• Lead or contribute to multiple projects that strengthen the invertebrate welfare research ecosystem • Create a comprehensive, searchable husbandry database documenting species-specific care practices for research and captive invertebrate populations • Produce short, peer-reviewed syntheses on welfare-relevant topics including anesthesia, enrichment, and humane endpoints • Develop a library of concise, classroom-ready materials that introduce welfare concepts for standard laboratory and field contexts • Manage the IWRS Early Career Committee, coordinating activities and supporting emerging researchers in the field • Produce an annual synthesis documenting research activity, institutional developments, and welfare practice trends across the invertebrate welfare community