Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Grace M Alba is an experienced educator and interpreter with a strong background in natural history and scientific instruction. Since March 2016, Alba has been serving as a Natural History Interpreter and Docent at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, where the focus is on teaching and promoting appreciation for natural history artifacts. Previous roles include positions at the University of Pittsburgh, where Alba contributed as an Interim Program Assistant and as an instructional faculty member in Biological Sciences and First-Year Student Programs. Additional experience includes curriculum development and instruction in various educational settings, from community spaces to libraries, highlighting a commitment to interdisciplinary teaching and experiential learning. Grace M Alba holds a Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry from Wellesley College, multiple advanced degrees in science-related fields, and extensive teaching experience that spans over two decades.
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Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Carnegie Museum of Natural History collects and cares for specimens and artifacts that document the history of life and human cultures. Today its dinosaur collection includes the world's largest collection of Jurassic dinosaurs and its Dinosaurs in Their Time exhibition offers the third largest collection of mounted, displayed dinosaurs in the United States (behind the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History and the American Museum of Natural History). Other major exhibits include Hillman Hall of Minerals and Gems, Alcoa Foundation Hall of American Indians, Polar World: Wyckoff Hall of Arctic Life, Walton Hall of Ancient Egypt, Benedum Hall of Geology, and Powdermill Nature Reserve, established by the museum in 1956 to serve as a field station for long-term studies of natural populations.