Tag: Marianne Alleyne

A New Era in Entomology: Q&A With ESA’s All-Woman Presidential Lineup

Four women currently serve in the Entomological Society of America’s president, vice president, vice president-elect, and immediate past president roles—a first in the Society’s history. In a Q&A, learn more about these leaders and their perspectives on the entomology profession, their advice for career success, their favorite insects, and much more.

Entomology Today March 14, 2022 1 Comment

An Up-Close Look at the Tiny Sensory Pits That Ticks Use to Smell

A new study in the Journal of Medical Entomology offers the best look yet at the Haller's organ, a small sensory pit on the forelegs of ticks that they use to detect heat and chemical odors emitted by potential hosts.

After the March for Science: Next Steps for Entomologists to Get Engaged

By Marianne Alleyne, Ph.D., and Leellen Solter, Ph.D. On a cloudy day in April, these two long-time friends set out on a journey from Central Illinois to Washington, DC. Road […]

A Post-Election Washington D.C.: The ESA Science Policy Fellows’ Perspective

By Johanna Elsensohn on behalf of the 2014 and 2015 Science Policy Fellows (Marianne Alleyne, Thomas Anderson, Jamin Dreyer, Kamal Gandhi, Anders Huseth, Rayda Krell, Clare Rittschof, Ariel Rivers, and […]

Entomologists Meet Policymakers in Washington, DC

In October 2014, the Entomological Society of America formed a Science Policy Fellows program to support and develop scientists as visible and effective advocates for entomology and entomological research. The […]