My initial interest in science was greatly influenced by the witnessing biological research in popular culture and media outlets. Therefore, I am ever so happy to communicate with the public about my work, as well as about anatomy and paleontology in general. The following are some public outreach events and projects I have been involved with.
2021: Majors’ Fair, Southern Connecticut State University
2019-2020: Expand Your Horizon: Weird Science: Anatomy demonstration for middle school students
Major’s Fair, Missouri State University
Extreme Earth Expo: an all-age public outreach event, St. Louis Science Center.
Career Day at Pleasant View Elementary School: Paleontologist.
2018: Godzilla! Science behind the Rampage: Guest speaker for Science on the Silver Screen series event. The Bruce Museum, Greenwich, CT.
2017: Dinosaur State Park Day: a grade K-12 level public outreach presentation on dinosaur paleontology. Dinosaur State Park, Rocky Hill, CT.
2015: Extinctions and Survivors: macroevolution and the great transitions of life: a guest lecture in AP Environmental Science, Los Alamitos High School. Los Alamitos, CA.
2013 – 2015: Dinosaurs and Cavemen: a public outreach presentation on vertebrate paleontology. Rockbridge High School. Columbia, MO.
2011 – 2014: Summers@Mizzou Scrub-In to Healthcare program, University of Missouri.
2010 – 2014: MU Adventures in Education: a grade K-12 level presentation on vertebrate functional anatomy and paleontology.
2014: School of Medicine Young Medics Camp, a K-10 level presentation on human anatomy. University of Missouri.
2013: Collaboration with Jon Zahourek (Anatomy in Clay® Learning System) to produce detailed anatomical models of Alligator mississippiensis.
2011: 6th grade biology student letter correspondent “How to be a Paleontologist”. Columbia, MO.
2010: 9th grade biology student letter correspondent at San Clemente High School. San Clemente, CA.
2010: Inside Alligator: Vertebrate Anatomy, Function and Paleontology. University of Missouri, MO.