Christine

Christine Crick-Giltner is a returning entomology student, melittologist, and pollinator researcher whose work centers on native and managed bee biodiversity, ecology, taxonomy, and conservation.  After 30 years in veterinary medicine, including work as a reviewing editor for the Journal of Veterinary Medical Education and institutional review board membership, she returned to academia to pursue long term goals in pollinator systematics, ecological research and graduate levels scientific work.

Her interests span taxonomy, museum curation, molecular methods and ongoing research involving native bees of western North American where she is integrating morphology, ecological data, and DNA barcoding into species assessment frameworks. She has collaborated with university researchers, bee atlas programs, agricultural agencies and is particularly interested in strengthening connections between taxonomy, biodiversity monitoring, and practical conservation efforts.

Christine remains active in applied apiculture and pollinator health initiatives through industry and nonprofit engagement.  She is involved with the Entomological Society of America, the American Beekeeping Federation, works with Apisense and for Vetopharma as the North American Technical Manger in Research & Innovation.  She participates as a mentor with Hives for Heroes and her broader goals bind citizen sciences, and environmental stewardship, and expanding public engagement in pollinator research and conservation.