SUMMARY

I am passionate about museums as spaces for collaboration. Because I have one foot in conservation biology and another in art, I am especially interested in bringing artists and scientists together to generate new, integrative knowledge.

GOALS

• Connect people through nature
• Inspire wonder and curiosity about the natural world
• Develop interpretation and programs that include, engage, and welcome all audiences
• Work collaboratively in response to climate change and biodiversity loss
• Be part of a team committed to showing interconnections between people and nature

For an example of what this might look like, see Naturehood.

EXPERTISE

• Citizen science​
• Conservation biology
• Urban ecology, especially of birds
• Environmentally-engaged and social art practices

EXPERIENCE

• Gallery assistant at the Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, 2018
• Ornithology Collections Intern at Bell Museum of Natural History, May-October 2016
• Education staff at Walker Art Center, September 2008-October 2014

EDUCATION

• MSc. in Conservation Biology with minor in Museum Studies, University of Minnesota, 2018
• BA in Biology and Fine Art, St. Olaf College, 1999​