Eco Flick Lab

Coon Creek Science Center (2021-Current)

I help develop and lead hands-on outreach programs that connect students with real scientific research. At the Coon Creek Science Center, I work with high school students from Nashville to explore paleontology through field-based activities and fossil discovery.

The ESI Fossil Search brings students into the field to experience science directly, building confidence and interest in research and natural history. The program expands access to research experiences and builds pathways into science.

Ecology Lab TA at LSU: Swamp Project (2013-2017)

In this ecology lab, students worked in the Bluebonnet Swamp to remove invasive elephant ear and restore native plant communities, while developing and testing hypotheses about what drives its invasiveness.

Service & Outreach

Community Outreach

Coordinate visits from ESI trainees to local schools to talk about evolution (2022–present)
History of Evolution at Vanderbilt Library Exhibit (2025)
Way Late Play Date: Camp Jurassic, Adventure Science Center, Nashville, TN (2025)
Fossils at the Fort, Fort Negley, Nashville, TN (2022, 2024, 2025)
Earth Day at Centennial Park, Nashville, TN (2022, 2024)
Horticulture Open House, West Madison Ag. Research Station, Madison, WI (2019)
Louisiana Flood Restoration, Baton Rouge, LA (2016)
Louisiana Marathon, Baton Rouge, LA (2016)
Entomology at AgMagic Event, Baton Rouge, LA (2015)
The Raptor Center, Minneapolis, MN (2012)
Wildlife-in-Need Center, Oconomowoc, WI (2007-2011)