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Greater Boston Area United States

Research Director at Earthwatch Institute

Education

My particular niche is working at the nexus between ecological research and transformative education, helping people make the shift from being a passive observer of the natural world to an active participant in its preservation and stewardship, through participation in engaging, authentic, field research projects. Earthwatch has long been a leader in this, employing a unique model of citizen-scientist collaborative field research that has been leading to significant scientific outcomes, publications and informing policies globally for 45 years. Among the many typologies under the ever-widening citizen-science umbrella, this approach works: for the scientists we partner with, the volunt...