My CV
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2025
Ph.D. Environmental Science and Management, Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Montclair State University
Dissertation: “Thermal Biology of the Eastern Treehole Mosquito (Aedes triseriatus) (Diptera: Culicidae) and Other Vertivorous Dipterans”
2014M.S. Biology, Concentration Ecology and Evolution, Department of Biology, Montclair State University
Dissertation: “Do Arthropod Prey Alter Behavior When Exposed to Different Combinations of Sensory Cues from Predators?”
2009
B.S. Marine and Environmental Biology and Policy, Geography Minor, Monmouth University
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2015-2017, 2024-Present
Adjunct Professor, Department of Biology, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ
2015-2017
Adjunct Professor, Department of Biology Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ
2012
Field Technician, New Jersey Audubon Society, Highlands, NJ
2010-2012
Assistant Project Scientist, Weston Solutions, Inc., Edison, NJ2009-2010
Laboratory Manager, Center for Vector Biology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ2009
Field Technician, Monmouth County Mosquito Extermination Commission, Tinton Falls, NJ2008, 2009
Field Technician, Endangered and Nongame Species Program, New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife, Monmouth County, NJ -
2016 - Present
Editor, Life the Excitement of Biology (journal)
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2014 - Present
Animal Behavior Society
2021 - Present
American Mosquito Control Association
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Zimmerman, K. I., & Aardema, M. L. (2025). Temperature influences patterns of staggered egg hatching in the eastern treehole mosquito (Aedes triseriatus). Journal of Vector Ecology, 50:S1-S4.
Aardema, M. L., & Zimmerman, K. I. (2021). The establishment of a new autogenous line of the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, from its current northern range limit in the United States. Journal of Vector Ecology, 46:112-115.
Klee, R. J., Zimmerman, K. I., & Daneshgar, P. P. (2019). Community succession after cranberry bog abandonment in the New Jersey Pinelands. Wetlands, 39:777-788.
Egizi, A., Martinsen, E. S., Vuong, H., Zimmerman, K. I., Faraji, A., & Fonseca, D. M. (2018). Using bloodmeal analysis to assess disease risk to wildlife at the new northern limit of a mosquito species. EcoHealth, 15:543-554.
Zimmerman, K. I., & Kight, S. (2016). Responses of four arthropod prey species to mechanosensory, chemosensory and visual cues from an arachnid predator: a comparative approach. Life: The Excitement of Biology.
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Aardema M.L., Zimmerman K.I. (2022) Modified use and taxonomic expansion of the citrated blood-feeding method for mosquito rearing. Newsletter of the New Jersey Mosquito Control Association 34:23-24.
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2023
Entomological Society of America, The Chrysalis Fund ($516): Bugs Need Heroes Podcast
2019
Port Authority, Waterfront Scholarship for the Waterfront Conference: Rising Seas, Rising Risks, Adapting Our Region
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2025
Ecological Society of America, Annual Mid-Atlantic Conference, Poster Presentation: “Temperature influences patterns of staggered egg hatching in the eastern treehole mosquito (Aedes triseriatus)” (K. I. Zimmerman [presenter], M. L. Aardema)
2025
Atlantic Estuarine Research Society, Annual Meeting: “Pollinator-Prey Conflict With Carnivorous Plants in the New Jersey Pine Barrens” (S. Broadhead [presenter], K. I. Zimmerman, P. P. Daneshgar)
2024
Entomological Society of America, Annual Convention: “When Bugs Need Heroes: Using Unconventional Outreach to Engage the Public”
2024
Student Research Conference, Monmouth University, Poster Presentation: “Purple Pitcher Plant Community Ecology In The New Jersey Pine Barrens” (P. Santarsiero [presenter], S. Phelps [presenter], R. Damstra [presenter], K. I. Zimmerman, P. P. Daneshgar)
2023
New Jersey Mosquito Control Association (NJMCA), Annual Convention: “When Bugs Need Heroes: Using Unconventional Outreach to Engage the Public”
2022
New Jersey Mosquito Control Association (NJMCA), Annual Convention, Poster Presentation: “Laboratory maintenance of the eastern tree hole mosquito, Aedes triseriatus, using the citrated blood feeding method” (K. I. Zimmerman [presenter], M. L. Aardema)
2021
International Symposium on Terrestrial Isopod Biology, Annual Conference, Invited Speaker: “Responses of four arthropod prey species to mechanosensory, chemosensory and visual cues from an arachnid predator: a comparative approach. (K. I. Zimmerman [presenter], S. Kight)
2019
Benthic Ecology Meeting, Annual Conference, Poster Presentation: “Assessment of Eelgrass Resilience and Recovery Following Hurricane Sandy” (K. I. Zimmerman [presenter], M. L. Aardema, P. A. X. Bologna)
2018
Benthic Ecology Meeting, Annual Conference, Poster Presentation: “Assessment of Eelgrass Resilience and Recovery Following Hurricane Sandy” (K. I. Zimmerman [presenter], P. A. X. Bologna)
2017
School of Science Student Research Conference, Monmouth University, Poster Presentation: “Community Succession after Cranberry Bog Abandonment within the New Jersey Pinelands” (R. Klee [presenter], K. I. Zimmerman, P. P. Daneshgar)
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Adjunct Professor, Monmouth University
BY495 Senior Seminar 2025
BY342 Coastal Zone Management 2025
BY220 Environmental Biology and Policy 2024BY109 Introduction to Ecology and Evolution (lecture, lab) 2015 - 2017, 2024
BY103 Environmental Science 2015 - 2017
SC130 Climate Science for 21st Century Citizens 2017
Adjunct Professor, Kean University
ENV1100 Foundation of Environmental Science 2019
Adjunct Professor, Montclair State University
BIOL490 Senior Seminar in Biology 2017
BIOL100 Introduction to Biological Sciences (lecture, lab) 2015 - 2017
BIOL213 Introduction to Ecology (lab) 2016 - 2017
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Undergrad Students
Monmouth University
Shelby Broadhead (2025), Rebecca Klee (2017)
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2025
Discussion Panelist, “Mod’s Week: Education on Reddit”, Reddit Inc.
Webinar Presenter, “Good Bugs, Great Gardens: An Introduction to Beneficial Insects,” Wild Ones
Poster Judge, Ecological Society of America, Annual Mid-Atlantic Conference
Discussion Panelist, “Wellness Summit,” Reddit Inc.
Scientific Advisor, “Jackson’s Wilder Adventures Vol. 3,” Simon & Schuster
2024
Guest Speaker, “Leave the Leaves.” The Native Plant Society of New Jersey, Union City
Guest Speaker, “Leave the Leaves.” The Native Plant Society of New Jersey, Jersey City
Guest Speaker, On being a woman in STEM and my academic/career journey, Passaic County Community College
Scientific Advisor, “Jackson’s Wilder Adventures Vol. 2 “ (published 2025), Simon & Schuster
Scientific Advisor, “Jackson’s Wilder Adventures Vol. 1” (published 2024), Simon & Schuster
2023
Discussion Panelist, Reddit’s Quarterly Leadership Summit (science outreach on their platform) Reddit, Inc.
Quoted in Print/Online News Articles:
2024
“How scientists are making the most of Reddit” For: Nature Careers
“How do total eclipses affect animals?” For: WNIN, Evansville, Indiana
2009
“Volunteers Helping State Monitor Plover Population” For: The New York Times
Interviews for Television:
2023
“Fall ‘bugs’ of the Pacific Northwest” For: Fox 12 Now, Portland, Oregon
2016
“Nature’s Weirdest Events” For: The British Broadcasting Company (BBC), Natural History Unit
Interviews for Podcasts:
2022 - Present
Podcast Co-Host For: Bugs Need Heroes (79 episodes)
2025
Podcast Episode 121: “Why Mosquitoes Are Super Cool” For: Lil Dudes Insect Academy
Podcast Episode 17: “Plants Need Bugs” For: Plants Always Win
2023
Podcast Episode 211: “Mosquitoes w/ Kelly Zimmerman!” For: Just the Zoo of Us
Discussion Panelist for Comic Conventions:
2024
Discussion Panelist, “Queerness in Nature,” Flame Con, New York, NY
2023
Discussion Panelist, “Wolverine’s Don’t Howl,” Rose City Comic Con, Portland, OR
Discussion Panelist, “Are You Sidious? The Biology of Species in a Galaxy Far Far Away?,” Rose City Comic Con, Portland, OR
2022
Discussion Panelist, “Whatever A Spider Can,” Thy Geekdom Comic Con, Philadelphia, PA
2021
Discussion Panelist, “Wolverine’s Don’t Howl,” Rose City Comic Con, Portland, OR
Discussion Panelist, “Whatever A Spider Can,” Rose City Comic Con, Portland, OR
2019
Discussion Panelist, “Wolverine’s Don’t Howl,” Garden State Comicfest , Morristown, NJ
2018
Discussion Panelist, “Wolverine’s Don’t Howl,” Rose City Comic Con, Portland, OR
Reviewer for Journals:
Aquatic Ecology
Invertebrate Reproduction and Development