SARA E. HANSEN
Education and Outreach
Giving back to the science and data community is important to me. Many of my collaborations have resulted in educational materials and outreach events aimed to engage a broad audience and support diversity and inclusion.
I created an Open Education Resource to teach undergraduate emerging scientists core data skills in the context of a project on an invasive aquatic plant. The resource is openly accessible and can be updated as I received feedback from the science education community.
Prepared in collaboration with Biodiversity Literacy in Undergraduate Education (BLUE).
I collaborated with artist Rhea Ewing and biodiversity science educators to develop an interactive educational module that highlights how individual scientists bring their unique identities and skills to a collaborative research project. Students have the chance to learn lots of biology and data science concepts through the real-world story of an endangered ecosystem and species.
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Prepared in collaboration with Biodiversity Literacy in Undergraduate Education (BLUE) and funded in part by the Botanical Advocacy and Service Grant.
Representation is important for facilitating diversity, equity, and inclusion in science. I co-led a workshop for members of the LGBTQIA2+ community and allies to discuss how identity informs our work as biodiversity science professionals. We invited three speakers and six panelists across a range of backgrounds, career types, and career stages to engage with workshop participants. With support from the National Science Foundation, we were able to offer the workshop at a low cost and max out the number of participants in attendance.
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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1746715.