Grants:Project/WikiProject Limnology and Oceanography/recruiting aquatic editors/Profile

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WikiProject Limnology & Oceanography

WikiProject Limnology and Oceanography is a group of editors who aim to improve the reliability and accuracy of Wikipedia pages relating to the study of inland waters and marine environments.

Project grant leads

Jacob Zwart - experienced Wikipedia editor; established WikiProject Limnology & Oceanography; PhD in aquatic biogeochemistry

Erin Larson - experienced Wikipedia editor; member of WikiProject Limnology & Oceanography; PhD in ecology and evolutionary biology; currently an Assistant Professor at Alaska Pacific University (a minority-serving, tribally controlled institution) and using Wikipedia in the classroom (through WikiEdu: https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/Alaska_Pacific_University/Climate_Change_(Spring_2020)/home)

Arial Shogren - experienced Wikipedia editor; member of WikiProject Limnology & Oceanography; PhD in stream ecology; currently an National Science Foundation Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at Michigan State University; will continue to present information about this project and facilitate Wikipedia editing workshops at scientific society meetings.

Dustin Kincaid - experienced Wikipedia editor; member of WikiProject Limnology & Oceanography; PhD in aquatic ecosystem ecology and biogeochemistry; currently a post-doctoral research associate at the University of Vermont; will continue to present information about this project and facilitate Wikipedia editing workshops at scientific society meetings

Jessica Brandt - member of WikiProject Limnology & Oceanography, PhD in environmental toxicology and freshwater ecosystem science; currently an Assistant Professor at University of Connecticut and incorporating Wikipedia to undergrad curriculum for Fall 2020.

Kaitlin Farrell - experienced Wikipedia editor; member of WikiProject Limnology & Oceanography; PhD in freshwater ecology; currently faculty at University of Georgia and planning to integrate Wikipedia editing into undergraduate ecology lab curricula

Kelly Hondula - experienced Wikipedia editor; member of WikiProject Limnology & Oceanography; currently a Data Scientist at National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center; will continue to present information about this project and spread the word about Wikipedia editing.

Margaret Brisbin - experienced Wikipedia editor; member of WikiProject Limnology & Oceanography

Classroom coordinator

Jolie Gareis - Simon Fraser University; expertise in limnology and biogeochemistry, and also really passionate about plain-language science communications and STEM education

Multimedia specialist

Elizabeth Herzfeldt-Kamprath - Independent filmmaker, freelance videographer and editor (https://www.elizabethjoyproductions.com/)