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  • Wednesday, Mar 25th
    1:45 PM - 3:15 PM PDT
    Young Professionals Symposium: Diverse Perspectives on Community Engagement in Mosquito Control
    Location: B110
    Moderator: Vilma M. Cooper, PhD – MGK Insect Control Solutions
    Moderator: Cassandra Durden, MS (she/her/hers) – Entomological Society of America, Colorado Department of Health and Environment
    Moderator: Dhivya Rajamanickam, PhD candidate (she/her/hers) – Baylor University
    Moderator: Jessi Hagelshaw (she/her/hers) – Marin/Sonoma Mosquito & Vector Control DIstrict
    Young Professionals Symposium: Diverse Perspectives on Community Engagement in Mosquito Control
  • Wednesday, Mar 25th
    1:45 PM - 1:55 PM PDT
    Introductory remarks
    Location: B110
    Presenter: Cassandra Durden, MS (she/her/hers) – Entomological Society of America, Colorado Department of Health and Environment
    Young Professionals Symposium: Diverse Perspectives on Community Engagement in Mosquito Control
  • Wednesday, Mar 25th
    1:55 PM - 2:10 PM PDT
    Eliminating malaria, one community at a time
    Location: B110
    Presenter: Allison Tatarsky, MPH – University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Institute for Global Health Sciences
    Young Professionals Symposium: Diverse Perspectives on Community Engagement in Mosquito Control
  • Wednesday, Mar 25th
    2:10 PM - 2:25 PM PDT
    Triple Threat: My Experiences in Academia, Government, and the Private Sector
    Location: B110
    Presenter: Bryan V. Giordano, PhD – ADAPCO, LLC d/b/a Azelis A&ES (Azelis Agricultural & Environmental Solutions)
    Young Professionals Symposium: Diverse Perspectives on Community Engagement in Mosquito Control
  • Wednesday, Mar 25th
    2:25 PM - 2:40 PM PDT
    Backyard Bugs to Public Health: Curiosity Leads to Rewarding Medical Entomology Career
    Location: B110
    Presenter: James Dunford, PhD – Lee County Mosquito Control District
    Young Professionals Symposium: Diverse Perspectives on Community Engagement in Mosquito Control
  • Wednesday, Mar 25th
    2:40 PM - 2:55 PM PDT
    What the Field Teaches Us: Community Engagement Through Mosquito and Tick Collections
    Location: B110
    Presenter: Karla Benavides-Rodriguez (she/her/hers) – Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León
    Young Professionals Symposium: Diverse Perspectives on Community Engagement in Mosquito Control
  • Wednesday, Mar 25th
    2:55 PM - 3:10 PM PDT
    The Human Side of Mosquito Control
    Location: B110
    Presenter: Michele Rehbein, PhD (she/her/hers) – Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District
    Young Professionals Symposium: Diverse Perspectives on Community Engagement in Mosquito Control
  • Wednesday, Mar 25th
    3:10 PM - 3:15 PM PDT
    Closing remarks
    Location: B110
    Presenter: Jessi Hagelshaw (she/her/hers) – Marin/Sonoma Mosquito & Vector Control DIstrict
    Young Professionals Symposium: Diverse Perspectives on Community Engagement in Mosquito Control