Science Communication and Outreach EffortsThrough mentoring, community participation, and science communication, I hope to inspire the next generation of young scientists, and serve as a role model to young women with a passion for STEM fields.
Media Appearances 2015: TV Guest: "Mutant mosquitoes" may stop spread of deadly diseases in Florida Keys. August 6, 2013. CBS This Morning. Video 2014: Radio Show Guest: How to Learn What's Real – and What Isn't – on Discovery's Shark Week. August 18; KUT Radio, Austin, Texas. Audio Recording 2013: TV Guest: Discover’s Monster Shark Fury. August 6, 2013. CNN Newsroom. 2013: Guest, SciAm Cinema Episode 1 2012: Radio Show Guest: Bytemarks Cafe: Science 2.0. April 4; KIPO, Hawaii Public Radio, Honolulu, HI. 2011: Oral Presentation: Myth or Reality? Organic versus Conventional Farming. September 14; Honolulu, HI. 2011: Radio Show Guest: The Downside of Organic Food. July 29; CBC Radio, Vancouver, Canada. Mentoring, Teaching, and Supervisory Experience: 2014: Teaching Assistant, Genetics 375L; University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 2012 - current: Board Member, North American Society Of Toxinology 2011: Project Mentor (middle school students), Pacific Center for Environmental Studies-Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology Summer Environmental Science Program for High School Students 2010 - 2012: Graduate Student Representative, Ecology, Evolution & Conservation Biology Specialization; University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 2008 - 2009: Project Mentor (medical students), Lake Eerie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Lakewood Ranch, FL 2007: Teaching Assistant, Physiology; Eckerd College Marine Science., St. Petersburg, FL 2006: Teaching Assistant, Ecology; Eckerd College Marine Science., St. Petersburg, FL 2004-2005: Writing Center Consultant; Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL 2003-2007: Tutor, Eckerd College and Advanced Learning Centers, St. Petersburg, FL Community Engagement and Volunteering: 2014: Guest lecturer, Marine Biology Summer Program, Sacred Hearts Academy 2011 - 2015: Partnership Organizer, EECB Tide Walks (elementary students), Mililani-Mauka Elementary School 2009 - 2012: Volunteer, Ecology, Evolution & Conservation Biology Specialization 2010: Guest Judge, Pacific Islands Symposium for Science and Sustainability 2005: Animal Programs Intern at the Florida Aquarium (over 100 hours of volunteering) 2004 - 2007: Gallery Host at the Florida Aquarium (over 130 hours of volunteering) |
"Christie Wilcox isn't afraid to call out the bigwigs in science."
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