The first chapter of my MS thesis on Lasius emarginatus in NYC can be read in preprint now! I lot of hard work and collaboration went into this paper. We still have review to get through but I’m proud of how far it’s come! researchsquare.com/article/rs-369…

Our department (Dept. of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology @ Kennesaw State) is hiring a lecturer for Fall 2024. Come work with us! Happy to answer any questions that applicants have by email. Applications close on January 30th. jobs.chronicle.com/job/37579924/l…

Starting off our monitoring project of crape myrtle bark scale in DC! Working with Architect of the Capitol (AOC) we will monitor sites over the next few years for these crape myrtle pests.

A great week attending my first Southern Forest Health Work Conference (SFHWC) with the Coyle Lab!

Super excited to be at ComSciCon for this year’s Flagship Conference! We have so many incredible speakers lined up over the next few days. #comscicon24 has officially begun to take over Boston!

#ComSciCon24 day one!

Day 2 of #ComSciCon24 is a wrap! 😝✌️

Our research on the ManhattAnt was featured on All Things Considered yesterday! npr.org/2024/08/14/g-s…

The ManhattAnt first turned up in New York City back in 2011. 🐜🗽 Now, thanks to the work of researchers like our PhD student Samantha Kennett, we are learning more about how these tiny ants survive in the big city. Samantha Kennett | Dr. David Coyle npr.org/2024/08/14/g-s…

You're invited to join us for the Great Southeast Pollinator Census on 8/23! 🐝🌷 We will count pollinators around McGinty Mall and the Redfern Community Garden from 11am -1pm. Pencils and counting sheets will be provided, hope to see you then! ✏️📋 gsepc.org

To quote Jeff Goldblum, "life, uh, finds a way"...even in the middle of New York City. Check out Samantha Kennett (she's in our lab now!) in this great piece by Taylor Nicioli about the #invasivespecies "ManhattAnt" (not an official common name, btw). cnn.com/2024/08/23/sci…

In light of this recent title change, I’ve thought a lot about how I got here, and more broadly, how to succeed in #academia. Yeah, you gotta get $ and be a good/prolific writer. But you also HAVE to surround yourself with awesome people. And the Coyle Lab group is awesome.

Visualizing Science! I'm holding a series of free, online workshops, thanks to Johns Hopkins University. All are welcome! I plan to have fun with Danielle VanBrabant, Damond Kyllo, and Amey Zhang to introduce visualization topics and challenges. No art experience is necessary.

Back in the Capitol collecting ants with some great Architect of the Capitol (AOC) folks!

First Entomological Society of America presentation in the books! And first time presenting my PhD research on crape myrtle bark scale!

Inevitable, and frankly, unsurprising. But here we are: Georgia's newest #invasivespecies, the spotted lanternfly.

Congrats Todd Pierson!