Environmental Education

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Fraga quoted in Guardian on ramifications of superbloom recreation

Naomi Fraga was featured in the Guardian story: California town hopes to put tourists off the scent as another super bloom looms.
March 21, 2023
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Johnson and Ardoin co-author literature review evaluating the AZA Framework for zoo and aquarium social science research

Their book chapter is a review of what progress has been made in this field since the AZA published social science research recommendations in 2010.
February 23, 2023
Leadership Grant Grant

Rebuilding Environmental Education Programs on St. Croix: Year Two

This project aims to reestablish the St. Croix Environmental Association (SEA) as a reliable source for engaging, culturally relevant, and equitable environmental education through a sustainable system of activities, while elevating the...
January 10, 2023
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Brian Johnson co-authors model for evaluation literacy in informal science educators

This new model represents an evaluation capacity building process to fully develop educators’ evaluation literacy, acknowledging the cyclical nature of learning, applying, and refining ones’ understanding and skills. The model serves as a tool for facilitators of ECB to apply in informal science contexts.
September 28, 2022
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Karly Hampshire

2022 Fellow
Karly works at the intersection of medical education, climate change, and health. Her passion for climate advocacy was seeded by her undergraduate work with refugee and immigrant populations and recognition of climate change as a driving force for conflict and displacement.
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Gabriela Rodriguez

2022 Fellow
Inspired by her upbringing as a Latina and by the natural environments of Miami, FL, Gabriela works to center social equity in the clean energy transition by advancing equitable community engagement in decision-making around climate change to ultimately drive community power and support a Just Transition.
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Amaya Simpson

2022 Fellow
Amaya is an educator and researcher pursuing accessibility of environmental stewardship within the BIPOC community by increasing diverse representation in the classroom and investigating how education and sustainability policy influence environmental justice.
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Nicholas Dorian

2022 Fellow
Nick is an ecologist, educator, and naturalist studying how native bees cope with the impacts of climate change in order to develop strategies for bee conservation. His public education efforts reconnect people with urban nature and teach them to support pollinators in their own yards.
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Dr. Kimberley Miner: #IfThenSheCan Women in STEM Ambassador

In early March, a life-sized statue of Switzer Fellow Dr. Kimberley Miner was stationed at the Smithsonian along with more than 120 IF/THEN® Women in STEM Ambassadors. In honor of Women’s History Month, we spoke with Kimberley about her experience inspiring future leaders in STEM and what she’s been working on lately as a climate scientist at NASA.
March 16, 2022
Leadership Grant Grant

Rebuilding Environmental Education Programs on St. Croix

Through the foundation of a strong and equitable environmental education program, St. Croix Environmental Association (SEA) will connect and build programs with local schools in a meaningful and sustainable way. Utilizing Switzer Fellow...
January 3, 2022