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Outreach2020-2024 Skype a Scientist, Online: Presentation and question answer session with elementary school children around the world about animal communication and my experience as a scientist. 2024 Youth Innovation Showcase, Online, Canada: Judge presentations and provide scores and feedback for middle to high school students' STEM innovation projects Vancouver Island Regional Science Fair, Victoria, Canada: Organizer: help organize the Vancouver Island Regional Science Fair for elementary through high school from Vancouver Island Association for Future Women Scientists and Engineers (FuWSE), Victoria, Canada: School Visit with presentation and question answer with elementary school students to encourage interest in STEM topics 2023 Seine for Science, Friday Harbor, United States: Did seining (catching fish) with the community for a project and answered questions about the marine animals, science, and my project. Vancouver Island Regional Science Fair, Victoria, Canada: Judge 3 rounds of science fair projects from Vancouver Island from elementary through high school UK Acoustics Network, Online: Online webinar for the titled “Noisy neighbours human noise and acoustic animal communication” to wide academic and professional audience who all work in or study different aspects of acoustics from physics to animal behaviour, and industry to academia. 2022 Science Dialogue Program, Japan: Presentation and question answer with high school in Japan to encourage interest in STEM topics. 2020 MaxCine, Radolfzell, Germany: 30 minute online talk about my research followed by questions and demonstration of how I make animal illustrations for publications MaxCine, Radolfzell, Germany: “Noisy Neighbour: Human Noise and Animal Communication”: 30 minute talk about my past and current research followed by questions for the ‘Science Goes Public’ web video series produced by MaxCine 2019 MaxCine, Radolfzell, Germany: Lecture for teachers about my area of study to help teachers include current research into their curriculum Open Day, MaxCine, Radolfzell, Germany: Guide tours of our research facilities and explain my research to the public. 2017 Royal Society Science Exhibition, London, UK: Exhibit for research on tool use in New Caledonian Crows focused on all ages and backgrounds. The Fife Show, Fife, UK: Stall with 3 educational activities to encourage individuals of all ages to: understand how I study sound, how animals communicate, and how anthropogenic noise disrupts vocal communication. The Island School, 50 minute talk to elementary school children aged 5-14 about science, vocal communication in animals, and how I became a scientist. Bainbridge Island, WA, USA 2016 XX-factor as part of Explorathon, Fife, UK: Two 3 minute talks with students and the public about my path to becoming a scientist, what I do as a scientist, and what I study, and ten 15 minute talks to individual classes explaining what I do as a scientist with a focus on answering student’s questions about scientific careers. Scottish Ornithology Club, Angus Branch, Dundee, UK: 30 minute public talk about vocal communication in birds and my research specifically to local bird club. 2014 Halloween Bright Club performance: “The headless bird girl”: Public stand-up comedy presentation about my PhD research on tits and making my robotic raptors. 2013 – present Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Ambassador: volunteer as a resource and mentor for pre-university students to increase interest and teach alternative STEM classes. 2013-2015 Scottish Ornithology Club, Fife Branch, St Andrews, UK: Annual 30 minute public talk about vocal communication in birds in general and my research in particular to a local bird group. 2012 SpectrUM Instructor/Presenter, University of Montana, Missoula, USA: Volunteer to engage with children of all ages explaining permanent science instillations as well as presenting my own activity based around vocal communication in animals. Natural History Center, Montana, USA: Lead a sound recording & animal communication workshop for a Master Naturalist course, including teaching adults about recording equipment, recording techniques, and sound visualization and analysis software. 2010 Flagship Youth Mentor: Volunteer as a positive role model for an after-school program for at-risk students K-12. |
