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Me with Fiona, the Cincinnati Zoo's star hippo
Jordan Morrison
Jordan Morrison
I grew up in Loveland, Ohio, a small town centered around the Little Miami River, where I spent my free time catching salamanders and searching for fossils. We lived 20 minutes from the Cincinnati Zoo, where my family had a membership and visited quite often. These early experiences with nature and animals built my passion for the outdoors, science, and conservation.
My mom was the school nurse, and I would ride with her to middle school every day. From spending early mornings in the main office, I grew amazement and respect for behind-the-scenes work that often goes unnoticed in schools. This inspired me to pursue a career in the field of education.
Blending my passions for natural science and education, I majored in biology with a minor in education at High Point University. In my time at HPU, I was an honors student, division-1 track athlete, marching band flutist, DAAD RISE research grant recipient, Cooney Center fellow, and chief junior marshal. I thrived in academic settings and my classroom placements, setting me up for conservation education internships with the Greensboro Science Center and Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World. I now acknowledge that many informal education lessons that I have taught are paid for by families and are therefore not accessible to many kids. My dream is to restructure natural science standards and competencies in the US to fit alongside the UN education for sustainable development goals in order to connect kids to the natural world, no matter their background.
I will be graduating in the spring of 2023 with my bachelor's degree in biology and education studies, ready to inspire changes in others' knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding wildlife and wild places.
Working in the Simon Ecophysiology lab at Universität Konstanz
Catching up with an old friend
Presenting my research poster at the High-PURCS conference
Teaching about gorillas and ethograms at Animal Kingdom
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