Katrina Walker has taught middle school science for twenty-one years. Her accolades include earning the Outstanding Educator of the Year award twice, publishing an article in ScienceScope, participating in the EARTH (Education and Research: Testing Hypotheses) Workshop through MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute), and recently collaborating with scientists from Antarctica through the Polar Literacy program. Her passion includes making science come alive for her students by utilizing real science data in the classroom. Katrina enjoys traveling the world, practicing yoga, and spending time with her two teenage children and two corgis.