Since 2020 I have been involved in a number of different outreach and scicomm activities. Below are links, grouped by type of media, of what I have been up to.
Trebek Initiative
I was a 2021 grantee of the Trebek Initiative which you can learn more about here and stay tuned for my project page so you can learn all about what we got up to!
Scholarship info
As part of our work for Black Mammologists Week we set up the Black and Indigenous scholars in Mammology Award! Please see the link at the bottom of the page or here for more details (https://www.mammalsociety.org/whats-new/black-and-indigenous-scholars-mammalogy-award)
Podcasts
- Ologies – Cervidology parts 1 and 2 (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/cervidology)
- The Hunter Conservationist – Celebrating Black Mammologists week with Rhiannon Kirton (https://thehunterconservationist.com/podcast/episode-30-celebrating-black-mammalogists-week-with-rhiannon-kirton/)
- The Witch podcast – Celebrating women in conservation (https://open.spotify.com/episode/1fpUChzDi1KEHtN9fg4JQt?si=e23a8edadf264e1b) also find more podcasts by Lauren here https://www.thewitchpodcast.com/episodes
Interviews
- Science Rendezvous https://www.sciencerendezvous.ca/news/2022/02/11/celebrating-women-in-science/
- PBS Nature – Zoologist https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/blog/rhiannon-kirton/
- The loneliest deer in Niagara Falls – https://www.macleans.ca/society/environment/the-loneliest-deer-in-niagara-falls/
- Black Mammologists Week, tackling inclusion in new taxa – https://wildlife.org/in-black-mammalogists-week-tackling-inclusion-in-new-taxa/
- Meet the scientists of Black Mammologists Week – https://www.wildlabs.net/resources/case-studies/meet-scientists-black-mammalogists-week
- 46 Questions – Rhi Kirton https://46questions.wordpress.com/2020/09/02/rhi-kirton/
- Canadian Black Scientists Network Creates Gateway for Black Canadians in STEMM – ByBlacks – https://byblacks.com/profiles/nfp-charities/2778-canadian-black-scientists-network-creates-gateway-for-black-canadians-in-stemm
- CAHSS: Forage Friday and Black Mammologists Week – https://cahss.org/join-us-for-forage-friday-during-blackmammalogists-week/
- How a placement year can benefit your conservation career ConservationCareers – https://www.conservation-careers.com/conservation-jobs-careers-advice/how-a-placement-year-can-benefit-your-conservation-career/
Writing
- Alternatives Journal – Wolf culls: Public trust or Failed policy? https://www.alternativesjournal.ca/authors/rhiannon-kirton/
- #BlackMammologists week is here! https://medium.com/@realscientists/blackmammologistsweek-is-here-e6d08092e293
- Wildlife Vocalisations: TWS – https://wildlife.org/wildlife-vocalizations-rhiannon-kirton/
- BlackInNature – Why BlackBirdersWeek took over twitter – https://gearjunkie.com/outdoor/what-is-black-birders-week-importance
- The Biologist: Royal Society of Biology – BlackBirdersWeek a movement for black naturalists and scientists in the outdoors https://thebiologist.rsb.org.uk/biologist-opinion/blackbirdersweek-a-movement-for-black-naturalists-and-scientists-in-the-outdoors
Panels and talks
- Latornell Conservation Symposium: Taking Action Diversity Equity and Inclusion in Conservation https://youtu.be/m1E2-YKIxWY (http://www.latornell.ca/webinars/)
- Conservation Unlimited Humboldt State – https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=730639807541425
- Colouring Nature with Thames Talbot Trust – https://www.thamestalbotlandtrust.ca/colouring_nature
- Conversation on Black Experiences in Parks w CPCIL and ParksPeople – https://www.oala.ca/event/webinar-canadian-parks-collective-parks-people-conversation-on-black-experiences-in-parks/
- Climate change and warming forests – https://thebulletin.org/2020/07/in-case-you-missed-it-twitter-chat-qa-transcript-on-climate-change-warmer-forests/
Memberships and committees
- Royal Society of Biology
- CSTWS Education Committee – https://www.cstws.ca/index.cfm?page=Edu_Members
- Canadian Black Scientists Network – https://www.blackscientists.ca/members-allies 4
- Alberta Society of Professional Biologists
Rhiannon Kirton 