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Teaching, Mentoring, & Outreach 

January 2023, Marion is debuting Science on Tap.
September 2019, Arizona Postdoc Research Conference.

Throughout my career, I have had the privilege of teaching a variety of courses and working with students at different educational levels, from prekindergarten to graduate school. In my role as an instructor, I have designed and taught several specialized courses, including "The Meme Machine," "Bad Science," and "A Planet of Viruses" at Arizona State University. In addition to traditional classroom teaching, I have also embraced online teaching formats, recognizing the importance of adapting to evolving educational landscapes. Finally, outside of the classroom I have presented and led many outreach and extension events for various audiences.

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Instructor of record

  • General Biology II, online (BIO 182, Arizona State University, SU-A 2023)

  • Insects: Friends and Foes* (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Arizona State University,

    SU 2023)

  • The Meme Machine, Honors project for Evolution* (BIO 394, Arizona State University,

    FA 2022, SP 2023)

  • A Planet of Viruses, Honors project for Biology II* (BIO 194, Arizona State University,

    FA 2021, SP 2022, FA 2022, SP 2023)

  • Bad Science, Honors project for Biology I* (BIO 194, Arizona State University, FA

    2021, SP 2022, FA 2022, SP 2023)

  • Animal Nutritional Ecology* (Ento 530, The Pennsylvania State University, SP 2015)

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*courses I developed

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Public outreach

• Science on Tap at Boulders on Broadway. Co-founder and main organizer. A monthly gathering to make science available to the public in a convivial setting, 300 members (Marion Le Gall &

Mohamed Fazel, 2023-present)

https://www.facebook.com/groups/882123079829398/?mibextid=c7yyfP

• Coffee and Curiosity Speaker Series, I organized a presentation on locusts with three

Ph.D. students (Chandler Nature Center, Global Locust Initiative, Arizona State

University, SP 2023)

02

Extension/Educational programs

  • Workshops on grasshopper pest identification and light trap use for women’s groups in five rural communities in Senegal. I designed and led the workshops (Global Locust Initiative, Arizona State University, SU 2019)

  • Field Day, an educational event held on-farm by the producer in collaboration with agricultural educators, (Anchor farm, Shrack Farm Partnership, The Pennsylvania State University, FA 2015, FA 2016)

  • The Great Insect Fair, “Insect Friends and Foes of Ag”, organized and ran a table (The Pennsylvania State University, FA 2015, FA 2016)

  • Sustainable Agriculture Cropping Systems Symposium, presentation (The Pennsylvania State University, FA 2015)

  • Agronomy Farm Kiddy Day, insect identification (The Pennsylvania State University, FA 2015)

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K12 outreach

  • Discover Entomology for prekindergarten students (New Vista Center for Education, Chandler AZ, May 2018)

  • Ecology Explorers program for K12 teachers (Scottsdale Community College AZ, June 2017)

  • Discover Entomology, USDA–APHIS Career Day for STARS students (College Station TX, July 2013)

  • Super Techno Science Night, organized and ran a table (Southwood Valley Elementary School, College Station TX, April 2011, April 2013)

  • Sixth-grade girls conference, organized and ran activities (Expanding Your Horizons, Educational Outreach & Women’s Program, Texas A&M University, December 2010, December 2011)

  • Discover Entomology (Pebble Creek Elementary School, College Station TX, April 2010)

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