Outreach
Dr. M.L. Armstrong
University of California, Davis
Limpet Extractions & Data Collection Classroom Volunteer (2024) – Bilinski Outreach Project led by Shreya Banerjee: “invisible ecologies: a class research project”
UC Davis Annual Picnic Day Volunteer (2022, 2023)-Live event for people of all ages to explore the “Tree of Life” , including talking with me about Echinoderms!
California State University Student Research Competition Juror (2022)- Website
STEM Squad Classroom Volunteer (2019-2022)- Website
STEM Squad Bodega Bay Virtual Field Trip Volunteer (2021)- Virtual adventure in Bodega Bay with middle school and elementary students from Winters Middle School and Holy Rosary Catholic School
UC Davis Annual Picnic Day Virtual Speaker (2021)-Asynchronous event for people of all ages to explore the “Tree of Life” created by students in the Population Biology Graduate Group.
Center for Population Biology Workshop Organizer (2020)- Workshop on environmental adaptation with a workshop activity on teaching sex and gender in Biology from Project Biodiversify
Internship with Skype a Scientist (2020)- Website
Letters to a Pre-Scientist Penpal (2019-2020)-Websit
Showing off our Bodega creature drawings after a fun day exploring the (virtual) intertidal led by Isabelle Neylan!
Explore the Tree of Life: Echinoderms
UCD Picnic Day 2021: Learn about echinoderms and their development with me and Elena Suglia!
Skype a Scientist
Livestream event with Skype a Scientist talking about Pollinators with Peter Soroye!
Washington State University
Science Musuem Educator at the Palouse Discovery Science Center (2018-2019)- Website
School of Biological Sciences Speaker for Gold and Diamond Alumni Events (2017- 2018)
Destination School of Biological Sciences Panel Speaker for Incoming Students (2016-2019)
Biology Club (Member in 2015, VP in 2016 and President 2018-2019).
Interview A-Scientist Outreach Program (2019)
Kid’s Science and Engineering Day Volunteer (2018)
Palouse STEAM events at local elementary and middle schools (2017-2019)
Franklin Elementary Science Fair Judge (2018-2019)
Biology Graduate Student Association Family Fun Day Volunteer (2018-2019, biannual event)
Fall BGSA outreach: Strawberry DNA!
“Guess the Habitat” local adaptation game!
Spring BGSA outreach: ID those amphibians
Standing up for STEM
Palouse Planting Event
Kids Science & Engineering Day!