PERbites
Physics education research and STEM education blog posts about recent publications
Here are the various general audience articles, outreach projects, and interviews I've done.
Contents
Blogs
Scientific American Blog
My experience creating a biased algorithm
AAAS-Improving Undergraduate STEM Education Blog
Leveraging Institutional Data to Advance Equity in STEM Courses
Astrobites
Making your physics classroom accessible to diverse learners
PERC 2020 Blog
A reflection on how I entered PER.
#DrawnToGeoScience Blog
A short blog post about my art piece, Refractions, that I created for the MSU SciComm Catalyst exhibition.
MSU SciComm Blog
Science policy and "popular science" type posts
Media Outlets
Gizmodo
How the Webb Space Telescope Will Support the Search for Alien Life
The Xylom
I've a Feeling We're Not in Michigan Anymore (A reflection on my AAAS Mass Media Fellowship)
The Wichita Eagle
Articles from my 2021 AAAS Mass Media Fellowship
Lansing State Journal
Pandemic, international travel restrictions could mean TA shortage at MSU
Massive Science
Apollo 11 changed the world forever; What your teacher thinks of you affects your performance; Estimating pi with candy and a drawing
Opinion Pieces and Op-Eds
MSU Today Student View
My journey becoming a science communicator
Physics Today Reader's Forum
COVID-19 has already caused us to rethink graduate admissions. Why not use this opportunity to eliminate the GRE?
Cleveland.com Opinion Page
A reflection on being a student during the transition to online-instruction during COVID-19.
Media Appearances
Physics Alive Podcast
An interview with Hamilton College Professor Brad Moser about my research and science communication work.
The Sci-Files
An interview with Impact 89FM about my graduate admissions research at MSU.
The Sci-Files
A Q&A session on Impact 89FM about graduate students' research at MSU.
Outreach
Catalyst, A Science Art Exhibition
A Science Art exhibition featuring 59 artists from around the world that I co-organized as part of MSU SciComm. My artwork, Refractions, is also part of the exhibition.