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.
- Olson, C. & Colston, N. (2024) Evaluating citizen science: Moving beyond output measures to learner behaviors, interests, and motivation. Citizen Science: Theory and Practice.
- Vadjunec, J., Colston, N., Fagin, T., Boardman, A., & Birchler, B. (2022). Fostering resilience and adaptation to drought in the Southern High Plains: Using participatory methods for more robust citizen science. Sustainability, 14(3), 1813. https://doi.org/10.3390/su1403181
- Asino, T.I., Colston, N., Ibukun, A., Abai, C. (2022). The Virtual Citizen Science Expo Hall: A Case Study of a Design Based Project for Sustainability Education. Sustainability, 14, 4671. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14084671 Ekin, S., O'Hara,
- Colston, N. & Asino, T. (2022, Nov). Backyard Explorers: Evaluating engagement in immersive spaces for environmental education. Proceedings for the Symposium on Experiential Education Research (SEER), Black Mountain, NC.
- Colston, N. & Olson, C. (2020, November). Mapping the citizen science experience: Experiential pedagogies and learning outcomes in a place-based volunteer program. Proceedings for the Symposium on Experiential Education Research (SEER), Virtual.
- Ibukun, A., Do, T., Chaivisit, S., Asino, T. & Colston, N. (2019). Application of augmented reality apps for the enhancement of a community science drought monitoring project. In J. Theo Bastiaens (Ed.), Proceedings of EdMedia + Innovate Learning (pp. 199-203). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
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.
- Ibukun, A., Adewumi, O., Asino, T. I., Chandrasekera, T., & Colston, N. (2023, October). Virtual reality for the beginner: Creating virtual models as building blocks for immersive learning experiences. 2023 Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) International Convention. Orlando, Florida, October 14–19, 2023.
- Colston, N., Pendred, J. & Olson, C. (2022, November). Experiential learning in water education: Introducing citizen science in outdoor and environmental education. 50th Annual International Conference, Association of Experiential Education. Black Mountain, NC, United States.
- Colston, N., Ibukun, A., Abai, C., & Asino, T. I. (2022, June). “Make It Rain” gauge: Designing an augmented reality (AR) display to recruit drought monitors. [Poster presentation] Universities Council on Water Resources / National Institutes for Water Resources, Annual Water Resources Conference, Greenville, SC.
- Colston, N., Abai, C., Ibukun, A. & Asino, T. I. (2022, June). Connecting citizens and scientists in a virtual world: Using emerging technologies to broaden opportunities for water education. [Poster presentation] Universities Council on Water Resources / National Institutes for Water Resources, Annual Water Resources Conference, Greenville, SC.
- Stanfield, H., Stanfield, S., Colston, N., Asino, T. I., Ibukun, A., & Abai, C. (2021, October). Backyard explorers: Citizen scientists in training. The Association for Rural & Small Libraries.
- Asino, T.I., Colston, N., Kunze, A.J., & Hopson, R (2021, April). Results and lessons learned on an innovative design-based project to enhance the capacity for rural libraries in the US to engage the public in drought monitoring. Canadian Evaluation Society. (Virtual Event)
- Colston, N., Kuster, C., Phillips, S., Basara, J., Vogel, J., & Yates, D. (2021, April). Citizen science and open access water and climate data - A panel discussion. 2021 Coalition for Advancing Digital Research & Education (CADRE) Virtual Conference.
- Colston, N., Hutchinson, H. & Asino, T. (2020, October). Sustainability is a core value: Communicating climate change through citizen science programs. Association for Rural and Small Libraries. Virtual Conference.
- Colston, N., Ibukun, A., Asino, T., & Abai, C. (2019, February). Precipitation and environmental condition monitoring: Connecting volunteers, technology, and natural resource managers. Oklahoma Natural Resource Council Conference. Norman, Oklahoma.
- Colston, N., Zackery S., Jacobs S., Chandrasekera T., & Mays, B. (2019, December). From low tech to high tech: Hands-on activities for early age engineering career awareness. 40th Annual Oklahoma Council for Indian Education. Shawnee, Oklahoma.
- Black, A., Byers, S., Colston, N., Jacobs, S., Morales, B., & Orona, C. (2019, December). Is science me? (Re)conceptualizing the STEM pipeline in Oklahoma. 40th Annual Oklahoma Council for Indian Education. Shawnee, Oklahoma.
- Jacobs, S., Johnson, S., Colston, N., Mason-Chagil, G., & Turner, S. (2019). Native American engineering faculty: Insights into entry & persistence. Keeping Our Faculty VIII: Recruiting, Retaining, Advancing American Indian Faculty and Faculty of Color Conference. Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- Colston, N., Martin, M., Cordero, E., Asino, T. I. (2019, April). Water you talking about? Mapping Oklahoma libraries for drought monitoring programs. Oklahoma Clean Lakes and Water Association 28th Annual Conference. Stillwater, Oklahoma.
- Harry, K. & Colston, N. (2019). Wings, stings, and leggy things: 5 lessons from summer camp. Oklahoma Association for Environmental Education EE Expo. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
- Colston, N. (2019). Water you say?! Why citizen drought monitoring matters. Oklahoma Association for Environmental Education EE Expo. Oklahoma 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.
- Colston, N., & Weaver, J. (2017). Stratford Schools STEM Explorations: Weathering Drought – Meteorology – Fourth Grade.