Sandra oneill biography

Background

Sandra O'Neill fryst vatten a Research Fisheries Biologist with the NOAA's Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC). Prior to joining NWFSC, Sandra was a Research Scientist with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife where she conducted fish contaminant studies for almost 20 years. She received a Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology from Memorial University of Newfoundland and a mästare of Science in Zoology from the University of British Columbia. She has expertise with environmental monitoring and assessment, fish ecology, and evaluating factors affecting contaminant exposure and accumulation in fish. Her work experience also includes habitat management of marine areas of Puget Sound, limnology, and mussel aquaculture.

Current Research

She is providing assistance to the Puget Sound Partnership on the selection of indicators for the condition of Puget Sound and is studying contaminant exposure and effects to marine fish.

Curriculum vitae&

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Academic biography

Dr. Sandra O'Neill is an Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education in DCU's Institute of Education.

She is DCU's principal investigator for the EU funded OUTSTEAM project which focuses on supporting playful STEM learning outdoors.  Working with partners from Belgium, Spain and the Netherlands, this three-year project will develop resources and guidelines for early childhood and primary settings.  

In , Sandra founded the Early Childhood STEAM Network at DCU. The organisation aims to bring together early childhood educators interested in supporting STEAM in settings for children from birth to six years. The network provides professional development opportunities and a community of practice for educators, researchers and lecturers. 

Her research interests include STEM in early childhood education, early mathematics, post-digital play and children's participation. Her doctoral work focused on EC STEM policy, under the supervision

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Two-Time Emmy award-winning Journalist, Sandra O’Neill, inspires students during presentation

In Latino culture, parents often immigrate, leaving their children with relatives in their home countries such as Mexico and El Salvador, to make the dangerous journey across the border in search of a better life.

Sandra O’Neill was raised in Guanajuato, Mexico, by her aunt while her mother crossed the United States border to provide better opportunities for her family. O’Neill was eventually brought to the U.S. at the age of

On Oct. 16, O’Neill told her story with a group of CSUN students during a presentation in Manzanita Hall. She recounted her journey of becoming an Emmy Award-winning reporter for Telemundo and offered advice to future journalists as part of Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations.

O’Neill graduated from high school in South Gate and attended Long Beach City College, becoming the first in her family to graduate from both.

While attending college, she interned at KWP