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I am committed to science education & outreach, as well as playing an active role in improving the teaching, learning, and research environment around me. I firmly believe that participation in events to better our community and elevate diverse voices is an essential component of our role as science educators.
In the last couple of years, I have had the privilege of sharing the work of the talented students I learn with and the inspirational NC State University Libraries. Some examples include:
Videos
Using Biotechnology to Advance Sustainability. NC State College of Sciences. October 2022. YouTube: https://youtu.be/aPODrfm7dgA (video, 3 min)
Podcasts
BioTA Episode 019: Virus, Vaccines, & Variants – August 2021. Host: Phil Gibson, Ph.D.
Outside/In: 10 x 10 City Gutter – March 2021. Host: Taylor Quimby, NH Public Radio.
Lecture Breakers Episode 82: The Reflective Professor: How One Professor Stays Curious, Keeps Learning, and Improves His Teaching with Dr. Carlos Goller – March 2021. Host: Barbi Honeycutt, Ph.D.
Blog Posts and Articles
Open Education as a lever for social justice and equity – Exploring the many on ramps of Open STEM education. ASCN Blog post with Drs. Melanie Lenahan and Kaitlin Bonner. December 2022.
Social Justice in Undergraduate STEMM Education 2040: An Optimist’s Perspective. ASCN Blog post with Drs. Pat Marsteller and Sharon Homer-Drummond. April 2022.
What is Social Justice in STEMM Higher Education. ASCN Blog post with Drs. Pat Marsteller and Sharon Homer-Drummond. April 2022.
JoVE in Action: How to Create a Unique Lab Project for an Online Biotechnology Course – January 2021. Written by Supriya Kamath.
Opentrons Blog: User Interview with Carlos Goller from NC State University – October 2020. Written by Laurie Vezquez.
Presentations and Panels
Sustainability Stewards World of Waste Panel. March 4, 2024.
Using Open Education to Precipitate Gold Nuggets of Wisdom: An Open Pedagogy Model for Crowdsourcing Notes and Citizen Science Research Using Web-Annotation. Open Education Southern Symposium (OESS). July 12, 2021. [recorded session]
ALT 2021 Conference. Combining open pedagogy and citizen science to empower learners and educators. Panel presentation with Will Cross, Erin McKenney, and David Tully. April 21, 2021.
Liquid Margins Episode 020 | Making Sense of Science With Social Annotation. Panel with Drs. Erin McKenney, Melissa McCartney, and Remi Kalir. March 15, 2021.
SACNAS @ NC State University. Meeting Dr. Goller. January 5, 2021.
Challenge Walk Charleston, SC 2014.
I am also indebted to all those mentors who helped me get here. I am therefore committed to being an active mentor for young scientists and have been involved with the American Society for Microbiology Committee on Minority Education, ABRCMS, and SACNAS. Finally, decades of truly memorable teachers, including my own mother, have made me keenly aware of the need to continuously improve my teaching skills by practicing as often as possible and keeping up-to-date with current technologies. Most importantly, I cannot forget that I will always be learning, and should therefore keep an open mind and a patient and humble demeanor.