OUTREACH & TEACHING

Scientific outreach and communication
 

Jun. 2018-current

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Jan. 2014-
Dec. 2015

Sept. 2014-
May 2015

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Apr. 15, 2008

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Aug. 2007-
May 2008

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Teaching and mentoring

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Member, Natural Resources Diversity Initiative
University of Florida

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Member, Biology Outreach Club
University of Wisconsin - Madison

Co-Chair, Outreach Committee

Zoology Graduate Student Organization
University of Wisconsin - Madison

- Applied for and was awarded $200 to improve our educational outreach booth

- Developed materials and activities about animal foraging behavior and related topics
- Organized and participated in outreach events at Wisconsin Science Festival, UW-Madison Darwin Days, UW-Madison Science Expeditions

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Invited speaker, “Fire & fluorescent dye: how habitat management techniques affect amphibian movement behavior”

Encore Program for Lifelong Enrichment - Raleigh, NC

60-minute talk.

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Co-Founder, Secretary, Webmaster, Newsletter Editor of The Leaflet
Wolfpack Environmental Student Association – North Carolina State University – Raleigh, NC

Jan.-May 2018

Aug.-Dec. 2015

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Jul. 2015

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Apr. 16, 2015



 

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Sept.-Dec. 2014




Jan.-Apr. 2011

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Jan.-May 2010

Cat (left) demonstrating snake jaws and fellow Zoology graduate students volunteering at UW-Madison Science Expeditions.

Cat (left) and undergraduate Claire Olsen (right) at the BIO 152 Independent Projects symposium.

Undergraduate Mike Kozuch (center) presents his BIO 152 Independent Project poster to onlookers.

Teaching Assistant: Wildlife Techniques (WIS 4945)

University of Florida - Gainesville, FL

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Teaching Assistant: Introductory Biology (BIO 152)
University of Wisconsin-Madison - Madison, WI

Co-Leader: Science Club
Adult Role Models in Science program – Madison, WI
- Co-developed curriculum and activities around the theme “Science in the Outdoors”

- Led 14 children (3rd-5th grade) for 1-hour weekly lessons 

Guest Instructor, UW-Preschool Laboratory

University of Wisconsin-Madison - Madison, WI

- As a Science Communication for Ecologists graduate seminar student, co-developed and co-led a hands-on lesson about animal development

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Mentor, Two BIO 152 Independent Project undergraduate students
University of Wisconsin-Madison - Madison, WI
- Oversaw the development of a research project proposal, written report, oral PowerPoint presentation, and public poster presentation

Instructor
Mad Science of the Bay Area - Newark, CA
- Led students ages 3-12 in after-school programs using an inquiry-based discovery method

- Conducted demonstrations, hands-on activities illustrating how science affects the world around us

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Teaching Assistant: Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior
North Carolina State University - Raleigh, NC
- Graded problem sets, extra credit assignments, exams for 200+ student lecture class

- Attended lectures; assisted in development of problem sets and exam questions