Lucy M Chang

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
  • Tracking down ammonites in the Denver, Colorado, area
  • The Amber Files: Words from the University Explorer
  • The Amber Files

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