Welcome

Hello! I'm Dr. Sara Nason.

I am a postdoctoral researcher at Johns Hopkins University in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering. I have a Ph.D. in Environmental Chemistry and Technology from the University of Wisconsin - Madison, and I created this portfolio as a graduate student as a place to compile information about my experiences in teaching, mentoring, and science outreach. This site is a living document; I have continued to add updates as I gain more experience.

My portfolio has 3 main sections that demonstrate my experience as an educator in the classroom, research laboratory, and the community. I also included a bonus section that discusses how some of my experiences outside of the realm of science have impacted my abilities and views on teaching and mentoring. If you are interested in the principles that drive my actions as a teacher and research mentor, start by reading my Teaching Philosophy and Mentoring Philosophy statements. Other parts of my portfolio I would like to highlight include my semester-long internship at Madison College (Measurement of Chloride in Local Water Samples) and my experience bringing undergraduate students to a regional conference (Conference Attendance).

Much of my teaching experience has been through the UW-Madison Delta Program, which promotes knowledge about teaching and learning in higher education. I completed their certificate program, designed to help prepare future faculty members to be effective teachers in 2016. Delta is part of the Center for the Integration of Teaching, Research, and Learning (CIRTL) - a network of programs at more than 40 universities committed to the advancing the teaching of STEM disciplines in higher education

My disciplinary research is focused on organic contaminants in the environment: where they come from, how they transform, where the end up, and how to measure them. For more information see my LinkedIn profile or contact me (snason5@jhu.edu).