Planned and headed a two-week, three-person trip for data/specimen collection related to my dissertation. Our goal was to survey for Strepsiptera in the tropical forests of Veracruz, using various methods such as light trapping and sweep-netting. We specifically targeted Caenocholax fenyesi females in their cricket hosts and sought to verify the presence of Triozocera mexicana in peanut burrowing bugs. This collecting effort was funded by the Maxwell/Hanrahan fund, which supports “biology fieldwork …to provide early scientists with experiences that can really make a difference in their careers.”