Outreach

Overview

I am greatly interested and invested in public outreach and science communication. My enthusiasm for outreach has grown steadily ever since I worked 'on-exhibit' as a fossil preparator, directly interacting with visitors at the Florida Museum of Natural History as an undergraduate zoology and paleontology student at the University of Florida. I have participated extensively in outreach and public engagement endeavors at several different museums, as well as locally at K-12 schools and STEM expos (see below). I love sharing my passion for science and natural history with others!

Museum Outreach

Exhibit Gallery Cart Co-Designer and Facilitator, Virtual Event Co-Facilitator, and Learning Landscape Geology Sign Designer, Bell Museum, University of Minnesota (2018-2021)

Fossil Tables at Outreach Events, Science Museum of Minnesota (2019)

Fossil Tables at Outreach Events, University of Nebraska State Museum, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2015-2016)

Blog Contributor, PCP PIRE, Florida Museum of Natural History and Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (2014)

'On-Exhibit' Preparator, Fossil and Bird Tables at Outreach Events, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida (2012-2014)

K-12 STEM Outreach

Letters to a Pre-Scientist, STEM Professional Pen Pal (2021-2022)

Fossil Activity Rooms at K-12 Outreach Events, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Minnesota (2017-2019)

Visiting Paleontologist at several local K-12 schools in the Twin Cities metro area (2017-2019)

Educational Module Co-Designer and Facilitator, Volunteer, Science and Social Studies Adventures (SASSA) nonprofit (2017-2018)

Geology and Paleontology Table at the Minneapolis Public Schools K-12 STEM Expo (2018)

Other Outreach

Executive Outreach Committee Member, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Minnesota (2019-2021)

Fossil Activity Room at Alumni Outreach Event, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Minnesota (2019)

Fossil Tables at Majors Recruitment Events, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Minnesota (2018-2019)