Kate Kincaid

• Design innovative science curricula to engage students and promote critical thinking.
• Create interactive activities to engage student interest and curiosity in scientific concepts.
• Utilize diverse instructional approaches to accommodate different learning styles.
• Foster student curiosity and interest through creative hands-on activities.
• Adapt teaching methods and materials to meet students' varying needs.
• K-2 grades follow a science discovery approach, bringing our world to life across biology, ecology, and earth science.
• 3-6 grades follow a life science focus including ecosystems, zoology, marine biology, human biology, anatomy, and botany.
• Middle School follows an Earth Science, global sustainability-focused curriculum that includes oceanography, biodiversity, and understanding the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
• Create and maintain safe classroom environment conductive to learning.

• Certified to teach the following courses: Global Perspectives in Sustainability, STEM and the Scientific Mindset, STEM Principles and Problem-Solving.
• Student guidance, course management, delivery, instruction and grading.
• Grading assignments and tests, providing constructive feedback to classes of 20 undergraduate students.

• Online integrated science course, using Canvas.
• Course management, delivery, instruction and grading.
• Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning.
• Graded quizzes, tests, homework, and projects to provide students with timely academic progress information and feedback.

• Working with NGOs in the USA and UK head offices, and in-country NGOs globally.
• Contributed to and actively participated in research conception, design and execution to address defined problems.
• Highly collaborative synthesis work, knowledge generation, providing advice and strategic guidance to stakeholders working at the site level in coastal wetlands.
• Project design and management, analysis, and systematic reviews.
• Producing best practice guidance and outputs for stakeholders.
• Contributed to manuscript writing process for publication of research papers.
• Worked independently with minimal supervision, setting priorities and demonstrating excellent project management skills.

• Between 2019 and 2022 I balanced working alongside homeschooling.
• During COVID, I formed weekly science/STEM outdoor classes, teaching science to homeschool groups.
• Submitted and assembled student portfolios for local school district to satisfy legal guidelines.
• Researched and chose appropriate curriculum to meet children's abilities and grade levels.
• Fostered curiosity and interest through creative hands-on activities.

• Conducted a global review of small-scale tropical octopus fisheries for sustainable fisheries.
• Delivered outputs on time and in the agreed format of in-house reports.
• Collaborated with teams to define, strategize, and implement strategies.
• Utilized analytics tools to analyze and process complex data sets.
• Worked with stakeholders to develop project goals and focus.
• Coached and mentored junior scientists on data analysis and publication.

Semester Boarding School with 52 students ages 15-18

• Teaching high school science, curriculum design, and course management.
• Leading a team of 16 early career researchers in their teaching roles.
• Conducting field risk assessments, project planning, and teacher training.
• Facilitating collaboration between research, education, and business needs.
• Teaching in classrooms and conducting field trips.
• Designing, monitoring, and enhancing the course curriculum, including developing training manuals and delivering debriefs and training sessions.
• Organized research symposiums, including scheduling, planning, and delivery.
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2013-2015 Research Associate:

• Researching small-scale fisheries and conservation.
• Designed and taught the sustainable fisheries research class, field and class work.
• Graded assignments and managed course commitments.

• Designed and managed a field-based research project as part of my Ph.D.
• Simultaneously managed several complex projects, meeting all pertinent milestones.
• Worked as member of integrated project team in highly collaborative work environment in Canda and Tanzania.
• Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
• Performed accurate quantitative analysis of targeted data research, collection and report preparation.
• Followed strict safety protocols, while carrying out technical procedures and research protocols.
• Analyzed data collected from surveys to identify potential threats to biological life.
• Conferred with scientists, engineers and others to plan and review projects.
• Detailed study findings and updated research upon new discoveries.

• Established positive and encouraging relationship with students and helped to foster appreciation for biology and science.
• Assessed submitted class assignments, determined grades, and reviewed work with struggling students to boost success chance.
• Gave struggling students personalized support during office hours or via email.

• Oversaw a marine research station with a staff of four to six individuals and up to sixteen volunteers at a time.
• Responsibilities included designing and teaching marine science and scientific diving courses.
• Designated the semester-long research and monitoring objectives.
• Drafted memoranda of understanding, research agreements, budgets, and other administrative documents.
• Performed risk assessments and conducted training sessions.
• Participated in marine conservation meetings with The Bahamas National Trust.
• Established relationships with local hosts.