About Me

My name is Becky Higgins, and I am a science educator working in Bridgeport, CT, passionate about expanding opportunities for future science leaders. My passion for science education began in middle school when I began volunteering at the New England Aquarium in Boston, both in their Education and Conservation Departments. I fell in love with inspiring young people with science knowledge and teaching them how to have a positive impact on the world around them. Later, I attended Cornell University where I pursued this passion, majoring in Biology with a Marine Biology concentration and completing education courses and practicum work. Beyond class work, I had the opportunity to intern around the world in science and marine education. In public schools in Ithaca, New York, I founded a Playground Science initiative. Additionally, over the summers, I interned in South Africa, and later on Cape Cod for the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, performing marine biology research and sharing this knowledge with others. Senior year of college, Teach for America presented me with the opportunity to apply my passion for science working directly with students in a meaningful way. I joined Teach for America immediately following senior year, thrilled for the chance to support young scientists at a critical time in their development as learners and future transformational leaders.