Below is an inverse timeline of different outreach projects:
2017
May 23, In-class hands-on activity with ~120 6th graders at Centennial Middle School, Raleigh, NC
May 17, Co-Led workshop at Citizen Science Association meeting entitled “Citizen Science in the College Classroom” to 20 international educators
April 27, NC State University’s State of the Sciences Alumni Event, Led Citizen science interactive with six undergraduate doing Shark Tooth Forensics
2016
October 7, Co-Led professional development training in utilizing citizen science in the classroom
June 23-24, Co-Led 2-day teacher professional development training on citizen science projects in the K-12 classroom to 40 teachers
April 14, Co-Led professional development training for 15 teachers utilizing citizen science in the classroom
2015
Ongoing outreach visits to 4th, 6th-8th grade classrooms to conduct paleontology-based citizen science projects
November 13, Trained ~100 teachers on citizen science and STEM activities at NC Science Teacher Association conference
June 29-July 17, Led three-week intensive teacher training in paleontology-based citizen science projects, including research experience and lesson building
June 24-26, Co-Led 3-day teacher professional development training on paleontology-based citizen science projects in the classroom
April 24, Co-Organized and Led TRP STEM Expo Citizen Science Experience for 600 NC middle and high school students
February 3, Co-Led teacher-training workshop for 30 Durham County 8th grade science teachers on paleontology-based citizen science and evolution
2014
Eight outreach visits to 6-8th grade classrooms to discuss paleontology and citizen science project using shark teeth from PCS Phosphate mine
June 30-July 18, Led three-week intensive teacher training in paleontology-based citizen science projects, including research experience and lesson building
2013
Recurring public lectures in the NC Museum of Natural Sciences on duck-billed dinosaurs and research in the Okavango Delta
2011
Featured societies in Utah Museum of Natural History fossil exhibit video
Geology curriculum advisor, Ravenswood Elementary School, Chicago, IL
2010
Fossils of Chicago, In-class hands-on activity, Ravenswood Elementary School, Chicago, IL
Investigating Sue: A four-prong approach to paleontology (Jefferson High School students), Field Museum, Chicago, IL
What’s hiding behind Sue? Microfossils from the Sue site, Field Museum of Natural History, “Sue the T. rex Birthday Celebration”
Sue what? The other fossils found with our T-rex, Field Museum Member’s night
2009
Dinosaur paleontology expert, Lake Forest Cub Scout educational meeting (1st-5th grade)
2008
Scientist in the Classroom paleontology exercise and lecture, Jackson Elementary School (5th grade), SLC, UT
2007
Assisted in preparation of Utah Geological Survey dinosaur teaching kits
Scientist in the Classroom paleontology exercise and lecture, Valley Elementary School (2nd grade), Kanab, UT
Utah Museum of Natural History Traveling Treasures participant, Kanab, UT
Public lecture, Revealing a lost world: the important fossils in your backyard, Kanab, UT
League of Utah Cities and Towns Conference Outreach Leader
Leader of Paleontology Outreach training, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, NSF GK-12 University of Utah Fellows and Salt Lake Community College faculty participants
2006
Field guide, Bureau of Land Management public paleontological field trip
