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Participating Societies

American Bryological and Lichenological Society (ABLS)
American Fern Society (AFS)
American Society of Plant Taxonomists (ASPT)
Botanical Society of America (BSA)
Canadian Botanical Association (CBA/ABC)
Conference Wide
International Association for Plant Taxonomy (IAPT)
Mycological Society of America (MSA)
Northeast Section
Society of Herbarium Curators (SHC)
Southeastern Section
Mycological Section (MSA)

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Monday, July 19th

Monday, July 19th, 6:30 pm to 7:00 pm · Virtual/Virtual
Session R3: Reception: Diversity and Inclusion Initiative meet and greet
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July 19th 6:30 pmVirtual/VirtualDiversity and Inclusion Initiative meet and greet
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Tuesday, July 20th

Tuesday, July 20th, 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm · /
Session ED1: Contributed Papers: Education & Outreach I: Botany for Diverse Audiences & Under-Resourced Communities
Presiding: Kyra Krakos, Maryville University; Benjamin R Montgomery,
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ED1001July 20th 12:30 pm/Diversifying educational opportunities in Botany
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Oral PaperMeindl, George.course-based undergraduate research experience
phytoremediation
ED1002July 20th 12:45 pm/Teaching Mathematics and Science in developing countries secondary schools during COVID-19 using USA Tech partners
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Oral PaperGilmour, John; Thorhaug, Anitra; Meehan, Christopher.LEAP STEM learning South Africa
Distance learning by cellphone
Covid-19 cellphone use of tech platforms
tech platforms enhance cellphone distance
Cellphone STem learning disasters
ED1003July 20th 1:00 pm/South African Secondary STEM COVID-19 distance learning in LEAP Schools by cellphone in economically-challenged areas
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Oral PaperGilmour, John; Thorhaug, Anitra.COVID_19 STEM education
Distance learning by cellphone
LEAP Schools COVID-19
LEAP innovates distance learning on cellphones
STEM distance learning Cellphones
LEAP STEM learning South Africa
ED1004July 20th 1:15 pm/#SciComm, the bisexuality of Potato Head, and our problematic use of “gender”
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Oral PaperMartine, Christopher.Scientific communication
SciComm
reproductive biology
Solanum
gender
sexual system
July 20th 1:30 pm/Discussion
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Tuesday, July 20th, 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm · Virtual/Virtual
Session P2: Contributed Posters: Education and Outreach Posters
Presiding: Benjamin R Montgomery, ; Kyra Krakos, Maryville University
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P2EO001July 20th 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualAn Analysis of Plant Awareness Disparity within Introductory Biology Textbook Images
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Poster: Education and Outreach Parsley, Kathryn; Brownlee, Kristi; Sabel, Jaime.plant blindness
plant awareness disparity
botany education
botany outreach
textbook analysis
P2EO002July 20th 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualScience IRL: a YouTube channel that’s here to show you what being a scientist is like, in real life!
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Poster: Education and Outreach Edwards, Molly B.; Edwards, Molly B..Science IRL
YouTube
outreach
broader impacts
P2EO003July 20th 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualIt takes a tree to build a campus community
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Poster: Education and Outreach Burnside, Lorelei R; Hallman, Christine; Jefferson, Michael K; Waring, Elizabeth.UrbanForestry
tree
GIS
Interns
Education
campuscollaboration
P2EO004July 20th 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualDenver EcoFlora Project: Transforming citizens through engagement with biodiversity and natural history collections
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Poster: Education and Outreach Ackerfield, Jennifer; Neale, Jennifer; Levy, Rick.Citizen science
iNaturalist
P2EO005July 20th 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualEffectiveness of knowledge, experience, and cultural exchange between African and US biology students
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Poster: Education and Outreach Tuyisenge, Marie-Fidele; Eckardt, Winnie; Callaghan, James; Havey, Liz; DeVore, Melanie.botany education
P2EO006July 20th 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualObservations from your backyard, and InsideWood provide insights to integrated plant structure/ function
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Poster: Education and Outreach Siggers, Jordan; Eilers, Greg; Pigg, Kathleen; DeVore, Melanie.wood
CLAMP
MAT  
botany education
Inside Wood Database

Wednesday, July 21st

Wednesday, July 21st, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm · /
Session ED2: Contributed Papers: Education & Outreach II - Engagement, Communication & Teaching Tools
Presiding: David Krayesky, ; Benjamin R Montgomery,
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ED2001July 21st 10:00 am/Partnerships for Education: Natural History Education DemoCamp
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Oral PaperMonfils, Anna; Phillips, Molly; Robins, Julia; Bauer, Jennifer; Sleith, Liz.Education
COVID_19 STEM education
Open Education Resources
ED2002July 21st 10:15 am/The Plant Awareness Disparity Index: An Assessment for Measuring Plant Awareness Disparity in Undergraduate Students
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Oral PaperParsley, Kathryn; Daigle, Bernie; Sabel, Jaime.plant blindness
plant awareness disparity
botany education
botany outreach
ED2003July 21st 10:30 am/Mimosa in comics: developing skills for conservation of Southern Brazilian grasslands
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Oral PaperSilveira, Fernanda Schmidt; Conceição, Laura Baratto; Miotto, Silvia T. Sfoggia.Fabaceae
botany education
comic books
Mimosa
ED2004July 21st 10:45 am/The Plant Science Blogging Project: a curriculum to improve undergraduate science communication skills and interest in STEM coursework
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Oral PaperIriart, Veronica; Forrester, Nicole; Ashman, Tia-Lynn; Kuebbing, Sara.blog
plant blindness
science writing
Scientific communication
botany education
Education
ED2005July 21st 11:00 am/PopUpPoplar Online: an interactive web tool to incorporate lessons on the scientific method and climate adaptation using a nationwide network of Poplar common garden experiments
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Oral PaperBraasch, Joseph; Hamilton, Jill.Shiny App
Scientific Method
Education
climate change
Populus
Wednesday, July 21st, 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm · Virtual/Virtual
Session M09: Meeting: BSA Teaching Section Business Meeting
Presiding: Benjamin R Montgomery, ; Kyra Krakos, Maryville University
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July 21st 12:00 pmVirtual/VirtualBSA Teaching Section Business Meeting
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Wednesday, July 21st, 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm · /
Session ED3: Contributed Papers: Education & Outreach III: Teaching tools, Laboratories and Research Experiences
Presiding: Kyra Krakos, Maryville University; Benjamin R Montgomery,
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ED3001July 21st 1:00 pm/How to Teach Ecology in a Missouri Winter: Using Ecological Data in a Virtual Reality Environment as a Teaching Tool
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Oral PaperVago, Emily; Glass, Patrick; Krakos, Kyra.Education
Virtual reality
Ecology
ED3002July 21st 1:15 pm/Teaching Taxonomy in "Unprecedented Times"
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Oral PaperMcNair, Mason C; Zenoble, Mark; Denney, Derek.Taxonomy
teaching
Education
COVID_19 STEM education
Covid-19 cellphone use of tech platforms
Citizen science
ED3003July 21st 1:30 pm/Winter Twig Phenology: An Experiment & Writing Assignment (bud)Bursting with Potential
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Oral PaperMcDonough MacKenzie, Caitlin; Pearson, Abby.phenology
course-based undergraduate research experience
teaching
science writing
ungrading
ED3004July 21st 1:45 pm/Illustrated Keys as a Plant Systematics Teaching Tool
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Oral PaperFisher, Amanda.Consortium of California Herbaria 2
plant identification
plant systematics
online learning
ED3005July 21st 2:00 pm/A course-based undergraduate research experience to investigate the effect of mycorrhizal fungi on shrub-steppe plant growth and development
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Oral PaperNelson, Lori; Berner, Rachel; Cheeke, Tanya.Education
course-based undergraduate research
Mycorrhizae
Native Plants
shrub-steppe
ED3006July 21st 2:15 pm/Gotta catch 'em all: Yeast isolation, identification, and competition lab
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Oral PaperHallen-Adams, Heather.teaching
Killer yeasts
Lab exercise

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