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Ridge to Reef (R2R): Processes and Interdependent Drivers of Small Island Resilience Award No. OIA-1946412 VI-EPSCoR Site Visit 2023 SITE VISIT SEPTEMBER 27 – 29, 2023 Education and Workforce Overview Teacher Professional Development Undergraduate Education Research Mentoring and Research Infrastructure Informal Learning Communication and Dissemination Cyber- infrastructure and Data Management Project Summary Other Project Elements 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Tyler Smith – Coral Reef Resilience Education & Workforce Development Overview 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Nadia Monrose Mills "Making STEM Education excellence possible for every student" VI-ISERP seeks to reduce barriers to URM STEM inclusion at the pre-college, undergraduate, and early career stages ✓Pre-college ✓Teacher Professional Development ✓Undergraduate ✓STEM Education Research ✓Experiential Learning ✓Student Practicum ✓Mentoring ✓Early Career STEM faculty ✓Faculty Mini Grants ✓Early Career Support Structure 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Nadia Monrose Mills - Education and Workforce Overview 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Nadia Monrose Mills - Education and Workforce Overview STEM Institute - Teacher PD Undergraduate Education Research Research Infrastructure and Mentoring Our Work Balances on Three Pillars 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Nadia Monrose Mills - Education and Workforce Overview 1. EQUITY AND INCLUSION: Combating structural and psychological barriers to URM inclusion and retention 2. CULTURALLY STEM LEARNING: Facilitating STEM learning in partnership with R2R researchers and staff 3. SUSTAINIBILTY OF STEM RESOURCES: Developing expertise, support, and resources in STEM education for the local community and beyond Building Our Center's Expertise • All 6 faculty leads in Tenure Track Positions • 2 attained tenure and promotion • Increased capacity for STEM Education Research • Learning Analytics • Qualitative & Quantitative Research Methods • focus group development • reliability of instruments • human subjects research ethics specific to student projects. • R, RStudio, SPSS, Envivo • Principal Investigator/Co-Principal Investigator in additional local & federal grants • Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands (2) • National Endowment for the Humanities • National Science Foundation:BCSER, S-STEM • National Institutes of Health U-RISE • Increased expertise of Master Teachers content attainment and leadership • Eco-School Ambassador • Candidate in UVI Creativity & Leadership PhD Program • Mathematics Department Chairperson 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Nadia Monrose Mills - Education and Workforce Overview • Qualitative Analysis: De-Identified Teacher Interviews, teacher artifacts • Quantitative Analysis: Pre/post surveys • 2-Book Chapters • 1-Conference Proceedings • Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles • 27-Conference Presentations • Universities • Major Corporations • Local Government Agencies • UVI Programs & Colleges Sharing Our Center's Expertise & Sustainability Teacher & RA engagement in Research Publications Partnerships/ Collaborations 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Nadia Monrose Mills - Education and Workforce Overview Thank you! Dr. Nadia Monrose Mills EMAIL: nmonros@uvi.edu PHONE: 340-693-1331 2023 SITE VISIT Teacher Professional Development 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Nadia Monrose Mills Meet The Team Dr. Joseph Squillace Assistant Professor of Mathematics UVI College of Science and Mathematics Co-Director STEM Institute, St. Croix 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Nadia Monrose Mills - Teacher Professional Development Cassandra King Master Teacher Manal Abed Undergraduate RA Julene Chapman-Dorsett Administrative Support St. Croix St. Thomas/St. John Dr. Nadia Monrose Mills Associate Professor of Mathematics UVI College of Science and Mathematics Co-Director STEM Institute, St. Thomas Principal Investigator NSF BCSER: Improving Peer-Led Team Learning and Peer-Leader Training to Increase Undergraduate Student Achievement in Mathematics Michealrose Ravalier Master Teacher Celestial Dazle Undergraduate RA UVI Teaching Faculty Dr. Lavida Rogers Assistant Professor of Biology 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Nadia Monrose Mills - Teacher Professional Development Dr. Dara Hamilton Assistant Professor of Psychology Undergraduate & Graduate Research Assistants Dr. Xuri Allen Assistant Professor of Education Dr. Marc Boumedine Computer Science Timothy Kentopp Assistant Professor of Computer Science Crystal Carino Ronicia Liburd Joash Liburd Dr. Dianna P. Osborne Calida Ambrose Ramiz Hurtalt Goal To integrate resilience research themes into teacher professional development to improve K-12 student preparation Objective 1: To integrate resilience research themes into teacher professional development to improve K-12 student preparation. Objective 2: To build long-lasting STEM community partnerships for increase sustainability of the VI-ISERP center. Project Goals And Objectives 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Nadia Monrose Mills - Teacher Professional Development Results, Outcomes, and Accomplishments: Summer Teacher Workshops 2021-2023 ✓Virtual Summer Workshops: • 80 Teachers Summer 2021 • 75 Teachers Summer 2022 • 44 Teachers Summer 2023 ✓In-Person Workshops: • 54 Teachers Summer 2022 • 48 Teachers Summer 2023 ✓New Partnerships • InSTEP: Online Statistics & Data Science Course • NC State University • Department of Agriculture • Cooperative Extension Services ✓Continued Partnerships • Knowles Teacher Foundation • Mentor Teachers • UVI Faculty • R2R Researchers • Informal Learning 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Nadia Monrose Mills - Teacher Professional Development Results, Outcomes, and Accomplishments: STEM Content Knowledge ✓PBL Certificate Program: • 5 teachers Cohort 1 Fall 2021 • 4 teachers Cohort 2 Fall 2022 • 19 teachers Cohort 3 Fall 2023 ✓Virtual Training: • Master & mentor teachers ✓In-Person Training (Weekends) ✓Continued Partnerships • UVI Teaching Faculty o College of Science & Math o School of Education 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Nadia Monrose Mills - Teacher Professional Development Results, Outcomes & Accomplishments: Partnerships in Computer Science 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Nadia Monrose Mills - Teacher Professional Development Yolanda Payne Founder, Tech Knowledge for Teachers Results, Outcomes & Accomplishments: Mental & Emotional Wellness Training ✓Teacher Talk Fridays ✓Mindfulness Training ✓Social Emotional Training 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Joseph Squillace - Teacher Professional Development Collaborations 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Joseph Squillace - Teacher Professional Development Research Interdependencies 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Joseph Squillace - Teacher Professional Development Mangrove Restoration Coral Reef Watershed & Land Use Informal Learning Mentoring & Research Infrastructure: Student Practicum Dhakiya Liburd Practicum Student- STT Allana Jackson Practicum Student- STX Anayah Ferris Practicum Student- STX Broader Impacts • FacilitatedPD activities 2020-2023 with about 110 teachers in attendance, impacting about 4000 K-12 student Intellectual Merit • Data Collection during Summer Workshops 2021-2023 • Preliminary Data Analysis on Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge • Continued Data Analysis for Years 4 & 5 Sustainability • Developed Long-lasting and mutually beneficial partnerships • Developed master & mentor teachers that facilitate PD training Broader Impacts, Intellectual Merit, & Sustainability 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Joseph Squillace - Teacher Professional Development Academic Year Trainings PBL Certificate Program • Third Cohort Fall 2023-19 teachers • Project Implementation Spring 2024 Maintain Community Partners • Stakeholders Virtual Meeting October 24, 2023 • Publication of Annual Center Newsletter: October 2023 Future Plans: Year 4 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Joseph Squillace - Teacher Professional Development • 6 Virtual Trainings Fall 2023 & Spring 2024 • Teacher Talk Fridays October 2023 & March 2024 • 2 In-person Trainings Fall 2023 o Tech Knowledge for Teachers: Nov. 3-5 o Local Chapter of CSTA: TBD • InSTEP Training with NC State Spring 2024 Thank you! Dr. Nadia Monrose Mills EMAIL: nmonros@uvi.edu PHONE: 340-693-1331 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Joseph Squillace EMAIL: joseph.squillace@uvi.edu PHONE: 340-692-4157 Undergraduate Education Research 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Michele Guannel Hypothesis IV: Community exposure to local resilience-themed activities will develop greater STEM affinity, which will translate into measurable gains in retention and persistence, at the university level. First-year students are developing STEM findings through leading active learning projects in Science 100 and Social Science 100 … supported by upper-level undergraduate mentors, leaders, researchers. Dr. Michele Guannel, Research Lead How do we transform undergraduate education? 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Michele Guannel – Undergraduate Education Research First-year student Ariel Paul, Youth Ocean Explorers graduate and mentor, conducts coral microfragmentation with the Brandt Lab (Spring 2023). First-year Jordan Wilson, current sophomore, UVI Sea Turtle Club President and Jobsis Lab volunteer, caught her first sea turtle for her Science 100 project (Fall 2022). UVI graduate George Francis II, a 2018 service learning alum, graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in Communication (May 2022). Meet The Team Dr. Michele Guannel, Assistant Professor of Biology Dr. Molly Perry, Assistant Professor of History & Geography 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Michele Guannel – Undergraduate Education Research Dr. Lyz Jaeger Associate Professor of Social Science Tara Thompson, SCI 100 Peer Instructor Waniya Baig, SCI 100 Peer Instructor Darnilla Samuel, SCI 100 Peer Instructor Nathan Kohler, SCI 100 Peer Instructor Nikita Beck, Community Engagement Fellow Megan Anthony, Service Learning Coordinator Kaidrian Ottley, Service Learning Coordinator Shani Richardson, Service Learning Coordinator Dr. Michelle Peterson, Associate Professor of Biology Lab Instructors Vernon Callwood, Antonio Farchette, Dr. Marianne Moore, Dr. Kayla Blincow, LeeAnn Sheets Year 1 Analysis of 2018-2020 experiential learning data Year 2 Pilot experiential learning option across Science 100 and Social Science 100, to obtain 20% participation by Year 5 Year 3 Institutional Review Board approval – new study design Publications Development of Resilience Leaders pathways ResearchGoals and Objectives 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Michele Guannel – Undergraduate Education Research Science 100 and Social Science 100 curricula and instruments developed and aligned Up to 29% of class chose project over paper, exceeding Year 5 goal Nine undergraduates / graduates are co-authors on 11 publications and presentations* Student Instructor roles are powerful for upper-level undergraduates 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Michele Guannel – Undergraduate Education Research ResearchGoals and Objectives Highlights: A Cohesive First-Year Experience & Resilience Leader Pathways *See student poster, tomorrow! First-Year Experience (during / after a global pandemic) Resilience Leader Pathways Informal Learning Teacher Development Coral Restoration Mangrove Restoration Island Resilience Sea Turtle Conservation Research Interdependencies: the First-Year Experience 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Michele Guannel – Undergraduate Education Research R2R-connected team members facilitated an increase in resilience-themed experiential learning with R2R researchers, in SCI 100: Year 1: 1 of 17 projects (6%) • Climate Change Year 2: 9 of 20 projects (45%) • Corals, Mangroves, Marine Debris Year 3: 24 of 44 projects (55%) • Corals, Mangroves, Marine Debris, Sea Turtles, Resilient Infrastructure, Sargassum, Water Quality, Climate Change, Recycling Upper-Level Resilience Leaders: Undergraduate (& graduate) students are education researchers. 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Michele Guannel – Undergraduate Education Research Angelisa Freeman, BS 2022 Three publications, one conference!! Liv Diana, MMES Student "Teaching SCI 100 made me want to become a teacher." [Now she is!!] Nailah Copemann, first qualitative research on lived experiences of IrMaria George Francis II and Deanna Hunt, invited speakers – 3 NASEM webinars; PKAL workshop (Hunt); both co-authors on 2024 AERA manuscript Bethany Good, preparedness research now integrated into SCI 100 Upper-Level Resilience Leaders: Undergraduate students developed framework for their experiential learning. 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Michele Guannel – Undergraduate Education Research Francis, G., Brown, L., Espinosa, C., Hunt, D., Powell, K., Hutcheson, L., Guannel, M. L. (Submitted 2023). Student-directed experiential learning in the United States Virgin Islands: Resiliencing through disaster. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting 2024. Results, Outcomes & Accomplishments: Our team nurtures our undergraduates. 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Michele Guannel – Undergraduate Education Research "Science 100 will always be in my heart. I appreciate you giving me the opportunity to work with the team and the students … You worked hard with me over the years and helped build me as a future communication professional. … You turned me into an outstanding individual." Deanna Hunt, Service Learning Coordinator 2020-2023 UVI Employee of the Year 2023 "From your continuous guidance, I was not only able to develop as an employee, but also as an individual because of you looking for opportunities for me. You are an absolute blessing in my life." "What is the Action project about? Cur-i-os-ity! I will work with each and every one of you on your projects!" Shani Richardson, Service Learning Coordinator 2023-??​ Keana Jacobs, Peer Instructor 2020-2023​ Graduated summa cum laude May 2023​ "My project is actually my reason for joining your team such that I can be of guidance to others who may doubt themselves or shy away from such projects."​ Diversity of disciplines & life experiences = workforce power 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Michele Guannel – Undergraduate Education Research Jaresia Elliott-Hendrickson Biology Major, Resident Assistant PR Officer, PRISM LGBTQIA Club Outstanding Student Organization; M. Guannel faculty advisor Shani Richardson, Psychology Parent of TWINS Keana Jacobs and George Francis, Communication Deanna Hunt, Computer Science Cheilinett Espinosa, Nursing Kahlifah Powell Marine Biology Past and Future Brandt Lab Angelisa Freeman, Biology; Educator Tara Thompson Marine Biology Chemosynthesis Researcher, Past Grimes Lab Shamir Smith, Applied Math BS & Computer Science BS in 5 years Multi-Year Training, Mentoring, and Cross-Training Transdisciplinary Teaching and Assessment Structural Course Changes (Sustainability) Leveraged Funding (Sustainability) Educators: 18 undergraduates 12 graduate / post-bac students Education researchers: 8 undergraduates 3 graduate / post-bac students Synchronizedstructure and project progression in SCI 100 & SSC 100 "Wicked problems" from natural and social science perspectives Wide reach - 192 students, Fall 2023 Liberate research time of Research Lead (M. Guannel) via integration of full- time faculty (Blincow, Moore) into SCI 100 Service learning and oral histories grants awarded to SSC 100 Lead, Dr. Molly Perry, and English faculty (National Endowment for the Humanities; CFVI) Broader Impacts, Intellectual Merit, & Sustainability 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Michele Guannel – Undergraduate Education Research Years 3-5 Assess affinity of first-year students with identity of "Resilience Professional" & other new psychometrics (192 students enrolled now!) Years 3-5 Integrate findings into proposals Years 4-5 Expand pathways for Resilience Leaders training and professional development Year 5 Examine retention & persistence of UVI students engaged in projects / leadership Future Plans 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Michele Guannel – Undergraduate Education Research Thank you! Dr. Michele Guannel EMAIL: michele.guannel@uvi.edu PHONE: 340-693-1284 2023 SITE VISIT Mentoring & Research Infrastructure 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Verleen McSween Dr. Lavida Rogers 2023 Educational Research Mini- grant recipient Meet The Team Verleen McSween, PhD Assistant Professor of Biology UVI College of Science and Mathematics Director for Mentoring and Research Infrastructure Virgin Islands Institute for STEM Education Research and Practice (VI- ISERP) NSF EPSCoR Co- Principal Investigator Undergraduate Research Training Initiative for Student Enhancement (URISE)(T34) National Institutes of Health (NIH) 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Verleen McSween – Mentoring and Research Infrastructure Shimeeka Stanley Research Assistant Virgin Islands Institute for STEM Education Research and Practice (VI- ISERP) NSF EPSCoR Senior, marine biology major, minor in environmental science UVI College of Science and Mathematics Intern NASA Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM) Boosting Research Capacity at HBCUs 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Verleen McSween – Mentoring and Research Infrastructure 1. Build internal and external collaborations through partnerships 2. Build in-house expertise in mentoring and education research 3. Build professional community through inter- institutional networking and targeted writing groups 4. Be a conduit for research funding 5. Broaden opportunities for dissemination through regional and national platforms The 5 B’s Goals And Objectives 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Verleen McSween – Mentoring and Research Infrastructure To support student/ faculty research infrastructure via support for the pre- and in-service STEM workforce to increase STEM career interest, skills, and retention ▪Objective 1: To develop mechanisms of support and development for STEM students (undergraduate and graduate) ▪Objective 2: To develop mechanisms of support and development for early-career STEM faculty YEAR 1-3 Objectives 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Verleen McSween – Mentoring and Research Infrastructure Provide support for mentor training of UVI faculty through implementation of mentor trainings workshops Establish an Integrative Student Support Network Promote the use of individual development plans to promote evidence- based practices in undergraduate student mentoring Support the professional development of early career STEM Faculty Promote R2R research exposure and the use of STEM skills within an education context through an undergraduate practicum program Support educational research among early career STEM faculty Developing a Graduate Student Professional Development Plan/ Listserv YEAR 4 Here we come! Results, Outcomes & Accomplishments 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Verleen McSween – Mentoring and Research Infrastructure Evidence- Based Alexanne Carr UVI Grad/ NIH RISE scholar Results, Outcomes & Accomplishments 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Verleen McSween – Mentoring and Research Infrastructure Dhakiya Liburd Practicum Student- STT Allana Jackson Practicum Student- STX Anayah Ferris Practicum Student- STX Results, Outcomes & Accomplishments 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Verleen McSween – Mentoring and Research Infrastructure Meria Marcel- Lewis Math Instructor VOWS Scholar Results, Outcomes & Accomplishments 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Verleen McSween – Mentoring and Research Infrastructure Results, Outcomes & Accomplishments 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Verleen McSween – Mentoring and Research Infrastructure Lavida Rogers, PhD Ass. Prof- Biology 2023 Recipient Guilherme N Corte, PhD Ass. Prof- Biology 2023 Recipient Bernard Castillo, PhD Ass. Prof- Math 2022 Recipient Joseph Squillace, PhD Ass. Prof- Math 2023 Recipient Research Interdependencies 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Verleen McSween – Mentoring and Research Infrastructure Educational research mini- grant funding awarded to researchers engaged in the STEM Institute programming Mentee training for undergraduate student researchers participating in summer R2R research opportunities Mentor training for R2R researchers as well as their governmental partners engaged in mentoring UVI undergrads Participation of R2R Researchers or staff in research career panels, grad school panels or facilitating PD workshops Engagement of practicum students in workforce experiences centered on implementation of R2R- based project- based learning curricula Contributing to boosting STEM student graduation rates Preparingundergraduate students for STEM career inclusion and successful transition to the STEM workforce . Broader Impacts, Intellectual Merit, & Sustainability 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Verleen McSween – Mentoring and Infrastructure Collaborations 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Verleen McSween – Mentoring and Research Infrastructure Diversity Dhakiya Liburd Practicum Student- STT Allana Jackson Practicum Student- STX Anayah Ferris Practicum Student- STX 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Verleen McSween – Mentoring and Research Infrastructure Shimeeka Stanley MRI Research Assistant Meria Marcel- Lewis Math Instructor VOWS Scholar Lavida Rogers, PhD Ass. Prof- Biology VOWS Scholar Guilherme N Corte, PhD Ass. Prof- Biology Joseph Squillace, PhD Ass. Prof- Math Alexanne Carr UVI Grad/ NIH RISE scholar Support mentee/ mentor training for student training grants at UVI + collaborators Engage our Student Support Network to promote sustainability of our current efforts Support education research through mini- grant funding Recruit and engage scholars for our practicum program Implementation of our in- house educational research training series Serve as a resource hub for professional development and dissemination opportunities. Support faculty writing and scholarship Future Plans 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Verleen McSween – Mentoring and Research Infrastructure continued implementation of our current work Thank you! Dr. Verleen McSween EMAIL: verleen.mcsween@uvi.edu PHONE: 340-692-4108 2023 SITE VISIT RESEARCH Informal Learning 2023 SITE VISIT Jarvon Stout & Kai Nielsen - Informal Learning Jarvon Stout, STT/STJ Engagement Specialist Kai Nielsen, STX Engagement Specialist Shamoy Bideau, STX Outreach Assistant Goal 1 Expanding IL’s reach Goal 2 Diversifying science themes Goal 3 Workforce development Research Goals & Objectives 2023 SITE VISIT Jarvon Stout & Kai Nielsen - Informal Learning Goal 4 Becoming a resource Goal 5 Understanding our audience Goal 6 Becoming self sufficient Results, Outcomes & Accomplishments 2023 SITE VISIT Jarvon Stout & Kai Nielsen - Informal Learning • 4,000 Virgin Islanders reached • 2,000 k-12 students engaged • Creating community spaces • Better outreach tools IMPACT ONE IMPACT TWO IMPACT THREE STEM exposure and professional development -405 k-12 students in STEM interventions Conferences, publicationsand webinars -3 conferences -2 publications -4 Webinars Funding and sustainability -$200,000 Broader Impacts, Intellectual Merit, & Sustainability 2023 SITE VISIT Jarvon Stout & Kai Nielsen - Informal Learning Collaborations 2023 SITE VISIT Jarvon Stout & Kai Nielsen - Informal Learning Future Plans, Highlights 2023 SITE VISIT Jarvon Stout & Kai Nielsen - Informal Learning “Bro, every day, and every opportunity don’t come to everyone, so, once I can help it’s a good opportunity. Thanks a lot for allowing me the chance to help, and I’m looking forward to learning more and helping more with the kids.” 2023 SITE VISIT Thank you! Jarvon.stout@uvi.edu Kai.Nielsen@uvi.edu Communication and Dissemination 2023 SITE VISIT Elisa Bryan Meet The Team Elisa Bryan, Communication Specialist Daniel Mele, Communication Assistant 2023 SITE VISIT Elisa Bryan – Communication and Dissemination ✓Joint conference presentation at the SC EPSCoR EOD Conference in 2022 - "A picture is worth a thousand words, and so is good design" Goal CD1 Inform stakeholders and community of R2R Project research and educational goals and progress made toward achieving those goals. Goal CD2 Produce annual VI EPSCoR newsletter. Goal CD3 Support R2R Project team's promotional needs. Goals And Objectives 2023 SITE VISIT Elisa Bryan – Communication and Dissemination Outcomes - Websites 2023 SITE VISIT Elisa Bryan – Communication and Dissemination ✓27K Website Visitors ✓Advanced CSS training program completed.​ ✓Website upgrade in progress ✓New VI ISERP website in progress 118,000 Social Media Engagements 11 YouTube Videos 4,256 Video Views Outcomes - Social Media 2023 SITE VISIT Elisa Bryan – Communication and Dissemination Outcomes – Blog posts Blog posts are stronger and more authentic with post-specific photo shoots. 2023 SITE VISIT Elisa Bryan – Communication and Dissemination Outcomes – YouTube Videos 11 YouTube videos with 4,256 views 2023 SITE VISIT Elisa Bryan – Communication and Dissemination • 1,157 views on Instagram • 200 views on Facebook • 353 views on YouTube Recent Videos • 2,035 views on Instagram • 897 views on YouTube Project Outcomes – Newsletters Three R2R newsletters available digitally and in print 2023 SITE VISIT Elisa Bryan – Communication and Dissemination Outcomes – Promotional Support 2023 SITE VISIT Elisa Bryan – Communication and Dissemination 2023 Wildlife Conservation Film Festival Selection 2023 Science Film Festival Selection Finalist – Jackson Wild Media Lab ILCP Emerging League Program Project Accomplishments • EPSCoR's video highlighting UVI's sea turtle research in Grenada was accepted into two film festivals • Dan was a finalist out of over 300 applicants to the Jackson Wild Media Lab. He was invited to join the crew team, which is where he is now during this presentation • Dan was accepted into the International League of Conservation Photographers emerging fellowship. Dan Mele 2023 SITE VISIT Elisa Bryan – Communication and Dissemination Sea Turtles in Grenada Year 4 Goals 2023 SITE VISIT Elisa Bryan – Communication and Dissemination ✓Complete upgrade to VI-EPSCoR website ✓Complete VI ISERP website ✓Continue team training opportunities ✓Continue to support research team's outreach goals. "Your crash course on illustrator, especially using the color schemes and palettes has been extremely helpful!" - Course participant Adobe Workshop Participants Thank you! Elisa Bryan EMAIL: elisa.lacatena@uvi.edu PHONE: 340-693-1039 2023 SITE VISIT Dan Mele EMAIL: daniel.mele@uvi.edu PHONE: 240-687-6578 Cyberinfrastructure & Data Management 2023 SITE VISIT Travis Hamlin Introduction 2023 SITE VISIT Travis Hamlin – Cyberinfrastructure & Data Management • Data Manager and Underwater Glider Technician • Ancestral Virgin Islander • UVI Alumni • BS Marine Biology o Minor in Data Science and Environmental Science • Programming Languages: Python, SQL, R • Certified Microsoft Azure and Networking Technician Collaborations 2023 SITE VISIT Travis Hamlin – Cyberinfrastructure & Data Management ResearchGoals And Objectives 2023 SITE VISIT Travis Hamlin – Cyberinfrastructure & Data Management Goal 1 Multi-home the internet connection and increase bandwidth capacity to 10 Gbps on and between both campuses. Goal 2 Upgrade fiber optic infrastructure and pathway system for research buildings from multimode to single mode fiber to support 10+ Gbps buildinguplink speeds. Goal 3 Upgrade research related in-buildingwired and wireless services. Goal 4 Expand public cloud services in support of research data needs. Goal 5 Deploy on-premises research virtual server and storage environment with replication to MS Azure. Results, Outcomes & Accomplishments ✓Completed Campus Network Assessment ✓Upgraded Research Internet Access (Internet2) from 1gb to 10gb ▪Core network equipment upgrades o Upgraded Cisco Networking Equipment for research buildings o Increased Wi-Fi Access Points from 200 to 500 o Increased user connection speed up to 800Mbps ✓Research building network fiber and inbuilding wiring upgrades ▪CMES Annex ▪Marine Science building ▪Simulation Center (STX) 2023 SITE VISIT Travis Hamlin – Cyberinfrastructure & Data Management Results, Outcomes & Accomplishments 2023 SITE VISIT Travis Hamlin – Cyberinfrastructure & Data Management ✓Expanded public cloud services in support of research ▪Microsoft Azure Integration ▪Azure Hybrid Services ✓Purchased HPC Dell servers & storage equipment ▪High Performance Computing Servers ✓Participated in EDOCs development and testing Results, Outcomes & Accomplishments 2023 SITE VISIT Travis Hamlin – Cyberinfrastructure & Data Management 3 New Grant Awards = $3,680,000 in additional funding 1. NSF Campus Cyberinfrastructure Grant - CC* Networking Infrastructure: Improving the University of the Virgin Islands' Scientific Research Data Movement Infrastructure and Network Capacity (Award #220148) - $500,000 2. Cloudbank Award - $180,000 ($15k monthly) 3. National Telecommunications and Information Administration Grant - $3,000,000 Assessment Ongoing assessment of network resources for research needs Install & Configure Install and configure onsite high- performance servers & storage to replicate to MS Azure Collaborate Collaborate with researchers to create upload, organization, and archival procedures for research data Future Plans 2023 SITE VISIT Travis Hamlin – Cyberinfrastructure & Data Management Thank you! Travis Hamlin EMAIL: travis.hamlin@uvi.edu PHONE: 340-642-6858 2023 SITE VISIT Project Summary ➢Broader Impacts and Intellectual Merit ➢Sustainability ➢R2R Highlights ➢Post Doc Mentoring ➢Broadening Participation & Diversity Efforts 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Kim Waddell Broader Impacts 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Kim Waddell – Project Summary • Reach • Actionable Science: o MDAP, CRRP, and o CDORP, HMRP Intellectual Merit • 50 peer-reviewed publications • 55 grant proposals awarded • $18.8M 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Kim Waddell – Project Summary Sustainability Proposal Collaborations and Synergies 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Kim Waddell – Project Summary Title R2R Proposal Submission Collaboration Award Amount RII-BEC: Securing STEM Island Pathways Kristen Wilson-Grimes, Lawanda Cummings $1,000,000 Expanding science-based coral and mangrove restoration to protect Virgin Islands shorelines Marilyn Brandt, Kristen Wilson-Grimes $619,805 Monitoring of natural and out-planted threatened Acroporid corals in the US Virgin Islands Marilyn Brandt, Tyler Smith $747,189 Strengthen Coastal Resilience in the US Virgin Islands through Coral Reef Restoration Kristen Wilson-Grimes, Marilyn Brandt $237,455 Total $2,604,449 Sustainability Total VI-EPSCoR-Generated Research Funding 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Kim Waddell – Project Summary Title Funding Total VI-EPSCoR- related funding $18,772,944 Non-VI-EPSCoR related funding $26,682,202 Total Research Funding $45,455,146 Sustainability ➢Not just # of grants and pubs ➢Community awareness engagement and impact ➢Interdependencies and synergies with other projects & awards –e.g., SEAS Islands Alliance/HMRP/RII-BEC/CC*/CoPE ➢Leveraging limited research infrastructure across a network of projects sharing common objectives of environmental monitoring and management ➢Research that leads to government action, implementation and policy (i.e., MDAP, CRRP) 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Kim Waddell – Project Summary Highlights from R2R Project 2023 SITE VISIT Kim Waddell – Project Summary • A High-Resolution US Caribbean Regional Ocean Model Created by VI-EPSCoR's Oceanography Team • Coral Disease research to better understand the relationship between coral disease and coral restoration to maximize success • A Nation-wide Townhall meeting hosted by the US National Academies of Sciences and VI-EPSCoR's EWFD Team "Rethinking the STEM Pipeline: A Holistic Approach to Student Preparation for the STEM Workforce" Post Doc Mentoring "Coffee With Post Docs“ Informal Friday morning Zoom conversations with each other on research, job searches, career path options. Also mixed in are conversations with scientists in academia, non- profits, government and private sector who discuss career success, pathways, and lessons learned. 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Kim Waddell – Project Summary Broadening Participation & Diversity Efforts 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Kim Waddell – Project Summary 2023 SITE VISIT Kim Waddell – Project Overview Thank you! Dr. Kim Waddell EMAIL: kim.waddell@uvi.edu PHONE: 340-693-1628 2023 SITE VISIT