Experience

• Western Washington University

  STEM Inclusion & Outreach Specialist

  The goal of this brand new position is to cultivate and maintain partnerships with the student body, the faculty (in CSE & other colleges) and to utilize the networks inside and outside WWU to increase diversity in the STEM fields.
  • Assistance with NSF Broader Impacts & other outreach/inclusion STEM grant writing
  • Creation and co-facilitation of workshops & professional development related to inclusion and equity in STEM – Developed WWU wide & UCLA partnerships
  • Planning and support with inclusion events on WWU campus and in the Bellingham community
  

• Western Washington University

  Physics & Astronomy Senior Instructor

  Taught the following courses:
  First year physics: Calculus & Algebra series (Phys 16x & 14x)
  Astronomy for non-science majors (Astro 103)
  Phys101
  Classical Mechanics - Phys 363
  
  Developed:
  Science Communication - Phys497
  Communicating Science through Visual Media - Phys 297/Comm 297

• Bellevue College

  Physics and Mathematics Instructor

  Taught Phys 114, 115, 121 and Math 097, 098, 152 courses.

• Science and Math Institute (SAMI) @ Bellevue College

  SAMI Ambassador

  SAMI is a program in the Science Division of Bellevue College with the mission of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) success on campus and in the surrounding community. The ambassador position is a quarterly position that allows faculty to become involved with outreach opportunities at the college and in the surrounding community. These are a few events in which I have been involved: Seattle Science Festival 2012, Passport to Stem @ BC, SACNAS conference, the Venus Transit Viewing and associated Astronomy Lecture Series.

• WWU & KMRE Spark Radio

  Talk Show Host - Spark Science

  Spark Science is a KMRE radio talk show in partnership with WWU featuring interviews of scientists and professionals with knowledge of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) related fields. Our tag-line is “Sharing Stories of Human Curiosity” and our goal is to make science accessible to all.
  
  • Interviewed almost 100 scientists from the various fields of STEM, Sci-Fi authors (Andy Weir, Gene Luen Yang, Ken Liu), Congressman Rick Larsen, Astronaut Captain Wendy Lawrence & Comedian Ryan Stiles.
  • Currently, supervise five students who volunteer and/or receive WWU credit working on the show
  • Project manage students who audio edit, record, help script and schedule shows
  • Copy edit student’s science writing – blogs posted on the show website
  
  
  Podcast: SparkScience.podbean.com & iTunes
  Facebook: @sparksciencenow
  Twitter: @sparksciencenow
  Instagram: @sparkscience

• Washington State University

  Research Assistant

  PhD student in the Physics department working in the field of Astrophysics.