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As a forensic entomology lab manager at @SFU, Vienna Lam's research in aquatic deaths helps investigators and the bereaved find closure.
We need more people doing research for good.
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Science doesn't have to be spooky! I used to worry that talking about a grim subject like decomposition. If you're in that boat, try dioramas. Here are two that I made with Lego to help communicate my aquatic decomposition research to people of all ages.
Meet Taiga! He's one of the keenest students I've ever met, and a budding entomologist. Since he was 10, he's been in touch with me and our lab. Not only is he a fast learner, he is also a peer model, and made some cool worksheets to get even younger kids excited about insects.
Last year, my friends and I organized two Superhero Science Days for young kids, as part of the Burnaby Festival of Learning and Science Literacy Week in Surrey Public Library.
From looking at how diseases present themselves in our skeletal record to trying to create better measures of how old someone is, there's actually a lot of variety. You'll never get bored - that's for sure!
I truly believe that diversity at every intersection will strengthen every work sector including queer representation. The more voices that can be heard at the table, the more solutions-based thinking we can all benefit from.
My research is all about aquatic deaths - detection, recovery, and repatriation. I'm also interested in drowning prevention. Did you know that the @WHO named drowning one of the leading preventable killers in their 2015 Global Report on Drowning?