Teaching and Outreach

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Outreach

I enjoy giving public talks to communicate my science and passion for the natural world (mainly plants). I have participated in several NerdNite events (think TED talks but with more alcohol) in Denver, CO to communicate fire suppression policies in the western US, spruce beetle and fire interactions in high elevation forests, and even my favorite trees and why I think the are neat. My philosophy is that science needs to be communicated to the public in a variety of forums to have the most impact. I will be giving more talks to the public at these events, or similar, in the future. I have also presented my research for the California Native Plant Society and have helped to organize campus events for Earth Day.