Young Professionals Symposium: Diverse Perspectives on Community Engagement in Mosquito Control

Moderator(s)

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  Vilma Cooper, PhD

  R&D Entomologist
  MGK Insect Control Solutions, Minnesota, United States
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  Cassandra Durden, MS (she/her/hers)

  Public Health Entomology Fellow
  Entomological Society of America, Colorado Department of Health and Environment, Colorado, United States
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  Dhivya Rajamanickam, PhD candidate (she/her/hers)

  Graduate student
  Baylor University, Texas, United States
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  Jessi Hagelshaw (she/her/hers)

  Vector Control Technician
  Marin/Sonoma Mosquito & Vector Control DIstrict

Presentations:

• 1:45 PM - 1:55 PM PDT

  Introductory remarks
  

  Presenter: Cassandra Durden, MS (she/her/hers) – Entomological Society of America, Colorado Department of Health and Environment
• 1:55 PM - 2:10 PM PDT

  Eliminating malaria, one community at a time
  

  Presenter: Allison Tatarsky, MPH – University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Institute for Global Health Sciences
• 2:10 PM - 2:25 PM PDT

  Triple Threat: My Experiences in Academia, Government, and the Private Sector
  

  Presenter: Bryan V. Giordano, PhD – ADAPCO, LLC d/b/a Azelis A&ES (Azelis Agricultural & Environmental Solutions)
• 2:25 PM - 2:40 PM PDT

  Backyard Bugs to Public Health: Curiosity Leads to Rewarding Medical Entomology Career
  

  Presenter: James Dunford, PhD – Lee County Mosquito Control District
• 2:40 PM - 2:55 PM PDT

  What the Field Teaches Us: Community Engagement Through Mosquito and Tick Collections
  

  Presenter: Karla Benavides-Rodriguez (she/her/hers) – Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León
• 2:55 PM - 3:10 PM PDT

  The Human Side of Mosquito Control
  

  Presenter: Michele Rehbein, PhD (she/her/hers) – Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District
• 3:10 PM - 3:15 PM PDT

  Closing remarks
  

  Presenter: Jessi Hagelshaw (she/her/hers) – Marin/Sonoma Mosquito & Vector Control DIstrict