Jennifer DeMoss

Bio

I am an Anthropology and Integrative Conservation PhD student at the University of Georgia, wrapping up my dissertation research on human-nature relationships within a wilderness education movement called the Nature Connection Movement. I have gained quite a lot of love for the outdoors since beginning this project, and you can often find me birdwatching, tracking animals, meditating under maple and oak trees, or up to my ankles in poison ivy when I'm not working on graduating. However, as a person who started her first (still unfinished) novel at age 8, I love to write, and I'm so excited to be part of the Mass Media Fellowship Program. 

@JennADeMoss

Clips

• Would you return an empty wallet? What about one with cash? A study offers surprises.

• Ticks, sharks, snakes, fire and rip currents: Are you safe from summer hazards?

• Malaria parasite takes refuge in human livers. Duke scientists seek way to fight back.

• Are there ‘safe’ fireworks? A fire expert says no — and so does this burn victim 

• Swimming in the ocean can change your microbiome. And that might make you sick

• Ankle sprains can lead to long-term health problems. Is the brain to blame?

• Could you survive in the woods? These NC experts teach how to cultivate your wildness.

• How NC aided the ‘One Giant Leap’: Museum and planetarium celebrate Apollo 11

• Lemurs at Duke may aid Alzheimer’s research. But first they need your old phone. 

• Outdoor Afro group works to get diverse populations to enjoy the great outdoors

• These baby triplets just made their debut at Duke. They could aid astronaut research.

• One of the world’s largest, smelliest flowers is set to bloom this week at NC State

• Sorry, NC State’s smelly corpse plant didn’t bloom on time. Here’s the new prediction.

• NC State’s corpse plant finally opens, and its stink may be even worse than expected 

• It’s a banner year for sea turtles along the North Carolina coast. What’s behind it? 

• Move over kale. Insects are the new superfoods.

• What’s in your tattoo? Before you get or remove a tattoo, check your ink.