Workforce Development & Training

Moderator(s)

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  Tristan Hallum, MPH (he/him/his)

  Director of Scientific Programs
  San Gabriel Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District, California, United States

Presentations:

• 1:45 PM - 1:55 PM PDT

  Building the Next Generation of Vector Professionals: An Interagency Training Model for STEM Students
  

  Presenter: Mahmood Nikbakhtzadeh, PhD (he/him/his) – CSU San Bernardino

  Co-Author: Gabriela Rojas-Norris, BSc – CSU San Bernardino

  Co-Author: Danielle Alcerro, BSc – CSU San Bernardino
• 2:05 PM - 2:15 PM PDT

  From Larvae to Leadership: How Entomologists Strengthen Public Health Preparedness
  

  Presenter: Jennifer R. Gordon, MS, PhD (she/her/hers) – Bug Lessons Consulting, LLC

  Co-Author: Kyndall Dye-Braumuller, MS, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of South Carolina
• 2:15 PM - 2:25 PM PDT

  Building the Public Health Entomology Workforce: The Impact of CDC Centers of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases
  

  Presenter: Jennifer R. Gordon, MS, PhD (she/her/hers) – Bug Lessons Consulting, LLC

  Co-Author: Kyndall Dye-Braumuller, MS, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of South Carolina
• 2:25 PM - 2:35 PM PDT

  Staff education from an entomologist's perspective
  

  Presenter: Taylor Taylor, n/a – Pasco County Mosquito Control District
• 2:35 PM - 2:45 PM PDT

  Unexpected Partnerships and Information Gathered by Gulf South VECTOR Training and Evaluation Center From Texas and the Gulf Region
  

  Presenter: Nina M. Dacko (she/her/hers) – Self

  Co-Author: Leigh-Anne Lawton, MS – Texas Department of State Health Services

  Co-Author: Sonja Swiger, PhD – Texas A&M Extension Services

  Co-Author: Janet Hurley, MS – Texas A&M Extension Services

  Co-Author: Claudia Reigel, P – City of New Orleans Mosquito Termite and Rodent Control Board
• 2:45 PM - 2:55 PM PDT

  A Programmatic Overview of the Gulf South Vector Educational Center for Training, Outreach, and Resources (VECTOR) 
  

  Presenter: Claudia Riegel, PhD – New Orleans Mosquito, Termite, and Rodent Control Board

  Co-Author: Janet Hurley, MS – Texas A&M Extension Services