[…]Story Teaching Discipline Biology and Earth Science Why Science Science is a lens through which we observe and come to understand of the beautiful and wonderful world around us. I believe that all students deserve the opportunity to experience and understand their worlds. Professional Experience With a goal of teaching at the collegiate level in mind, Kristin started working as a Research Technician at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center to gain more experience before enrolling in graduate studies. She worked in the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division of the center, conducting research on the immunological response to HSV-2 infection […]
[…]science. In this role, they created a qPCR primer that could detect E. coli. Gray also worked as a community volunteer tutor for Schools of Hope—a unique collaboration of the Madison Metropolitan School District, United Way of Dane County, and local area non-profit agencies designed to increase the academic performance of students of color and those from low-income families. During the 2014–2015 academic year, they began teaching full time. Hobbies Gray enjoys reading, watching television, traveling, whitewater kayaking and hip hop dancing. Academic Background University of Wisconsin-Madison (Certification in Secondary Science) St. Norbert College (Bachelor of Science in […]
[…]voice in society.” Carly’s Story Teaching Discipline Biology, Zoology, and Botany Why Science “After completing my master’s program in a land conservation and management field, the importance of familiarizing students with the natural world around them became overwhelmingly clear.” Volunteer Experience Among other volunteer experiences, Carly volunteered through AmeriCorps as a citizen science coordinator that brought native plant and ecosystem restoration curriculum to multiple classrooms in Oregon. She also volunteered through the Peace Corps, where she taught high school biology, physics, chemistry, agriculture and life skills in Kenya for two years. Professional Experience Before teaching, Carly worked in multiple university […]
[…]and managed Stanford’s 24/7 peer counseling center. Jolie took time off from her studies at Stanford to manage operations for two organizations in refugee camps in Northeastern Zambia. She worked with refugees to develop life enrichment programs, such as building a solar-powered computer lab and developing businesses run by people with HIV. During summers in Alaska, she helped coach her high school’s running team, researched how to raise king crabs in a hatchery to repopulate wild populations, and worked as a back-country trail ranger. After graduating, Jolie worked in Burundi as an agronomist and a food security program manager with […]
