Public outreach in climate science
Scientific American
2020Multiple NPR Interviews During Climate Week
2019Southern California Green Teams
2019North American Carbon World
2019Do - Fest
2018Climate Justice Forum, Environmentalists of Color Collective
2018Summary newsletter of recent federal actions relating to climate and the environment
2017Climate Change Public Service Announcement, Jimmy Kimmel Live
2016Two million views live and 940,000+ views on YouTube. Responded to academics and media outlets on subject
Developed an annual Oceanography Student Film Festival as part of a course to non-geoscience students that I teach.
2011 - PresentStudents have to submit science communication projects. Winning videos are online and are circulated to K-12 science educators through my class youtube channel. One student video has over 21,000 hits!
Women in Philanthrophy at UCLA, Challenges in climate science and higher education in a changing landscape
2016Bruin Family Weekend- Hidden in Rock, Frozen in Time: Understanding Extreme Climate Change
2016UCLA Luskin Symposium: Earth Now, Earth 2050
2016Zocalo/UCLA event: Panelist discussing if fracking is good for California at event moderated by LA Times journalist
2015Speaker – Know Tomorrow UCLA student event on climate change
2015Interviewed by Xinhua News Agency on climate change
2012-2013Women in Philanthropy at UCLA: Panelist on Thriving in a Hotter Los Angeles
2014Answered questions pertaining to climate change and ocean acidification on >20 occasions as service, including for Union of Concerned Scientists
2011 - PresentWrote technical comment on ocean acidification for NOAA and Center for Biological Diversity
Participant in Communicating Science in a Challenging Media Environment – Union of Concerned Scientists
2011Participant in Alan Alda workshop on Communicating Science – Kavli Foundation
2011Developed concept map to communicate how geological data are used to study climate processes and national climate literacy principles to high school students as a faculty participant in COSEE workshop
2011Taught group of four graduate student participants how to do the same
Interviewed by Fiji TV for US State Dept.-supported documentary on climate change
2011Cambridge Science Festival lecture on paleoclimate to the public
2011Interviewed by New Scientist on research and climate change issues
2010Comenius lectures - to business people on climate change
2006-2009Interviewed by Time Magazine on research and climate change issues
2009Interviewed by Scientific American on research and climate change issues
2009Interviewed by BBC on research and climate change issues
2009Interviewed by Columbian National Public Radio on research and climate change issues
2009Advised BBC Program Blue Peter for episode “Green Peter” on climate change
2007
K-12 outreach
Women in STEAM
Work with high school students and teachers on research projects
Hosted K-12 students from schools in Los Angeles and Riverside County in laboratory tours
Hosted students from Project Scientist, non-profit dedicated to girls in STEM
Organized hands-on science experiments at two family shelters
Science fair judge for American Geological Institute at Intel Science Fair
Faculty participant, “Geoscience fundamentals in the Field” – Three week course for middle and high school science teachers
Developed lesson plan for secondary school students on “Fossils and climate change” focused on understanding the climate history of Antarctica and Nebraska for the past 160 million
Other outreach activities
Futures CoLab, Disrupting systems for global sustainability
2019Community awards and hires of opportunity nominating committee for people from marginalized groups
2018-2019Panelist, Diversity at Environmental Organizations, North American Carbon World Conference
2019Organized workshops and given talks on applying for graduate and postdoctoral fellowships
2011 - presentDesigned multiple exhibits and presented them with members of research group for UCLA’s Annual Physical Sciences Outreach Day
2011 - presentAwards judge at L.A. Basin Earth and Planetary Student Research Symposium
2014, 2011Worked with foster students and students in shelters through Haven House
2012Co-developed first university Mindshare public outreach event for the Division of Physical Sciences at UCLA with Douglas Campbell, the co-founder of Mindshare.
2012This was a geoscience cafe (think TedX meets art festival) that featured a series of talks by departmental faculty and exhibits by members of our department, as well as art installations. 200-300 people attended the event, and several thousand people watched the event online
Science fair judge for American Geological Institute at Intel Science Fair
2011Gave seminar at workshop on academic research and applying to graduate school to undergraduates in ACCESS program at Loyola Marymount University
2010Grant and proposal writing workshop - Association of Black Women in Higher Education
2009Research on new isotopic technique featured on Discovery Channel website
2009I’m a Scientist, Get me out of here! Participant
2008We won third place!
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council ‘NOISE – New Outlooks in Science and Engineering’ role model and MentorSET participant
2004-2008Royal Society of Chemistry: What Chemistry has done for me
2007Interviewed by Cambridge Evening News
2004, 2006Interviewed by Spectrum and Mint
2004