Publications

• Colston, N., Vadjunec, J., & Fagin, T. (2018). It is always dry here: Examining perceptions about drought and climate change in the Southern High Plains. Environmental Communication.
• Colston, N., Vadjunec, J.M. & Wakeford, T. (2015). Exploring the entry points for citizen science in urban sustainability initiatives. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 17, 66-71.
• Fagin, T. D., Vadjunec, J. M., Colston, N. M., Wenger, K., & Graham, A. (2016). Land tenure and landscape change: A comparison of public-private lands in the southern High   Plains. Ecological Processes, 5(12), 1-14. 

Conference Presentations

• Abai, C., Ibukun, A., Asino, T., & Colston, N. (2020, April). Building Data and Digital Competencies through the Spotty Rain Campaign Augmented Reality App. Coalition for ​Advancing Digital Research & Education.Virtual Conference.
• Colston, N., Ibukun, A., Asino, T., & Abai, C. (2020, February). Precipitation and Environmental Condition Monitoring: Connecting Volunteers, Technology, and Natural Resource Managers. Oklahoma Natural Resource Council Conference. Norman, Oklahoma.
• Colston, N. & Olson, C. (2020, February). From mere students to citizen scientists: Water-related projects for your classroom. Oklahoma Association for Environmental Education EE Expo. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
• Olson, C. & Colston, N. (2019, December). Citizen science as a tool for water monitoring in Oklahoma. Oklahoma Governor's Water Conference, Midwest City, OK.
• Olson, C. & Colston, N. (2019, November). Citizen science: Evaluating participant outcomes. 108th Annual Technical Meeting of the Oklahoma Academy of Sciences. Edmond, Oklahoma.
• Chaivisit, S., Do, T., Kim, Y.,  Ibukun, A., Asino, T.I. (2019, October). I-Zap-U-Zap-We-all-Zap: Creating Augmented Reality Artifacts for Instruction and Professional Brand Using Zappar. Presented at the 2019 AECT International Convention Las Vegas, Nevada, October 2019.
• Ibukun, A., Asino, T.I. (2019, October). The Rural vs Urban Divide in Educational Technology: Reality or Myth? Presented at the 2019 AECT International Convention Las Vegas, Nevada, October 2019. 
• Ibukun, A., Asino, T.I., Colston, N. (2019, October). Educational Technology Tools and Citizen Science: A Perfect Synergy. Presented at the 2019 AECT International Convention Las Vegas, Nevada, October 2019.
• Ibukun, A., Do, T., Thompson, P., Asino, T.I., Colston, N. (2019, October). An HPT Intervention for a Sustainable and Engaging Community Science Activity. Presented at the 2019 AECT International Convention Las Vegas, Nevada, October 2019.
• Ibukun, A., Do, T., Chaivisit, S., Asino, T.I., Colston, N. (2019, June). Application of Augmented Reality Apps for the Enhancement of a Community Science Drought Monitoring Project. Presented at the EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2019 Amsterdam, Netherlands, June 24-28, 2019.
• Colston, N., Ibukun, A., & Asino, T. I. (2019, June). Spotty Rain: Citizen Science in Your Classroom. Presented at the 2019 STEM Teacher Institute. Stillwater, OK.
• Asino, T. I. & Colston, N. (2019, March). Librarians and Citizen Science: A Precious Partnership. Presented at the 2019 Citizen Science Association Conference. Raleigh, NC.
• Colston, N., Martin, M. & Ibukun, A. (2019, February). Water you say?! Why Citizen Drought Monitoring Matters. Presented at Oklahoma Association for Environmental Education EE Expo. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
• Martin, M., Colston, N., Cordero, E., Asino, T. I. (2019, April 4). Water are you talking about? Mapping Oklahoma Libraries for Drought Monitoring Programs. Presented at OCLWA 28th Annual Conference, Stillwater, Oklahoma.  
• Movahedinia, M., Ibukun, A., Colston, N., & Asino, T. I.  (2018, December). There is an App for that: Promoting Community Dialogue in a Digital Age. Presented at 39th Annual Oklahoma Governor’s Water Symposium and Research Symposium. Midwest City, Oklahoma.​​

Related presentations

• CoCoRaHS in schools: Resources for drought monitoring. (2017). Oklahoma State University STEM Teacher Institute. Stillwater, Oklahoma.
• Spotty Rain: An online drought monitoring campaign in the Southern High Plains. (2017). 2nd Biannual Citizen Science Association Conference.  Twin Cities, Minnesota.​
• Adapting to drought in the southern High Plains: A comparative analysis of drought perceptions and adaptive strategies. 36th Annual Oklahoma Governor's Water Symposium and Research Symposium. Norman, Oklahoma.
  
• Using citizen science to weather Oklahoma’s extremes: Designing and evaluating the impact of an online drought monitoring campaign. (2016). 37th Annual Oklahoma Governor's Water Symposium and Research Symposium.  Norman, Oklahoma.
• Citizen weather monitoring: An intro to CoCoRaHS  (2015). Oklahoma State University STEM Teacher Institute. Stillwater, Oklahoma.​