Author Archives: nicolecdoran

Twelve Take-Aways from Dorceta Taylor’s Rise of the American Conservation Movement: Power, Privilege, and Environmental Protection

Part One Where do I even begin with this book? It is absolutely a must-read for anyone in the environmental science and policy fields. I did not want to attempt reviewing or adding any thoughts to the book so I decided for this post to summarize twelve things that I learned and found impactful inContinue reading “Twelve Take-Aways from Dorceta Taylor’s Rise of the American Conservation Movement: Power, Privilege, and Environmental Protection”

Women’s History Month: Unsung Heroes in Environmental Movements

I can’t believe it is the middle of March already! This post is inspired by a presentation I prepared, but unfortunately did not have the chance to give, last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In my presentation, I was hoping to tell the stories of women in STEM that have often been overshadowed byContinue reading “Women’s History Month: Unsung Heroes in Environmental Movements”

Louise Erdrich’s Future Home of the Living God: Speculative Fiction of Biological Crisis

My most recent read is Louise Erdrich’s Future Home of the Living God. It was an impulse purchase because I loved the cover and it seemed, from the startlingly unfamiliar picture of the bird on the cover, that it was going to be different from previous works of hers that I have read. The storyContinue reading “Louise Erdrich’s Future Home of the Living God: Speculative Fiction of Biological Crisis”

White Supremacist Attacks on Mi’kmaq Lobster Fishers in Nova Scotia

Hello, it has been a while since I posted because working in a COVID-19 testing lab during the COVID-19 pandemic has been a bit exhausting. I also have been busy finalizing my application for the NSF GRFP that was due this weekend. I have been meaning to write a post on this topic for aContinue reading “White Supremacist Attacks on Mi’kmaq Lobster Fishers in Nova Scotia”

To Gap Year Or Not To Gap Year

I never expected to take a gap year between undergraduate and graduate school. Years before I even graduated from The Ohio State University this past spring I had already come to the decision to not take a gap year. The idea of taking time off and not making “progress” was terrifying, and I did notContinue reading “To Gap Year Or Not To Gap Year”

My REU Experience: Methods

Welcome back and thank you to those of you that liked my last post and subscribed! In my last post I left off on the first week of my 2018 summer internship with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources through the College of Charleston’s Fort Johnson REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) program. I hadContinue reading “My REU Experience: Methods”

My REU Experience: Introduction

(This is going to be a multi-post story so stay tuned for more!) In the summer of 2018 I completed an REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) with the College of Charleston in South Carolina. I was in the middle of my sophomore year at the Ohio State University ready to spread my wings, move toContinue reading “My REU Experience: Introduction”

The Covid-19 Pandemic’s Plastic Problem

Since the Covid-19 pandemic began so much has changed. Our daily lives are far from “normal” with having to isolate, work from home, and wear masks in public. Many of these lifestyle changes while necessary, do have negative environmental consequences, such as the increased use of disposable masks, rubber gloves, hand santizer sold in plasticContinue reading “The Covid-19 Pandemic’s Plastic Problem”