SciComm Experience

Throughout my undergrad degree (Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo BC) I volunteered with the Awareness of Climate Change through Education and Research (ACER), a student-led organization that aimed to increase the public’s understanding of the science of climate change using scientific demonstrations. With ACER I presented to classrooms, at public engagement events, and for local environmental organizations. My passion and dedication to ACER was recognized when I was hired to lead the group as the Coordinator, which included training volunteer presenters, coordinating public presentation events, and organizing the annual ACER conference. Through my work with the Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region Research Institute (Nanaimo, BC) I often presented at public engagement events about our work and to local environmental organizations about the Coastal Forest Plant Phenology Project to garner interest in volunteering with us. I’ve also travelled to Churchill MB twice to volunteer with Polar Bears International. When there, I work in the PBI House, leading tours and teaching visiting tourists about polar bears, climate change, and my research. Currently, I work for the Osoyoos Desert Centre as an Interpretive Tour Guide. At our site, which includes 67 acres of protected and endangered Antelope-brush habitat, I teach visitors about the local ecology, human influence on the environment, and the importance of conservation.