Science Outreach:      Schools of New Mexico 

Selected Science Outreach Activities

ABQ Charter Academy 

A Drop-Out Recovery and Drop-Out Prevention Public Charter High 

October 02 and 03/24: Two-day outreach. October 2nd in the classroom by Ethan Wilson and Jessica Belmares-Ortega, followed by a lab visit. 

San Juan High School Students and Teacher visit Neural Diversity Lab

Feb 10/24 - Ethan Wilson and Krishna Patel

Diné College (Tribal College, Tuba City, Arizona)

July 30-31/24 - Two days of science outreach with the CONVOY Summer School Participants at Diné College. The activities were led by FlyGuy, Adil Wani, Nicholas Redhouse, and Tulaib Azam. 

West Mesa High School 

September 18th/23 - Ethan Wilson and Jessica Belmares-Ortega

San Juan College High School 

December 08/23 - Using 3D printed tools for neuroscience research (Krishna Patel)

Albuquerque Academy High School                                                                                                                                                                    March 3/23 (In collaboration with the science teachers Meg Reese, Miranda Fleig, Stephanie Good                                                                                             Krishna Patel, and the FlyGuy 

San Juan College, Community College, Farmington                                                                                                                                 March 1/23 (in collaboration with Dr. Veronica Evans, Professor Biology)                                                                                                          Aisha Hamid, Ethan Wilson, Fernando Figueora, Krishna Patel, and the FlyGuy                                                                                           

Kirtland Central High School, Farmington                                                                                                                                                    March 01/23: Aisha Hamid, Ethan Wilson, Fernando Figueroa, Krishna Patel, and the FlyGuy                                                                                           

Albuquerque Academy High School                                                                                                                                                                    Feb 28th and March 03rd, 2023 (In collaboration with Ms. Me Reese,  Science Teacher)                                                                                                                         Krishna Patel and the FlyGuy  

2022

Sep 19/20 Jemez and Zia Pueblo Youth Festival “This is our resilience” (Jemez Pueblo)

Sep 23 Jemez and Zia Pueblo Professional Development Day. Our lab participated in the science outreach events and demonstrated neuroscience modules for the classroom

March 17-19 Pueblo Brain Science: Building Diversity in Neuroscience, 3 days’ workshop at UNM. Please read more in the workshop 

August Pueblo Brain Science, Zia Pueblo elementary school outreach event. Students participated in hands-on activities and tracked fruit fly behavior using 3D printed echoscopes 

June3/4 Three days Zia-Jemez Education Retreat. We presented fruit fly classroom modules and hands-on activities. I also gave lectures and conducted session with the educators of Zia and Jemez Pueblos. 

May 05 Hands-on activity both at New Mexico STEM girls

June 11 Hands-on activity both at NM Expo science Fest, Fair grounds, NM

April 01/02 AISES student lab visit 

April 01 AISES regional meeting speaker 

Feb 23 Neuro Connect - NM MESA Science Outreach (Virtual)

May 29 2020, Florida Atlantic University, Summer Integrative Neuroscience Program (REU) Virtual


University of Oregon

2016 Public talk in Science Factory, children museum and exploration dome 

2015 Public outreach on neuroscience and fruit flies, Bijou Arts Cinema 

2015 Outreach for Southern Idaho Community College students 

2015 Outreach for SAIL students in the Doe lab at University of Oregon, Eugene

2015 Outreach at Junction city high school 

2014 Outreach for Oklea middle school students in Doe lab at University of Oregon, Eugene

2014 Outreach at Junction city high school 

2014 Outreach for Lane Community College Eugene students 

2014 Outreach for LEAP students in Doe lab at University of Oregon, Eugene

Selected International

Founder and president of JKScientists, An organization for Science and Education Outreach 

Selected science and Outreach activities Kashmir 2018

(Women’s college, Nawakadl) (Women’s college, Kothi Bagh)

(Islamic University of Science and Technology) (Amar Singh College)

Central University of Kashmir)


Insect neuroscience workshop at University of Kashmir, J&K, India 2015