Training & outreach

SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS & SCIENCE FAIRS

Category judge (virtual), Fairfax County Regional Science and Engineering Fair (2020)
Judge, NSF Research Experience and Mentoring (REM) Program Grantees Meeting (within the Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference in STEM program), Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park, Washington, DC (2020) [increase participation of underrepresented minorities, women, and individuals with disabilities in STEM]
Poster judge, ASCB annual meeting (session organized by jointly by the ASCB Minorities Affairs Committee and the ASCB Education Committee), Washington, DC (2019)
Poster judge, AAAS annual meeting, Boston, MA (2017)
Judge, DuPont Manual Regional Science and Engineering Fair, Jefferson Community and Technical College (JCTC) (2017)
Head Judge, Kentucky Junior Academy of Science Annual Meeting, Physical and Mathematical Sciences Division, Kentucky State University (2016)
Judge, Research!Louisville, Graduate Student Research Showcase (2015)
Head Judge, Louisville Regional Science & Engineering Fair (LRSEF), Cellular and Molecular Biology – Jr. Division (2015)
Judge, DeKalb Regional Science & Engineering Fair (Jr./Sr. Division), Dekalb County Schools (2013)
Poster judge, Summer Undergraduate Research Program at Emory (SURE) (2013)
Poster judge, Fall Undergraduate Research Symposium sponsored by Scholarly Inquiry and Research at Emory (SIRE) (2012)

TEACHING

Co-organizer and co-coordinator, Science Policy and Advocacy Certificate Program for STEM Scientists through UC Irvine GPS-Biomed (Program Public Policy Prep (P3) Program) (with Harinder Singh, UC Irvine) (2020)
Beta Tester, Let’s Experiment: A Guide for Scientists Working at the Bench, iBiology online course (2018)
Pilot Participant, Best Practices for Biomedical Research Data Management, HMS MOOC (2017) (related post)
Assistant Instructor, Art of Science Communication, ASBMB online course (2017)
Lecturer, Molecular Neuroscience (ASNB 614), University of Louisville graduate course (2016)
Co-founder, Career Research Advancement Focused Training (CRAFT) seminar series, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY (2014-2017)
Participant, Hypothesis Design and Scientific Writing (IBS 522R) Student Study Section, Emory University graduate course (2009, 2011)
Teaching Assistant, Introductory Biochemistry II (BIOL 302) undergraduate course, Emory University (2008)

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

Mentor (virtual), The Social Scientist (2020-present)
Co-organizer, Mentoring During Career Transitions event (with AAAS STPF Mentoring Affinity Group) (2020) (AWIS Bethesda Chapter)
Volunteer, SisterMentors Mentoring Workshop, Alexandria, VA (2019)
Participant, Two Scientists Walk Into a Bar, Washington, DC (2019)
Speed mentoring panelist, AWIS STEM Career Conference, AWIS San Diego Chapter, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA (2018)
Volunteer, Girls Science Interactive Summer Camp, Louisville Bon Air Free Public Library, Louisville, KY (2017)
Participant, Kentucky Girls STEM Collaborative Conference, Kentucky Science Center (2017)
Participant, Speed mentoring, Louisville Youth Science Summit (YSS) (2016)
Contributor, Excellence in Science Education & Outreach Award establishment, Kentucky Academy of Science (2016) [Determined award name, nature, nomination process and criterion]
Participant, NCI R25 Cancer Education Program Speed Networking, University of Louisville (2014)

TALKS

The Science of Science (Realities of a Science Career) – KY STEMinar, Louisville, KY, September 2017 (Kentucky Science Center program)
From Doing Science to Studying It – Louisville Youth Science Summit (YSS), Middle School Girls in STEM Track, Louisville, KY, June 2017 (Kentucky Science Center program)
Overcoming Obstacles for Women in STEM – Women in Science & Engineering (WISE) club, DuPont Manual High School, Louisville, KY, January 2017

OTHER ACTIVITIES