Our Growing Team

We are excited to have three new team-members joining us at the Center for Community and Citizen Science! All three are working on the Science Inside Project, facilitating and studying participatory environmental science activities in prison gardens in collaboration with Land Together.

Annette Hilton

Postdoctoral Fellow
Annette is a National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow (NSF STEM Ed IPRF). Annette is trained as a hydrologist and joins the Center as an interdisciplinary scientist. At the Center she collaborates with Land Together (non-profit) to provide participatory environmental science opportunities in correctional facilities, and evaluates participant impact from a STEM education research lens. She holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Management from University of California, Santa Barbara, an M.S. in Environmental Science and Management from University of California, Santa Barbara, and a B.A. in Geology from the College of Wooster.

Meg Escudé

Postdoctoral Fellow
Meg Escudé is a postdoctoral scholar who uses participatory design research methods in settings outside of schools. She works to support teaching and learning that honors the diverse ways in which people on the margins of power express their brilliance, particularly in work that intersects art, STEM and everyday cultural practice. At the Center, she is supporting research within the Science Inside program, which offers a CA Naturalist Certification opportunity to incarcerated persons engaged in gardening and land stewardship. She will earn a PhD in Learning Sciences and Human Development from the School of Education at UC Berkeley this Spring. She also holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography from the California College of Arts and Crafts.

Doug Snell

Program Manager
Doug Snell is a program manager at the Center for Community and Citizen Science in the School of Education collaborating with a non-profit to develop participatory science programs for delivery to incarcerated persons in correctional facilities. Doug retired from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation in 2024. For years he worked with art, music, gardening, and other programs solving the many logistical challenges to bring innovative programs to underserved populations. Doug has also taught Criminology and Administration of Justice courses for ten years and holds an M.S. and B.S. in Criminology from CSU Fresno.