Dr. Louise Lynch-O'Brien

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Dr. Louise Lynch-O'Brien

Asst Professor Entomology University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Contact

Address
ENTO 109E
Lincoln NE 68583-0816
Phone
4023271574
Email
llynchobrien@unl.edu
Website
Social Media

Louise specializes in community science and Extension programming situated in One Health and entomology. She employs qualitative (grounded theory, case study, etc.) and mixed method research methods to study human-insect interactions.

Appointment: 70% Teaching, 30% Extension

Research Areas: Agriculture and Public Health, Insect Ecology, Pollinator Health, Science Literacy

Professional Society Memberships: Entomology Society of America (ESA)

Education

  • Graduate Certificate in One Health, University of Florida, 2021
  • Ph.D. in Entomology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2016
  • Graduate Certificate of Mixed Methods Research, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2015
  • M.S. in Entomology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2012
  • B.S. in Biological Sciences, Fairleigh Dickinson University, 2006

Professional Responsibilities and Activities

  • Coordination of the Insect Science undergraduate program
  • Teaching undergraduate and graduate courses
  • Develop community (citizen) science, informal science and other extension programming to support Nebraska One Health and the Entomology Department’s science literacy mission
  • Provide experiential extension and outreach training for undergraduate students

Publications

  1. Perez A, Howell Smith MC, Babchuk WA, Lynch-O’Brien LI. Advancing Quality Standards in Mixed Methods Research: Extending the Legitimation Typology. Journal of Mixed Methods Research. May 2022. doi:10.1177/15586898221093872
  2. Lynch-O’Brien LI, Babchuk WA, Dauer JM, Heng-Moss T, Golick D. Transference of Citizen Science Program Impacts: A Theory Grounded in Public Participation in Scientific Research. Diversity. 2021; 13(8):339. https://doi.org/10.3390/d13080339
  3. Lynch-O’Brien LI. Change Is the Only Constant. Journal of Mixed Methods Research. 2020;14(2):268-269. doi:10.1177/1558689819892737
  4. Lynch L, Dauer J, Babchuk W, Heng-Moss T, Golick D. In Their Own Words: The Significance of Participant Perceptions in Assessing Entomology Citizen Science Learning OUtcomes Using a Mixed Methods Approach. Insects. 2018, 9(1), 1-16. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/insects9010016
  5. Golick D, Dauer J, Lynch L, Ingram E. A framework for pollination systems thinking and conservation. Environmental Education. 2018, 24 (8), 1143-1158. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2017.1349878

Other

Teaching Summary

  • ENTO 115: Insect Biology (resident section)
  • SCIL 101: Science and Decision-Making for a Complex World
  • ENTO 309/395 Series: Experiential Learning in Entomology Interships (309), Research (395A), Teaching (395B) and Extenstion (395C)
  • ENTO 485: Current Issues in Entomology