BEHAVIORAL LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY
& CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
SCIENCE EDUCATION, COMMUNICATION, & OUTREACH
Jun. 2018-current
Jan. 2014-
Dec. 2015
Sept. 2014-
May 2015
Apr. 15, 2008
Aug. 2007-
May 2008
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
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
We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once.
— Calvin Coolidge
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.