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Celia Cackowski

Marine Education Specialist

Email: [[v|ccackowski]]
Phone: (804) 684-7175
Office: Davis Hall 234
Section: Natural Resources
Unit: Marine Advisory Program

Summary

A biologist by training, I spent several years in marine research before switching gears into public outreach. I currently work on a variety of ocean literacy and workforce development projects with research partners at VIMS and beyond. I also manage the Bridge website and mentor graduate students with an interest in science communication

Current Projects

 Past Projects

Selected Publications

Bruno, B.C., Cackowski, C., Frederick, J.A., Vincent, R., Bennet, A., Böttjer-Wilson, D., Cooper, H., Engels, J., Flight, C., Lang, A., Lawrence, L.A., Smith, B., & Takacs, J. (in press). Applied Education Programming: Best Practices in Environmental Literacy and Teacher Professional Development. Oceanography.

McGuire Nuss S., Sharpe K., Brill C.H., Lawrence L., Cackowski C. (2019). Building Capacity for Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences. In: Fauville G., Payne D., Marrero M., Lantz-Andersson A., Crouch F. (eds) Exemplary Practices in Marine Science Education. Springer, Cham; Springer International. [PDF]

Brill C.H., Lawrence L., McGuire Nuss S., Cackowski C., Sharpe K. (2019). Out of the Tower and into the Classroom: Marine Science Graduate Students as K-12 Classroom Contributors. In: Fauville G., Payne D., Marrero M., Lantz-Andersson A., Crouch F. (eds) Exemplary Practices in Marine Science Education. Springer, Cham; Springer International. [PDF]

The Sea Grant Educator Network. (2018). 10 Year NOAA Sea Grant Environmental Literacy Vision, 2018-2028. NOAA Sea Grant. [PDF]

Census of Marine Life International Secretariat. (2011). Scientific Results to Support the Sustainable Use and Conservation of Marine Life: A Summary of the Census of Marine Life for Decision Makers. [PDF]

Census of Marine Life International Secretariat. (2010). First Census of Marine Life: Highlights of a Decade of Discovery. [PDF]

Cackowski, C. (2010). Census of Marine Life: Bringing a Decade of Global Research into the Classroom. The Earth Scientist. 26(1), 18-24. [PDF]

 

To learn more about education and outreach at VIMS, please visit our Multimedia Resources CenterTo learn more about my work in ocean literacy, please visit my profiles on LinkedIn, Google Scholar, ORCiD, or Research Gate. You can also download my full CV.