Joey Nelson, PhD

Experience

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  University of Virginia

  Jun 2009 - Jun 2011

  • Directly supervised 12 Resident Advisors and 200 freshmen in two residence halls• Ensured Resident Advisors met job expectations• Functioned as an academic advisor and conflict mediator, and oversaw student government in dorm community• Managed budget, allocated funds, and documented expenditures• Served as a university resource and community leader• Developed and led structured programs for enrichment of residential experience, counseled residents, and managed crises• As Co-Chair of Committee on Multiculturalism, established relationships between Residence Life Office and over 20 diversity-focused groups at the University to increase diversity within Resident Staff• Created and implemented continuing education on multicultural issues for Resident Advisors• Organized panels of student leaders to establish plans for supporting residents under a multicultural focus Show less

  • Teaching Assistant: Stochastic Processes

    Aug 2010 - Jun 2011

  • Senior Resident Advisor and Multiculturalism Co-Chair

    Aug 2008 - Jun 2011

  • Research Intern: Computational Mathematics

    Jun 2009 - Aug 2009
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  University of Minnesota

  Jun 2010 - Aug 2010

  Geology Research Intern

  • Conducted hydrogeologic field work by temperature profiling and sampling of groundwater wells, and used data as model input• Modeled CO2 injection into the Illinois Basin aquifer for carbon sequestration• Characterized flow and plume evolution of CO2 using a reactive transport code (TOUGHREACT)

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  Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability

  Mar 2016 - Jun 2017

  • Published dissertation research on fundamental geochemistry of transition metal reactions at porous and disordered mineral surfaces• Constructed and validated models with Geochemist’s Workbench and CrunchFlow• Characterized natural mineral and water samples with a wide array of geochemical techniques• Taught students to evaluate remediation strategies for contaminated sites in the Stanford graduate course “Contaminant Hydrogeology & Reactive Transport”• Mentored multiple undergraduate and graduate researchers, including co-advising a student’s master’s thesis• Applied geochemical expertise to design and manage a research laboratory• Trained researchers and maintained laboratory equipment to ensure EH&S compliance Show less • Shortly after starting the role, assumed responsibilities of program director upon their departure, including independently tracking and meeting goals• Led 3 workshops for 21 undergraduate researchers on how to plan and present their research projects• Contributed to proposal to senior management that secured 2017 program cycle funding• Successfully mediated conflicts between undergraduate researchers and their advisors• Trained research advisors on mentorship and feedback collection• Planned and ran a symposium for researchers to present their work as posters and talks Show less

  • Doctoral Researcher

    Sept 2011 - Jun 2017

  • Program Assistant, Stanford Earth Summer Undergraduate Research Program

    Mar 2016 - Oct 2016
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  California State University - East Bay

  Mar 2016 - Jun 2016

  Co-Instructor for Global Environmental Problems

  • Co-taught 83 students about mineral resources and mining through activity-based lessons

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  Stanford University

  Aug 2017 - Dec 2021

  • Managed portfolio of 400+ students using research and academic expertise to give advice• Taught courses on geochemistry, environmental ethics, and liberal education• Evaluated scientific grants for awards up to $9000, ~40 reviewed to date• Assessed diversity-focused research grants for awards up to $5000, ~40 reviewed to date• Worked with cross-functional teams across the institution, including serving as liaison to Stanford School of Earth faculty and staff to enhance undergraduate academic programming• Delivered multiple workshops on classroom engagement strategies to Stanford instructors• Invited to serve on multiple hiring committees, fellowship and proposal review committees, and policy standards and exceptions review committee• Developed digital advising materials increasing efficacy and efficiency Show less • Conducted geochemical research on sorption and redox reactions at mineral surfaces, with applications to contaminant remediation and aqueous metal geochemistry• Co-taught 4 Stanford undergraduate science courses focused on developing critical thinking in interdisciplinary contexts, including sustainability, cosmology and the philosophy of science, cryptography, and causation in epidemiology• Advanced diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM through statistical data analysis of surveys with the Queer in STEM project• Audited quarterly performance of courses as a member of Stanford Introductory Studies curricular governance board• Mentored new fellows and generated new pedagogy workshops• Received an award for exemplary service to the program in 2019 Show less

  • Undergraduate Advising Director & Lecturer

    Oct 2019 - Dec 2021

  • Post-Doctoral Research and Teaching Fellow (Lecturer)

    Aug 2017 - Oct 2019
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  Exponent

  Jan 2022 - May 2022

  Scientist

  Worked as a scientist in the Environmental & Earth Practice within Exponent.

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  Heirloom

  Jun 2022 - now

  • Manager, Research Science

    Oct 2022 - now

  • Senior Research Scientist

    Jun 2022 - Oct 2022