Palette(able) Entomology: Using SciArt and SciComm for Effective Insect-focused Education and Engagement On-Demand Presentations

Organizer(s)

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  Hailey Shanovich

  PhD Candidate
  Department of Entomology
  University of Minnesota
  Saint Paul, Minnesota
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  Grace Savoy-Burke

  PhD candidate
  Entomology
  University of Delaware
  Newark, Delaware
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  Amelia Lindsey

  Assistant Professor
  Department of Entomology
  University of Minnesota
  Saint Paul, Minnesota
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  Karmi Oxman

  PhD Candidate
  Drexel University
  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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  Heather Andrews

  Faculty Research Assistant
  Horticulture
  Oregon State University
  Aurora, Oregon

Attendees will acquire innovative tools to better communicate, teach, and learn about entomology. This symposium will run the gamut of verbal to visual methods of science communication (SciComm). During our session, speakers will share techniques for creative infographics, podcasts, social media, comics, ceramics, mini-magazines, illustration, nature guides, and more!

Presentations:

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  Beauty in the beast: Using pottery art for increasing the appreciation of insects, worms, and other invertebrates
  

  Presenting Author: Duygu Özpolat (she/her/hers) – Washington University in St. Louis
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  Bridging art and science- environmental communication
  

  Presenting Author: Deborah A. Delaney (she/her/hers) – University of Delaware
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  The bumble bee guide to Calgary and the creation of student-led natural history guides combining art and science
  

  Presenting Author: Tobyn Neame (they/them/theirs) – University of Calgary

  Co-author: Mindi Summers – University of Calgary
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  The stories we tell and why they matter: communicating insect research through online video
  

  Presenting Author: Adrian Smith – North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences