Plant Biology and Conservation Program – Chicago Botanic Garden and Northwestern University 

I am broadly interested in inclusive biology education and ensuring students have the knowledge, tools, and support they need to succeed in ecological research and related fields.

In my current role, I support high school, undergraduate, and graduate students participating in mentored research experiences in the Garden’s plant science department. Much of my time is devoted to overseeing the Garden’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program, an NSF-funded summer internship program engaging students in plant biology and conservation research. 

Zemenick, A. T., Turney, S., Webster, A. J., Jones, S. C., & Weber, M. G. (2022). Six principles for embracing gender and sexual diversity in postsecondary biology classrooms. Bioscience, 72(5), 481–492. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biac037. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9113276.

Zemenick, A. T., Jones, S. C., Webster, A. J., Raymond, E., Sandelin, K., Hessami, N., & Lund Dahlberg, C. (2022). Diversifying and humanizing scientist role models through interviews and constructing slide decks on researchers' research and life experiences. CourseSource, 9. https://qubeshub.org/community/groups/coursesource/publications?id=2923…. https://doi.org/10.24918/cs.2022.1

Crimmins, T. M., Barker, B., & 13 others, including Jones, S. (2024). Phenology in higher education. In M. D. Schwartz (Ed.), Phenology: An integrative environmental science (3rd ed.). Springer Cham. 

https://pbcinternships.org/summer-reu-genes-ecosystems