Profile – AAAS Global Science Engagement 2016

Work History

Education:

2004–2011 University of Iowa (Paleoanthropology); 2002–2004 University of Iowa (Paleoanthropology); 1997–2002 Pierre Laclede Honors College of the University of Missouri-St. Louis (History, Anthropology); 1999 Salt Institute for Documentary Field Studies (Literary Non-fiction Writing)
Qualifications:

Writing Certificate (Literary Non-fiction Writing), BA, MA
Current Job:

Research Associate (Sepela), Contract Web Content and Science Education Writer (ESI-Wits)
Employer:

Sepela Field Programs and the Evolutionary Studies Institute of the University of the Witwatersrand

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- What was your favorite subject at school?
  
  English or Anatomy

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Lindsay, what do you get out of participating in I’m a Scientist?
How have your experiences with I Am A Scientist influenced your other PES activities? Do you do more? Less? With same
Do you get support and recognition from your colleagues and bosses for doing public engagement work?
How do you handle questions where you don’t know the answer, or there’s not a clear answer?
How do you convey the importance that current basic science does (will) have? #
There’s some notion that no one cares about the gravity waves discovery. How do we as scientists, & communicators,
Did you get any questions from the kids that made you reevaluate or consider your work in a new way? And if so, how did
Do you find the students ask questions outside your area of expertise? If so, what are best practices to handle that?
Were there questions or comments from the students that surprised you? If so, why or how?
What particular interaction techniques worked particularly well with the students that may not work well with adults?

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Lindsay Hunter

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