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Glené Mynhardt grew up in South Africa, where she developed a deep passion for nature. After her family settled in the United States, she pursued several avenues in biology, but fell head-over-heels for entomology. She has a fondness for beetles, particularly those that live in dung, in ant nests, and under decaying animals. She came to Hanover in 2013 where she enjoys teaching a variety of courses that aim to bridge the gap between “big” and “small” biology. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, traveling, and macrophotography. 

Specializations

Taxonomy, phylogenetic systematics, insect biology, invertebrate evolution, general biology

Education

B.S. in biology, University of Texas at Austin

M.S. in entomology, Texas A&M University

Ph.D. in ecology, evolution and organismal biology, The Ohio State University

Awards

2017, The Arthur and Ilene Baynham Award for Outstanding Teaching

Publications

Hughes, K., Froedge, C., and G. Mynhardt. 2024. New county record and sex ratio of the elusive forcepfly, Merope tuber (Mecoptera: Meropeidae) in Hanover, Indiana. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science 131(1):63-69.

Foster, A.W., Mynhardt, G., McHugh, M., and T.J. Zavortink. 2024. Courtship diversity and similarity in the mosquito genus Wyeomyia (Culicidae, Sabethini). Journal of Vector Ecology 49(1):1-9.

Philips, T.K. and G. Mynhardt. 2020. Description of of Kelypitnus steineri a minute-sized spider beetle (Coleoptera: Ptinidae) from Madagascar. Journal of Insect Biodiversity 017(2):048-057.

Bishop, L., Schnapp, R. and Stant, J., Belth, J.E., Brodman, R., Carlson, R., Cole, L., Dunbar, S., Holland, J.D., Kerner and R., Russell, S., Jean, R., Koehn, L., Lendemer, J., Maloney, T., Milne, M.A., Mynhardt, G., Rothrock, P., Rupp, D., Sheets, J., Sparks, D. and Martin, M., Strang, C., Whitaker, J.O., and A. Chamberlain. 2019. Results of the Indiana Forest Alliance Ecoblitz at Morgan-Monroe/Yellowwood State Forest in Indiana. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science 128(2):153-169.

Mynhardt, G. 2015. Looking at the tip of an iceberg: Surveying for insects in the 2014 Ecoblitz of the Morgan-Monroe Back Country Area. The Forest Defender, Summer 2015 Issue. [Invited Contribution]

 Stant, J. Hobbs, F. C., Kerner, R., Russell, S., Bishop, S., Mynhardt, G., Brattain, M., Holland, J., Belth, J., Carlson, R., Goforth, R., Brodman, R., and J. Sheets. 2014. Reportback, 2014 Ecoblitz: Morgan-Monroe/Yellowwood Back Country Area. [Formal Report of the Indiana Forest Alliance]

Mynhardt, G., Alejandrino, A., Serb, J., Corrales, J., and Puslednik, L.. 2014. A review of the swimming scallop genus Amusium Röding and description of a new genus based on molecular, morphological, and morphometric data. Journal of Molluscan Studies 80:400-411.

Linenberger, K.J., Slade, M.C., Addis, E., Elliott, E.R., Mynhardt, G., & Raker, J.R. 2014. Training the Foot Soldiers of Inquiry: Development and Evaluation of an Interdisciplinary Graduate Teaching Assistant Learning Community. Journal of College Science Teaching 44:78-88.

Mynhardt, G. and Philips, T.K. 2013. A third new genus and species of spider beetle, Okamninus annae, n. gen., n. sp. (Coleoptera: Ptinidae), from Dominican amber. Palaeodiversity 6:23-28.

Mynhardt, G. 2013. Declassifying myrmecophily in the Coleoptera to promote the study of ant-beetle symbioses. Psyche: Article ID 696401, 8 pages [Invited Review Paper]

Mynhardt, G. 2011. Growing into teaching: A graduate student’s journey. Talking about Teaching  5:26-29. [Invited Essay, Ohio State Academy of Teaching]

 Philips, T.K. and Mynhardt, G. 2011. Description of Electrognostus intermedius, the first spider beetle from Dominican amber with implications for spider beetle phylogeny (Coleoptera Ptinidae). Entomapeiron 4:37-51.

Mynhardt, G. and Wenzel, J.W. 2010. Phylogenetic analysis of the myrmecophilous  Cremastocheilus Knoch (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) based on external adult morphology. Zookeys 34:129-140.

Mynhardt, G. and Wenzel, J.W. 2009. Voyages of discovery: Journey through scientific inquiry. [Educational Booklet]

Abbott, J.C. & G. Mynhardt. 2007. Description of the larva of Somatochlora margarita (Odonata: Corduliidae). International Journal of Odonatology 10(2):129-136.

Mynhardt, G., A. I. Cognato & Marvin K. Harris. 2007. Population genetics of the pecan weevil, Curculio caryae Horn (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), based on mitochondrial DNA data. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 100(4):582-590.

Dr. Mynhardt across campus