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Section Symposium

Formal and Informal Teaching

Plant-Insect Ecosystems

Foundations and Frontiers in Extension Science: Strengthening Partnerships for the Future

Sunday, November 9, 2025
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Pacific
Location: Oregon Convention Center, C123, OCC

Oral Presentation

    Organizer(s)

  • Patricia Prade (she/her/hers)

    Horticulture Extension Entomologist
    Extension
    Pennsylvania State University
    Lebanon, Pennsylvania

  • Ashleigh Faris

    Assistant Professor
    Oklahoma State University
    Stillwater, Oklahoma

  • Md Tafsir Nur Nabi Rashed (he/him/his)

    Graduate Research Assistant
    Entomology and Nematology
    University of Florida
    Gainesville, Florida

  • Isaac Esquivel

    University of Florida
    Quincy, Florida

  • SL

    Sriyanka Lahiri

    University of Florida
    Wimauma, Florida

  • Max Schmidtbauer

    PhD Student
    Nachappa Lab Colorado State University
    Fort Collins, Colorado

  • Melissa Schreiner

    Entomologist
    Extension
    Colorado State University
    Grand Junction, Colorado

  • LM

    Lisa Mason

    Extension
    Colorado State University
    Centennial, Colorado

  • TB

    Terri Billeisen

    Department of Entomology
    North Carolina State University
    Raleigh, North Carolina

  • JK

    Joanie King

    Assistant Professor & Entomology Extension Specialist
    New Mexico State University
    Las Cruces, New Mexico

  • NB

    Nicole Bell

    UMass Extension Pollinator Specialist
    University of Massachusetts
    Watertown, Massachusetts

  • Tawny Simisky

    Entomologist
    Extension: Landscape, Nursery and Urban Forestry
    University of Massachusetts
    Amherst, Massachusetts

This symposium explores the evolution of extension science, innovative technologies, and impactful partnerships. Featuring diverse speakers and interactive discussions, it provides practical strategies for building and sustaining extension programs, securing funding, and measuring impact, ensuring a collaborative and forward-thinking approach to extension’s future.

Presentations:

  • 8:00 AM - 8:03 AM Pacific
    Introductory remarks - Part 1

    Presenting Author: Patricia Prade (she/her/hers) – Pennsylvania State University

  • 8:03 AM - 8:23 AM Pacific
    Establishing and advancing IPM in cooperative extension

    Presenting Author: Norman Leppla, BCE – University of Florida

  • 8:23 AM - 8:38 AM Pacific
    Marine biology outreach beginnings to a career in extension entomology

    Presenting Author: Joanie King – New Mexico State University

  • 8:38 AM - 8:53 AM Pacific
    Bee-lieving in community science: Developing an AI tutoring system to train volunteers on bee morphospecies

    Presenting Author: Lisa Mason – Colorado State University

  • 8:53 AM - 9:08 AM Pacific
    Aerial advantage: Using drones to bridge insect research and extension

    Presenting Author: Terri Billeisen – North Carolina State University

  • 9:08 AM - 9:23 AM Pacific
    Panel discussion - Part 1
  • 9:23 AM - 9:28 AM Pacific
    Break
  • 9:28 AM - 9:30 AM Pacific
    Introductory remarks - Part 2

    Presenting Author: Md Tafsir Nur Nabi Rashed (he/him/his) – University of Florida

  • 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM Pacific
    Understanding stakeholder perspectives through surveys to enhance engagement with conservation and pest management programs

    Presenting Author: Julie Peterson – University of Nebraska-Lincoln

    Co-Author: Andrea Rilakovic (she/her/hers) – University of Nebraska-Lincoln

    Co-Author: Hannah Stowe – University of California

    Co-Author: Grace Schuster – University of Nebraska-Lincoln

    Co-Author: Louise Lynch-O’Brien – University of Nebraska-Lincoln

    Co-Author: Andrew Little – University of Nebraska-Lincoln

  • 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM Pacific
    From local roots to regional reach: Expanding extension through multi-state partnerships

    Presenting Author: Hannah Talton – North Carolina A&T State University

  • 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Pacific
    Collaborative research and extension to improve integrated pest management in California tree nuts

    Presenting Author: Houston Wilson (he/him/his) – University of California

  • 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM Pacific
    Building partnerships to strengthen an extension program

    Presenting Author: Sriyanka Lahiri – University of Florida

  • 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM Pacific
    Applied science in action: Partnership with stakeholders to manage pests in ornamentals

    Presenting Author: Alejandro Del-Pozo – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

    Co-Author: Julie Brindley – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

    Co-Author: Greg Simmons – USDA APHIS PPQ Science & Technology

    Co-Author: Ignacio Baez – USDA-APHIS

  • 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM Pacific
    From colony to community: Tips for strengthen stakeholder engagement from an apiculture extension perspective

    Presenting Author: Amy Vu – University of Florida

  • 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM Pacific
    Empowering growers through science: Integrated pest management for Texas nursery and greenhouse systems

    Presenting Author: Rafia Khan – Texas A&M University

  • 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM Pacific
    Research and extension opportunities as a University of California Cooperative Extension Entomology advisor

    Presenting Author: Arun Babu – University of California

  • 11:30 AM - 11:45 AM Pacific
    Similarities, differences, and collaborations between extension and government positions

    Presenting Author: Dalton Ludwick – USDA-ARS

  • 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM Pacific
    Panel discussion - Part 2