Outreach and Mentorship

STEM Education Volunteer, Neill Public Library, Pullman, WA, 2021-present

Organized and lead STEM-focused activities for K-12 students, including making bird feeders, solving a forensics mystery, and testing the anti-microbial properties of spices.

Research Mentor to Undergraduates, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 2019-present

Guided three undergraduates through capped small RNA-sequencing data analysis using a high-performance computing cluster.

Graduate Student Committee Member, School of Biological Sciences Hiring Committee, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 2021

Vetted candidates and conducted interviews to hire a tenure-track Plant Physiologist faculty member. Collected and implemented feedback from graduate students regarding candidate choice to the larger committee.

Co-founder, Evolutionary Education in the Inland Northwest (EvoEd-IN), Pullman, WA, 2018-2019

Taught evolutionary biology in rural and underserved high schools in WA. Traveled to classrooms to discuss graduate careers in STEM.

Volunteer, Fuel Your Future, Seattle, WA, 2017

Provided nutritional education to elementary school youth.

Corps Member, AmeriCorps, Puget Soundkeeper Alliance, Seattle, WA, 2016-2017

Recruited for, trained, and assisted volunteers on stewardship programs, including marine debris cleanups, salmon pre-spawn mortality surveys, and on-the-water pollution patrols via kayak and boat.

Volunteer Coordinator, AmeriCorps, American Conservation Experience, Flagstaff, AZ, 2015

Performed habitat restoration, invasive species removal, trail maintenance, and botanical surveys in several national parks.