Initial Publication Date: May 4, 2023

Nicole Colston

Research Professor, Oklahoma State University

About Me

I am big into the Citizen Science movement. I've been working with libraries on water education. I joined the Oklahoma Water Resource Center about 3.5 years ago, but I have been working in environmental education for 10+ years at Oklahoma State University. I enjoy serving as a STEM Education Specialist and connecting scientists to communities, youth, and other important stakeholders in water education.

Focus of current FEW-Nexus-based education work

I align the vision.

FEW-Nexus-based education experience, expertise and interests

I have experience with youth, educators, agriculturalists, and libraries related to water and environmental education. I am a network scholar, so my contributions are related to understanding how to work together across boundaries.

Publications, presentations, and other references

  • Vadjunec, J., Colston, N., Fagin, T., Boardman, A., & Birchler, B. (2022). Fostering resilience and adaptation to drought in the Southern High Plains: Using participatory methods for more robust citizen science. Sustainability, 14(3), 1813. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14031813
  • Asino, T.I., Colston, N.M., Ibukun, A., Abai, C. (2022). The Virtual Citizen Science Expo Hall: A Case Study of a Design-Based Project for Sustainability Education. Sustainability, 14, 4671. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14084671
  • Colston, N., Vadjunec, J. M., & Fagin, T. (2018). It is always dry here: Examining perceptions about drought and climate change in the Southern High Plains. Environmental Communication, 1-17.
  • Colston, N., Vadjunec, J.M. & Wakeford, T. (2015). Exploring the entry points for citizen science in urban sustainability initiatives. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 17, 66-71.