinal study"; USFS R4 Botany, Ecology, Pollinator & Invasive Species Meeting, Logan, UT

3. "Effects of organosilicone surfactants on solitary bees"; Utah State Horticultural Association Winter Conference, Spanish Fork, UT

2022

1. "The spooky world of invertebrate pathology"; Entomology Club, Utah State University

2. "Impacts of microsporidia on development, survivorship, and immune response in the blue orchard bee"; Orchard Bee Association, Logan, UT

3. "Impacts of Nosema on development, survivorship, and immune response in Osmia lignaria (blue orchard bee)"; Upward Bound Saturday Academy (virtual), University of Arkansas at Fort Smith

4. "What is entomology? Applications and topics"; Upward Bound Saturday Academy (virtual), University of Arkansas at Fort Smith

     2020

1. "Impacts of viruses, an adjuvant, and their interaction on blue orchard bee (Osmia lignaria Say, Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) development and immune response"; Orchard Bee Association (virtual)

2. "Pathogen survey of natural Osmia lignaria Say (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) nests collected from Utah"; Orchard Bee Association (virtual)

3. "Pathogen survey of natural Osmia lignaria Say (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) nests collected from Utah"; Section symposium (virtual), Entomological Society of America

Student talks (most recent to oldest)

     2022

1. 1. 1. "Impacts of microsporidia on development, survivorship, and immune responses in the blue orchard bee"; Entomological Society of America Joint Annual Meeting, Vancouver, B.C., Canada

     2021

1. "Pathogen survey of natural Osmia lignaria Say (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) nests collected from Utah"; Student Research Symposium (virtual), Utah State University

2. "Pathogen survey of natural Osmia lignaria Say (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) nests collected from Utah"; Pacific Branch Meeting (virtual), Entomological Society of America

     2018

1. "Molecular survey for the honey bee trypanosome pathogens Crithidia mellificae and Lotmaria passim"; Southeastern Branch Meeting, Entomological Society of America

2. "Molecular survey for the honey bee trypanosome pathogens Crithidia mellificae and Lotmaria passim"; Arkansas Entomological Society Meeting

     2014

1. "Spore persistence in the environment drives infection dynamics of a butterfly pathogen"; Arkansas IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence Conference

Student posters (most recent to oldest)

     2019

1. "Pollinator diversity in northeastern Utah, a longitudinal study"; Orchard Bee Association

2. "Pollinator diversity in northeastern Utah, a longitudinal study"; Annual Entomological Society of America Meeting

3. "Pollinator diversity in northeastern Utah, a longitudinal study"; International Pollinator Conference

     2017

1. "Molecular survey for the honey bee trypanosome parasites Crithidia mellificae and Lotmaria passim"; Annual Entomological Society of America Meeting

2. "Molecular survey for the honey bee trypanosome parasites Crithidia mellificae and Lotmaria passim"; Bumpers College Honors Student Research Poster Competition, University of Arkansas

3. "Molecular survey for the honey bee trypanosome parasites Crithidia mellificae and Lotmaria passim"; Southeastern Branch Meeting, Entomological Society of America

     2016

1. "Molecular survey for the honey bee trypanosome parasites Crithidia mellificae and Lotmaria passim"; Arkansas Entomological Society Meeting

     2015

1. "Spore persistence in the environment drives infection dynamics of a butterfly pathogen"; Student Research and Creative Works Expo, University of Arkansas at Little Rock

2. "Spore persistence in the environment drives infection dynamics of a butterfly pathogen"; Emerging Researchers National Conference, Washington, D.C.

3. "Spore persistence in the environment drives infection dynamics of a butterfly pathogen"; STEM Posters at the Capitol, Little Rock, AR