Organization and Facilitation Experiences

FLAMEnet Annual Meetings

Work with the rest of the steering committee to create meeting schedule, recruit speakers, etc.
For in person meetings, handle logistics (e.g., attendee lodging, catering, reimbursement)
For distance meetings, create digital environments (e.g., Gather.town) and manage meetings (e.g., Zoom breakout rooms)
Create and present workshops and sessions related to FLAMEnet data and resources during the workshop
Debrief and follow up with attendees post-meeting

FLAMEnet Community Hours

Conceived this biweekly Zoom meeting for community members beginning during the COVID-19 lockdown in March 2020 to maintain community and offer support. Grew into a hallmark of FLAMEnet’s programming that continues to provide community support while disseminating more structured resources and facilitating discussions on issues related to undergraduate education interesting to all.
Schedule meeting times each semester
Recruit speakers and curate topics of interest to members and in service of FLAMEnet’s broader goals
Manage online meeting space (e.g., Zoom)
Disseminate materials to community members before and after meetings

Community College Biology Instructor Network to Support Inquiry into Teaching and Education Scholarship (CC BioINSITES)

Create and deliver statistical workshops for community college faculty interested in developing skills in educational research
Provide direct research support to community college faculty as they progress through educational research projects
Provide statistical mentorship to the CC BioINSITES network at large

Student and Early Career Council (SECC) of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD)

Planned and facilitated programming at the biennial meetings of SRCD (2017 & 2019) designed to specifically engage and serve early career members
Worked with other members of SRCD’s teaching committee to plan and facilitate a pre-conference Teaching Institute (2017)
Formed a sub-committee to use interviews of notable developmental scientists created as a part of SRCD’s Oral History Project to create teaching resources for use by the SRCD membership and educators at large