What's New ....
- I have joined the board of the Earth Science Women's Network.
- I presented at the Utah Environmental Education Conference in Moab, UT. MORE INFO
- I was a contributing author to a white paper on lowering levels of the Great Salt Lake. MORE INFO
- I started an outreach program called iUTAH WaterGirls.
- I was a STEM role model for JASON Learning. VIDEO
- Wild About Utah podcast and article about my research on dust in western Utah.
- Dance Your PhD 2012 Contest Entry. VIDEO
- Link to resources for the ESWN workshop "Getting on the Tenure-Track and Succeeding."
- Why You Should Consider Community Colleges, Chronicle of Higher Education, Rob Jenkins
- Building a Career in America's Community Colleges, book by Rob Jenkins
- On the Cutting Edge, a program of the National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT)
- Individual Development Plan (IDP), from Science Careers
A little about me ....
Maura is currently an Assistant Professor in the Geosciences Department at Salt Lake Community College. Her teaching responsibilities include lower division meteorology and geography courses, with both in-person and online settings. She received her PhD in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Utah studying dust storms in the eastern Great Basin of Utah. She previously served as an Associate Instructor at the University of Utah and an Adjunct Instructor at Westminster College. Maura previously interned at the University of Utah Office of Sustainability, updating the University's Climate Action Plan to become carbon neutral by 2050.
Maura received a MS in Atmospheric Sciences from the University of Utah in 2008 with a thesis studying the structure and development of temperature inversions in the Arizona Meteor Crater. She has a strong commitment to teaching, especially inspiring women and girls to pursue STEM disciplines. She has taught students from kindergarten to college level in a range of science topics. Maura is also active in the science policy arena and had the privilege to attend the 2009 AMS Science Policy Colloquium and the 2014 Expert Witness Training Academy. In her free time she enjoys teaching ballet and yoga, raising chickens, urban farming, backcountry skiing, rock climbing, river rafting, exploring empty spaces, and finding opportunities to perform theatre, singing, and dance.
Maura received a MS in Atmospheric Sciences from the University of Utah in 2008 with a thesis studying the structure and development of temperature inversions in the Arizona Meteor Crater. She has a strong commitment to teaching, especially inspiring women and girls to pursue STEM disciplines. She has taught students from kindergarten to college level in a range of science topics. Maura is also active in the science policy arena and had the privilege to attend the 2009 AMS Science Policy Colloquium and the 2014 Expert Witness Training Academy. In her free time she enjoys teaching ballet and yoga, raising chickens, urban farming, backcountry skiing, rock climbing, river rafting, exploring empty spaces, and finding opportunities to perform theatre, singing, and dance.
Objectives
Teaching:
- Innovate in student-centered STEM learning which increases motivation, engagement, and critical thinking. Improve the environment for women and minorities to pursue and succeed in science.
- Develop and maintain a high quality interdisciplinary research program in the area of human-landscape interactions and their impact on water and air quality.
