University of Maine
193 Clark's Cove Road
School of Marine Sciences, Ira C. Darling Marine Center
Walpole, ME 04573
Phone: (831) 601-1501
Fax: (207) 563-3119
Christy Herren Research Associate University of Maine
COSEE Role:
Workshop Facilitator
Primary COSEE Affiliation:Ocean Systems
Other affiliations:
Interaction with COSEE Network:
Attends Network meetings; facilitates COSEE-OS workshops; presents COSEE-based material at NMEA and NSTA conferences
Background with Respect to Ocean Sciences Education:
Ph.D. in Marine Sciences, University of California Santa Barbara; B.S. in Marine Sciences, University of South Carolina; teaching experience (Deep Sea Biology) at high school and undergraduate level (2 yr experience)
Selected Publications:
Herren, C., A. deCharon, J.T. Repa, A. Holt Cline, C. Companion, and D. Goodwin (2010). Baiting the hooks: scientist-educator team development through concept mapping and online tools, Eos Transactions AGU, 91(26), Ocean Sci. Meet. Suppl., Abstract ED33A-06.
Repa, J. T., A. deCharon, and C. Herren (2010). Meeting ocean scientist’s needs to improve the communication of their science research: What COSEE-OS has learned, Eos Transactions AGU, 91(26), Ocean Sci. Meet. Suppl., ED24A-06.
deCharon, A., J. Albright, C. Herren, A.H. Cline, and J. T. Repa (2009). Online tools help get scientists and educators on the same page, Eos Transactions, AGU, 90(34), 289–290.
