MEAGHAN L. PIMSLER CURRICULUM VITAE

Department of Biological Sciences Work: (205) 348.8612 University of Alabama Phone: (703) 474.1143 Box 870344 E-mail: [email protected] Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 [email protected]

Education Ph.D., Entomology, Texas A&M University. August Dissertation title: A Functional Genetic Study of Sexual Dimorphism and 2015 Behavioral Ecology in Chrysomya rufifacies (Diptera: Calliphoridae). Advisors: Dr. Jeffery K. Tomberlin and Dr. Aaron M. Tarone

B.S., Entomology, Cornell University. Magna Cum Laude, Honors Distinction in Research May 2007 Thesis title: A Survey of the Dung in Cattle Manure on Pastures of an Organic and a Conventional Dairy Farm in New York State.

Research Interests I am interested in three major avenues of research: the adaptive population genetics, native pollinators, and the causes and consequences of sexual dimorphism. Currently I am a postdoctoral research associate working on “genome to phenome to beenome” project aimed at identifying signatures of adaptation to altitude. In the future, I would like to integrate information from a variety of techniques, from de novo transcriptomics to behavior and ecological research, to accomplish the following goals: a) study the effect of landscape-level factors on ecology and evolution of native pollinators, b) to understand evolutionary factors that affect the downstream effects of sexual dimorphism, and c) exploring the value of as pollinators. I intend to pursue a tenure track position at a research university that will provide the opportunity for extension, research, mentorship, and collaborations.

Professional and Research Experience Postdoctoral Fellow. August 2015- Adaptive Landscape Genomics of Native Pollinators. Present Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Graduate Research Assistant. September Molecular Behavioral Ecology/Forensic Entomology, 2014- August Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, 2015 Texas.

Graduate Research Assistant. August 2010 – Molecular Behavioral Ecology/Forensic Entomology August 2013 Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.

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Research Associate May 2006 – Veterinary Entomology Department, May 2007 Department of Entomology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.

Technician. May 2005 – West Nile Virus Surveillance Program, August 2005 Fairfax County Health Department, Fairfax County, Virginia.

Teaching Experience Graduate Teaching Assistant. August FIVS 201: Introduction to Forensic and Investigative Sciences. 2013 – May FIVS/ENTO: 431/432: Theoretical and Applied Forensic Entomology. 2014 Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.

Assistant Language Teacher. July 2007 – Junior high school and high school English as a Second Language. July 2010 Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme. Okinawa Board of Education, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

Other Experience Case Manager (9 cases). 2013- Coordinates with Dr. Jeffery K. Tomberlin, investigators, and other students in present the lab on forensic entomology consultations. Texas A&M University, Texas.

Forensic Entomology Consulting (15 cases). Working with Dr. Jeffery K. Tomberlin to provide case-by-case forensic 2010- entomology consultancy with law enforcement, defense counsels, and medical present and veterinary professionals. Texas A&M University, Texas.

Grants and Fellowships • United States Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Education and Literacy Initiative Postdoctoral Research Grant #2018-67012-28040. May 2018 – May 2020. $164,987. • Science Policy Fellows Program, Entomological Society of America, Annapolis, MD. Class of 2017. • CARSCA (College Academy of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity) Grant, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Carrion breeding Diptera associated bacteriophage discovery. January 2017- December 2017. $5000. • Dissertation Fellowship, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. Tuition, fees and stipend from September 2014 to August 2015. August 2014. $37,700. • Whole Systems Genome Initiative (WSGI) Graduate Traineeship, WSGI, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. Tuition and stipend from January 2014 to September 2014. August 2013. $24,000.

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• Regents Fellowship, Entomology Department, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. August 2010. $7,000. • Diversity Fellowship, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. Tuition and stipend from September 2010 to September 2013. August 2010. $105,000.

Awards and Honors • 1st Place Graduate Student Presentation, Joint North American Forensic Entomology Association and Society for Wildlife Forensic Sciences Meeting, Missoula, Montana. June 2015. • John Henry Comstock Graduate Student Award. Southwestern Branch, Entomological Society of America. Southwestern Branch Meeting, Tulsa, Oklahoma. February 2015. • 2015 Outstanding PhD Student. Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. February 2015. • Monsanto Student Travel Award. Entomological Society of America 2014 annual meeting, Portland, Oregon. August 2014. • Medical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology Section Student Travel Grant to the annual Entomological Society of America Meeting. Portland, Oregon. July 2014. • 1st Place Outstanding Presentation of Research, Graduate Student Forum, Entomology Department, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. August 2013. • 1st Place Doctoral Presentation, North American Forensic Entomology Association Meeting, Dayton, Ohio. July 2013. • 2013 Outstanding PhD Student. Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. February 2013. • 2nd Place- Oral Presentation in Student’s Competition for the Presidents Prize; Medical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology section 4 at the Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, Knoxville, Tennessee. November 2012. • Competitive Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Graduate Student Travel Grant, to attend ESA 2011 meeting in Reno, Nevada. October 2011. • 1st Place Doctoral Presentation, North American Forensic Entomology Association Meeting, College Station, Texas. July 2011. • Honorable Mention, Graduate Research Fellowship Program, National Science Foundation. 2009 & 2010.

Peer Reviewed Publications • Pimsler, M. L., S.-H. Sze, S. Saenz, S. Fu, J. K. Tomberlin, and A. M. Tarone. 2019. Gene expression correlates of facultative predation in the blow Chrysomya rufifacies (Diptera: Calliphoridae). Ecology and Evolution. 9(15): 8690-8701. • Pimsler, M. L., R. K. Krell, M. Alleyne, T. Anderson, A. Kennedy, and T. Durham. 2019. Science policy begins at home: grassroots advocacy at the state and local level. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 112(2): 79-84. • Elsensohn, J. E., T. Anderson, J. R. Cryan, T. Durham, K. J. Gandhi, J. Gordon, R. K. Krell, M. L. Pimsler, A. Rivers and H. Spafford. 2019. From research to policy: scientists speaking for science. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 112(2): 75-78. • J. M. Jackson, M. L. Pimsler, K. J. Oyen, J. B. Koch-Uhuad, J. D. Herndon, J. P. Strange, M. E. Dillon, and J. D. Lozier. 2018. Distance, elevation, and environment as drivers of diversity

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and divergence in bumble across latitude and altitude. Molecular Ecology. 27(14): 2926- 2942. • Sze, S.-H., M. L. Pimsler, J. K. Tomberlin, C. D. Jones, and A. M. Tarone. 2017. A scalable and memory-efficient algorithm for de novo transcriptome assembly of non-model organisms. BMC Bioinformatics. 18(Suppl 4):387. • Pimsler, M. L., J. M. Jackson, and J. D. Lozier. 2017. Population genomics reveals a candidate gene involved in bumble pigmentation. Ecology and Evolution. 7(10): 3406–3413. • Pimsler, M. L., C. G. Owings, B. M. O’Connor, R. Mohr, P. Teel, and J. K. Tomberlin. 2016. Case studies of species and first ever mite associate of Synthesiomyia nudiseta (Diptera: Muscidae) from a forensic entomology case. J. Med. Ent.: tjv203. • OConnor, B. M., M. L. Pimsler, C. G. Owings, and J. K. Tomberlin. 2015. Redescription of Myianoetus muscarum (: Histiostomatidae) associated with human remains in Texas, USA, with designation of a neotype from Western Europe. J. Med. Ent.: tjv045. • Pimsler, M. L., T. Pape, J. S. Johnston, R. A. Wharton, J. J. Parrott, M. S. Sanford, J. K. Tomberlin, and A. M. Tarone. 2014. Ultramorphology of eggs and first instar larvae in an egg laying population of Blaesoxipha plinthopyga (Diptera:Sarcophagidae). J. Med. Ent. 51(6): 1283-1295. • Scott, M. J., M. L. Pimsler, and A. M. Tarone. 2014. Sex determination mechanisms in calliphorids (blow flies). Sex. Dev. 8(1-3): 29-37. (Invited paper) • Zheng, L., T.L. Crippen, L. Holmes, B. Singh, M. L. Pimsler, M.E. Benbow, A.M. Tarone, S. Dowd, Z. Yu, S. VanLaerhoven, T.K. Wood, and J.K. Tomberlin. 2013. Bacteria mediate oviposition by the black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens (L.), (Diptera: Stratiomyidae). Sci. Rep. 3: 2563. • Ma, Q., W. Liu, A. T. Fields, M. L. Pimsler, A. M. Tarone, T. L. Crippen, J. K. Tomberlin, and T. K. Wood. 2012. Proteus mirabilis interkingdom swarming signals attract blow flies. Int. Soc. Micro. Ecol. J. 6: 1356-1366.

Peer-reviewed chapters • J. K. Tomberlin, M. R. Sanford, M. L. Pimsler, and S. VanLaerhoven. 2015. Behavioral Ecology of Organisms Associated with Decomposing Vertebrate Carrion. In Carrion Ecology, Evolution, and their Application. [Eds.] M. E. Benbow, J. K. Tomberlin, and A. M. Tarone. CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL. • J. Cammack, M. L. Pimsler, T. C. Crippen, and J. K. Tomberlin. 2015. Chemical Ecology of Organisms Associated with Decomposing Vertebrate Carrion. In Carrion Ecology, Evolution, and their Application. [Eds.] M. E. Benbow, J. K. Tomberlin, and A. M. Tarone. CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL.

Manuscripts in Review • Parrott, J. J., E. Ramos, M. L. Pimsler, C. Spielgelman, C. Picard and A. M. Tarone. Artificial selection on C. macellaria development: Ecological and forensic implications. Evol. Appl. • Jackson, J. M., M. L. Pimsler, K. J. Oyen, J. P. Strange, M. E. Dillon, and J. D. Lozier. Local adaptation across a complex thermal landscape in two montane bumble bee species. Molecular Ecology.

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Manuscripts in Preparation • Pimsler, M. L., K. J. Oyen, J. D. Herndon, J. M. Jackson, J. P. Strange, M. E. Dillon, and J. D. Lozier. Biogeographic parallels in thermal tolerance and gene expression variation under temperature stress in a widespread North American pollinator. PNAS. • Cuttiford, L., M. L. Pimsler, C. C. Heo, L. Zheng, I. Karunaratne, G. Trissini, A. M. Tarone, S. Lambiase, J. A. Cammack, and J. K. Tomberlin. Evaluation of development datasets for Hermetia illucens (L.) (Diptera: Stratiomyidae), for estimating the time and placement of human and swine remains in Texas, USA. For. Sci. Int. • Pimsler, M. L., S.-H. Sze, C. D. Jones, M. J. Scott, S. Fu, C. J. Picard, A. A. Andere, J. K. Tomberlin, and A. M. Tarone. Functional genomics and sex determination in a monogenic non- model organism, Chrysomya rufifacies (Diptera: Calliphoridae). PLoS Biology. • Pimsler, M. L., S.-H. Sze, C. D. Jones, M. J. Scott, S. Fu, C. J. Picard, A. A. Andere, J. K. Tomberlin, and A. M. Tarone. Sexually dimorphic patterns of gene expression throughout immature development in wild-type flies. Development.

Peer-Reviewed Conference Proceedings • Pimsler, M. L., S.-H. Sze, J. K. Tomberlin, and A. M. Tarone. 2013. Analysis of the de novo transcriptome of immature Chrysomya rufifacies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) to investigate sexually dimorphic patterns of gene expression and their role in mPMI estimates with a forensically important fly. Proceed. Amer. Acad. For. Sci. 19: 384-385. • Pimsler, M. L., S-H. Sze, J. K. Tomberlin, and A. M. Tarone. 2013. Elucidation of the sex- determination pathways in an organism with monogenic sex determination. Proceed. Dros. Res. Conf. 535A.

Invited Presentations • Pimsler, M. L. I Believe in Pedagogy in Outreach. Program Workshop: From Instars to Adults: Implementing Outreach Activities Across Different Education Levels and Audiences. 2019 ESA Annual Meeting. St. Louis, Missouri. November 2019. • Pimsler, M. L. Genomics in Complex Systems. UA Evolutionary Genomics Class (BSC 497). University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. October 2019. • Pimsler, M. L., K. J. Oyen, J. D. Herndon, M. E. Dillon, J. Strange and J. D. Lozier. Biogeography and functional genetics of thermal tolerance across latitude and elevation in a widespread bumble bee. P-IE Section Symposium: From Genes to Communities: Quantifying Diverse Responses of Pollinators to Multiple Anthropogenic Stressors. 2018 ESA, ESC, and ESBC Joint Annual Meeting. Vancouver, British Columbia. November 2018. • Pimsler, M. L. Genomics in complex systems. Entomology Department Seminar, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. Sept 2017. • Pimsler, M. L. Molecular Ecology in Forensic Entomology. Biodiversity, Distribution, Behavior, and Activity of Forensically Important Entomofauna and Microbiota in Different Ecoregions. XXV International Congress of Entomology. Orlando, Florida. Sept 2016. • Pimsler, M. L. One of these things is not like the other. UNC Biology, Ecology, and Evolution Seminar, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. October 2015. • Pimsler, M. L. Inspiration and Perspiration: Annual review of forensic entomology literature. Joint North American Forensic Entomology Association and Society for Wildlife Forensic Sciences Meeting, Missoula, Montana. June 2015.

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• Pimsler, M. L. Whoa, science is awesome; Selected dissertation research in forensic entomology. Seminar (FIVS 481), Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. February 2015. • Pimsler, M. L. Molecular techniques in forensic entomology. Forensic Implications of Inheritance (FIVS 308), Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. September 2014. • Pimsler, M. L. Laboratory rat becomes a field mouse. Vector Biology Group Seminar, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. September 2014. • Pimsler, M. L. Towards understanding microbe-insect interactions in the black soldier fly. China Agricultural University, Beijing, China. June 2014. • Pimsler, M. L. Techniques to investigate insect-microbe interactions using the Black Soldier Fly. Symposium of Sino-America on Application of Insects-Microorganisms to treat organic waste materials, Shandong Agricultural University, Tibo, China. June 2014. • Pimsler, M. L. Insect-Microbe Interactions in the Black Soldier Fly, Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae). Yang Guan Sen Lin, Xian, China. June 2014. • Pimsler, M. L. Investigation of microbe-insect interactions in the black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae). Northwest Agricultural and Forestry University, Yangling, China. June 2014. • Pimsler, M. L., S.-H. Sze, C. D. Jones, M. J. Scott, S. Fu, C. J. Picard, A. A. Andere, J. K. Tomberlin, and A. M. Tarone. Transcriptomics to invesitgate sex determination and sexual dimorphism in Chrysomya rufifacies (Diptera: Calliphoridae). International Symposium on Organic Waste Bioconversion Mechanism and Applications by Microbes and Insects, Chinese Entomological Society of China, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China. June 2014. • Pimsler, M. L. Characterization of microbe-insect interactions in the black soldier fly. Guest Lecture, Huangzong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China. June 2014. • Pimsler, M. L., S.-H. Sze, C. D. Jones, M. J. Scott, S. Fu, C. J. Picard, A. A. Andere, J. K. Tomberlin, and A. M. Tarone. Transcriptomics and sex determination in Chrysomya rufifacies (Diptera: Calliphoridae). Guest Lecture, Ziejang University, Huangzhou, China. June 2014. • Pimsler, M. L. Entomotoxicology. Forensic Entomology (ENTO/FIVS 431) guest lecture, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. April 2014. • Pimsler, M. L. Succession in Decomposition. Forensic Entomology (ENTO/FIVS 431) guest lecture, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. February 2014. • Pimsler, M. L. Succession and Nutrient Cycling. Forensic Entomology (ENTO/FIVS 431) guest lecture, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. February 2014. • Pimsler, M. L. Forensic Pathology. Forensic Entomology (ENTO/FIVS 431) guest lecture, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. February 2014. • Pimsler, M. L. and C. G. Owings. A brief history of forensic entomology: Where have we been and where are we headed? Youthful Perspectives in Forensic Entomology Symposia. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. Austin, Texas. November 2013. • Pimsler, M. L., O. B. Huot, L. Cosme. and S. Vyavhare. The way to their hearts is through their stomachs: Preserving biodiversity with educational psychology. 2013 Student Debates. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. Austin, Texas. November 2013. • Pimsler, M. L. Forensic DNA. Introduction to Forensic Science (FIVS 205) guest lecture, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. November 2013. • Pimsler, M. L. Fingerprints. Introduction to Forensic Science (FIVS 205) guest lecture, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. September 2013.

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• Tomberlin, J. K. and M. L. Pimsler. Bacteria mediate oviposition in the black soldier fly; Implications for sustainable waste management. London School of Topical Medicine and Hygiene, London, England. January 2013.

Other Presentations • Pimsler, M. L., K. J. Oyen, J. D. Herndon, M. E. Dillon, J. P. Strange, and J. D. Lozier. Gene expression of rapid cold-shock and 24-hour recovery of a widespread montane bumble bee across elevation and latitude. 2019 Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. St. Louis, Missouri. November 2019. • Pimsler, M. L., B. M. Kiszla and A. Hatoum. New adventures in ecology: Carrion-breeding Diptera associated bacteriophage discovery. North American Dipterists Society (NADS) Meeting at 2018 ESA, ESC, and ESBC Joint Annual Meeting. Vancouver, British Columbia. November 2018. • Pimsler, M. L., B. M. Kiszla and A. Hatoum. Carrion-breeding Diptera associated bacteriophage discovery. 2018 North American Forensic Entomology Association Annual Meeting. Orlando, Florida. July 2018. • Pimsler, M. L., K. J. Oyen, J. D. Herndon, M. E. Dillon, J. Strange, and J. D. Lozier. Feeling the heat: Gene expression and thermal tolerance across elevation and latitude in a widespread montane bumble bee. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. Denver, Colorado. November 2017. • Pimsler, M. L., S.-H. Sze, S. Fu, M. Scott, J. K. Tomberlin, and A. M. Tarone. Let's talk about sex: Sexual dimorphism in immature development and gene expression in Chrysomya rufifacies (Diptera: Calliphoridae). Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. Minneapolis, Minnesota. November 2016. • Pimsler, M. L.,S.-H. Sze, S. Fu, J. K. Tomberlin, and A. M. Tarone. Sexual dimorphism in gene expression throughout immature development. Joint North American Forensic Entomology Association and Society for Wildlife Forensic Science Meeting. Missoula, Montana. June 2015. • Pimsler, M. L., S.-H. Sze, S. Saenz, S. Fu, J. K. Tomberlin, and A. M. Tarone. Molecular ecology and facultative predation in a blow fly. Platform Presentation. Ecological Integration Symposium. College Station, Texas. March 2015. • Pimsler, M. L., S.-H. Sze, S. Saenz, S. Fu, J. K. Tomberlin, and A. M. Tarone.. Why so aggressive? Molecular ecology of facultative predation in a blow fly. Platform Presentation. Student Research Week. College Station, Texas. March 2015. • Pimsler, M. L., S.-H. Sze, C. D. Jones, M. J. Scott, S. Fu, C. J. Picard, A. A. Andere, J. K. Tomberlin, and A. M. Tarone.. Males are from Mars, females are from Venus… and Earth? Platform Presentation. 2014 Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, Portland, Oregon. Nov 2014. • Pimsler, M. L., S.-H. Sze, J. K. Tomberlin, and A. M. Tarone. Temporally and sexually dimorphic patterns of gene expression of an invasive insect with a unique sex determination mechanism. Platform presentation. Student Research Week. College Station, Texas. March 2014. • Pimsler, M. L., S.-H. Sze, C. D. Jones, J. K. Tomberlin, and A. M. Tarone. Males are from Mars, Females are from Venus… and Earth? Platform presentation. Ecological Integration Symposium. College Station, Texas. March 2014. • Pimsler, M. L., S.-H. Sze, J. K. Tomberlin, and A. M. Tarone. Sexually and temporally dimorphic patterns of gene expression in immature Chrysomya rufifacies using de novo

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transcriptomics. Platform presentation. North American Forensic Entomology Association Annual Meeting. Dayton, Ohio. July 2013 • Pimsler, M. L., T. Pape, J. S. Johnston, R. A. Wharton, J. J. Parrott, J. K. Tomberlin, and A. M. Tarone. Morphology of eggs and first instar larvae in an ovipositing sarcophagid, Blaesoxipha plinthopyga. Platform presentation. North American Forensic Entomology Association Annual Meeting. Dayton, Ohio. July 2013 • Pimsler, M. L., S.-H. Sze, J. K. Tomberlin, and A. M. Tarone. Investigation of a unique sex determination method utilizing transcriptomics. Platform presentation. Student Research Week. College Station, Texas. March 2013. • Pimsler, M. L., S.-H. Sze, C. D. Jones, J. K. Tomberlin, and A. M. Tarone. Temporally and sexually dimorphic patterns of gene expression of an invasive blow fly of ecological, medical, veterinary, and forensic importance. Platform presentation. Ecological Integration Symposium. College Station, Texas. March 2013. • Pimsler, M. L., S.-H. Sze, J. K. Tomberlin, and A. M. Tarone. Analysis of the de novo transcriptome of immature Chrysomya rufifacies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) to investigate sexually dimorphic patterns of gene expression and their role in mPMI estimates with a forensically important fly. Platform presentation. American Academy of Forensic Sciences 65th Annual Meeting. Washington, D.C. February 2013. • Pimsler, M. L., T. Pape, J. S. Johnston, R. A. Wharton, J. K. Tomberlin, and A. M. Tarone. Ultramorphology of eggs and first instar larvae in an egg-laying population of Blaesoxipha plinthopyga (Diptera: Sarcophagidae). North American Dipterists Society symposia, Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, Knoxville, Tennessee. November 2012. • Pimsler, M. L., S.-H. Sze, C. D. Jones, J. K. Tomberlin, and A. M. Tarone. Elucidation of the genetic basis of monogeny in Chrysomya rufifacies (Diptera: Calliphoridae). Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, Knoxville, Tennessee. November 2012. • Pimsler, M.L., T. Crippen, L. Zheng, L. Holmes, M.E. Benbow, S. VanLaerhoven, A.M. Tarone, and J.K. Tomberlin. 2011. Bacteria regulate attraction and colonization of a resource by the black soldier fly (Diptera: Stratiomyidae). Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, Reno, Nevada. November 2011. • Pimsler, M.L., T. Crippen, L. Zheng, L. Holmes, M.E. Benbow, S. VanLaerhoven, A.M. Tarone, and J.K. Tomberlin. 2011. Bacteria regulate attraction and colonization of a resource by the black soldier fly (Diptera: Stratiomyidae). North American Forensic Entomology Association, College Station, Texas. July 2011. • Pimsler, M. L. A survey of the dung beetles in cattle manure on pastures of an organic and a conventional dairy farm in New York state. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Senior Honors Theses Symposium. May 2007.

Submitted Posters • Pimsler, M. L., J. M. Jackson, and J. D. Lozier. The X-Factor: Population genomics identifies potential candidate locus involved in pigmentation variation of the bumble bee Bombus bifarius. 2016 International Pollinator Biology, Health and Policy Conference. State College, Pennsylvania. July 2016. • Pimsler, M. L., T. Pape, J. S. Johnston, R. A. Wharton, J. J. Parrott, J. K. Tomberlin, and A. M. Tarone. Morphology of eggs and first instar larvae in an ovipositing sarcophagid, Blaesoxipha plinthopyga. North American Forensic Entomology Association Annual Meeting. Dayton, Ohio. July 2013.

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• Pimsler, M. L., S-H. Sze, J. K. Tomberlin, and A. M. Tarone. Elucidation of the sex- determination pathways in an organism with monogenic sex determination. 54th Annual Drosophila Research Conference, Washington, D.C. April 2013. • Pimsler, M. L., C. G. Owings, B, M. O'Connor, A. M. Tarone and J. K. Tomberlin. New mite species described in human death investigation: Implications for forensic entomology and decomposition ecology. Poster Presentations- Medical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology Section 2, Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, Knoxville, Tennessee. November 2012.

Conferences, Workshops, and Symposia Organized • Co-organized a workshop with B. Lovett and L. Diepenbrock that was selected as a Program Workshop for the 2019 ESA Annual Meeting called “Program Workshop: If They're Laughing, They're Listening”. ESA 2019, America’s Convention Center, St. Louis, Missouri. 19 November 2019. • Co-organized a member symposium with M. Sanford, A. Brundage, and C. G. Owings that was selected for inclusion at the 2016 XXV International Congress of Entomology called “Forensic Entomology without Borders: Uniting the Worldwide Forensic Entomology Community”. ICE 2016, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida. 27 September 2016. • Co-organized the North American Forensic Entomology Association annual meeting with J. H. Byrd and C. G. Owings. NAFEA 2016, Rosen Centre Hotel, Orlando, Florida. 25 September 2016. • Co-organized a member symposium with C. G. Owings that was selected for inclusion at the 2014 Annual Entomological Society of America National Meeting called “Youthful Perspectives in Forensic Entomology, Part Deux: The Road Less Traveled” ESA 2014, Oregon Convention Center, Portland, Oregon. 19 November 2014. • Co-organized a member symposium with C. G. Owings that was selected for inclusion at the 2013 Annual Entomological Society of America National Meeting called “Youthful Perspectives in Forensic Entomology: Who are these young punks?” ESA 2013, Austin Convention Center, Austin, Texas. 13 November 2013. • Organized a four-hour workshop on “Forensic Entomology”. Texas Wesleyan University, Forth Worth, Texas. 19 September 2013. • Organized and implemented a week-long Forensic Science workshop for high school students. 22-26 July 2013. Texas A&M University Youth Adventure Program, College Station, Texas. • Co-organized and planned the 14th Ecological Integration Symposia, a two-day symposia with Plenary Talks and student presentation competition. Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. 22-23 March 2013. (http://theeis.tamu.edu/files/2013/03/Program-EIS-2013-FINAL.pdf) • Organized a four-hour a four-hour lecture on “Forensic Entomology”. Texas Wesleyan University, Forth Worth, Texas. 20 March 2013. • Invited to teach a two-week workshop on Forensic Entomology. Erasmus Mundus Masters in Forensic Science Program, University of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. 5-18 January 2013. • Co-organized on a workshop on “Forensic Entomology” with C. G. Owings. San Antonio Police Department, San Antonio, Texas. 23 July 2012. • Organized and implemented a week-long Forensic Science workshop for high school students. Texas A&M University Youth Adventure Program, College Station, Texas. 25-29 June 2012. • Co-organized and presented a workshop on Forensic Entomology for the Federal Bureau of Investigation “Concealed Remains Recovery” Workshop for various Federal and State law

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enforcement professionals with J. K. Tomberlin. FBI Firearms Training Facility, Conroe, Texas. 26-27 April 2012. • Co-oganized a one day workshop on “Application of acarology to forensic investigations” with Ms. Charity Owings and Dr. Pete Teel. 9th Annual North American Forensic Entomology Association Conference, College Station, Texas. 20 July 2011.

Workshops Presented • Taught four-hour lecture on “Forensic Entomology” at a week-long Forensic Science workshop for middle and high school students. 10 and 24 July 2019. University of Alabama Forensic Science Summer Day Camp, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. • Taught four-hour lecture on “Forensic Entomology” at a week-long Forensic Science workshop for middle and high school students. 11 and 25 July 2018. University of Alabama Forensic Science Summer Day Camp, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. • Organized two week “The Mysterious World of Forensic Science” Honors Institute program for middle school students as part of the Duke University Summer Sessions. July 2016. Duke University, Durham, NC. • Taught four-hour lecture on “Fingerprints” at a week-long Forensic Science workshop for high school students. 28 July 2014. Texas A&M University Youth Adventure Program, College Station, Texas. • Invited to teach a two-hour lecture on “Forensic Entomology”. Texas Wesleyan University, Forth Worth, Texas. 29 September 2012. • Invited to give a talk on “The Application of Acarology in Forensic Investigations”. Part of a workshop on Forensic Entomology presented to Law Enforcement professionals at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. 8 November 2011 • “Molecular techniques in forensic entomology”. Part of an invited workshop on “Forensic Entomology” given to Forensic Anthropology graduate students at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas. 6 November 2011.

Professional Membership • Science Policy Committee Representative. Medical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology (MUVE) Section of the Entomological Society of America. 2019- Present. • Science Policy Fellow. Entomological Society of America. 2017-2019. • Treasurer. North American Forensic Entomology Association. 2017-. • Birmingham March for Science Planning Committee. Birmingham. 2017. • North American Forensic Entomology Association at the International Congress of Entomology planning committee. 2016- present. • Affiliate. Genetics Society of America. 2013- present. • 14th Ecological Integration Symposium Planning Committee. Texas A&M University. 2012- 2013. • Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society of Agriculture. 2012- present. • Student Affiliate. American Academy of Forensic Science. 2011- present. • Student Affiliate. Entomological Society of America. June 2011- present. • Student Affiliate. North American Forensic Entomology Association. March 2011- present. • Perry Adkisson Distinguished Seminar Speaker Award Chair, Entomology Graduate Student Organization, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. Aug 2010 – Dec 2010.

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Mentored Students Undergraduate Students Dates Project/Responsibilities Aspen Dollins Aug 2011- Dec 2011 Fly care

Andrew Ly Jan 2012-May 2012 Fly Care May 2012- Aug 2012 Fly Care, Molecular biology Kris Dawson Jan 2013- May 2013 sample collection

Fly Care, Sarcophagidae egg Alex Benson Aug 2012-Dec 2012 laying behavior research

Fly care, Chrysomya Dana Zuber May 2013- Aug 2013 rufifacies predation assays

Fly care, Chrysomya Sunday Saenz Aug 2013-May 2014 rufifacies predation assays

Phorid fly- fungus- bacteria Lauren Fann Jan 2015- Aug 2015 interaction chemical ecology Phorid fly- fungus- bacteria Yaziri Gonzalez Jan 2015- Aug 2015 interaction chemical ecology Phorid fly- fungus- bacteria Colton Sweetser Jan 2015- Aug 2015 interaction chemical ecology

Molecular biology and William Metzger May 2015- Aug 2015 validation PCR

Carrion-breeding Diptera B. Matthew Kiszla Jan 2017 – Present associated bacteriophage discovery

Adaptive landscape genomics Charles Pitsenberger May 2018 – May 2019 of native pollinators

Professional Certifications • Academic Future Faculty Fellow with the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning, Texas A&M University. College Station, Texas. 2015. • Applied Statistics Certification: Biostatistics Emphasis. Statistics Department, Texas A&M University. College Station, Texas. 2015. • Certified Crime Scene Technician. Forensic Science Academy, Texas Extension and Engineering Service, Texas A&M University. College Station, Texas. 2012. • Latent Prints Examiner. Forensic Science Academy, Texas Extension and Engineering Service, Texas A&M University. College Station, Texas. 2011.

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Extension and Outreach 2016 Featured in Medical News Today in an article titled “Hitchhikling can provide clues to forensic entomologists” (http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/304810.php) 2016 Featured in Forensic Science Magazine in article titled “Can Mites Be Used to Determine Post-Mortem Interval Months After a Death?” (http://www.forensicmag.com/articles/2016/01/can-mites-be-used-determine-post- mortem-interval-months-after-death). 2016 Featured in Entomology Today Blog in post titled “Forensic Entomologists Mite Start Looking at Acarids for Clues” (http://entomologytoday.org/2016/01/06/forensic- entomologists-mite-start-looking-at-acarids-for-clues/). 2016 Featured on Entomology Society of America in press release titled “Mites Can Provide Clues to Forensic Entomologists” (http://www.entsoc.org/press-releases/hitchhiking- mites-can-provide-clues-forensic-entomologists). 2014 Featured in “Introducing the maggot: nature's crime fighter”, originally aired on CBS affiliate KXAN (http://www.wbir.com/story/news/crime/2014/12/11/introducing-the- maggot-natures-crimefighter/20242475/). 2014 Volunteered at local elementary and kindergarten to bring entomology themed enrichment activities (College Station, Texas). 2014 Outreach on “Entomology IS Girly” with a local Girl Scout Troop (College Station, Texas). 2013 Texas A&M University Debate Team member at Entomological Society of America Annual National Meeting (Austin, Texas). 2013 Texas A&M University Linnaean Games Team member at Entomological Society of America Annual National Meeting (Austin, Texas). 2013 Volunteered at local elementary and kindergarten to being entomology themed enrichment activities (College Station, Texas). 2013 Volunteered at local elementary school’s “Science Techno Night” to talk about insects and the science of entomology (College Station, Texas). 2013 Invited talk to 7th and 8th grade students at Lanier Middle School (Fairfax, Virginia) on “The World of Forensics”. 2013 Invited talk to senior high school students at the Charterhouse School (Godalming, United Kingdom) on “Forensic Entomology”. 2012 Texas A&M University Linnaean Games Team member at Entomological Society of American Southwestern/Southeaster Joint Branch meeting and National Annual Meeting (Little Rock, AR and Knoxville, TN). 2012 Volunteered at AggieLand Saturday event (College Station, Texas) to talk to interested high school students about the Entomology and Forensic Science programs offered at Texas A&M University 2012 Volunteered at a local elementary schools to bring entomology themed enrichment activities to kindergarten classes 2012 Volunteered to help 4-H and FFA members from local high schools prepare for a state-wide competition 2011 Volunteered at a local elementary school to bring entomology themed enrichment activities to kindergarten classes 2011 Volunteered to help 4-H and FFA members from local high schools prepare for a state-wide competition 2006 Head of the graphic design and poster committee for the Cornell University Entomology Department Open House; duties included designing educational posters and flyers.

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2006 Arranged Entomophagy Exhibit for the Cornell University Entomology Department Open House; duties included educational posters, a fifteen-minute speech, and fielding questions. 2005 Volunteered weekly with Sciencenter, a children’s museum in Ithaca, NY about science and nature, to bring science-enrichment lessons to children in a city-run after-school program. 2004 Volunteered with the National Zoo as a docent and -care specialist in the Invertebrate Exhibit. 2003 Volunteered with the Smithsonian Institution’s O. Orkin Insect Zoo as a docent and insect- care specialist. 2000 Volunteered with the Smithsonian Institution to organize the “BugFest on the Mall” insect awareness event. 1999 Volunteered with the Smithsonian Institution to organize the “BugFest on the Mall” insect awareness event.

REFERENCES

Jeffrey Lozier, PhD Aaron M. Tarone, PhD PI for Post-Doctoral Position PhD Co-Advisor Associate Professor Associate Professor Department of Biological Sciences Department of Entomology University of Alabama Texas A&M University Box 870344 2475 TAMU Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 College Station, Texas 77843-2475 Phone #: 205.348.2754 Phone #: 979.862.1311 Email: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]

Jeffery K. Tomberlin, PhD Micky Eubanks, PhD PhD Co-Advisor PhD Committee Member Professor Professor Department of Entomology Department of Entomology Program Director Texas A&M University Forensic and Investigative Sciences Program 2475 TAMU Texas A&M University College Station, Texas 77843-2475 2475 TAMU Phone #: 979. 862.7847 College Station, Texas 77843-2475 E-mail: [email protected] Phone #: 979.845.9718 E-mail: [email protected]

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