I am committed to broadening participation in science and building connections between researchers and the public. My outreach has included teaching STEM in nontraditional classrooms, organizing community events to enhance dialogue between scientists and society, and volunteering with organizations focused on women’s health.

Highlights:

Expanding access to STEM education:

Prison Teaching Initiative, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ (2016-2018, 2021)

Instructor and organizer
In addition to teaching algebra courses at Garden State Youth Correctional Facility as part of the college program (2016-2018), I also received a university grant to coorganize the conference “The Prison and the Academy” (Fall 2017) where alumni of the college program as well as instructors from other prison education programs were invited to discuss strategies to make STEM courses more accessible to incarcerated students.

Enhancing public engagement with science:

Princeton Citizen Scientists, Princeton University (2016-2019), Founding member and organizer

Raising public awareness on diseases that primarily impact women

Volunteer, Breast Cancer Resource Center, YWCA, Princeton, NJ (2018-2019)

Art of Science

I use clay and yarn to explore common themes in tissue morphogenesis
and cell-cell communication,
and to share science with broader audiences.

My work has been featured in exhibitions at the Clay Studio, the Information Space (Philadelphia) and the Torpedo Factory Art Center (Alexandria, VA).

I continue to expand my work as a community artist at District Clay Center in Washington D.C.!