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Dr. Becky Mathers is a postdoctoral researcher in the USTRIVE project at Arcadia University. She also teaches courses in environmental science & sustainability to undergraduate students. Her research interests include profound nature experiences, environmental education, and conservation psychology.

I was an informal environmental educator for 30 years and now I am looking for a formal teaching position

Multiple years of experience in residential and urban environmental education and cooperative association management. 6+ years as a docent and training other docents in interpretation for Woodland Park Zoo. Especially passionate about informal learning orgs to communicate about climate change!

Heather joined the KEEP team as a Project Assistant in October of 2022 and took on the role of Resource Specialist in June 2023. She engages high school green teams around the state through the Mini-Grant program and supports sustainability efforts in their schools. She also lends kits with hands-on materials to educators around the state and manages the WCEE kit collection.  Before joining the WCEE team, Heather worked with the Dane County Office of Energy and Climate Change as a youth librarian and taught English in the Philippines and China. 

I have been teaching in the outdoors since I was 15 years old and it never gets old! I love opening the eyes of youth and adults alike to the wonders of the natural world around them, and consider myself very fortunate to mentor new educators in how they can do the same.