Academic Professional Development
Science Communication
As a scientist, you need to be able to communicate your research clearly, and not solely to a hyper-specific audience. I have strived to improve in science communication by attending workshops such as Communicating Science Effectively & Responsibly workshop by the American Geophysical Union (AGU).
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Science Communication & Dynamic Outreach
GeoTourism Lead with Ouzel Outfitters
Geology interpreter with Ouzel Outfitters on a 50-mile whitewater rafting trip along the John Day River. 2023
OMSI Science Communication Fellowship Program
Selected Fellow of Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) Science Communication Program. OMSI Fellows practice and expand their communication skills while developing hands-on activities, products, and tools that improve sharing of scientific research topics with non-technical audiences. 2023
Featured on Oregon Field Guide, production of Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) Interviewed by OPB’s Field Guide, a “weekly TV news magazine exploring the ecological issues, natural wonders, and outdoor recreation of the Northwest” https://watch.opb.org/video/oregon-sunstones-2cx9ru/ (Season 33, Ep 9) 2022
Featured on American Gemstones Collaborative website of gemstone artists and miners dedicated to outreach and growing museum funding https://americangemstones.com/portfolio/oregon-sunstone-rough-sunstone-butte-mine/ 2022
Hazards and Science Communication in Crisis and Calm Short Course, Geological Society of America (GSA)
Participant in GSA short course about effective communication led by USGS and UNAVCO geoscientists. Topics included working with the media, social media, visual communication, and best practices for sharing uncertainty, hazard, and risk. 2021
Sharing Science Workshop, American Geophysical Union (AGU) AGU workshop on effective and responsible methods for communicating science, increasing the understanding and value of Earth science by communicating with the public, media, K-12 audiences, and policymakers. 2020
Nick Zentner Geology Podcast Guest on The Nick Zentner Geology Podcast by Nick Zentner of Central Washington University. The podcast is designed to explain various and complex geological topics to a general audience. 2020
http://www.nickzentner.com/the-nick-zentner-geology-podcast/2020/1/10/emily-cahoon
3-Minute Thesis - Western Association of Graduate Schools (Nominee) Science communication competition between graduate students in the western United States. 2019
3-Minute Thesis Presenter (1st Place)
The 3-Minute Thesis is a research communication competition designed to help graduate students develop presentation skills by consolidating their research and presenting it to a non-specialist audience. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zp06Sp8h2Tg) 2018
AGU Instagram Account Manager
“Took over” AGU’s Instagram account to document via videos and photos a Petrology Field Trip to central Oregon through PSU and my field research in eastern Oregon with undergraduate field assistants. 2017
CICT Sponsored Workshops:
Preparing Future Faculty (February, 2018)
Building Community in the 21st Century (January, 2019)
Transitions and Transformations in Higher Education (October, 2019)
Professional Memberships:
•Earth Science Women’s Network (2020- Present)
•International Association for Geoscience Diversity (2020- Present)
•Women In Environment (2019- Present)
•American Association for the Advancement of Science (2017- Present)
•American Geophysical Union (2016- Present)
•International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior (2015- Present)
•Association for Women Geoscientists (2015- Present)
•American Association of Petroleum Geologists (2010- Present)
•Geological Society of America Member (2010- Present)
•Boston Mineral Club (2007- Present)