Public Outreach

Current Outreach Activities

• CofC Physics & Astronomy Observatory Open Houses - See our Facebook for upcoming events!
• Charleston Astronomy on Tap - See our Facebook or Twitter for upcoming events!

Selected Past EPO Activities, Presentations, & Talks

• "Just a Postdoc Faculty Member", seminar at Louisiana State University, January 2014
• "Day and Night at the Museum" and Graduate Panel, invited talk and panelist at Louisiana State University site of the Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics, January 2014
• "Collaboration between research scientists and educators to prepare new Earth Science teachers", poster at the 223rd American Astronomical Society Meeting, Washington D.C., January 2014. Downloadable PDF
• Enrichment astronomy classes at high-needs NYC-area middle and high schools, 2013 - Present
• "Unique collaboration between research scientists and educators to prepare new Earth Science teachers", poster at the 221st American Astronomical Society Meeting, Long Beach, CA, January 2013
• Public Talks about supernova cosmology
  • New Jersey Astronomical Association, March 2014
  • Astronomy on Tap, April 2013. Downloadable PDF of Slides
  • Columbia University Astronomy Outreach, March 2013. Downloadable PDF of Slides
• Talks about being an astronomer and the basics of supernova cosmology to a variety of programs at AMNH, including Teacher Professional Development Workshops, Summer Science Institute, Lang Science Program, and Saltz Internship Program
• Public Astronomy Nights, Landolt Astronomical Observatory at LSU, Spring 2008 - Summer 2012, operate reflecting and refracting telescopes to show LSU students and the general public objects of interest throughout the year while explaining basic astronomy concepts
• Saturday Science at LSU, Fall 2007 - Spring 2011, coordinate grad student involvement in the Saturday Science program, assist various science professors as they give talks for local high school students

Popular Press Articles

• "Astronomy Picture of the Day" Leads to a Research Breakthrough, Feature Article, The Society of Physics Students Observer, Spring-Summer 2012. Download PDF
• "Ask Astro", Column Answer, Astronomy Magazine, August 2012. Download PDF

Workshops & Training Programs Attended

• Institute for Scientist & Engineer Educators Professional Development Program, Spring 2014
• Resource Assisted Initiatives in Science Empowerment for Women (RAISE-W), August 2013 - Present
• NASA Center for Astronomy Education/Collaboration of Astronomy Teaching Scholars "Astro 101: Improving the College Introductory Astronomy General Education Course Through Active Engagement" Workshop, Austin, TX, January 2012
• National Science Foundation "Science: Becoming the Messenger" Workshop (Days 1 & 2), Baton Rouge, LA, November 2011