CURRICULUM VITAE

MATHEW LOUIS BRUST

WORK ADDRESS HOME ADDRESS Chadron State College 268 N Mears Street Department of Biology Chadron, NE 69337 1000 Main Street (308) 708-0527 Chadron, NE 69337 Email: [email protected] Phone: 308-432-6446

EDUCATION University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Ph.D. (Entomology), August 2008. University of Nebraska at Kearney, M.S. (Biology), 2004. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, B.S. (Biology), 2002.

M.S. Thesis: Distribution and conservation of Nebraska tiger beetles and a test of immersion tolerance by Cicindela hirticollis Say. Advisor: Dr. W. Wyatt Hoback Ph.D. Dissertation: and distribution of acridid grasshoppers in Nebraska and effects of temperature and immersion on rangeland pests. Advisors: Dr. W. Wyatt Hoback and Dr. Robert J. Wright

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Graduate Research Assistant, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2005-2008. Conducted graduate level research, facilitated several additional projects. Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Nebraska at Kearney, Department of Biology, 2003 and 2004 . Taught laboratory courses in general biology and zoology (Biology 103 and Biology 107; 8 sections in total). Laboratory Assistant, University of Nebraska at Kearney, Department of Biology, 2004. Taught and assisted in Entomology laboratory (Biology 470/870) Freelance Field Biologist, National Forest Service, 2002. Specialized in surveys for rare Lepidoptera. Assisted C. Barry Knisley on surveys for federally endangered tiger beetles for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. California, July 22 to August 6, 2003. Assistant Field Biologist, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Bureau of Endangered Resources, National Heritage Inventory Program, 1999, 2002. Specialized in surveys for rare Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, and Odontata. Field Biologist, Nebraska, 2004-2005. Assisted in Odonata survey in Nebraska wetlands. Completed majority of identification and completed all curation in 2004. Currently conducting biological surveys on rangeland grasshoppers () in Nebraska. Surveys involve identification of all collected adult specimens, and analyses of geographical and ecological relationships for all species. Participated as team leader in mark-recapture study on the American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) in Blaine, Garfield, Loup, and Wheeler Counties in Nebraska in 2005. Conducted surveys for declining native Coccinellidae in western Nebraska for Nebraska Game and Parks Commission in 2012-2013. Conducted surveys for rare butterflies in western Nebraska for Nebraska Game and Parks Commission in 2012-2013. Conducted surveys and determined populations status for the tawny crescent butterfly (Phyciodes batesii) in the Nebraska Pine Ridge in 2014-2015. Conducted populations surveys for the regal fritillary butterfly in Nebraska from 2016-2018. Plant Protection and Quarantine Technician, USDA-APHIS-PPQ, 2005-2018. Responsible for adding several new grasshopper species to current working Lucid identification key for western rangeland grasshoppers. Also responsible for identifying and curating specimens collected by field personnel. As of 2018, over 100,000 specimens had been identified to species and over 11,000 curated. 656 new county records and 8 new state records were obtained for Nebraska. Have made major breakthroughs in finding new ways to identify Melanoplus species, a notoriously difficult group, in rangeland. Identify all grasshopper specimens collected in sweep samples from rangeland throughout Nebraska. As of 2016, have been identifying rangeland grasshopper for USDA-APHIS-PPQ for Nebraska, Kansas, and in some cases, South Dakota. Assistant Professor of Biology, Chadron State College, Chadron, Nebraska, 2008-2013. Taught courses in general zoology, invertebrate zoology, biology seminar, parasitology, ornithology, limnology, entomology, and other biology courses. Associate Professor of Biology, Chadron State College, Chadron, Nebraska, 2013- 2018. Taught courses in general zoology, invertebrate zoology, biology seminar, parasitology, ornithology, limnology, entomology, comparative anatomy, and other biology courses. Professor of Biology, Chadron State College, Chadron, Nebraska, current. Taught courses in general zoology, general biology, human biology, invertebrate zoology, biology seminar, parasitology, ornithology, limnology, entomology, and other biology courses. Conducted review of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day and 12- Month Findings on a Petition to List the Miami Tiger Beetle as an Endangered or Threatened Species; Proposed Endangered Species Status for the Miami Tiger Beetle. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2015. Faculty Senate Vice President, Chadron State College, 2015, 2017-2018. Faculty Senate President, Chadron State College, 2015-2016. CSCEA President, Chadron State College, 2017 and 2020. Conducted surveys for grasshopper diversity on restored prairie in Wisconsin in 2021. Given various presentations and helped conduct several bioblitzes from 2008-2021.

TEACHING University of Nebraska at Kearney, Department of Biology, 2003 and 2004. Taught laboratory courses in general biology and zoology (Biology 103 and Biology 107; 8 sections in total). Chadron State College, Department of Biology, 2008-2012. Taught lecture and laboratory courses in General Zoology (BIOL 139 & 139L), Comparative Anatomy and Physiology (BIOL 220 & 220L), Classification (BIOL 239 & 239L), Biology Seminar I (BIOL 311), Invertebrate Zoology (BIOL 328 & 328L), Parasitology (BIOL 343 & 343L), Ornithology (BIOL 401 & 401L), Entomology (BIOL 431 & 431L), Limnology (BIOL 438 & 438L), and World Environmental Issues (PHYS 435).

TEACHING AND OUTREACH EXPERIENCE Science Fair Judge. 2003. Wilcox High School, Wilcox, NE. Kidz Explore Demonstrator. 2003. University of Nebraska at Kearney, Kearney, NE. Bug Bash (UNL Entomology annual outreach) Demonstrator. 2005, 2006. University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE. Guest Lecturer, Prairie Hill Nature Center. 2006. Education on grasshopper biology, approximately 2 hour lecture. Lincoln, NE. Guest Lecturer, Prairie Hill Nature Center. 2006. Education on cicada biology, approximately 3 hour lecture. Lincoln, NE. Power of Bugs (UNL Entomology annual outreach) Demonstrator. 2007. University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE. Cub Scout and Boy Scouts of America demonstrator. 2007. Lincoln, Nebraska. Guest Lecturer, Lothrup Middle School. 2007. Education on , taught to over 150 grade school students for approximately 4 hours. Omaha, NE. Buggin Out on the Prairie. Children’s Summer camp. Scottsbluff, Nebraska. June 2009. High School Science Fair Judge. 2009, 2010, 2011. Chadron State College. State Fair Judge. 2011. Sheridan, County, Nebraska. Training for rangeland grasshopper identification. Stephen Young, USDA-APHIS. 2011. Spider education at CSC Haunted House in collaboration with Laure Sinn. Fall 2010, Fall 2011. Jump into Summer Entomology class. June 2012, 2013, 2014. Rushville Middle School. Kids Summer Health Camp. August 2012. Gordon Memorial Hospital. education for kids, Child Development Center at CSC. April 2013, April 2014, April 2015. Spider education for kids, Child Development Center at CSC. October 2015. Spider education for kids, Chadron Primary School. January 2016. Given advice on rangeland grasshopper issues to USDA-APHIS on a regular basis. 2008-2016. Kimball Bioblitz. Oliver Reservoir State Wildlife Area, near Kimball, Nebraska. June 2016. Chadron State Park Bioblitz. Chadron State Park, near Chadron, Nebraska. September 2016. Chadron State Park Bioblitz. Chadron State Park, near Chadron, Nebraska. September 2017. Chadron State Park Bioblitz. Chadron State Park, near Chadron, Nebraska. September 2018. Chadron State Park Bioblitz. Chadron State Park, near Chadron, Nebraska. September 2019.

INTERNET TEACHING RESOURCES Hoback, W. W., M. L. Brust, N. Dankert, and H. Nagel. 2005. Ants, butterflies, carrion beetles, and tiger beetles of Nebraska. University of Nebraska at Kearney. http://www.lopers.net/student_org/NebraskaInverts/home.html (Version 5APR2005). Dankert, N., M. L. Brust, H. Nagel, and S. M. Spomer. 2005. Butterflies of Nebraska. University of Nebraska at Kearney. http://www.lopers.net/student_org/NebraskaInverts/butterfiles/home.htm (Version 5APR2005). Brust, M. L., S. M. Spomer, W. W. Hoback. 2005. Tiger Beetles of Nebraska. University of Nebraska at Kearney. http://www.lopers.net/student_org/NebraskaInverts/tbeetles/home.htm (Version 5APR2005). Hoback, W. W., D. G. Snethen, and M. L. Brust. Carrion Beetles of Nebraska. University of Nebraska at Kearney. http://www.lopers.net/student_org/NebraskaInverts/cbeetles/home.htm (Version 5APR2005).

WEB-BASED TEACHING TOOLS Mathew L. Brust, Chris Reuter, Robert Quartarone, Lonnie Black, W. Wyatt Hoback, Robert Wright. 2008. Grasshoppers of the Western United States Edition 2 (Lucid Key). http://www.lucidcentral.org/keys/viewkeydetails.aspx?KeyId=451. Mathew L. Brust, Chris Reuter, Robert Quartarone, Lonnie Black, W. Wyatt Hoback, Robert Wright. 2008. Grasshoppers of the Western United States Edition 3 (Lucid Key). http://www.lucidcentral.com/keys/viewkeydetails.aspx?KeyId=471. Gary White (Listed as P.I.), Chris Reuter, Robert Quartarone, Lonnie Black. 2011. Grasshoppers of the Western United States Edition 4 (Lucid Key). Brust, Mathew, Jim Thurman, Chris Reuter, Lonnie Black, Robert Quartarone, Amanda J. Redford. 2020. Grasshoppers of the Western U.S., Edition 4.1. USDA APHIS Identification Technology Program (ITP). Fort Collins, CO.

EXTRAMURAL GRANTS RECIEVED Survey for Cicindela nebraskana in Northwestern Nebraska and Research on Conservation Status. 2003. Brust, M. L. Center for Great Plains Studies. $350. Conservation Status and Habitat Preference of Prairie Tiger Beetles, Cicindela nebraskana and Cicindela cursitans. 2003. Brust, M. L. and W. W. Hoback. RSC, University of Nebraska. $750. Conservation Status and Habitat Preference of Prairie Tiger Beetles, Cicindela nebraskana and Cicindela cursitans. 2003. Brust, M. L. Nebraska Game and Parks. $3000. A Proposal to Survey Odonata in Rare Nebraska Habitats. 2004. Riggins, J. J., Brust, M. L., and W. W. Hoback. Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. $17,500. The Impact of Forest Removal on Tiger Beetles of the Platte River Valley in South- Central Nebraska. 2004. Brust, M. L. and W. W. Hoback. Center for Great Plains Studies. $300. A Field Guide to the Tiger Beetles of Nebraska and South Dakota. 2008. South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks Wildlife Diversity Small Grants Programs. M. Spomer and M. L. Brust. $4,600. Adhesive tarsal setae in male tiger beetles: structure, function, and evolution. Research Institute. 2010. M. L. Brust, A. Denniston, M. Nielsen, and B. Baker. $2,008. Grasshoppers of the Western United States, Edition 4. USDA-APHIS. Gary White. $28,625.00. Species-specific patterning in elytral pit and tarsal setae as prezygotic barriers to hybridization in co-occurring tiger beetle species of the Nebraska Sandhills. 2011. Research Institute. M. L. Brust, W. Triplett, L. Bowlin, S. Baruwal, and M. H. Gul. $1,578.00. New state and county records for Nebraska shorthorned grasshoppers (: Acrididae). 2014. Research Institute. M. L. Brust, K. Damon, D. Keim, and T. Jenkins. $234.00 Survey for the tawny crescent butterfly in the Pine Ridge BUL. 2014-2015. Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. $15,000.00 Surveys for the Regal Fritillary in Nebraska. 2016-2017. Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. $20,100.00 Surveys for the Regal Fritillary in Nebraska. 2017-2018. Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. $13,600.00

COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS Identification Tool to Western Grasshoppers edition 4. 2010. USDA-APHIS. G. White and M. L. Brust. $31,487.50 Western Rangeland Grasshoppers Tool Update and Updated Grasshopper Distribution in Oklahoma. 2019-2020. USDA-APHIS. W. W. Hoback, M. L. Brust, and T. Royer. $50,000.00 Western Rangeland Grasshoppers Tool Update and Updated Grasshopper Distribution in Oklahoma - extension. 2020-2021. USDA-APHIS. W. W. Hoback, M. L. Brust, and T. Royer. $50,000.00

REFEREED RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS 1. Brust, M. L. 2002. Reintroduction study on Cicindela formosa generosa in Marinette County, Wisconsin. Cicindela 34(1-2): 5-7. 2. Brust, M. L. 2003. Distribution records for Wisconsin Tiger Beetles. Cicindela 35(1-2): 23-31. 3. Brust, M. L., W. W. Hoback, and N. W. Olson. 2004. Fish as predators of tiger beetles: white bass (Morone chrysops) eats Cicindela punctulata. Cicindela 36(1-2): 23-25. 4. Brust, M. L., W. W. Hoback, and C. B. Knisley. 2005. Biology, habitat preference, and larval description of Cicindela cursitans LeConte (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Cicindelinae). Coleopterists Bulletin 59(3): 379-390. 5. Brust, M. L., and W. W. Hoback. 2005. Nebraska’s tiger beetle, Cicindela nebraskana Casey. Great Plains Research 15: 213-226. 6. Brust, M. L., W. W. Hoback, K. F. Skinner, and C. B. Knisley. 2005. Differential immersion survival by populations of Cicindela hirticollis Say (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae). Annals of the American Entomological Society 98(6): 973-979. 7. Brust, M. L., W. W. Hoback, S. M. Spomer, W. J. Allgeier, and P. D. Nabity. 2005. New tiger beetle county records for Nebraska, U.S.A. Cicindela 37(3-4): 37-58. 8. Brust, M. L., W. W. Hoback, K. F. Skinner, and C. B. Knisley. 2006. Movement of Cicindela hirticollis Say larvae in response to moisture and flooding. Journal of Insect Behavior 19(2): 251-263. 9. Brust, M. L. 2006. New tiger beetle observations and county records for Nebraska and a new state record for Cicindela tenuisignata LeConte. Cicindela 38(1-4): 9-15. 10. Brust, M. L., W. W. Hoback, and R. J. Wright. 2007. Immersion tolerance in rangeland grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae). Journal of Orthoptera Research 16(2): 135-138. 11. Brust, M. L. 2007. Collecting notes for Cicindela denikei Brown and range extensions for Cicindela punctulata punctulata Olivier and Cicindela scutellaris lecontei Haldeman. Cicindela 39(3-4): 61-66. 12. Spomer, S. M., P. D. Nabity, and M. L. Brust. 2008. Larval description of Cicindela (Dromochorus) pruinina (Casey) (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Cicindelinae) with notes on habitat and adult behavior. Coleopterists Bulletin 62(1): 37-41. 13. Brust, M. L., W. W. Hoback, and R. J. Wright. 2008. A Synopsis of Nebraska grasshopper distributions. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 81(3): 208-255. 14. Brust, M. L., W. W. Hoback, and R. J. Wright. 2008. A review of the genus Chortophaga (Orthoptera: Acrididae) among Nebraska populations: Questioning the validity of Chortophaga australior Rehn and Hebard. Journal of Orthoptera Research 17(1): 101-105. 15. Brust, M. L. and W. W. Hoback. 2009. Hypoxia tolerance in adult and larval Cicindela tiger beetles varies by life history but not habitat association. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 102(3): 462-466. 16. Brust, M. L., W. W. Hoback, and R. J. Wright. 2009. Degree-day requirements for eight economically important grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae) in Nebraska. Environmental Entomology 38(5): 1521-1526. 17. Whipple, S. D., M. L. Brust, and W. W. Hoback. 2009. The grasshoppers Arphia xanthoptera and Dichromorpha viridis prefer introduced smooth brome over other grasses. Great Plains Research 19(2): 179-186. 18. Brust, M. L., W. W. Hoback, and R. J. Wright. 2009. Apparent hybridization between agrestis and Trimerotropis maritima (Orthoptera: Acrididae) in a recently disturbed habitat. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 82(3): 215-222. 19. Brust, M. L. 2010. New distribution records for Cicindela pulchra pulchra Say in South Dakota and notes on habitat use and natural history. Cicindela 42(1): 1- 10. 20. Brust, M. L. 2010. Embedding tiger beetles in polyester resin for teaching. Cicindela 42(4): 91-93. 21. Brust, M. L., W. W. Hoback, and J. J. Johnson. 2010. Fishing for Tigers: A method for collecting tiger beetle larvae holds useful applications for biology and conservation. Coleopterists Bulletin 64(4): 313-318. 22. Brust, M. L., and W. W. Hoback. 2010. Larval description and new Nebraska distribution records for Nebraska's tiger beetle, Cicindela nebraskana Casey (Coleoptera: Carabidae). Coleopterists Bulletin 64(4): 341-346. 23. Brust, M. L., E. J. Lindroth, W. W. Hoback, R. J. Wright, K. Hanford, and J. E. Foster. 2011. Morphological and genetic analyses in Melanoplus packardii group (Orthoptera: Acrididae) Journal of Orthoptera Research 19(2): 279-287. 24. Jurzenski, J., D. G. Snethen, M. L. Brust, and W. W. Hoback. 2011. New records of carrion beetles in Nebraska reveal increased presence of the American burying beetle, Nicrophorus americanus Olivier (Coleoptera: Silphidae). Great Plains Research 21: 131-143. 25. Whipple, S. D., M. L. Brust, W. W. Hoback, and K. Farnsworth-Hoback. 2011. Sweep sampling capture rates for rangeland grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae) vary during morning hours. Journal of Orthoptera Research 19(1): 75-80. 26. Brust, M. L. 2011. A new northward range extension into South Dakota and Wyoming and rediscovery of the beautiful tiger beetle, Cicindela pulchra Say, in Nebraska. Cicindela 43(3): 77-82. 27. Brust, M. L., W. W. Hoback, and S. M. Spomer. 2012. Splendid hybrids: The effects of a tiger beetle hybrid zone on apparent species diversity. Psyche 2012, Article ID 398180, 10 pgs. doi:10.1155/2012/398180. 28. Whipple, S. D., M. L. Brust, K. M. Farnsworth-Hoback, and W. W. Hoback. 2012. Rangeland grasshopper numbers and species composition in Nebraska: A comparison of region and sampling location. Journal of Orthoptera Research 21(2):269-277. 29. Allen, C. R., K. T. Nemec, D.A. Wardwell, J. D. Hoffman, M. L. Brust, K. L. Decker, D. Fogell, J. Hogue, A. Lotz, T. Miller, M. Pumill, L.E. Ramirez-Yañez, and D.R. Uden. 2013. Predictors of regional establishment success and spread of introduced non-indigenous vertebrates. Global Ecology and Biogeography 22: 889-899. 30. Brust, M. L., C. B. Knisley, S. M. Spomer, and K. Miwa. 2012. Observations of oviposition behavior among North American tiger beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Cicindelinae) species and notes on mass rearing. Coleopterists Bulletin 66: 309- 314. 31. Ullah, M. I., F. Mustafa, K. Kneeland, M. L. Brust, W. W. Hoback, S. T. Kamble, and J. E. Foster. 2014. Forms of Melanoplus bowditchi (Orthoptera: Acrididae) collected from different host plants are indistinguishable genetically and in aedeagal morphology. PeerJ 2:e418 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.418 32. Brust, M. L., and W.W. Hoback. 2015. Range extension for Melanoplus punctulatus (Uhler) (Acrididae) in western Nebraska collected on green ash. Journal of Orthoptera Research 24(1):1-5. 33. Ullah, M. I., F. Mustafa, W. W. Hoback, M. L. Brust, and J. E. Foster. 2015. Short-horned grasshopper subfamilies feed at different rates on big bluestem and switchgrass cultivars. Biologia 70(12): 1631–1636. 34. Brust, M. L., D. L. Keim, and T. M. Jenkins. 2015. New Nebraska Acrididae county records and new state records for Schistocerca nitens (Thunberg) and Trimerotropis melanoptera McNeill. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 88(4): 450-452. 35. Brust, M. L., and W. W. Hoback. 2016. Predominantly left-dominant mandibular chirality in Coleoptera. The Coleopterists Bulletin 70(1):181-184. 36. Hesler, L.S. and M. L. Brust. 2019. New records of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from the central United States. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 92:488-491. 2019. 37. Brust, M. L. 2019. Observations of cannibalism in tiger beetles. Cicindela 51(3-4): 39-48. 38. Harman, A. J., and M. L. Brust. 2019. Range extension and state record for Melanoplus punctulatus (Scudder) (Acrididae) in northeastern Wyoming. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 145: 39-41. 39. Harman, A. J., M. L. Brust, and J. Watson. 2020. Distribution update for Wisconsin tiger beetles with 61 county records. Cicindela 52(1): 13-18. 40. Brust, M. L. 2020. Population Shifts in Ellipsoptera nevadica knausii (Leng) in western Nebraska. Cicindela 52(1): 13-18. 41. Spomer, S. M., W. Bergman, and M. L. Brust. 2020. Fecundity of a wild regal fritillary, Speyeria idalia (Drury), (Nymphalidae) from an eastern Nebraska prairie and observations of dispersal in western Nebraska. Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society 74(3): 206-207. 42. Brust, M. L., and C. B. Knisley. 2020. New tiger beetle records and unique populations in Wyoming Cicindela 52(4): 69-90. 43. Brust, M. L., and A. J. Harman. 2020. New distribution records for Melanoplus punctulatus (Scudder) in western Nebraska and notes on behavior. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 146(1): 235-238. 44. Brust, M. L. and G. M. Fauske. 2021. Occurrence of Hemileuca hera (Harris) in Nebraska, South Dakota, and North Dakota and Notes on its natural history in the Great Plains. The Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society 75(3): 210-214.

SUBMITTED MANUSCRIPTS 1. none pending

BOOKS 1. S. M. Spomer, M. L. Brust, D. C. Backlund, and S. Weins. 2008. The Tiger Beetles of South Dakota and Nebraska. Department of Entomology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE. 60 pp. 2. Brust, M. L., W. W. Hoback, and R. J. Wright. 2008. The Grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae and Romaleidae) of Nebraska. University of Nebraska Extension, Lincoln, NE. 138 pp. 3. Brust, M. L., and M. Reese. 2018. Tiger Beetles of Minnesota, Wisconsin & Michigan. Kollath & Stensaas Publishing, Duluth, MN. 112 pp.

AWARDS Riechenbach Scholarship. University of Nebraska at Kearney. 2004. $1000 Outstanding Thesis Award, University of Nebraska at Kearney, 2005-2006. Farmer’s National Fellowship. University of Nebraska-Lincoln. 2006. $2000 Linnaean Game 2006 Second Place, North Central Branch of the Entomological Society of America. Linnaean Game 2006 National Champions of the Entomological Society of America, Team Member, 2006. Linnaean Game 2007 Second Place, North Central Branch of the Entomological Society of America. First Place MS Poster Competition 2008, North Central Branch of the Entomological Society of America, co-author. Second Place MS Oral Competition 2008, North Central Branch of the Entomological Society of America, co-author. Sigma Xi 2008, Outstanding Graduate Student of the Year, University of Nebraska- Lincoln. Entomology Educational Project Award, North Central Branch of the Entomological Society of America 2009. For book; The Grasshoppers of Nebraska. Brust, M. L., W.W. Hoback, and R.J. Wright. Third Place Ph.D. Oral Competition 2009. North Central Branch of the Entomological Society of America, co-author. First Place Ph.D. Poster Competition 2012. National Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, co-author.

INVITED PRESENTATIONS Brust, M. L. 2006. Online Keys: Many Possibilities. Oral presentation, National Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Indianapolis, IN. Brust, M. L. 2007. Grasshopper Identification: An Internet Based Interactive Tool. Oral presentation, National Grasshopper Board Meeting, Denver, CO. Brust, M. L. 2010. Ecology of the northern Rocky Mountains. Faculty Abroad Series, Department of Biology, Chadron State College. Brust, M. L. 2012. Range extensions for the beautiful tiger beetle, Cicindela pulchra Say, using remote sensing and bedrock geology. Oral presentation, North Central Branch Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Lincoln, NE. Brust, M. L. 2016 (October). The human impact and insects: Declines in beetles and butterflies. Tapestry of Knowledge Series, Chadron Public Library, Chadron, Nebraska. Brust, M. L. 2017 (August). The human impact and insects: Declines in beetles and butterflies. Scotts Bluff National Monument, Scottsbluff, Nebraska. Brust, M. L. 2017 (March). Tiger beetle larvae: Recent research into unique behaviors. Department of Physical Sciences, Chadron State College. Brust, M. L., and B. Bergstrom. 2017 (March). Grasshopper populations densities and community dynamics in western Nebraska. Department of Physical Sciences, Chadron State College. Brust, M. L. 2018 (November 13). Graves Lecture Series. Current conservation status of rare butterflies and grasshoppers in the Nebraska Panhandle. Chadron State College.

SUBMITTED PRESENTATIONS Brust, M. and Willis, H. 2003. The Wisconsin Distribution of the tiger beetle, Cicindela patruela Relates to Glacial Features. Oral presentation, North Central Branch of the Entomological Society of America, Madison, WI. Brust, M., Willis, H., and Hoback, W. 2003. The Wisconsin Biogeography of Cicindela patruela is Related to Glacial Features. Poster Presentation, Student Research Day, University of Nebraska at Kearney, Kearney, NE. Brust, M. L., W. W. Hoback, and C. B. Knisley. 2004. Survival of Immersion and Anoxia in the Tiger Beetle, Cicindela hirticollis. Oral presentation, North Central Branch of the Entomological Society of America, Madison, WI. Brust, M. L., W. W. Hoback, and C. B. Knisley. 2004. Dammed to Death, Cicindela hirticollis and the Effects of Dams on a Terrestrial Insect. Oral presentation, Nebraska Academy of Sciences, Lincoln, NE Brust, M. L. and W. W. Hoback. 2004. Larval Life History and Habitat Preference of a Grassland Tiger Beetle, Cicindela cursitans. Oral presentation. Central States Entomological Society, Lincoln, NE. Brust, M. L. 2004. Effects of Biological Control Insects on Non-target Species. Oral presentation, Graduate Research Seminar, University of Nebraska at Kearney, Kearney, NE. Brust, M. L. 2006. Factors Influencing the Distribution and Abundance of Nebraska Grasshoppers (Acrididae and Romaleidae). Graduate Research Seminar, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE. Brust, M. L. 2006. Nebraska Grasshoppers: Where are we Today? Oral presentation, North Central Branch of the Entomological Society of America, West Lafayette, IN. Brust, M. L. 2007. Rangeland Grasshoppers, Economics, and Current Trends. Extension Seminar, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE. Brust, M. L. 2007. Comparisons in the Melanoplus packardii group: Evidence for species status of Melanoplus fluviatilis Bruner. Poster Presentation, North Central Branch of the Entomological Society of America, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Johnson, J. R., M. L. Brust, and W. W. Hoback. 2007. Are They Biting? Fishing Tiger Beetle Larvae Allows Conservation of Rare Species and Their Habitat. Poster Presentation, North Central Branch of the Entomological Society of America, Winnipeg, Manitoba. First Place, MS Competition. Whipple, S. D., M. L. Brust, and W. W. Hoback. 2007. Food Preference of the Grasshopper Species Arphia xanthoptera (Burmeister) and Dichromorpha viridis (Scudder) (Orthoptera: Acrididae). Oral Presentation, North Central Branch of the Entomological Society of America, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Second Place, MS Competition. Lindroth, E. J., M. L. Brust, W. W. Hoback, R. J. Wright, T. E. Hunt, and J. E. Foster. 2008. Genetic analyses of the Melanoplus packardii group (Orthoptera: Acrididae) in the Great Plains. Poster Presentation, North Central Branch of the Entomological Society of America, Columbus, OH. Brust, M. L. and W. W. Hoback. 2008. Ecoregion Analyses of Nebraska Grasshopper Densities (Orthoptera: Acrididae). Oral Presentation, North Central Branch of the Entomological Society of America, Columbus, OH. 2008. Brust, M. L., W. W. Hoback, G. L. Hein, and R. J. Wright. 2008. Rediscovery of the Nine-Spotted Lady Beetle, Coccinella novemnotata Herbst in Western Nebraska. Poster Presentation, North Central Branch of the Entomological Society of America, Columbus, OH. Brust, M. L. 2009. A Tale of Three Tigers. North Central Branch of the Entomological Society of America, St. Louis, MO. Whipple, S. D., M. L. Brust, and W. W. Hoback. 2009. Rangeland grasshopper numbers and species composition in Nebraska: A comparison of fields, fences, and roadside ditches. Oral Presentation, North Central Branch of the Entomological Society of America, St. Louis, MO. March 15-18, 2009. 3rd place Ph.D. competition. Brust, M. L. 2010. A new hypothesis for the decline of the nine-spotted lady beetle (Coccinella novemnotata Herbst) and potential relationships with the decline of other North American coccinellids. Oral Presentation, North Central Branch of the Entomological Society of America, Louisville, KY. Ullah, M. I., F. Mustafa, K. M. Kneeland, M. L. Brust, W. W. Hoback, S. T. Kamble, and J. E. Foster. 2012. A study of aedeagal and genetic variation among host-specific forms of Melanoplus bowditchi (Orthoptera: Acrididae). Poser Presentation, National Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Knoxville, KY. November 11-14. 1st place Ph.D. competition. Hesler, L. S., Brust, M. L., and Bartlett, P. B. 2018. Re-defining the known geographical distribution of Coleomegilla maculata lengi. Poster Presentation, North Central Branch of the Entomological Society of America, Madison WI, March 18-21, 2018.

CREATIVE AND SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY Cover photo (Cicindela splendida). 2001. Cicindela 33(1-2). Cover photo (Cicindela limbalis). 2001. Cicindela 33(3-4). Cover photo (Cicindela denverensis x splendida) Cicindela 37(3-4). Cover photo (Cicindela hirticollis). 2001. Cicindela 35(1-2). Tiger Beetles of Nebraska and South Dakota (S. M. Spomer, M. L. Brust, D. Backlund, and S. Weins). Book planned for 2008. Conducted all photography for tiger beetles, butterflies, and carrion beetles for UNK biodiversity website; designed text and maps for tiger beetles; conducted final editing. Created large-scale insect dioramas for the University of Nebraska-Kearney. Managed all data and specimen collection, curation, and new distribution records for statewide (Nebraska) insect bio-inventory surveys in 2004. Managed and completed all identification of Odonata from 2004 Nebraska surveys. Created large-scale insect dioramas for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Linnaean Game Team Member, Team Captain. Winning National Championship Team 2006. Reviewer for Coleopterists’ Bulletin, 2008-2010. Created large-scale invertebrate dioramas for Chadron State College. Cover photo (Amblycheila cylindriformis). 2012. Coleopterists Bulletin 66(3). Cover photo (Cicindela nebraskana). 2015. Cicindela 47(3-4).

SKILLED TRAINING Biological Illustration Course. May 2001. Defensive Driving Certification. March 2003. Proficient in ESRI GIS software. Completed GIS course at University of Nebraska at Kearney, 2004. Grasshopper Identification training. USDA APHIS CPHST, Phoenix, Arizona, March 2006. Lucid identification key builder training. USDA APHIS CPHST, Raleigh, North Carolina, March 2006. PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES Entomological Society of America, 2004-2016. North Central Branch of the Entomological Society of America, 2004-2016. Kansas Entomological Society, 2008-2017. Gamma Sigma Delta, The Honor Society of Agriculture, 2007-2008. Bruner Club, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2005-2008. Nebraska Ornithologists’ Union. 2010-2017. Coleopterists’ Society, 2010-2017.

REFERENCES

Dr. W. Wyatt Hoback Oklahoma State University Dr. John E. Foster Department of Entomology and Plant University of Nebraska-Lincoln Pathology Department of Entomology 127 Noble Research Center 103 Entomology Hall Stillwater, OK 74078 Phone (402) 472-8686 Phone: 405-744-9403 E-mail : [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Dr. C. Barry Knisley (emeritus) Vicki Wohlers Department of Biology USDA-APHIS-PPQ Randolph-Macon College 2150 Centre Ave. Bldg B P.O. Box 5005 Fort Collins, CO 80526 Ashland, Virginia 23005-5505 Phone: 970-494-7483 Phone (804) 752-7254 Email: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]