Intern to Imago: Student Professional Development at Mosquito Control Districts Symposium

Moderator(s)

• WQ

  Whitney Qualls, PHD

  Assistant Director
  Anastasia Mosquito Control District
  Saint Augustine, Florida, United States
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  Michele Rehbein, PhD, C.E. (she/her/hers)

  Education Specialist
  Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District
  Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Presentations:

• 10:45am – 11:00am  

  An overview of internship opportunites offered at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Division of Vector-borne Diseases.
  

  Presenter: Roxanne Connelly, MS, PhD – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• 11:00am – 11:15am  

  Bridging the DEI Gap in Entomology
  

  Presenter: Elynn D. Owens, MBA, MSN (she/her/hers) – Entomological Society of America
• 11:15am – 11:30am  

  Growing Professionals Among the Mosquitoes at Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District
  

  Presenter: Michele Rehbein, PhD, C.E. (she/her/hers) – Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District

  Co-Author: Christopher S. Bibbs, PhD – Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District

  Co-Author: Nathaniel Byers, PhD – SLCMAD

  Co-Author: Ary Faraji, PhD – SLCMAD

  Co-Author: Gregory White, PhD – SLCMAD
• 11:30am – 11:45am  

  High School Students and College Students and Graduate Students Oh My!: How to Create an Internship Program that Spans Different Educational Levels.
  

  Presenter: Whitney Qualls, PHD – Anastasia Mosquito Control District

  Co-Author: Rui-De Xue – Anastasia Mosquito Control District
• 11:45am – 11:55am  

  Interested in working within the federal government? Consider a fellowship with Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education.
  

  Presenter: Nicole L. Foley, M.S. Entomology (she/her/hers) – CDC DVBD
• 11:55am – 12:05pm  

  From Water to Land: Evolving Career Skills and Interest at the Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District
  

  Presenter: Gavin RH Maes (he/him/his) – Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District
• 12:05pm – 12:15pm  

  Public Health Entomology for All Fellowship Experience
  

  Presenter: Cassandra Durden, MS – Center for Disease Control and Prevention; Entomological Society of America