Profile

• Time Zone

  Central

  
  
• Organization

  College of Lake County

  
  
• Role

  Scientist Mentor: I will mentor teams of students online

  
  
• Research Interests (300 words)

  In college I studied the ecology of mosses - how their environment influences their growth and reproduction; but now, I'm interested in studying how students learn and stay motivated in science courses and what tools might be most effective for learning

  
  
• Profile Question 1

  What is best about being a scientist?

  
  
• Answer the question you selected for profile question 1 here (300 words):

  Perpetual curiosity and being surrounded by open minded curious people

  
  
• Profile Question 2

  What is tough about being a scientist?

  
  
• Answer the question you selected for profile question 2 here (300 words):

  writing...figuring out how to communicate, but especially in the written form, is very challenging - keep writing...think first just about talking (on paper) and then go back and refine it...almost like writing a speech rather than thinking about writing a paper....consider your audience, key points, and what the "take away" should be

  
  
• Profile Question 3

  What was the first science experiment you ever designed? How did it turn out?

  
  
• Answer the question you selected for profile question 3 here (300 words):

  I think the most memorable was in 5th grade...we built a carboard box maze and tested whether mice, hamsters, or guinea pigs were the smartest based on how efficiently they could find the food

  
  
• Capacity: How many teams at a time are you comfortable working with?

  1

  
  

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