Co-Advisor, Northwestern University GK12 Graduate Student Fellows
GK12 pairs STEM graduate students with local secondary school teachers to develop
computational-based curricular for the science classroom. Daryl Haggard and I provide
support and additional professional development sessions for the GK12 STEM graduate
students.
Co-Founder of WOWSAP (Women in Wisconsin Strengthening Astronomy and Physics)
Networking and mentoring group for early career women astronomers and physicists at
UW-Madison. Also obtained funding to increase the number of women colloquium
speakers in the UW-Madison Astronomy Department.
UW-Madison Galaxy Group Organizer
Organized and led weekly discussions on extragalactic astronomy.
Undergraduate Research Advisor for:
William Rice, Northwestern University Undergraduate
“The Role of Mergers and AGN Activity in Quenching Star Formation”
Abby Cariker, Undergraduate Senior Thesis,
“Searching for Galaxies at High-Redshift Using Deep Near-Infrared Photometry”
Tim Larsen, Undergraduate Research, “Mass Assembly History: Comparing Low- and
High-redshift Rest-frame Near-Infrared Galaxy Stellar Mass Functions”
Thomas Finzell, Undergradate Data Reduction Project, Perl- and IDL-based Subaru
Suprime-Cam Data Reduction
High-School Student Research Advisor for:
Patrick Loftus & Julia Crowley, “Feeding the Monster in Post-Starburst Galaxies”
WINNERS - 3rd place in Siemens Talent Competition + $20,000 Scholarship Each!
