Community outreach

Whenever I can, I visit classrooms and community centers to talk about how the Arctic connects to the world outside our windows. I focus especially on going to places where a working scientist is a rare sight. The goal isn't to lecture. It's to share just how connected this wider planet actually is to the world outside our windows, and that understanding those connections are something anyone can see or talk about.

I want to get science out of the journal and into the classrooms and communities. That means public discussions, sharing photos from the field, and turning communicating research in a way that's hopefully meaningful to anyone. Sometimes that's a hands-on demonstration and sometimes it's answering questions about what it's like to work, eat, sleep, and use the toilet on an ice sheet.

I partner with schools, local organizations, and community groups to figure out what's useful to them, not just what's convenient for me. Outreach isn't a science lecture and a slideshow, it's a conversation. If you're a teacher, librarian, community organizer, or just someone who's group might be interested in hosting a discussion about the Arctic, send me a message and let's be in touch.