Eleanor Gardner
- Outreach & Engagement Coordinator - Museum Staff
Contact Info
1345 Jayhawk Blvd.
Lawrence, KS 66045
Biography —
Eleanor Gardner is the Outreach & Engagement Coordinator for the Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum.
Education —
Selected Publications —
Gardner, E.E.* (2025). Tips & Strategies for Effective Science Outreach and Education. Presentation for the National EPSCoR Education & Outreach Leadership Council, virtual, May.
Gardner, E.E.* (2024). Digging Fossils #LikeAGirl: Broadening Public Engagement with Paleontology Through Dedicated Scouting Fun Patch. Poster at the 12th North American Paleontological Convention, Ann Arbor, MI, June.
Horinek, H.*, Schneider, B., Hasiuk, F., Lopez-Caranza, N., and Gardner, E.E. (2022). Expanding accessibility in 3 dimensions by printing Kansas fossil toolkits for K-12 classrooms. American Geophysical Union annual meeting, Dec.
Lundgren, L., Crippen, K.J., Gardner, E.E., Perez, V.J. and Leder, R. (2018). Mental models and social media personas: A case of amateur paleontologists. International Journal of Social Media and Interactive Learning Environments, 6(1), pp. 44-69.
Gardner, E.E.* and Humphrey, J. (2018). Collections delivered: The mobile KU natural history museum. Poster presentation at the national meeting of the Geological Society of America: Indianapolis, IN.
Lundgren, L.*, Bex, R.T., Crippen, K.J., Gardner, E.E.*, Mills, S.M., and MacFadden, B.J. (2018). Implementing social media campaigns and webinars to promote professionalization in paleontology. Poster presentation at the national meeting of the Geological Society of America: Indianapolis, IN.
Pirlo, J.*, MacFadden, B.J., Gardner, E.E., Perez, V., and Porcello, D. (2018). FOSSILS4TEACHERS! - Connecting fossil clubs with K-12 teachers. Oral presentation at the national meeting of the Geological Society of America: Indianapolis, IN.
Gardner, E.E.* (2018). Engaging creatively with nature: Lawrence bugblitz & youth photography competition. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Kansas Environmental Education Conference: Lawrence, KS.
Gardner, E.E.*, MacFadden, B.J., and Crippen, K.J. (2017). Best practices and lessons learned in developing a community of citizen scientists via the FOSSIL project. Oral presentation at the national meeting of the Geological Society of America: Seattle, WA.
*denotes presenter
Memberships —
Geological Society of America
Paleontological Society
Association for Women Geoscientists
National Association of Geoscience Teachers