Representing AWE
The Women in Entomology Board are involved in organizing meetings, events, seminars, professional development workshops, and coordinate mentoring opportunities for women pursuing a career in STEM fields.
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JACLYN MARTINPresidentJaclyn Martin is a PhD student working with Dr. Keyan Zhu-Salzman in the Department of Entomology. Jaclyn received her M.S. in entomology and plant pathology and her B.S. in entomology from Oklahoma State University (Go Pokes!). Her project is over the biology of the invasive insect vector Tagosodes orizicolus which is a major pest of rice and transmits Rice hoja blanca virus to rice. During her M.S., she worked with ticks and pathogens they transmit to humans. In her free time, Jaclyn hangs out with her two cats, solves mysteries, and trains to be a contestant on Survivor.
Follow her on Twitter! @Jaclynemartin |
Brenda Leal
Vice President
Brenda Leal is a PhD student in Dr. Cecilia Tamborindeguy's lab in the Department
of Entomology at Texas A&M. Her research involves studying the physiological interaction between ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ and the potato psyllid nymph. Brenda received a master’s degree in General Biology, where she studied the impact of ecological factors on questing tick larvae.
of Entomology at Texas A&M. Her research involves studying the physiological interaction between ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ and the potato psyllid nymph. Brenda received a master’s degree in General Biology, where she studied the impact of ecological factors on questing tick larvae.
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Caixing XiongDirector of financeCaixing Xiong is a Ph.D. candidate in Dr. Patricia
Pietrantonio’s lab in the Department of Entomology at Texas A&M University. Her research focus on screening for novel ligands on arthropod G protein-coupled receptors as potential tools for mosquito and tick control by characterizing the pharmacological profiles and bioactivities of these compounds. Caixing received her M.S. in Entomology from Auburn University, Alabama, in 2016 where she worked with Dr. Nannan Liu and studied the neuronal responses of the common bed bug (Cimex lectularius) to aggregation pheromones. She received a B.S. in Plant Protection from China Agricultural University in Beijing. Outside of research, she likes hiking and camping and spending time with her family and friends. Follow her on Twitter! @Caixing_xiong |
Samantha SAwyerDirector of communicationSamantha (Sam) Sawyer is a PhD Candidate working with Dr. Jeffery Tomberlin. Her current work focuses on competition between vertebrate and invertebrate scavengers and the impacts of Mass Mortality Events on arthropod communities, and ecological impacts. She received a BS in Biology from Bridgewater State University in 2017 where she contributed to several research projects with her advisor Dr. Christopher Bloch, including impacts of the invasive Asian Shore Crab on rocky intertidal zones in Southern New England, and observing vertebrate carnivore activity at Duxbury Beach Reservation. She also studied how carrion impacted arthropod communities not associated with decomposition, and how carrion tissues elicit behavioral changes in the parasitoid wasp Nasonia vitripennis. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her daughter, husband and chihuahua.
Follow her on Twitter! @SJSawyerBeetle |
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cecilia tamborindeguyFACULTY advisorCecilia Tamborindeguy is an Associate Professor in the Department of Entomology. Her research interests lie in the field of, insect physiology and pathogen-insect-plant interactions from the molecular and mechanistic perspectives. Currently, she works on psyllids as vector of Liberibacter bacteria, and recently her research interests expanded to fire ants. She obtained her Agronomy Engineering, MS and PhD diplomas from the Ecole Nationale Superieure Agronomique de Toulouse in France. After her PhD, Cecilia received postdoctoral training under Dr. Stewart Gray in the Department of Plant Pathology at Cornell University studying virus transmission by aphids. Cecilia wants to support and mentor women and other underrepresented minorities in science. Although Cecilia truly enjoys reading, movies and traveling, for now she spends the majority of her free time helping her kids with homework.
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Previous boards2017 Board (Founding Board)
President: Chloe Hawkings
Vice President: Jocelyn Holt Director of Finance: Alex Payne Director of Communication: Leah Buchman Post Doc Rep: Estelle Martin Faculty Advisor: Cecilia Tamborindeguy 2018 Board
President: Chloe Hawkings
Vice President: Jocelyn Holt Director of Finance: Alex Payne Director of Communication: Leah Buchman Post Doc Rep: Estelle Martin Faculty Advisor: Cecilia Tamborindeguy 2019 Board
President: Alex Payne
Vice President: Jaclyn Martin Director of Finance: Tara Kay Jones Director of Communication: Leah Buchman Post Doc Rep: Loren Rivera Vega Faculty Advisor: Cecilia Tamborindeguy 2020 Board
President: Jaclyn Martin
Vice President: Brenda Leal Director of Finance: Caixing Xiong Director of Communication: Samantha Sawyer Faculty Advisor: Cecilia Tamborindeguy |
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