About me
Dawnell Moon is a life-long learner happily employed as the Junior Science Academy Coordinator for the Natural History Museum of Utah. She teaches thousands of students yearly who visit the museum on field trips. Her classes combine the ethos of informal education providing access to museum gallery spaces and teaching collections in alignment with Utah SEEd standards. She loves exploring the interplay of art, science, and craft. She studied anthropology, archaeology, and history at the University of Utah as an undergraduate. Her master's work took her to the University of Chicago where she continued to study ethnography and social science. Her ultimate goal of remaining a student forever was thwarted by her desire to eat, so she took the next best path and began teaching.