(L-R) Trey Zinsmeister, Abilene Morgan and Ethan Waddle
Three 91大神 undergraduate researchers earned top honors at the 2024 annual meeting of the Entomological Society of America in Phoenix.
鈥 Trey Zinsmeister won first place for the 鈥淏iodiversity, Ecology, and Behavior鈥 poster category
鈥 Ethan Waddle won first place for the 鈥淔orensic, Medical, & Veterinary Entomology and Vector Biology & Management鈥 poster category
鈥 Abilene Morgan won a travel award for 鈥淢edical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology鈥
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.