My public education has instilled in me the value of education for the public good. As an educator, my primary goal is not merely to transfer knowledge, but to empower others to be actively engaged in their learning and connect educational content to their day-to-day experience.
I have served as an educator in a variety of settings, including during workshops developed during my graduate education, a mentor to my peers and junior graduate students in my program, and as a guest lecturer and teaching assistant for accredited courses.
Workshops organized and facilitated
- “Become a scientist for the weekend”, PIRE Academy
- “Introducción a la Dendrocronología en R” (Introduction to Dendrochology in R; Sp), PIRE Workshop
- “Paleoclimatology; Understanding our climate through natural records”, PIRE Workshop
- “Science and storytelling: The false dualism of the professional climate scientist and the individual living in a changing climate”, Graduate Climate Conference, Woods Hole, MA
Guest lectures taught
- “A Paleoclimate Perspective on Climate Variability / Science and Activism”, STSH/S 4961: Grassroots Science, Rensselear Polytechnic Institute.
- “Exploring South American Climate Variability through time; Topics in the Research Process”, Science Research: Sacred Heart Greenwhich.
Teaching and Lab Assistantship held
- ESPM/GEOG 1425: Introduction to Weather and Climate, University of Minnesota.