Teaching and Outreach

Maggie leading students on a snorkeling adventure on Catalina Island, CA

Cal Poly Pomona

• PADI Open Water Instructor and Dive Master at the CPP ASI Dive Center (March 2024-August 2025): Taugh Discover Scuba Dive and PADI Open Water Diver courses to CPP students

• President Biology Department Instructional Related Activities Committee (2024-2025): Processed purchase orders and disbursement requests for faculty members and biology department field courses

• President Biology Graduate Student Association (2023-2025): Served as a liaison between graduate students and the department and fostered an inclusive graduate student body

• TA BIO 1220 Foundations of Ecology (Fall 2022): Introductory ecology course for bio majors.

Fellowships

• UC Davis NSF Sustainable Oceans Traineeship

• California State University ARI Next Gen Fellowship

• California State University Kenneth Coale Gradute Scholar Award

• California Polytechnic University, Pomona Presidential Scholar

Previous Teaching Experience

• Marine Science Instructor Catalina Island Marine Institute

• Marine Program Lead Rustic Pathways Dominican Republic