Being a scientist is more than conducting research and publishing articles in scientific journals for other scientists to read. It is our job to communicate our findings to the broader public and empower every person with information.
Daily Record Article on NSF-funded Research
Active Research on the Goat Rocks Volcanic Complex, WA
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Active Research at Mount Baker (Kulshan), WA
Kulshan Summer Institute for Undergraduates
As part of NSF-funded research on Mount Baker, we created a place-based summer institute for undergraduate students in STEM. Participants include those from Northwest Indian College, Whatcom Community College, Western Washington University, and soon to be Heritage University. This week long institute includes two days exploring the volcano and four days in the classroom and laboratory using techniques that volcanologist do. The main objective of this program is to explore different ways of knowing that Mount Baker (Kulshan) is a volcano, exploring oral traditions as well as common scientific methods. This program ran in summer 2023, 2024, and soon to be 2025.
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Central Washington Univesity Geology Department
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Educational Resources
![]() Discovery Education
Online Global Curriculum Career Paths, 4th Grade |
National Geographic Documentary Series: X-Ray Earth
Season 1, Episode 3, "Volcano Apocalypse", 2020. Now available on Disney+ |
An educational video titled "The Science of Magma" to learn about how magma is generated in Earth.
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Program called Generación STEM on Vme Televisión profiling different scientists. [My profile at 8:00 min]
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Article on making pizza over lava by Atlas Obscura
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Some examples of communicating my research about Yellowstone to all ages including "Sleeping Giant" working with Scholastic Science World magazine as well as educational children's books including "Who Thinks about Scale?" and "What Does a Scientist Look Like?" published by Amplify Science.
transverseRANGES magazine is a great resource to learn about the non-linear paths geologists often take! Read my personal journey here.