I am passionate about developing materials with which learners at all ages can better understand Earth systems, evolution, and the process through which scientific discoveries are made.
R TEACHING MATERIALS
Feel free to peruse the following materials I developed or co-developed to teach introductory and advanced topics in R:
- Introduction to R, 3-day workshop I co-organized and co-taught for graduate students in the Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley (January 2017)
- Introduction to R, 5-day workshop I co-organized and co-taught for researchers at the Smithsonian NMNH (April 2018)
- Introduction to ggplot2, mini-workshop for the Smithsonian NMNH R Users Group
- Text Processing in R, mini-workshop for the Smithsonian NMNH R Users Group
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND PEDAGOGY
- Workshop Facilitation and Development (CADRE), NGSS Early Implementation Initiative, Oakland Unified School District and K-12 Alliance/WestEd (Summer 2016 & 2017)
- Curriculum Development, Origins: from the Big Bang to the Origin of Humans (IB/Astro c13, Summer 2013)
- Curriculum Development, Paleobiological Perspectives in Ecology and Evolution (IB 113L, Spring 2011)
WRITING
- Blogger, Smithsonian Voices, Smithsonian Magazine
- Here’s How Scientists Reconstruct Earth’s Past Climates (with Caitlin Keating-Bitonti)
- Content Developer, Understanding Global Change, University of California Museum of Paleontology
- Geoheritage Education Specialist, Denali National Park and Preserve, Geological Society of America and National Park Service
- The Denali National Park and Preserve Geology Road Guide, a product of my time at the park, can be accessed here (PDF).
- Blogger, University of California Museum of Paleontology
TEACHING
At the University of California, Berkeley:
- Oceans (IB/EPS c82, Fall 2016)
- Natural History Museums and Biodiversity (IB/ESPM c105, Fall 2014)
- Paleobiological Perspectives in Ecology and Evolution (IB 113L, Spring 2011, 2012, & 2013)
- General Biology (Bio 1B, Fall 2010)
PUBLIC OUTREACH
- Web Media Volunteer, Exploratorium
- Mentor, Be A Scientist middle school mentorship program, Community Resources for Science
- Volunteer Lecturer, Bay Area Scientists in Schools (BASIS), Community Resources for Science
- Docent, University of California Museum of Paleontology
- NightLife Presenter, California Academy of Sciences