Grants, Honors and Awards
- Future Investigator in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST) grant ($90k for tuition, healthcare, travel and stipend for two years) • 2019-2021
- NC State Graduate Writing Certificate – 100+ hours of professional writing training • 2020
- North Carolina ArcGIS Users Group (NCAUG) Graduate Scholarship ($4k) • 2020
- Geological Society of America Graduate Student Research Grant ($935) • 2019
- Geological Society of America Southeastern Section Student Travel Grant • 2019
- TopHat Textbook Development DELTA grant ($2.5k)
- National Association for Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) Outstanding TA Award • 2018
- Invitation to Coupling of Tectonic and Surface Processes (CTSP) workshop • 2018
- Global Change Fellowship ($12k plus tuition and health insurance) • 2015-2016
- Recognition for Excellence in Mentorship, NC State Graduate Student Association • 2016
- Geological Society of America Southeastern Section Student Travel Grant • 2016
- STEM Education Initiative Grant ($3.7k) • 2015
- Geological Society of America Geoscience Education Division Travel Grant • 2015
- Herbert Sheldon Field Camp Scholarship • 2013
- State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) All-academic team • 2012, 2013
- Mattel Children’s Foundation Scholarship • 2010
- Judy Lorenzini Achievement Award • 2009
- Excellence in Science Achievement Award • 2009
Service
Academic Community
- NASA Review Panel, Executive Secretary • 2019
- Journal of Geoscience Education, Reviewer • 2017-present
- Geological Society of America
Co-Convener, Session T99: Augmented and virtual reality in geoscience education, Oct 22-25, Seattle, WA, 2017.
University Community
- University Graduate Student Association, North Carolina State University
Executive Secretary, Teaching Effectiveness Committee Liaison • 2016-2019 - Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Science Department, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Graduate Student Association
President • 2015-2016
Secretary • 2014-2015
Graduate Student Representative
MEAS Diversity Committee • 2020-present
Teaching Assistant Assignment Committee (TAAC) • 2019-present
Faculty Search Committee • 2019-2020
Faculty Search Committee • 2015-2016
- Geology Club, SUNY Geneseo, Geneseo, NY
President, Active member • 2009-2013
Workshops
- Career PACKways: Exploring your options (6-week interactive, virtual seminar series) • 2020
- ExxonMobil Bighorn Basin Field Course (invited) • 2020 Course cancelled due to COVID-19
- ExxonMobil three-day short course (hosted by University of Georgia) • 2019
- Inclusive and Effective College Science Classrooms workshop • 2019
- Earth Educators Rendezvous • 2015, 2016
- American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
- Communicating Science Workshop • 2015
- PROmoting Geoscience Research, Education and Success (PROGRESS) two-day workshop (panelist/mentor) • 2015
- NC State Global Change Symposium • 2015
- Structured Decision Making (SDM) five-day workshop • 2015
Professional Memberships
Association for Environmental and Engineering Geologists (AEG)
National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT)
Geological Society of America (GSA)
Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division
Geoscience Education Research Division
Planetary Geology Division
Association for Women Geoscientists (AWG)
Earth Science Women’s Network (ESWN)
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