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Student 10-Minute Presentation Competition

Formal and Informal Teaching

Student Competition

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Grad 10-min Competition: FIT, General

Monday, November 10, 2025
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Pacific
Location: Oregon Convention Center, C125-126, OCC

Oral Presentation Student Competition

    Moderator(s)

  • RO

    Rae Olsson

    Washington State University
    Pullman, Washington

  • Todd Murray

    Washington State University
    Puyallup, Washington

Presentations:

  • 10:30 AM - 10:42 AM Pacific
    Bridging formal and informal education pathways to strengthen entomology recruitment

    Presenting Author: Alexander Maxwell Butcher – Oregon State University

  • 10:42 AM - 10:54 AM Pacific
    Earthworms versus apple worms: Assessing college student misconceptions and growth in an introductory entomology course

    Presenting Author: Samantha Hittson – Oklahoma State University

    Co-Author: Melissa Lynn Reed (she/her/hers) – Oklahoma State University

    Co-Author: Wyatt Wyatt Hoback (he/him/his) – Oklahoma State University

  • 10:54 AM - 11:06 AM Pacific
    From practice to insight: Evaluating impacts of student-led fit activities without the red tape

    Presenting Author: Victoria Pickens (she/her/hers) – Kansas State University

    Co-Author: Cassandra Olds – Kansas State University

    Co-Author: Brenna L. Decker – Purdue University

  • 11:06 AM - 11:18 AM Pacific
    Learning with leps: Igniting curiosity with real science in the classroom

    Presenting Author: Christopher Brown (he/him/his) – Michigan State University

    Co-Author: Peter White – Michigan State University

    Co-Author: Eva Conley – Michigan State University

  • 11:18 AM - 11:30 AM Pacific
    Lessons in leadership: How graduate student leadership opportunities prepare future faculty members

    Presenting Author: Rachel Leigh Johnson (she/her/hers) – Kansas State University

  • 11:30 AM - 11:42 AM Pacific
    Precision entomology education: Using AI to engineer individualized learning experiences

    Presenting Author: Rebecca P. Barone (she/her/they/them/ʻo ia) – University of Hawaii

  • 11:42 AM - 11:54 AM Pacific
    The beetle project: Transforming student perceptions through insect-based science education

    Presenting Author: Simran Bawa (she/her/hers) – University of California

    Co-Author: Caroline Williams – UC Berkeley

    Co-Author: Karen Draney – UC Berkeley

    Co-Author: Anastasia Thanukos – UC Museum of Palentology

    Co-Author: Nicoline Chambers – Torrance High School