Kristy A Lewis, PhD

🌊Join us at #CERF2023 for a panel on "Working across discipline and difference to address complex coastal issues." Embrace diverse perspectives, including community & Tribal involvement, CRUCIAL for solutions. 🌏Join us for this game-changing event and be part of the solution!🚀

‼️Todays the day #CERF2023 ‼️Please grab a lunch and join us for the a panel below discussing Transdisciplinary Coastal Research. To solve complex coastal issues, we need to consider new ways to do science. 🌊Come learn more about this emerging approach in our field! 🌊

🌊Hey #CERF2023 Attendees!🌊Join us for Affinity Group Lunches, fostering diversity, inclusion, and connection.🌈 Whether you're a Person with Disabilities, BIPOC, or LGBTQ+, our Affinity Groups welcome you! Grab your lunch and let's build a stronger community together. [LINK⬇️]

🚀 Prepare for an electrifying afternoon of INSPIRATION! Join "Creating Space Conversations" with your host, #raeraethesciencebae! 🔬🎨 She's diving into science, authenticity, belonging, and community, all while unleashing our CREATIVE spirits! 🌌🎨 #creatingspaceconversations

A brand new live video event series from the amazing Rae Quadara (Rae Rae the Science BAE), and I get to be her first guest!! youtube.com/watch?v=UuiJ1w…. Sunday at 1 ET.

Providing demographic data for NSF: Actually, I do wish to provide my gender, but your survey does not include nonbinary scientists. You are not accurately assessing diversity when you erase queer and transgender scientists. @ISNBS_ #QueerinSTEM

Happy Juneteenth! Today we celebrate the end of slavery in the US. Today we reflect on the progress we've made as a nation, but recognize that there is still work to be done towards true equality and justice for all. Let's continue to educate ourselves and advocate for change!

Great news! Our Science Center and the @universityofri have signed a 5-year formal partnership agreement to research how #OffshoreWind energy development will affect marine ecosystems and the people who live near/on the ocean: ow.ly/sNtl50OQskk. #NEFSCScience

Please tune in to @__inspires Instagram Live on #WorldOceanDay, Thursday, June 8, 3 pm Eastern for an amazing discussion about ocean exploration and transformative inclusivity, featuring @deepseadawn, Nicole Yamase, @curly_scientist and more!! cc @Esri @esricanada @InsideNatGeo

My immediate question is, how can the #StateofFlorida use their cell phones and computers (which many, if not most are made in China) and we scientists can't use some of the best #drones for research because they are made in China? This state is bonkers. shorturl.at/ajtE3

@demutsertlab @soseusm Congrats to my dear friend and mentor!!! So much to celebrate!!! 💜💜💜

Well done, y’all. #SaveNewCollege

@science_schoen That’s amazing! I hadn’t seen that got that position!

@science_schoen Yay! Looking for a postdoc?!

@timlhawthorne So excited for my grad student, Katherine! Thanks for providing such a great opportunity for her and all the students!!

Our Belize 9-day UCF study abroad class begins tomorrow. Can’t wait to be in the field with 11 incredible students! Belize trip 1 of 2 for summer.

Just gonna drop this here for those who need a reminder which approaches have the greatest potential for net emissions reductions... from that controversial source, the IPCC (AR6 WG3 2022).

Florida, the third most populous state in the nation, plans to expand the unpopular and discriminatory "Don't say gay" to all k-12 grades. Effectively, all forms of sexual education will be banned in Florida for all public school students. Of note: The US Southeast has the highest rates of teen pregnancy, Florida has the 4th highest rate of HIV/AIDS in the country, 8th highest syphilis rate in the country, and one of the highest hate-crime rates against LGBTQ+ persons in the country. Florida was also the target of the worst domestic terrorist incident against LGBTQ+ Americans (Pulse) apnews.com/article/dont-s…

Welcome to our 3rd #BlackInEnvironWeek! We are looking to showcase all Black environmentalists across the globe 🌍 Tag us and use the hashtags #BlackEnvironRollCall or #BlackInEnvironRollCall to be featured on our page!