Publications:
In review: Environmental Entomology: Bailey, N., Comai, N., Bartholomew, N., Mola, J. Local-scale factors predict wild bee richness, whereas landscape-scale factors predict butterfly richness in city parks
Bailey, N. I. (2025). Neighborhood Income, Landscape, and Local Factors Relate to Differences in Pollinator Biodiversity in Denver City Parks (Order No. 31764783). Available from Dissertations & Theses @ Colorado State University; ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (3213779698). https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/neighborhood-income-landscape-local-factors/docview/3213779698/se-2
Bailey, N. I. (2020). Variation in Bumble Bee Foraging Preferences by Flower Characteristics in Southwest Michigan (Undergraduate dissertation, Kalamazoo College).
2024 and 2025 Updates
In 2025, I graduated with a MS in Ecology from Colorado State! I also presented my first invited talk at the Landscaping with Colorado Native Plants Conference in March. This summer, I completed my first field season for my PhD, studying native bee-honey bee competition.
Presenting my Master's thesis exit seminar in November of 2024.
I was awarded the 2024 Master's Student Achievement in Entomology Award from the Plant Insect-Ecosystems section of the Entomological Society of America, and I was honored to receive the award at the National ESA conference in Phoenix.
I received second place for my oral presentation at the national ESA conference in Phoenix, and first place for my oral presentation at the North Central Branch ESA meeting in Fort Collins.
Accepting the award for my oral presentation titled: "Parks pollinators and people: Does affluence shape bee and butterfly diversity in Denver city parks?"