Outreach
Expanding access to the wonder & beauty of our living world.
Our Duty to Community
As scientists, we have a responsibility to share our work beyond the lab.
Through public engagement & education, we foster meaningful connections with our communities and deepen collective understanding of why our research matters.
As a postdoc, I have contributed multiple microscopy images (top & middle pictures) on display in the Yale Peabody Museum's SPINELESS exhibit.
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SPINELESS tells the story of the invertebrates that have built-up and sustained modern Biology, as well as the scientific findings yielded by studying spineless animals.
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Bottom-right image: Meet the curators of SPINELESS - Karina Ascunce González (left) & Caecilia Thuermer (right).
Social Media Coordinator
for Cold Spring Harbor Lab's Drosophila Neurobiology Course
As both a graduate student & postdoc, I served as the social media coordinator for CSHL's prestigious Drosophila Neurobiology course.
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This role empowered me to shine a light on the impactful discoveries & innovations former students and instructors made, and why the general public should care.
Interstellate
As a graduate student, I was an early contributor to Interstellate - a collaborative neuroscience-meets-art pictorial magazine started by Caitlin Vander Weele when she was a graduate student.
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"Meet a Scientist"
virtual outreach events
As both a graduate student & postdoc, I’ve had the privilege of participating in numerous virtual outreach opportunities.​ For example, I've engaged in several "meet a scientist" Q&A events with undergraduates from Middlebury College & Florida Atlantic University, as well as with 7th grade science students in Northeast Pennsylvania.
These opportunities have allowed me connect with students worldwide and share my passion for science.
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Left image: The title slide from my guest presentation to 7th grade science students in Northeast Pennsylvania.
Magicicada Day
through the West Virginia University Arboretum & Department of Biology
As a graduate student, I was one of several scientists from across West Virginia University that came together to present & explain the fascinating Biology of 17-year cicadas to a general audience of all ages.
