Claire Klein

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Claire Klein

Ph.D. Graduate Research Assistant Department of Entomology University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Contact

Address
ENTO 220
Lincoln, NE, 68583,
Phone
402-472-8692 On-campus 2-8692
Email
cklein11@huskers.unl.edu

Claire is a Ph.D. student with Dr. Troy Anderson.

Education

B.S. in Insect Science, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, 2025
Minor in Biological Sciences · Graduated with Honors

Research and Experience

  • Vector Physiology Lab – Research on insecticide resistance loss in mosquitoes with Dr. Leslie Rault (Fall 2023–Fall 2024)
  • Civic Entomology Lab – Tick Perception in Children study with Ariel Dawdy (Spring 2023–Spring 2024)
  • Vector-Borne Disease Surveillance Intern, Nebraska DHHS (Summer 2023)
  • Shadowed at Nebraska Public Health Lab; assisted with West Nile Virus testing (Summer 2023)
  • Tick identification in Veterinary Entomology with Dr. Roberto Cortinas, UNL (Fall 2023)
  • SROP Scholar, The Ohio State University – Mosquito control research using hemp products (Summer 2024)

Presentations

  • NAISMA Poster: Invasive Mosquito Species in Nebraska (Fall 2023)
  • ESA Oral Presentation: Insecticide Resistance in Mosquitoes (Spring 2024)
  • SROP Poster, The Ohio State University, Repellency of hemp (Cannabis sativa) leaf extracts against mosquitoes (Summer 2024) ADDITIONAL
  • Teaching Assistant, ENTO 116, Insect Identification (2022–2024)
  • Chancellor’s Leadership Scholar