OUTREACH & TEACHING
Scientific outreach and communication
Jun. 2018-current
Jan. 2014-
Dec. 2015
Sept. 2014-
May 2015
Apr. 15, 2008
Aug. 2007-
May 2008
Teaching and mentoring
We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once.
— Calvin Coolidge
Member, Natural Resources Diversity Initiative
University of Florida
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
Invited speaker, “Fire & fluorescent dye: how habitat management techniques affect amphibian movement behavior”
Encore Program for Lifelong Enrichment - Raleigh, NC
60-minute talk.
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
Jul. 2015
Apr. 16, 2015
Sept.-Dec. 2014
Jan.-Apr. 2011
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
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
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
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