Community Crochet: Bringing the Coast to Colorado brought together marine scientists and community members to co-create an interactive, yarn diorama that depicts the complex connections in coastal ecosystems and Colorado. By weaving together our yarn, our stories, and our experiences to create a visual of a complex system, we also developed our own interconnected community. Community Crochet: Bringing the Coast to Colorado serves as a reminder of how each of us are connected to each other and the natural world, and that our actions can have ripple effects.
This program was funded by through the University of Colorado Office of Outreach and Engagement's Art + Science + Action program and is a partnership between CU's Department of Ecology and Evol. Biology, the City of Lafayette Arts & Cultural Resources, the Lafayette and Louisville Public Libraries, and the NOAA RESTORE Food Web Project. |
Aggregated food web data for Louisiana estuarine systems from NOAA RESTORE Food Web Project.
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In my first year of graduate school, I participated as a CREATE Scholar in a program focused on developing skills in community engaged research at the intersection of the environment and equity. I was part of a small team that worked with Na’Taki Osborne Jelks and Erica Holloman at the West Atlanta Watershed Alliance to create a research product that sought to make information about green gentrification actionable and accessible to Atlanta residents.
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Throughout my time at the University of Colorado, I was the marine ecology curriculum developer and instructor for CU Science Discovery. I worked with Science Discovery to develop multiple, hour-long classroom and week-long summer camp activities. I led these programs with students as young as kindergarten, at libraries with participants of a wide age range, and in high school summer camps for pre-collegiate students.
Prior to starting graduate school, I worked as the Education and Outreach Assistant for Monarch Joint Venture. In this role, I supported teacher professional development, community science trainings, and presented at various outreach events. I managed the social media for Monarch Joint Venture and the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project and wrote newsletters for partners and the public.
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While studying abroad in Costa Rica in 2016, I worked with a local biologist to develop a series of bilingual videos for three age groups that range 3-7 minutes in length. These videos covered Quetzal parental care, bird communication, and conservation of Monteverde's cloud forest. All videos are freely available in English and Spanish here.
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