Dr. Sanlyn Buxner
Senior Education and Communication Specialist and Senior Scientist
Currently resides in Arizona
Targets of Interest: Earth, Meteorites, Moon
Disciplines/Techniques: Education, Education/Public Outreach (EPO), Outreach, Public Engagement, Community Science, Program Evaluation, Field Work
Missions: LRO, Lucy, Mars Odyssey, Phoenix Mars Lander, PUNCH, SHIELD DRIVE Science Center
Dr. Sanlyn Buxner's current research interests include examining issues related to scientific literacy; how to measure it and investigating how it is changed by education, outreach, and online media. Additionally she investigates how science research experiences can be used to improve both science understanding
Active Projects
Western Regional Noyce Network
PI
Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program
Virtual Trips to Extreme Environments
PI
Virtual Trips to Extreme Environments
Collaborative Research: Polar Explorer – A Virtual Learning Environment for Polar Science Education
PI
Improving Undergraduate STEM Education
