Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Indian River State College
National Geographic Fellow & Explorer | Citizen Scientist | Education Consultant
National Geographic Fellow & Explorer | Citizen Scientist | Education Consultant
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Welcome and thank you for stopping by! Feel free to poke around and learn a little bit about me. I recently made the leap from secondary science to college science, returning to my roots in Anatomy & Physiology. As part of a National Science Foundation grant, Exploring Change in Two-Year Colleges, I'll be part of a team at IRSC to explore and design approaches to enhance undergraduate STEM education. My area of focus will be introductory anatomy & physiology courses and how we can provide effective and accessible learning for students. Check out my A&P tab for teaching and learning materials. My larger research interest focuses on citizen science and how educators can leverage citizen science for powerful learning in (and out!) of the classroom. This was my project as a National |
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Geographic Fellow and recently I served as host for a National Geographic short course on Camera Trap Science - you can take that course free by clicking right here. These short courses start with an introduction to citizen science and then allow you to explore camera trap science with InstantWild, biodiversity with iNaturalist, or litter with DebrisTracker, led by real teacher experts.
You can also learn more about citizen science and check out some videos I made for SciStarter.org during the pandemic (these introduce some of my favorite citizen science projects and how you can bring them right into the classroom to engage students in powerful learning) by clicking on the CitSci tab. I get great feedback from students on the use of Citizen Science projects in my courses. Most recently, I was working with the Path of Panther team and Mountain to Sea Education to design an Education Guide to accompany the inspiring documentary, Path of the Panther - it's a much watch film and you can embed it right into your class. PotP tells the story of the first female panther to cross the Caloosahatchee River and why that is so important for the survival of the Florida panther. Perfect for Ecology Units in Biology, Environmental Science courses, or even a Geography course. |
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Watch my TedX on Citizen Science:
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Or watch my talk on Yellowstone Wolves:
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Are you looking for a literacy strategy to develop reading skills through science? Check out my research-based and easy to implement Read, Retrieve, Connect & Use strategy built on research-based literacy skills and neuroscience. Designed for use in the 6-12 classroom - you can even design your own. Presented at numerous regional and national education conferences.