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Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Oversee project scoping and design for projects that explore how advances in science and engineering affect society and the environment.Strategically engage and manage thirty volunteer Commission Members to write a consensus report on climate action in the United States and implement outreach activities, including with Congress and federal agencies.Design.

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Establish and implement a training and mentoring program for the Pew Fellowship in Marine Conservation to support mid-career researchers in connecting their science to policy or practice for marine conservation. Provide strategic planning support to the Pew Fellowship in Marine Conservation, including developing and executing a monitoring and evaluation.

Worldwide Office, Arlington, Virginia

Managed the NatureNet Science Fellows program, a research grant and mentorship program for post-doctoral scholars, including establishing and fostering relationships with 10 host universities, completing recruitment, application design, and a three-tier selection process, and facilitated orientation with fellows and mentors.Implemented a curriculum for a.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Developed and managed small grants and fellowship programs with researchers, non-profit practitioners, and policy makers on issues of global environmental change, including climate change and disaster risk.Facilitated multi-day learning activities with grantees and fellows, including writing workshops and learning forums, of 15 to 60 participants, with.

University Park, PA

Developed methods and collected and analyzed data using participatory and qualitative social science approaches, with an emphasis on social learning and adult learning theory.Managed project budget and schedule during field visits in Ghana and Tanzania and supervised Ghanaian and Tanzanian research assistants and university graduate assistants.Awarded.

Ghana

Project focused on social learning and information exchange. Tasks included organizing and executing learning activities in Junior High Schools in Wenchi district, Ghana.

University Park, PA

Teaching assistant for the following courses: Introduction to Physical Geography, Geographies of Sustainability, Biogeography and Global Ecology, and Human Use of the Environment. Duties included leading lectures or sections of small classes, grading, and other logistical duties of teaching.

University Park, PA

Instructor for summer course of World Regional Geography.

Wausau, Wisconsin Area

Boulder Junction, WI

Phd, Geography

Dissertation title: Envisioning an Uncertain Climate Future: Spaces, Resources, and Learning in a Participatory Scenario Building Activity

Master Of Science (M.S.), Geography

Thesis title: Water Management under Climate Variability and Change: Perspectives of Communities in the Afram Plains, Ghana.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Environmental Studies, Communication And Media Studies

Environmental And Geographical Sciences

Study abroad program.