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Michael Blouin, M.S.
Michael Blouin, M.S.
Senior Lecturer
Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
mrblouin@uvm.edu
Mike Blouin is a senior lecturer in the Rubenstein School at the University of Vermont. He holds a Master of Science degree from UVM’s Field Naturalist program. Previously, Mike taught 6th grade earth science in Boston, and worked as a Field Science Educator in Yosemite National Park. He is interested in structures and best practices of hands-on, field-based science education, and how to integrate social justice into this work.
Mandy Nix, M.S.
Mandy Nix, M.S.
Graduate Student
University of Vermont
mnix@uvm.edu
Mandy (she/her) is a freshwater ecologist, non-formal educator, and Ph.D. student in UVM’s Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, where she studies the nexus of watershed education, literacy, and justice. Her enthusiasm for inquiry-based learning has transported her to outdoor classrooms across North Carolina, Alaska, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and now Vermont. Most recently as the Watershed Education Specialist at Stroud Water Research Center, she engaged “PreK – gray” audiences in freshwater ecology, water-quality monitoring, on-the-water boating education, watershed restoration, and stewardship action. Mandy is especially interested in critical pedagogies of place that reimagine Nearby Nature as spaces of resistance, stewardship, safety, and joy for all learners. She holds a B.S. in Ecology & Environmental Science and certifications as a North Carolina Environmental Educator, Interpretive Guide, Leave No Trace Trainer, and Project WET/WILD Facilitator. When she is not teaching or researching, Mandy can be found frolicking with her leash-trained kitty Magpie, gardening without gloves, attempting to bake, and collecting secondhand treasures like a case-building caddisfly.
Regina Toolin, Ph.D.
Regina Toolin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
College of Education and Social Services
rtoolin@uvm.edu
Regina Toolin is a former middle and high school science teacher and now devotes her time to pre-service and in-service STEM teacher education. Her research interests focus on constructivist models of teaching and learning in science education, specifically on models that are grounded in the principles and practices of inquiry-based, project-based, and place-based teaching and learning. Her teaching interests include STEM curriculum, instruction and assessment as well as equity and diversity issues in education. She is Principal Investigator (PI) of the NSF Robert Noyce Scholarship Program and Director of the VSAC GEAR-UP CREST Program. She is an editorial board member for the Journal of Science Education and Technology and has published her research pertaining to science teaching and learning in the Science Teacher, Science Education, International Journal of Science Education, Journal of Geoscience Education, and the Journal of Science Education and Technology.
JEnsen Welch, ED.d.
JEnsen Welch, ED.d.
Teaching and Learning Coach
BFA-Fairfax High School
jwelch@fwsu.org
Jensen Welch (she/her) is the high school Teaching and Learning Coach at BFA-Fairfax. She was a CREST participant the summer of 2015. In 2016, and since, she's returned as a member of the instructional team, and is thrilled to help with the CREST program again this summer. Jensen has a B.A. in Psychology from Smith College, an M.S. in Teaching Mathematics from the University of Vermont, and a Doctorate in Educational Leadership from Southern New Hampshire University.
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