Eight-week internship for high school students involving collection of pollen from flowers, characterization of the pollen by photomicroscopy, building a database, and using the information to identify pollen gathered by honeybees. A proof-of-concept...

The goal of this event was to discuss veterinary nursing with people who qualify for the Michigan Reconnect Scholarship (adults 25+ with minimal post high school education).

Ninth-graders from the Lansing School District attended Launch your Dream at Lansing Community College, where they were exposed to different colleges and university opportunities. Nearly 300 high school students learned about options for veterinary m...

Interactive class helping students in grades 9-11 grasp the common anatomy underlying mammals, specifically focusing on comparative anatomy of dogs, horses, cats, cattle, and humans using actual specimens.

Taught DNA lesson to high school students as part of Michigan DNA Day.

Sponsored by Michigan Department of Natural Resources, the goal of this collaborative project is to collaboratively building a curriculum for employees to gain knowledge about and application of social science in wildlife management. To be delivered ...

Coordinate State Science Olympiad tournament and assist with subsidiary competitions, team recruitment, coach and supervisor training. Science Olympiad is a long-standing (40+ years) competition featuring all aspects of STEM education.

MSU’s Translational Neuroscience Department in Grand Rapids hosts an annual Neuroscience Fair during Brain Awareness Week. Coordinated and led the event at the Grand Rapids Public Museum, bringing in community partners from the local hospital. The ...

Shared lessons about One Health from a veterinary medical view with undergraduate students.

Interviewed about Pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID) for podcast episode.

Delivered a presentation on "Midwestern Oak Savanna Restoration" to the Wildflower Association of Michigan annual meeting in March 2022. 42 attendees.

This committee participates in the planning of an annual national conference attended by students, speech-language pathologists, educators, and health care providers from around the world to advance the clinical practice of speech-language pathology.

Attended by 600 family members and students at Bennet Woods Elementary. Activities included dissecting an owl pellet; bandaging a leg; and doing a physical exam on a stuffed animal. Fifteen veterinary medicine students assisted.

Monitor zoo animals from across North America for reproductive disease using histopathology, medical record review, and research projects. Advise the board of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Reproductive Management Center on issues relative to ...

Volunteer at science night at elementary school.

Delivered a webinar to the Society for Ecological Restoration on "Predicting Restoration Outcomes: From Concept to Practice." Attended by 399 participants representing 36 countries.

through the South Lyon East High School Career Fair, 125 ninth- and tenth-grade students received information about the veterinary medicine field ‒ options available to them, schooling they may receive, different careers within the field, and what ...

Developing a program to bring MSU postdoctoral researchers and Indigenous communities together to create and evaluate educational approaches in STEM fields.

Created a six-minute video with MSU Bug House Director Amanda Lorentz and MSU NatSci Communications/Media in celebration of Earth Week/Earth Day (April 2022). The video was made for the American Chemical Society 2022 Earth Week theme ‒ "The Buzz ab...

Work with the MSU's student Food and Nutrition Association (FNA) to develop Girl Scout badge programs for Juniors (grades 4-5) and Cadettes (grades 6-8) in the Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan Council. The program introduces Scouts to career opportuniti...

Sponsored by the National Society of Professional Surveyors, TrigStar is a competitive scholarship test given to advanced high school math students, testing their knowledge and math skills with questions based upon trigonometry and utilizing real-wor...

Met with 35 students to provide lessons on veterinary nursing and medicine career paths and options. Students were provided a tour of the College of Veterinary Medicine clinic and clinical laboratories.

Wrote an article for the Wall Street Journal about how IT security experts detect phishing, providing advice for the public about how to avoid this common cybersecurity issue.

The Broad Underground Film Series presented experimental and avant-garde film and video screenings programmed in response to exhibitions at the MSU Broad Art Museum.