This collection represents the research of Tierney Brosius and her undergraduate students. She is entomologist with special interests in insect conservation, urban ecology, and cultural entomology. She has an active ongoing research program that currently focuses on ground beetle diversity within urban landscapes. The goal is to understand how mesophication (lack of naturally occurring fire) and urbanization interact to influence forest ecosystem composition and structure at multiple trophic levels. Undergraduate students from Augustana have been directly involved in the data collection of the projects and have had the opportunity to present results at local and national scientific meetings.