Spent at tremendous day yesterday at the Science for All Summit hosted by @moreheadplanet. This inaugural meeting feels like the beginning of something BIG. Love being here from the beginning. Thanks to @nccuaka and the Steering Committee for creating this space. Off to Day Two!

"Hello there, and welcome to the story of my 2022 professional identity crisis!" So begins my latest blog post, and a quick story about why I rebranded my company last year. It's been a fun ride:

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Meet Alexa Torres-Olivieras, an undergraduate biology student @UAGMoficial. Alexa enjoys studying primary production in the Laguna Grande de Fajardo in #PuertoRico with the #SEASIslandsAlliance. She hopes to one day become a #veterinarian. #NSFIncludes

Check out what my @SEAS_Islands colleagues say about their culturally-responsive practice. Here's my fav finding: "Census-style type questions had the potential to undermine the goals of the research"...and our whole project too, I think! @NSFINCLUDESHub

Meet Rebecca Salas, an undergraduate student with the #Guam hub of the #SEASIslandsAlliance. She studies the behavior of upside-down #jellyfish at @UOGTriton. #NSFIncludes #Fellow

Heads up @SEAS_Islands…

Calling all STEM evaluators and researchers who specialize in DEAI. This event is for you - submission applications due Friday, January 20th. Come hang out with us and share your work. https://t.co/1LWVg65T8s

Any new PhDs looking for an awesome post doc to start 2023? The SEAS Islands Alliance has a one-year, remote post doc position to support evaluation across Guam, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. Use the online application to apply. Job Post:

Lila Uzzell, a student in the US Virgin Islands, shares some New Year’s inspiration: “‘SEAS’ the day! Pictured here is a rare mangrove-coral habitat located in Hurricane Hole, St. John, USVI.” #SEASIslandsAlliance #NSFIncludes #mangroves #coral #StJohn #VirginIslands

Anybody looking for a new part-time, remote gig in 2023? Join my awesome team - check us out https://t.co/gaTpAYPwd1, and see this job posting for a seasoned Research Associate or Consultant with expertise in culturally-responsive eval:

This photo from student researcher Raianne Quichocho shows a growth of crustose calcifying red algae in #Guam. Raianne explains that the #photosynthetic organisms play a key role in #CoralReefs as cement and preferred settlement for invertebrate larvae. #SEASIslandsAlliance

Headed to Chicago today for a working retreat with colleagues and friends, @JohnBesley and @sarah_garlick. We've been brewing ideas for strategic planning with clients that integrates evidence-based sci comm and eval as a starting place. Stay tuned for fun things in the new year!

Meet Shamoy Bideau, a graduate fellow with the #USVI hub of the #SEASIslandsAlliance. Shamoy studies coral reef restoration at @UVI_Edu and recently started his thesis data collection. #NSFIncludes #Fellow #USVI

Hot off the presses! See how @SEAS_Islands alumni from the USVI are pursuing their ed and career goals in Navigating learning ecosystems: Exploring students’ use of agency in marine and environmental sciences. @NSFINCLUDESHub https://t.co/9zKTvFJpPd

Read this post last week, forwarded it to my staff, and still wrapping my head around how to apply it for better work/life balance. LOVE that both work stuff and life stuff go on the list. Only five?!? No wonder we're all exhausted! Thanks @evergreendata for keeping it real.

Heads up @SEAS_Islands…

Last week, #PuertoRico hub students sampled water at Laguna Grande, a bioluminescent bay in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. The bay contains tiny microorganisms, known as #dinoflagellates, that respond to movement in the water by emitting a glowing blue light called #bioluminescence

Today I was interviewed for a video series that @ScienceCenters is creating to share their Community Science and Dialogue and Deliberation work. I think this means that I am now officially a talking head for evaluation practice...and so I'm feeling pretty fancy.

Come learn with the @AEASTEMTIG tomorrow as we host our annual business meeting and @Jillkstein who will share her work with Shelly Valdez using Indigenous methodologies. Register here:

Thank you for attending Evaluation 2022! We hope you enjoyed your time spent at the #Eval22 learning and connecting activities. We look forward to seeing you next year in Indianapolis, Indiana for Evaluation 2023: The Power of Story.