Sarah Nuss

Education

Ph.D. Educational Planning Policy and Leadership, William & Mary, 2024

M.S. Environmental Studies, College of Charleston, 2005

B.S. Biology, Marine Biology Concentration, East Carolina University, 2003

Current Projects

I serve as the Education Coordinator for the Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, where we focus on providing education and outreach for the local K-12 audience, including field experiences for students, professional development for teachers, and outreach programs for the general public.  I am the co-PI for the Virginia Scientists & Educators Alliance (VASEA), focused on training graduate students on science communication and translating research into K-12 education products.  My research interests include student and teacher environmental literacy, preparation of pre-service teachers to utilize outdoor learning, and technology use within environmental education.

To learn more about education and outreach at CBNERR, visit our website.   

Selected Publications

Smucker, A., & Nuss, S. (2023). Enhancing collaborative learning through design for learning. William & Mary Educational Review, 8(1). 

Letourneau, S., & Nuss, S. (2021). ArcGIS Story Maps: Blended learning opportunities to bring technology into the classroom. Journal of Virginia Science Education, 14(1), 29-39.

Nuss, S. (2020). Creativity and environmental literacy. In M. A. Peters & R. Heraud (Eds) Encyclopedia of Educational Innovation. Springer. 

Munden, M. & Nuss, S. (2019). Evaluating short-term learning and long-term impacts of non-formal education programs. Current: The Journal of Marine Education, 33(2), 20-26.

Sharpe, K. & Nuss, S. (2019). Assessing resiliency in the face of sea-level rise. Current: The Journal of Marine Education, 33(2), 9-15.

Kim, K. H., & Nuss, S. (2018) Nurturing the lost attitudes of empathy and compassion in test-centric education. In S. Thompson & P. Parry (Eds.), Exploring Campus Diversity (pp. 135-140). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.

Nuss, S. (2018). Integrating technology into science field investigations. Journal of Virginia Science Education, 11, 26-38.

Hopper Brill, C., Lawrence, L., Nuss, S., Cackowski, C., & Sharpe, K. (2019) Out of the tower and into the classroom: Marine science graduate students as K-12 classroom contributors. In Fauville, G., Payne, D., Marrero, M., Lantz-Anderson, A., & Crouch, F. (Eds.), Exemplary practices in marine science education: A resource for practitioners and researchers(pp. 241-255). New York, NY: Springer.

Nuss, S., Sharpe, K., Hopper Brill, C., Lawrence, L., & Cackowski, C. (2019).  Building capacity for meaningful watershed educational experiences.  In Fauville, G., Payne, D., Marrero, M., Lantz-Anderson, A., & Crouch, F. (Eds.), Exemplary practices in marine science education: A resource for practitioners and researchers(pp. 323-340). New York, NY: Springer.

Nuss, S., & Venolia, C. (2016). Understanding changes in seagrass communities.  Current: The Journal of Marine Education, 31(1), 24-29.

Nuss, S., & Beck, J. (2015). Enhancing climate education for a changing Chesapeake Bay.  Current: The Journal of Marine Education, 29(2), 7-11.