Alumni

“I had my first 3 weeks of school planned out before spending a week at the CDC, and I ended up changing everything because I was so excited! I knew that my school is very limited as to the classes it can provide for each student, so I decided that I would use the material found in an epidemiology class to support the standards I teach in biology class. This school year I am going to support my entire curriculum with the theme of epidemiology throughout each of my units using case studies, emergency response plans, as well as data, articles, and lesson plans found on the CDC website.”

Jess Popescu, Topeka, Kansas
2016 CDC Science Ambassador

“The program has been very inspirational and motivational. This is a great opportunity to network with others and also scientists from the CDC- and to be able to get more valuable information that you can carry back to your school.”

Kurt Jones, Waynesburg, Pennsylvania
2015 CDC Science Ambassador

"CDC's Science Ambassador Workshop has a variety of reaches… it can fit into a variety of courses.

I recommend it for statistics. There is so much real live information that teachers and students can work with. Students can make case studies and then do the statistics.

I highly recommend it for any teacher — there are lots of applications no matter what science field you are in."

Johnna Doyle, Bolton, Massachusetts
2014 CDC Science Ambassador

"We as teachers are in isolation, but this brings us to the forefront of what education should be.

Now that there is a talk about STEM, there is a human component in science and that is where public health comes in.

We have to weave that fabric of educators coming in touch with scientists in real time so that we can take that into the classroom."

Sumi Jayaraman, Atlanta, Georgia
2014 CDC Science Ambassador

"CDC's Science Ambassador Workshop gives a different point of view — you’re thinking outside of the box. At my school, we are completely STEM and everything at the workshop can be applied. It is such a great program, I think everyone should do it."

Lisa Earehart, Humble, Texas
2014 CDC Science Ambassador

"I would recommend CDC's Science Ambassador Workshop to other teachers, especially science teachers that might not necessarily be in the health sciences field, because they have so much opportunity to use this process to engage their students in investigations and to teach their students data analysis."

Kristen Engle, Chicago, Illinois
2014 CDC Science Ambassador