Science Communication

  • Topic

  • Card Type

  • Grant Kirker, Research Technologist

    Forests & PlantsScience Communication
    Front cover of Dr. Grant Kirker Collector Card
    • Ph.D., Mississippi State University
    • USDA Forest Service Scientist
    • Research technologists are responsible for planning, conducting, and analyzing scientific experiments as well as communicating results through peer-reviewed journals.  My research interests relate to living and nonliving factors that cause wood to decay.
  • Sarah Wiener, Social Scientist

    Science Communication
    Front cover of Sarah Wiener Collector Card
    • M.S., North Carolina State University
    • USDA Forest Service Scientist
    • As a social scientist, I study the ways that landowners and natural resources specialists interact with scientific information.  I help scientists and tool developers improve their communications and products.
  • Emrys Treasure, Decision Support Scientist

    Science Communication
    Front cover of Mr. Emrys Treasure Collector Card
    • B.S., North Carolina State University
    • USDA Forest Service Scientist
    • I study how science is transferred and used to help make forest management decisions.
  • Janet Stockhausen, Biologist & Patent Attorney

    Science Communication
    Front cover of Ms. Janet Stockhausen Collector Card
    • J.D., Franklin Pierce Law Center
    • USDA Forest Service Scientist
    • A patent attorney works with scientists/engineers (in my case Forest Services scientists/engineers) on their technical developments/inventions to determine if they should be patented. Patents are used as a way to transfer the technology to the American public.
  • Jennifer Moore Myers, Resource Information Specialist

    Forests & PlantsScience Communication
    Front cover of Ms. Jennifer Moore Myers Collector Card
    • M.S., North Carolina State University
    • USDA Forest Service Scientist
    • A GIS analyst uses geographic data to answer questions, solve problems, and tell stories.  In my work, this often means looking for spatial patterns that show how forests respond to climate change or other stressors.
  • Todd Kellerman, GIS Specialist

    MappingScience Communication
    Front cover Todd Kellerman Collector Card
    • B.S., University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    • USDA Forest Service Scientist
    • As a GIS (Geographic Information Systems) Specialist I use software to collect, analyze, and model geographic data to create maps.
  • Annie Hermansen-Baez, Science Delivery Specialist

    Science Communication
    Front cover of Annie Hermansen-Baez Collector Card
    • Masters in Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida
    • USDA Forest Service Scientist
    • I translate science into terms that non-scientists can understand.  I help scientist communicate with other natural resource professionals, students, and the general public.