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Professor, School Of Biological Sciences
Professional Service
- Pacific Southwest Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases.
Role: Member.
Grant Reviewer.
05/2021 - present
- Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District.
Role: Chair .
Board of Trustees.
01/2021 - 12/2021
- American Mosquito Control Association.
Role: Symposium organizer.
Annual meeting, Salt Lake City, UT 2021 (March, virtual meeting).
03/2020 - 03/2021
- Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District.
Role: Trustee.
Board of Trustees.
07/2019 - present
- Association for Chemoreception Sciences.
Role: Committee member.
Conference program committee.
01/2019 - 01/2019
- Association for Chemoreception Sciences.
Role: Committee member.
Conference program committee.
01/2018 - 01/2018
- University of Saskatchewan.
Review tenure package.
10/2017 - 10/2017
- Association for Chemoreception Sciences.
Role: Organizer and Chair.
Conference Invited Program Symposium .
04/2017 - 04/2017
- Association for Chemoreception Sciences.
Role: Committee member.
Conference program committee.
01/2017 - 01/2017
- NSF - IOS.
Role: Reviewer.
Activation pre-proposal panel (virtual panel). March 2014. Written reviews of 17 proposals. Total # of pre-proposals reviewed by panel: 62.
03/2014 - 03/2014
- NSF - IOS.
Role: Reviewer.
Activation pre-proposal panel. March 2013. Written reviews of 16 proposals. Total # of pre-proposals reviewed by panel: 91.
03/2013 - 03/2013
- NSF - IOS.
Neural Systems Cluster CAREER panel (virtual panel due to Hurricane Sandy). October 2012. Written reviews of 11 proposals. Total # of grants reviewed by panel: 60.
10/2012 - 10/2012
Internal Service
- Gordon Lark Remembrance. Organizer of Program content and compere.
Chair,
12/15/2022 - 12/15/2022.
Department service.
- Alumni Relations/Development.
Chair,
07/2022 - present.
Department service.
- BioLuminaries seminar series: series of talks by Biology alumni aimed at providing career information to current Biology undergraduates.
Organizer,
02/2021 - present.
Department service.
- Academic Senate.
Member,
07/2018 - 07/2021.
University service.
- Science Day workshop.
Presenter,
11/2017 - present.
College service.
- Science Day Workshop.
Presenter,
11/2016 - 11/2016.
College service.
- Science Day Workshop.
Presenter,
11/2015 - 11/2015.
College service.
- BioLuminaries seminar series: series of talks by Biology alumni aimed at providing career information to current Biology undergraduates.
Organizer,
09/2013 - 10/2013.
Department service.
- Science Overnight orientation: speak to incoming freshmen about opportunities in science, specifically biology.
Presenter,
08/2013 - 08/2013.
University service.
- Judge at SLVSEF Science Fair for Biology scholarship.
Judge,
03/2013 - 03/2013.
Department service.
- BioLuminaries seminar series: series of talks by Biology alumni aimed at providing career information to current Biology undergraduates.
Organizer,
09/2012 - 10/2012.
Department service.
- Science Overnight orientation: speak to incoming freshmen about opportunities in science, specifically biology.
Presenter,
08/2012 - 08/2012.
University service.
- Judge at SLVSEF Science Fair for Biology scholarship.
Judge,
03/2012 - 04/2012.
Department service.
- Science Overnight orientation: speak to incoming freshmen about opportunities in science, specifically biology.
instructor,
06/2011 - 06/2011.
University service.
- Judge at SLVSEF Science Fair for Biology scholarship.
judge,
03/2011 - 03/2011.
Department service.
- Judge at SLVSEF Science Fair for Biology scholarship.
Judge,
03/2010 - 04/2010.
Department service.
- Judge at SLVSEF Science Fair for Biology scholarship.
Judge,
03/2009 - 06/2009.
Department service.
Outreach
- Interview and judge finalists for the state-wide Sterling Scholar competition, science category.
02/2015 - 02/2015
- Interview and judge finalists for the state-wide Sterling Scholar competition, science category .
02/2014 - 02/2014
- Interview and judge finalists for the state-wide Sterling Scholar competition, science category.
02/2013 - 02/2013
- Taught unit on habitat using insects reared in lab to elementary school children (3rd Grade).
09/2011 - 09/2011
In the Media
- UNews.utah.edu; NSF news; ScienceDaily.com; ScienceNewsline.com; Phys.org; latesttechnology.space. 01/27/2016.