Corina Newsome
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| 🎓 Alma mater | Georgia Southern University Malone University |
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| 🏡 Home town | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
Corina Newsome is an ornithologist,[1][2] birder,[3][4] science communicator,[1][2][3][5] and graduate student at Georgia Southern University, with a focus on avian conservation.[1][2][4][6][7] In response to the racism faced by Black birder, Christian Cooper in Central Park, Newsome co-organized Black Birders Week to celebrate Black birders.
Early life and education
Newsome grew up in Germantown, Philadelphia[7] and obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Zoo and Wildlife Biology from Malone University in 2015.[8] She was inspired to pursue a career in ornithology after learning about blue jays in her ornithology field class.[9][10]
Career
Newsome worked as a zookeeper at the Nashville Zoo, where she specialised in outreach, environmental education, and training animals.[8] She has also worked at the Philadelphia Zoo and Cleveland Metroparks Zoo.[8] Currently, Newsome's graduate research is focused on studying the roles of climate change and predation on MacGillivray’s Seaside Sparrows.[1][2][5][6][11]
Newsome is also a writer for the magazine BBC Wildlife.[3]
Diversity and outreach
Newsome developed the Pathway to Animal Care Careers program at the Nashville Zoo and served as the director of the Malone University Wildlife Careers Program to provide career exposure to high school students from low income backgrounds. [8]
Newsome runs a Twitter account and blog, using the name Hood Naturalist, to communicate science, advocate for environmental equality and promote diversity in biology and other scientific careers.[4][5][12][13][14] The nickname 'Hood Naturalist' reflects her upbringing in an urban environment, and is an attempt to counter the assumption that all naturalists grow up in rural or wilderness areas.[7][15] Her research and science outreach efforts have been featured in a number of podcasts and radio shows, such as NPR's Short Wave[16] and Science Friday,[17] and was cast in the 2017 environmental documentary film Behold the Earth.[18]
In 2020, to respond to a series of events including the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed Black man who was shot while running nearby Newsome's field site in southern Georgia[19] and the racism faced by Black birder, Christian Cooper in Central Park,[20] Newsome co-organised Black Birders Week alongside Earyn McGee, a week-long series to celebrate Black birders and Black nature enthusiasts on social media.[9][10][14][21][22][23][24][25][26]
Personal life
Outside of her studies, Newsome also enjoys birding.[3][4][10]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "The Naturalist Podcast Episode 29: Seaside Sparrows, Climate Change, and Reaching Out with Corina Newsome from The Naturalist Podcast". www.stitcher.com. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "'Appreciating The Rhythm Of The Natural World': Studying Nature During The Pandemic". 90.1 FM WABE. 2020-04-28. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "8 iconic birds to see in Georgia, USA". Discover Wildlife. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Following The Flock Into The New Year". Science Friday. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Conversation with Corina Newsome, aka The Hood Naturalist". The Wild Life. 2020-04-03. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "'Black Birders Week' Promotes Diversity and Takes on Racism in the Outdoors". Audubon. 2020-06-01. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Farr, Stephanie. "'It's important you know I grew up in the 'hood,' says this wildlife conservationist from Philly | We The People". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2020-06-04. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "Interview: Corina Newsome, environmentalist and animal keeper". God & Nature Magazine. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Hou, Kathleen (2020-06-04). "Black Birding Is About Hope". The Cut. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Willingham, AJ. "These Black nature lovers are busting stereotypes, one cool bird at a time". CNN. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
- ↑ Working in Zoos and Marsh Ecology with Corina Newsome - YouTube
- ↑ Peterson, Jessica McKenzie (2009). "Get Out of the Office and Explore the Great Outdoors, for Free!". doi:10.1037/e686542011-001.
- ↑ "First-Ever Black Birders Week Tackles Racism Outdoors". EcoWatch. 2020-06-03. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "#BlackBirdersWeek aims to raise awareness, grow community". BirdWatching. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
- ↑ "Peterson Toscano » Meet Corina Newsome — The Self-Described Hood Naturalist". Archived from the original on 2020-05-17. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
- ↑ "Animal Slander! Debunking 'Birdbrained' And 'Eat Like A Bird'". NPR.org. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
- ↑ "Following The Flock Into The New Year". Science Friday. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
- ↑ "Behold the Earth | A Film by David Conover". Behold the Earth. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
- ↑ Rojas, Rick; Fausset, Richard; Kovaleski, Serge F. (2020-05-08). "Georgia Killing Puts Spotlight on a Police Force's Troubled History". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
- ↑ "Woman sacked after calling police on black man". BBC News. 2020-05-28. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
- ↑ "#BlackBirdersWeek Sends the Message That Nature Is for Everyone". WTTW News. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
- ↑ "Black Birders Week celebrates diversity in naturalists | THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY". Retrieved 2020-06-04.
- ↑ Calma, Justine (2020-06-04). "How one viral video sparked a black birders movement online". The Verge. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
- ↑ Cat, Linh Anh. "Opening The Outdoors: Inaugural Black Birders Week". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
- ↑ "There is no place for racism in birding". BirdLife. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
- ↑ Langin, Katie (2020-06-05). "'I can't even enjoy this.' #BlackBirdersWeek organizer shares her struggles as a black scientist". Science | AAAS. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
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