Dee W. Perry Email & Phone Number

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Brooklyn, New York, United States

New York, New York, United States

Support the Associate Director of Civic Engagement and the Faculty Director, as they carry out the Lab'sgrowing agenda. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to assistance with:- the website, social media, and communications;- coordinating UDL events;- supporting fellows’ research,- mentoring UDL's undergraduate student organization;- and new projects, as needed.

Brooklyn & Queens, New York, Ny, Usa

Managed by the Urban Democracy Lab (https://urbandemos.nyu.edu), 6-10 advanced undergraduate and Master’s students pursue extended, community-engaged research projects in partnership with urban social justice organizations.Research Project:Relying on a community-based participatory action research model, this study presents a co-exploration of the way gardeners learn democratic practices and urban ecology in the capitalocene across community gardens that are members of the Brooklyn… Show more Managed by the Urban Democracy Lab (https://urbandemos.nyu.edu), 6-10 advanced undergraduate and Master’s students pursue extended, community-engaged research projects in partnership with urban social justice organizations.Research Project:Relying on a community-based participatory action research model, this study presents a co-exploration of the way gardeners learn democratic practices and urban ecology in the capitalocene across community gardens that are members of the Brooklyn Queens Land Trust (BQLT) in New York, NY.Sprouting from historical analysis of the member gardens’ governance in relation to BQLT, data is collected using broad surveying, targeted interviewing, and demographic and geospatial analysis. This provides not only an overall ethnographic picture of experiences of and attitudes toward ecological and democratic thinking in these spaces, but also the capacity for comparative analysis across diverse garden contexts. Show less

New York, New York, United States

Under the supervision of Prof. Michael Kieffer and project coordinator Sasha Karbachinskiy and in collaboration with other graduate students and undergraduate volunteers:-- Facilitate communication with school sites-- Support consenting of teacher and student participants-- Support data collection team to collect pretest and posttest data-- Conduct observations of instruction, including evaluating particular dimensions of instruction-- Facilitate data cleaning and… Show more Under the supervision of Prof. Michael Kieffer and project coordinator Sasha Karbachinskiy and in collaboration with other graduate students and undergraduate volunteers:-- Facilitate communication with school sites-- Support consenting of teacher and student participants-- Support data collection team to collect pretest and posttest data-- Conduct observations of instruction, including evaluating particular dimensions of instruction-- Facilitate data cleaning and organization for both qualitative and quantitative data-- Attend weekly lab meetings to update progress and discuss relevant researchStudy Description:https://ies.ed.gov/funding/grantsearch/details.asp?ID=3399We are most interested in the conditions under which the CLAVES curriculum is most effective, specifically exploring whether multilingual learners should be grouped homogeneously with other multilingual learners or heterogeneously together with monolingual learners. Show less

In addition to work listed as Floor Program Manager, minus public science center operations due to science center closure:In the span of two weeks: initiated, designed, collected staff feedback for, proposed, refined, organized, executed, and began to manage our online programming adaptation for the need to socially distance - online, inquiry-based science activity videosSurmounted the challenge of acting as project manager for a team who were drawn together under difficult… Show more In addition to work listed as Floor Program Manager, minus public science center operations due to science center closure:In the span of two weeks: initiated, designed, collected staff feedback for, proposed, refined, organized, executed, and began to manage our online programming adaptation for the need to socially distance - online, inquiry-based science activity videosSurmounted the challenge of acting as project manager for a team who were drawn together under difficult circumstances and short notice, and who needed to learn entirely new (digital) skills to achieve their goalsFostering project dynamics and expectations based on: initiative, adaptation, collaboration, interdependence, sustainability, and growth mindsetWith these same dynamics in mind, managing the project to design and build our exhibit to feature for our June 2021 reopening: a reflection on efforts to use DIY ethics and the principles of STEM to resiliently face the pandemic, by showcasing artifacts from the local communityCalling together and leading the operations managers group in creating and testing a structure (missing, until now) through which all public learning spaces at The Lawrence can, by consensus, in alignment, and with all educators’ voices included, plan for a full year’s slate of programsBuilding a budget and staffing plan for all future public programs throughout the Public Science CenterWriting, investigating, and collaborating on the Equity Statement Committee’s production of the “Our Ongoing Commitment to Equity” documentSitting as a member of the institution-level Equity Action Planning Team Show less

Berkeley, Ca

Management of all aspects of Public Programs operations, leading the team that facilitates all-ages informal STEM education through exhibits and guided programsRecruiting, hiring, coordinating, supervising, training, and mentoring a diverse team of up to 24 undergraduate student staff, 100 youth volunteers, 20 older adult docents, and 4 supervisory/mentorship staffMentoring, supporting, and advising UC Berkeley students (or recent grads) in their experiences as leaders and… Show more Management of all aspects of Public Programs operations, leading the team that facilitates all-ages informal STEM education through exhibits and guided programsRecruiting, hiring, coordinating, supervising, training, and mentoring a diverse team of up to 24 undergraduate student staff, 100 youth volunteers, 20 older adult docents, and 4 supervisory/mentorship staffMentoring, supporting, and advising UC Berkeley students (or recent grads) in their experiences as leaders and self-advocates, as staff on our team, as students at the university, and as young adults moving into their careers - and doing so from my perspective having lived through all those identitiesEngaging, learning toward, teaching toward, and advocating for diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion - especially in educationDirectly facilitating (and collaboratively designing) informal STEM education for the public as a way to model educational skills for staff and volunteersDesigning and implementing equitable, efficient, sustainable, considered staffing structures and schedules using electronic resources (Google Sheets)Building institutional capacity by dramatically increasing and then maintaining student staff retention and job satisfaction, while receiving and incorporating constructive feedback and ideas from student staffLeading and creating student staff development resources through monthly staff meetings, recruitment of Lead Facilitators as peer mentors, and supervision of full-time education and student mentorship staffSupervising data collection for our part in the Collaboration for Ongoing Visitor Experience Studies (COVES)Collaborating with our Production Studio to evaluate, prototype, and create exhibits through human-centered designProviding interdepartmental mentorship, modeling, and support for peer programs’ curriculum development and equitable people managementImplementing (with peer leads) a collaborative vision for ensuring educational excellence Show less

Sacramento, California Area

Daily operations supervision, content developer and educator for Science Sundays, delivery of informal education programs, outreach, co-founder of Youth Leadership Program

Sacramento, California Area

Content developer and educator for Science Sundays, delivery of informal education programs

Bristol, Ri

Master Of Arts - Ma, Environmental Conservation Education

I am studying informal, democratic, inclusive, learner-centered education with a focus on urban ecologies and community climate/disaster.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.)

I studied contemporary novel, literary ethics, and narratology. My main focus was on science fiction.