Dr Sasha Woods is a highly skilled scientist with a diverse academic background. She holds a BSc in Natural Sciences from the University of Birmingham, an MSc in Reproductive and Developmental Biology from Imperial College London, and a PhD in Medicine from the University of Bristol. Her postdoctoral research at prestigious institutions further solidified her expertise. She explored Parkinson's Disease at Harvard Medical School (2015-2016) and delved into retinal development and disease at University College London (2016-2019). Since 2016, Sasha has been a dedicated educator, serving as a Teaching Fellow for the Psychology and Neuroscience of Mental Health course and Applied Neuroscience program at King's College London. Recognizing the urgent need to address climate change and biodiversity loss, Sasha transitioned her focus to socio-environmental science. She now leads the Science and Policy team at Earthwatch, where she ensures the organization's work is scientifically rigorous and solution-oriented.
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The power of citizen science for transformative change
How engaging, educating and empowering the public can make them key players in environmental research
How different combinations of engagement, education and empowerment can be used at different scales to achieve nature connection, improved understanding, and changes in behaviour
Making research impactful
When thinking about impact, it can be all too tempting to restrict oneself to the impact factor of journals, or obsess over the golden aim of policy change
But research can have rippling impacts beyond the science and the environment, to society, the economy and governance
At Earthwatch, we created the MICS platform, which helps to measure the impact of citizen science research across these areas