Professional Development
Teaching College Science
Full semester course, Dr. Joyce Parker, MSU
Completed a semester-long course in which we learned how to promote active learning, create a flipped classroom, foster student collaboration, design lesson plans, simulate wildlife research, and engage with teaching professionals
Racial Literacy Training
The Graduate School, MSU
Completed a three-week workshop to proactively combat racial encounters in teaching and academia
University Graduate Certification in College Teaching Institute The Graduate School, MSU
Completed an innovative two-day workshop focused on the core competencies of teaching at the college level
Community and Citizen Science – A Primer for Researchers
UC Davis Center for Community and Citizen Science; Short Course at NACCB
A Crash Course in Managing Conservation Projects
WildTeam Conservation; Short Course at NACCB
Species Distribution Models in Practice - A Modeler-Practitioner Roundtable
Interactive discussion to highlight the needs of and bridge the gap between modelers and agency practitioners
Emerging Linkages between Mathematics and Ecology
Kellogg Biological Station, Battle Creek MI, MSU
Completed week-long intensive course in Maximum Likelihood Estimation for ecologists
Graduate Writing Group
Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, MSU
Active member of weekly review team; participate in dedicated writing blocks
Write Winning Grant Proposals Workshop
The Graduate School, MSU
Participated in eight-hour workshop focused on the aspects that drive successful grant proposals