Professional Experience:
Sep 2023 - Fellow (Postdoc)/Research Assistant Professor. Department of Entomology, Kansas State University
Dec 2020 - Aug 2023 Fellow (Postdoc)/Research Assistant Professor. Division of Biology, Kansas State University
July 2019 - July 2020 Assistant Project Scientist. Department of Entomology, University of California-Riverside.
July 2014 - July 2019 Postdoctoral Scholar. Department of Entomology, University of California-Riverside.
Education:
Aug 2009 - May 2014 Ph. D. (Entomology). Graduate research and teaching assistant. Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA. Principal investigator: Dr. Haobo Jiang
Sep 2005 - June 2009 Bachelor of Natural Science (Biological Science). Department of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Teaching Experience:
Spring 2025 ENTOM 210 Introduction to Insecticides. Co-instruction with Dr. Kristopher Silver
Fall 2024 ENTOM 652 Introduction to Insect Molecular Techniques. Co-instruction with Dr. Kristopher Silver and Dr. Amie Norton
Fall 2024 Guest lecturer ENTOM 799 Nanotechnology
Spring 2024 ENTOM 210 Introduction to Insecticides. Co-instruction with Dr. Kristopher Silver
Spring 2023 Teaching & Learning Center Professional Development Certificate, Kansas State University
Spring 2012 Teaching assistant for ENTO 2003 Insects and Society, Oklahoma State University. Instructor:
Dr. Carmen Greenwood. Undergraduate level course (220 students).
January 2011 Successful completion of Spring 2012 Graduate Teaching Assistant Conference on Teaching at
Oklahoma State University
Fall 2011 Teaching assistant for ENTO/PLP 5623 Advanced Biotechnology Methods, Oklahoma State University.
Instructor: Dr. Haobo Jiang and Dr. Li Ma. Graduate level course with laboratory section (20 students).
August 2011 Certified to teach unconditionally by the International Teaching Assistant (ITA) proficiency exam at
Oklahoma State University