(L-R) Trey Zinsmeister, Abilene Morgan and Ethan Waddle
Three ΒιΆΉΛήΙα΅ηΚΣΎηundergraduate researchers earned top honors at the 2024 annual meeting of the Entomological Society of America in Phoenix.
β’ Trey Zinsmeister won first place for the βBiodiversity, Ecology, and Behaviorβ poster category
β’ Ethan Waddle won first place for the βForensic, Medical, & Veterinary Entomology and Vector Biology & Managementβ poster category
β’ Abilene Morgan won a travel award for βMedical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomologyβ
All three students are mentored by Associate Professor Allison Parker. Dr. Parker is an eco-epidemiologist, which means she studies the intersection between ecology and disease. Her research focuses on mosquitoes, ticks and the diseases they transmit in human-dominated landscapes.
