Hi everyone! I'm Juniper (they/them pronouns) and I'm v excited to...
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Oct 06, 2026
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Hi everyone! I'm Juniper (they/them pronouns) and I'm v excited to host this week!
I'm a freelance ecologist and I'll be focusing on my projects on the environmental impacts of chemical weapons used by law enforcement against racial justice protesters as a case study in SciComm!
I'm a freelance ecologist and I'll be focusing on my projects on the environmental impacts of chemical weapons used by law enforcement against racial justice protesters as a case study in SciComm!
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Positionality Statement:
I, Juniper Simonis (they/them/theirs) am a white, non-binary, transgender, disabled American with mixed European heritage and a midwestern background. I have moved many times and now rent a house in what is presently referred to as Portland Oregon USA...
I, Juniper Simonis (they/them/theirs) am a white, non-binary, transgender, disabled American with mixed European heritage and a midwestern background. I have moved many times and now rent a house in what is presently referred to as Portland Oregon USA...
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on land traditionally occupied by the Multnomah, Wasco, Cowlitz, Kathlamet, Clackamas, Chinook, Tualatin, Kalapuya, and Molalla tribes.
I am college educated with a terminal PhD in ecology and evolutionary biology from an ivy league school and was not the first in my family...
I am college educated with a terminal PhD in ecology and evolutionary biology from an ivy league school and was not the first in my family...
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to complete grad school. I own and operate DAPPER Stats, a statistical and scientific consulting company that contracts with agency, academic, private, public, and non-profit scientists.
I am a native English speaker and am only fluent in English.
It is my goal to leverage...
I am a native English speaker and am only fluent in English.
It is my goal to leverage...
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my privilege to redistribute resources to Black, Indigenous, and Latinx communities and individuals.
I also believe that enforcement, carceral, and territorial systems are fundamentally racist and imperialist and need to be abolished for true racial justice to be achieved.
I also believe that enforcement, carceral, and territorial systems are fundamentally racist and imperialist and need to be abolished for true racial justice to be achieved.
