Monarch Conservation in Oklahoma and the southern Great Plains

About

This website is maintained by Dr. Kristen Baum (Associate Professor, Department of Integrative Biology, Oklahoma State University). Dr. Baum has been studying pollinators in the southern Great Plains for more than 20 years. Her current research focuses on the effects of land use and management practices on the distribution, abundance, and phenology of milkweeds and monarchs, as well as monarch-parasite interactions. She also works with native bees and feral honey bees. Dr. Baum is a Co-Director for OSUTeach, which is a new program at OSU that provides science and mathematics majors with the opportunity to earn secondary teacher certification with their discipline degree. She is actively involved with efforts supporting STEM education, promoting undergraduate research, and making science accessible to the general public.