A trip down my Ph.D. memory lane
This past week saw my husband and two close friends from grad school defend their Ph.D. dissertations—one of whom I taught during their undergrad! I’m so proud! Also, apparently, old. Makes me nostalgic for my own Ph.D. “glory days”, finished … Continued
A Storify summary of Science and the Sea
Teaching Science and the Sea this past summer at the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre was an incredible learning experience for me: my first field-course (and first time teaching solo!) and my first course for non-science majors. I used Storify to … Continued
Moving this circus to California
Been a hectic few months and a long absence here, but with good reason: I moved to Monterey, California! My science education and teaching interests have taken me to the California State University at Monterey Bay where I now wear … Continued
I love teaching, but it’s still a huge effort.
A quick post about the effort of teaching. Since July 21st I’ve taught two back-to-back university field courses at the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre, one a 6-week intro to science for non-science students—Science and the Sea—the other a 3.5-week seaweeds … Continued
Learning to celebrate the seaweeds in our own backyard!
Just spent three amazing days teaching a seaweeds field course for the Raincoast Education Society in Tofino, B.C. See below for slides and teaching resources. This hands-on course got local Tofino folk and visitors alike exploring, learning and appreciating the … Continued
Seaweeds of the Natural History Museum in London, England
A holiday in London to see Monty Python live—that’s right, Monty-frickin’-Python—is enough excitement to melt your eyeballs, but you really can’t visit London without visiting a museum or two. On this trip the highlight was an afternoon in the Natural … Continued
Why Bamfield, British Columbia is unique, awesome and you should go there. Part 3: Learning
Think back to your favorite science project in school, the one where you got to design your very own experiment. Now think about the first time you ever saw the ocean, how much fun it was to play in the … Continued
Why Bamfield, British Columbia is unique, awesome and you should go there. Part 2: Nature
Today is World Oceans Day—for a few more minutes anyway—what better time to share a little slice of the ocean I love, to celebrate the diversity of life teeming along the seashore in Bamfield, British Columbia, while also remembering that … Continued
Why Bamfield, British Columbia is unique, awesome and you should go there. Part 1: Adventures
Today is my first day not in Bamfield after four months in Bamfield. I’m very sad. Well, also bonkers, over-the-moon ecstatic and grateful that I got to spend four months in this teeny coastal community at the end of the … Continued
Learning to read marine weather forecasts
A weather report is, for me, like a sausage: I enjoy the end product but never really think about how it’s made. I think they both involve pork… But then I spent time with a self-described “weather geek”, someone who … Continued