Location: Hubbard Hall, Room 231

This Watkins Visiting Professor technical lecture is presented by Dr. Kristen Baum, PhDthe director of Monarch Watch, a senior scientist with the Kansas Biological Survey, and a professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Kansas. Monarch Watch is an education, conservation, and research program that focuses on the monarch butterfly, its habitat, and its spectacular fall migration. Baum’s research focuses on the effects of land use, management practices, and environmental factors on monarchs and other pollinators. Baum has served on numerous state, regional, national, and international working groups to support monarch and pollinator conservation efforts. Baum is actively involved with efforts supporting STEM education, facilitating student research, and making science accessible to the general public.