
Claire Klein
Ph.D. Graduate Research Assistant Department of Entomology University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Contact
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ENTO 220
Lincoln, NE, 68583, - Phone
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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