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Rocking the past: Exploring fossils and Geology
Rocking the past: Exploring fossils and Geology
Sharing my research and general passion for paleontology with the broader community is one of the highlights of my career. Since moving to Missouri, I have made every effort to engage with audiences of all ages and backgrounds, from my initial start with Science on Wheels visiting rural communities to my work as a MU Engagement Scholar.
Getting to touch and examine real fossils is always fun! I have a number of kits and activities suitable for K-12 students that can make this happen, so feel free to reach out to me if you are in the Columbia area.
Outreach Activities
Mizzou
Coordinator, Research Academy run in collaboration with the Sternberg Museum of Natural History, KS. July, 2025
Show Me Mizzou news release, Tiny fossils, big discoveries: Researchers reveal new clues about early ocean life. July 2025
Speaker, EverTrue Lenoir Woods Retirement Village; Columbia, MO. June 2025
Big Muddy Speaker Series: Missouri River Relief. Echoes of the Past: Exploring Fossils along the Missouri River. Sept 2024
Speaker, Missouri Academy for Science, Columbia, MO. July 2024/25
Panelist, Extra Credit: Jurassic Park in collaboration with the Connector and Rag Tag Cinema; Columbia, MO. June 2024
Coordinator/Instructor for Mizzou Rocks Summer Camp: University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. July 2023-2024
Outreach & Coordinator – MU Geology Department, Annual Columbia Young Scientists Expo: University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. 2020-2025
Coordinator/Instructor – Mizzou Rocks Summer Camp: University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. July 2023
Outreach – Evening of the Arts: Paleoart; Grant Elementary Columbia, MO. April 2023
Outreach – Interview with Vox magazine. Feb 2023
Coordinator – Thomas Hart Benton Elementary School. Nov 2022
Guest speaker – Zoom with a Scientist; Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools. March 2022
Instructor – School's Out COMO Day Camp, Columbia, MO. Feb 2022
Outreach – Ashland Cub Scout Group. July 2021
Outreach – Boone County STEM Day Camp. July 2021
Outreach – 2nd Annual Columbia Young Scientists Expo: University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. Jan 2020
Outreach – Health and Engagement Fair, in conjunction with the MU Extension Summit and first annual UM System Engagement Week: University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, Oct 2019.
Outreach – IGNITES summer camp; University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, July 2019
Outreach – Science on Wheels (SoW); various counties across Missouri, Feb 2018 – 2019
Outreach – STEM Expo; Rock Bridge High School, Columbia, MO, Nov 2018
Outreach – Building soil profiles with clay; Locust Street Expressive Arts Elementary School, Columbia, MO, Oct 2018
Outreach – Dinosaurs to Cavemen; Rock Bridge High School, Columbia, MO, June 2018
Macquarie University
Outreach – Geology and Environment Outreach Event; South Callaway Elementary, MO, April 2018
Research Instructor – Reef Evolution and Dynamics [field course], Abbotsleigh School, Heron Island Research Station, Qld, AUS, Oct 2017
Volunteer – Australian Museum Science Festival (AMSF); Australian Museum, Sydney, AUS, Aug 2016
Outreach – Introduction to the Cambrian Explosion; Newington College, Sydney, AUS, May 2016
Outreach – Macquarie Science Experience 2015; National Indigenous Science Education Program (NISEP), Sydney, AUS, Jan 2015
Volunteer – Macquarie University Open Day (Palaeobiology Laboratory); Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, AUS, 2011 – 2016
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