About the Project Team

Teacher Training Institute staff and participants in June 2017

Teachers

Jennifer Ameigh teaches 5^th grade Math, Science, English Language Arts, and Social Studies for Onslow County Schools in Jacksonville, NC.

Porsha Bell teaches 9^th through 12^th grade Biology, Zoology, Earth Science for Lenoir County Public Schools in Kinston, NC.

David Caccavaro teaches 8^th grade Science and Social Studies for Craven County School in New Bern, NC.

Nancy Hoffman teaches 6^th and 7^th grade Science and Social Studies for New Hanover County Schools in Wilmington, NC.

project staff

Dr. Kathryn Stevenson is the Primary Investigator of the project. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management at North Carolina State University.

Renee Strnad is an Environmental Educator in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources at North Carolina State University. She is also the state coordinator for the environmental education curriculum, Project Learning Tree.

Dr. Yu-Fai Leung is a Professor and Director of Graduate Programs in the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management at North Carolina State University.

Dr. Sue Stuska is a Wildlife Biologist at Cape Lookout National Seashore.

Dr. Jessa Madosky is an Assistant Professor for Biology at the University of Tampa.

STudents & graduate assistant

Several of Jessa Madosky’s students from the University of Tampa participated in the summer-long season of data collection on the island, observing and recording the horses and visitor interactions.

Kati McArdle is the Project Coordinator. She is a graduate of the Master of Science in Natural Resources program at North Carolina State University.

CONTACT

For more information about the Wild Horse curriculum, please contact NC State’s Environmental Education Lab at enviroedlab@ncsu.edu.