Courses at UW
- OCEAN 330 Marine Biogeochemistry
- OCEAN 431 Global Ocean Change Biology
- OCEAN 532 Marine Zooplankton Ecology
- FHL 548 Larval Biology
Other courses previously taught
- Swarthmore courses (2019-2024):
- Organismal and Population Biology (BIOL002)
- Global Change Biology (BIOL028)
- Marine Biology (BIOL039)
- Climate Change Science and Communication (BIOL042)
- Global Ocean Change Biology (BIOL139)
- HKUST courses (2014-2018):
- Ocean Science (ENVS2003)
- Biodiversity (LIFS2060)
- Ecology (LIFS3160)
- Introduction to Sustainability (SUST 1000)
- Science of Gastronomy (SCI3150)
- Larval Ecology, WHOI/MIT Joint Program, Fall 2013
- Field Methods in Oceanography, University of Washington, Spring 2012
- Scientific Methods in Practice, University of Washington, Spring 2011
Larval Biology Class of 2023 at the Friday Harbor Labs
Global Change Biology Class 2023
Communicating Science with the public
Our lab is committed to sharing our science and our love of science to all.
Some of the activities we are involved in include:
Collaboration with the Burke Museum
We collaborate with the Burke Museum through STEM spotlight events and science camp activities.
National Network for Ocean and Climate Change Interpretation (NNOCCI)
As a NNOCCI Science Fellow and training workshop TA, Karen has contributed towards training informal science educators to understand scientific concepts behind ocean and climate change. She is also involved in encouraging scientists to form networks with social scientists and educators to develop best practices that will impart social changes.
K-12 classroom involvements and professional development for teachers
Karen has developed and published K-12 teaching modules. They have been published in the journal American Biology Teacher, and Lessons in Conservation of the American Natural History Museum. She has also led various professional development workshops .
Team Puffin 2011 (Karen was a science judge, technical consultant and question writer) for the National Ocean Science Bowl
Karen also volunteered for the Seattle Aquarium for years. She was lucky enough to have witness the birth of the sea otter Seiku.