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Education & Outreach Team

	Barbara C. Bruno • Education Director Barbara’s research background is in mathematics and geology, but her strong interest in science education led her to become C-MORE’s education coordinator. Her main role is to develop a rigorous pre-college and post-secondary education program that is fully integrated with C-MORE’s research initiatives. Activities include shipboard & laboratory research experiences, K-12 teacher professional development, and community outreach. (808) 956-0901 barb@hawaii.edu
	Jim Foley Jim comes to C-MORE with extensive offshore research experience in the North Atlantic, Caribbean, and Central Pacific as a Senior Scientist with Sea Education Association (SEA) of Woods Hole, MA. In that role, he helped undergraduates and high schools students get hands-on experience in biological, geological, chemical, and physical oceanographic sampling. Jim cultivated a passion for education that was reinforced as a National Science Foundation GK-12 fellow developing inquiry based lessons for middle schools teachers and students during his first year of graduate school. Jim’s passion for hands-on educational experiences has taken him to Africa, Europe, Central America, and several island nations. Jim hopes to draw on these experiences by developing and implementing education and outreach initiatives based on C-MORE research. (808) 956-7424 foleyj@hawaii.edu
	Barbara Gibson Barbara Gibson is the C-MORE Scholars program manager and director of Ka ‘Imi ‘Ike. (808) 956-0403 bgibson@hawaii.edu
	Tina Mueller Tina is one of C-MORE’s new graduate assistants, returning to SOEST after a 10-year hiatus. As a geologist, Tina's life has been full of adventure and travel. Working for SOEST’s Hawaii Mapping Research Group, she has traveled to over 15 different countries on scientific research vessels using SONAR to make seafloor maps. Tina is currently working on her Masters in Education in Curriculum Studies. Teaching middle-school Earth Science for the last five years has spurred her on to become a teacher trainer in science education and technology. Her new endeavor working as part of the C-MORE education team will help combine her backgrounds in science and education to bring science into the classroom. (808) 956-0401 tinamm@hawaii.edu
	Kim Tice Kim’s interest in inquiry-based education was fostered during her experiences as a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow in K-12 education, where she provided teachers and students with authentic research experiences. Kim is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Zoology; her research focuses on the molecular ecology of an endemic Hawaiian intertidal snail. As a C-MORE graduate assistant, she hopes to combine her education and research experiences to increase public interest in- and understanding of-science, while also learning a thing or two about microbial oceanography. (808) 956-0402 katice@hawaii.edu
	Kimberley A. Weersing Kim’s passion for science and conservation has taken her to British Columbia for undergraduate studies in zoology and to Hawai‘i for graduate work in oceanography. While she has been amazed at the products of dedicated research, she is dismayed that so few scientific findings penetrate beyond the walls of academia into public awareness. Fortunately, she has been able to satisfy her interest in bridging this gap through various experiences such as teaching marine science labs and leading field excursions. She is currently applying these experiences to C-MORE projects, creating a learning environment fuelled by curiosity, and making marine science engaging and accessible. (808) 956-7739 weersing@hawaii.edu

Education & Outreach Staff are all based at UH Manoa
Mailing address: C-MORE, 1000 Pope Road, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822