Elaine Lum
  • Master of Arts in Teaching Biological Sciences
  • Class of 2016
  • Port Coquitlam, British Columbia

Elaine Lum making a difference in human and ecological communities

2015 Mar 9

Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, resident Elaine Lum, a graduate student in the Global Field Program (GFP) from Miami University's Project Dragonfly, has been awarded a Community Engagement badge from the university for making a difference in human and ecological communities. As part of the GFP, students like Lum apply the tools of conservation science and advance the tenets central to the master's degree: inquiry, community and voice.

Through her Conservation Science & Community course project entitled "Gardening and Invasive Plants in British Columbia," Lum created an online survey to determine consumer awareness of invasive plants and gardening practices with respect to yard waste removal and the growing of invasive non-native plants. Lum is an instructor at Burnaby Community and Continuing Education.

As part of her master's program coursework, Lum studied desert and marine ecosystems on the Baja peninsula. Study sites include 13 countries throughout Africa, Asia, Australia and the Americas.

The GFP master's degree is designed for educators and other professionals from all disciplines and settings who are interested in working collaboratively to bring about change in local and global contexts. Applicants can be from anywhere in the United States or abroad. To learn more about the GFP, visit http://gfp.miamioh.edu/.

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