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Position
Research
Associate, J.L. Scott Marine Education Center, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, University
of Southern Mississippi
Education
Ph.D.
Louisiana State University, 1999, Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
M.S.
University of Virginia, 1993, Environmental Sciences
B.S.
Louisiana State University, 1987, Geology
Interests and current
projects
I work with audiences
of all ages and diverse educational backgrounds to enhance awareness of the importance
of ocean and coastal environments, and to help individuals understand their
role in making responsible choices based on science.I particularly enjoy working with teachers
and scientists as they incorporate student-active methods and scientific
inquiry into their classrooms.
Active Grants
S.
H. Walker (PI), J. A. Kastler, Enhanced
Engagement of Scientists by the COSEE Network for Broader Societal Impacts, 2009-2011.
J.
A. Kastler (PI), S. H. Walker, Shifting
Baselines: Watershed Connections to Landscape Change, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, 2009-2011.
S.
H. Walker (PI), D. Brooks, J. J. Dindo, J.
A. Kastler, M. Spranger. Regional
Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence [COSEE] – Gulf of Mexico,
National Science Foundation, 2005-2010.
Selected Publications
2009J. A. Kastler.Recipe for hypoxia: playing the dead zone
game. Science Activities; Classroom
Projects and Curriculum Ideas, 46(3)39-48.
2008J. A. Kastler, Sediment Grain Size Analysis for K-12 Classrooms: Materials, Safety,
Standards, Instructional Protocol:http://www.cosee-central-gom.org.
2008H. Cregut, J. LeBouef, T. Savoie, J.A.
Kastler; Size It Up; Lesson Plan:
http://www.cosee-central-gom.org.
2007B. Branch, B. Carney, C. Castille, D.
Cummins, D. Ferrin, B. Fletcher Jr., S. Gauthier, D. Gill, H. Harrison, J.
Kastler, T. Koske, B. LeBlanc, A. Owings, D. Pollet, D. Reed, R. Schmit, J.
Stevens and R. Strahan; A Guide to
Louisiana Friendly Landscaping; Adult Education Booklet, published by LSU
AgCenter, http://www.lsuagcenter.com/lyn.
2007 J.
Kastler, What you can do to be an effective wetland steward, Point of VueMagazine, Rushing Media, Houma, Louisiana,
http://www.povhouma.com/Articles/2007/October/vow_8_1007.html.
2004J.A. Kastler, A. Barron, S. Callegan. Recognizing Runoff through the Watershed; Educational Website,
http://water.btnep.org/client_files/ftp_files/index.htm.
1999J. A. Kastler. Interactions of Minerals and Organic Materials Along a Salinity
Gradient in Barataria Basin, Louisiana. Ph.D. dissertation, Louisiana State
University (Dr. R. Eugene Turner).
1996J.A. Kastler and P.L. Wiberg. Sedimentation
and boundary changes of Virginia salt marshes. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 42:683-700.
Selected Recent Presentations
J.A. Kastler, S.
Walker. 2009. Shifting Baselines, Watershed Connections to
Landscape Change: A Learning Community Centered on Meaningful Watershed
Educational Experiences.Invited Oral
Presentation, at B-WET Conference Washington, DC, July 14-16.
J. A. Kastler. 2009.Using (Near) Real-Time Data in the Classroom.
GCOOS-RA Global Positioning
System Workshops for Educators, ~3hr presentation and practice session. Corpus
Christi, TX, April 23-24; Dauphin Island, AL, April 30-May 1.
J. A. Kastler, M.S.
Spranger, D. Brook, S. Walker, B. McCann, 2009.Student Active Stewardship Lessons from COSEE:CGOM, Poster, National
Marine Educators Association, Monterey, California June 29-July 2.
J. A. Kastler, V.
Williams. 2009.Sediment – It Ain’t Just
Dirt.National Science Teachers
Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.March 2009.
J.
A. Kastler, T. Sempier, B. McCann, S. Walker, M. Spranger, Ocean Science Lesson
Plans:development and demonstration of
the COSEE:CGOM website, National Marine Educators Association, Savannah, GA,
Jul 2008.
J.
A. Kastler, S.H. Walker, M.S. Spranger, J. Dindo, R.D. Brook, The
Teacher/Scientist Institutes of the COSEE:CGOM – catalyzing relationships among
scientists and teachers to enrich classroom ocean sciences learning, Ocean
Sciences Meeting, Orlando, FL, Mar 2008.
J.
A. Kastler, A Scientist’s Experience in Marine Education – COSEE:CGOM,
Department of Marine Sciences Seminar Series, USM, Stennis Space Center , MS,
Feb 2008.
J.
A. Kastler, Using Sediment Analysis to Teach Physical and Environmental
Sciences, Louisiana Environmental Education Symposium, Baton Rouge, LA, Feb
2008.
J.
A. Kastler, with COSEE:CGOM Teacher-Scientist Institute Participants 2007 (M.
Konikoff, M. Baustian, A. Wright, A. Spiers, T. Savoie, H. Cregut), Ocean Science Education Excellence…In Your
Classroom, Louisiana Science Teachers Association, Fall Meeting,
Lafayette LA, Oct 2007.
J. A.
Kastler, Coastal Restoration Role Play, Gulf Coast Education Initiative Consortium,
Biloxi, MS, Mar 2007.
J. A.
Kastler, The Ocean in Our Living Rooms, Hurricanes 2005, & What’s Next for
Louisiana, Sci-Port Discovery Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, Mar 2007.
J.
A. Kastler, Land Loss in Louisiana: a Post-Hurricane Review of Issues, Sci-Port
Discovery Center, Shreveport LA, Mar 2006.
J.A.
Kastler, Bayouside Classroom as a Potential Collaboration and Post-Storm Report
from South Louisiana, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science Engineering and
Technology, Keynote Address, IBET Symposium, Alexandria, VA, Feb 2006.
J.A.
Kastler, The Ocean in Our Living Rooms: How Hurricanes Form, with an Early
Report on the Economic and Environmental Impacts of Rita and Katrina, 2005 - Keynote
Address, Louisiana Association of Science Leaders, Baton Rouge LA, Nov
2005.
G.
Boudreaux-Bodin, R. Caffey, C. Fowler, B Guillot, J.W. Horst, J. Kastler, T.
Tiersch. Casting Out to the Public: Extension, Education and Outreach, Invited
Panelist, Louisiana Chapter meeting of American Fisheries Society, Baton Rouge,
February 4, 2005.
Awards
2008American Society for Horticultural Science,
Southern Region, Extension Communicators Award for “A Guide to Louisiana
Friendly Landscaping,” 2007, LSU AgCenter
2006Certificate of Appreciation (Inaugural
World Water Monitoring Day Workshop).Environmental Protection Administration, Executive Yuan, Taiwan;
Hydrotech Research Institute, National Taiwan University; Chinese American
Environmental Professionals Association
2004
Distinguished Informal Science
Education Award, Louisiana Science Teachers Association
1997Joseph Lipsey, Sr. Memorial Award,
Louisiana State University
1997
Student Paper Award, Second Place,
Gulf Estuarine Research Society Annual Meeting
1996
Theodore 'Ted' Ford Memorial Award,
Louisiana State University
1994
Student Paper Award, Second Coastal
Wetland Ecology & Management Symposium
1993
Student Poster Award, First Place,
Estuarine Research Federation Biennial Meeting
1993-1997
Louisiana Board of Regents Fellowship, Louisiana State University
1992
Student Paper Award, Honorable
Mention, Atlantic Estuarine Research Society Fall Meeting
1992
William H. Bannon Foundation
Fellowship, University of Virginia
1987
Louisiana Land and Exploration
Scholarship, Louisiana State University
1986
Pennzoil Exploration Company
Scholarship, Louisiana State University
1986
Initiated to Phi Beta Kappa
1985
New Orleans Geological Society
Memorial Scholarship, Louisiana State University
Memberships and
Service
Past-Chair,
Education and Outreach Council, Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observation System
Executive
Board, Friends of the South Louisiana Wetlands Discovery Center Foundation
National Marine
Educators Association; Southern Association of Marine Educators; National
Science Teachers Association; Mississippi Science Teachers Association;
Louisiana Science Teachers Association; Louisiana Environmental Education
Association; Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society; Phi Beta Kappa
