Outreach & Mentoring
Mentoring
Graduate Advocate with UC San Diego's Summer Training Academy for Research Success (STARS), a hybrid research experience for undergraduates (REU) and graduate school preparatory program for members of underrepresented groups in STEM (2016-2018)
Tutor for the Southern California Physics GRE Bootcamp (2016, 2017, 2019)
Co-leader of Graduate Women in Physics at UCSD (2016-2020)
Astronomy on Tap!
In Fall 2022 Allyson Brodzeller (also from the University of Utah) and I started a satellite location for Astronomy on Tap in Salt Lake City.
Astronomy on Tap bring astronomers and scientists to local breweries and bars to give free, accessible, and engaging talks on all things astronomical to the public.
In Print
Mysteries of the universe? Utah researchers join project to unlock enigma of 'dark energy'
Featured in UC San Diego Today: Galaxy Gardener
DESI Collaboration blog post: Contreras Fire Threatens DESI and Kitt Peak National Observatory
Public Talks
Guest speaker at the Salt Lake City Astronomical Society general meeting (July 2021)
Astronomy on Tap in San Diego (2018) and Salt Lake City (2022)