Item talk:Q50009

USGS Staff Profile:

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 '@type': Person
 affiliation:
 - '@type': Organization
   name: American Geophysical Union (AGU)
 - '@type': Organization
   name: Seismological Society of America (SSA)
 - '@type': Organization
   name: Association of Science Communicators (ASC)
 award:
 - 2010 DOI Superior Service Award
 - "2003 Shoemaker Award for Communication Product Excellence, Web Category \u2013\
   \ Earthquake Hazards Program Website Realtime Products"
 description:
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   abstract: Geophysicist/Science Communications/Web Content Manager with the Geologic
     Hazards Science Center
   additionalType: short description
 - '@type': TextObject
   abstract: Lisa has worked for the USGS since 1987, first as a Research Geophysicist
     and then as a Science Communicator and Web Content Manager for the USGS Earthquake
     Hazards Program, the Landslide Hazards Program, the Geomagnetism Program, and
     the Natural Hazards Mission Area. She is also a member of Natural Hazards Mission
     Science Communications Team.
   additionalType: staff profile page introductory statement
 - '@type': TextObject
   abstract: "Computer/Software ExperienceHTML, CSS, Adobe Creative Suite, Office\
     \ 365, WordPress.Relevant Experience in Science Communications and Graphic Design\
     \ & LayoutCreated and coordinated an Education & Outreach Program for the USGS\
     \ Earthquake Hazards Team office in Pasadena, CA with no budget; created USGS\
     \ Public Lecture Series, created and lead Teacher Workshops to teach teachers\
     \ how to teach classrooms  about earthquakes  with hands-on materials.Created\
     \ classroom activities for K-6 to teach about various earthquake science.Forged\
     \ a partnership with the KidSpace Museum in Pasadena, CA, and served as a scientific\
     \ consultant for their new hands-on earthquake exhibit; worked with exhibit\
     \ designers.Created and presented hands-on talks/presentations about earthquakes\
     \ to K-6 classrooms and community organizations throughout the Los Angeles Metropolitan\
     \ area.Coordinated several-year long project to completely redesign the USGS\
     \ Earthquake Hazards Program website, which involved several  1000 webpages,\
     \ and web developers spread in several offices throughout the US.Coordinated\
     \ USGS \u201Cbooths\u201D at local, regional, and national meetings and answered\
     \ questions.Author and co-author, and graphic design and layout of many USGS\
     \ Fact Sheets, which are publications that communicate science to the general\
     \ public; general 5000-10,000 copies printed at a time often with second printings.Created\
     \  posters, flyers, and brochures for Pasadena and Golden USGS office events,\
     \ internal and public.Science writer for USGS \"Science for Everyone\" articles.Science\
     \ Communications Articles for a Non-Technical AudienceScience for Everyone articles\
     \ - Earthquake Hazards ProgramScience for Everyone articles - Landslide Hazards\
     \ ProgramScience for Everyone articles - Geomagnetism Program"
   additionalType: personal statement
 email: lisa@usgs.gov
 hasCredential:
 - '@type': EducationalOccupationalCredential
   name: M.S., Geophysics University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona July 1987
 - '@type': EducationalOccupationalCredential
   name: B.S., Geology Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas December 1984
 hasOccupation:
 - '@type': OrganizationalRole
   affiliatedOrganization:
     '@type': Organization
     name: Geologic Hazards Science Center
     url: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/geologic-hazards-science-center
   roleName: Geophysicist/Science Communications/Web Content Manager
   startDate: '2024-05-10T20:58:03.324161'
 - '@type': Occupation
   additionalType: self-claimed professional experience
   name: "WEB CONTENT MANAGER/SCIENCE WRITER September 2014 to Present\nU.S. Geological\
     \ Survey, Earthquake Hazards Program, Golden, Colorado \nWeb Content Manager\
     \ for Earthquake Hazards Program Website, Landslide Hazards Program Website,\
     \ Geomagnetism Program Website, and Geologic Hazards Science Center Website,\
     \ including Information Architecture, User Experience, Graphic Design and Layout.\
     \  Write"
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 jobTitle: Geophysicist/Science Communications/Web Content Manager
 knowsAbout:
 - '@type': Thing
   additionalType: self-claimed expertise
   name: science communications
 - '@type': Thing
   additionalType: self-claimed expertise
   name: technical writing
 - '@type': Thing
   additionalType: self-claimed expertise
   name: web content management
 - '@type': Thing
   additionalType: self-claimed expertise
   name: web design
 - '@type': Thing
   additionalType: self-claimed expertise
   name: user-centered design
 - '@type': Thing
   additionalType: self-claimed expertise
   name: information architecture
 - '@type': Thing
   additionalType: self-claimed expertise
   name: earthquakes
 - '@type': Thing
   additionalType: self-claimed expertise
   name: hazards
 memberOf:
   '@type': OrganizationalRole
   member:
     '@type': Organization
     name: U.S. Geological Survey
   name: staff member
   startDate: '2024-05-10T20:58:03.315528'
 name: Lisa A Wald
 url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/lisa-a-wald