Technical Skills and Competencies

• ESRI ArcGIS, Google Earth, Adobe Acrobat, Photoshop, and MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook).
• Geospatial Metadata Analysis, Remote Sensing, Database Management, Imagery Identification, Map Reading / Data Modeling, Research and Analysis
• Experience in extracting and editing geospatial data using Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
• Subject matter expert in geology, paleontology, biology and chemistry
• Excellent communication skills, demonstrated through written, visual, including oral reports and briefings and successful grant writing
• Effective resource and inventory management, budget management, and vendor relations
• Mission alignment, team leadership, proven ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Curriculum development for inquiry-based learning,
• Project management, effective stakeholder collaboration and engagement; performance evaluation of mentees and feedback
• Event planning

Selected Experience

• Langley High School, McLean, VA Science Teacher – Geosystems
• Carroll High School, Dayton, OH  Science Teacher – AP Biology, Biology, Honors Chemistry, Physics         

Selected Publications

• O’Malley, C.E., W.I. Ausich, and Y.-P. Chin. (2016). Deep echinoderm phylogeny preserved in organic molecules from Paleozoic fossils. Geology, 44(5), 379-382.
• O’Malley, C. E., Ausich, W. I., & Chin, Y. P. (2013). Isolation and characterization of the earliest taxon- specific organic molecules (Mississippian, Crinoidea). Geology, 41(3), 347-350.
• O’Malley, Christina E. & Kurtz K. Miller (2015). Great Dayton Flood Inquiry Unit: Celebrating the Centennial of a Defining Flood in American History. The Earth Scientist, XXXI (3), 24-30.         

Selected Invited Presentations

• Kuper, Olivia & O’Malley, Christina. (2022) Professional Development Opportunities to Support Student Research. Research Teachers Conference, Society for Science. Washington, DC.     

Selected Grants, Awards, and Honors

• 2016-2022    Thomas Edison Award for Excellence in STEM Education, from The Ohio Academy of Science
• 2021               ACS-Hach High School Chemistry Classroom Grant, American Chemical Society
• 2015, ‘17, ’19  Innovative Teaching Grant, Archdiocese of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
• 2020, 2021   Volunteer of Excellence, Girl Scouts of Western Ohio
• 2010               Paleontological Society Outreach and Research Grant
• 2009              Graduate Teaching Assistant Award, School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State Univ.
• 2005              Estwing Award, Department of Geology, The Ohio State University