Outreach
I value engaging and learning with communities. Outreach can serve as a platform to provide inclusive opportunities in science for individuals from a diversity of backgrounds; influence ecosystem management; and inspire awe for the ecosystems of which we are all a part. These interactions also influence and interact with my research and teaching efforts.
A subset of recent outreach activities:
NASA Eclipse Soundscapes Community Science Program - soundscape ecologist (2023-present)
Research & community outreach partnership focused on soundscapes & biodiversity in the proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary (2022-present)
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute Open House - soundscape exhibit (2023-present)
Salinas High School Marine Science Internship Program - co-director (2020-2022)
Stanford University Biology PhD Preview Program - co-organizer (2020-2021)
Various other community events (e.g., classroom visits; museum exhibits & educational programming; high school, community college, & university training & outreach)
See the Publications page for popular science communication of my research