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Meaghan Wetherell

Assistant Professor of Practice
wetherellm@arizona.edu
Research Areas
  • Effective Science communication
  • Vertebrate Paleontology
  • Educational game design

Meaghan Wetherell holds a PhD in Geology and a bachelor’s degree in biology, but has done research in archeology, paleontology, sedimentology, sociology and other fields. Her primary research interest is the spatiotemporal drivers of extinction and diversification in mammals. She currently is based out of central Washington. She teaches courses remotely in R, statistics, data visualization, educational game design and science communication. In addition to her academic work, she writes for PBS and other YouTube channels and has appeared on National Geographic.