Elizabeth (Beth) Folta
8649 Alizarin Ave.
Cicero, NY 13039
919-624-1320
[email protected]
Educational History
 North Carolina State University – Raleigh, NC
Major: Science Education
Minor: Fisheries & Wildlife Science
Degree: Ph.D.; 2010
Dissertation: Getting Today’s Youth Back Outdoors: Using Modular Serious
Educational Games and Augmented Reality to Encourage Students to Explore the
Outdoors (Chairperson: Len Annetta, Ph.D.)
 North Carolina State University – Raleigh, NC
Major: Natural Resources Outdoor Recreation
Degree: Master’s of Natural Resources; 2004
 University of North Carolina School of the Arts - Winston-Salem, NC
Degree: Bachelor’s of Fine Arts; 1997
Professional Positions/ Volunteer
State University of New York
Dates: 8/2010-current
College of Environmental Science and Forestry
1 Forestry Dr.
Hours per week: 40+
Syracuse, NY 13210
Assistant Professor
o Natural History and Interpretation Program Coordinator (name changing to Environmental
Education and Interpretation)
o Teach
 EFB 312/512 Introduction to Personal Environmental Interpretation Methods
[formerly EFB 416 Introduction to Environmental Interpretation] (Fall 2010current)
 EFB 417/617 Perspectives of Interpretive Design (Spring 2011-current)
 EFB 404 Natural History Museums and Modern Science (Spring 2012, Fall 2012,
Maymester 2013, 2015)
 EFB 405 Literature of Natural History (Spring 2011)
 EFB 560 Technology in Environmental Interpretation & Environmental Education
[formerly EFB 496] (Spring 2012, 2014, 2016)
 EFB 496 Interpreting Field Biology (Maymester 2012, 2014, 2016)
 EFB 496 Advance Interpretation & Certification (Spring 2013, 2015)
 EFB 497 Using Visitor Education as a Wildlife Management Tool Seminar
(Spring 2014, Fall 2016)
 EFB 796 Research in Environmental Education and Interpretation (Fall 2011,
2013, 2014, 2016)
 FOR 496 Nature Tourism and Ecotourism in Panama (Spring 2015, 2016)
o Supervise undergraduate and graduate teaching assistants for interpretation courses
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Advise undergraduate (21) and graduate students (7). Numbers reflect Fall 2015.
Numbers do vary semester to semester.
o Serve on the EFB Course, Curriculum and Assessment Committee (CCAC)
o Served on the “Spotlight on Student Research” Planning Committee 2014
o Graduated 10 graduate students as of May 2015 (4 MS, 6 MPS)
o Write grant applications
o Manage grants and grant related research including budgets.
o Conduct research in Environmental Communication, Augmented Reality Games, and
Environmental Literacy
[Supervisor’s Name: Don Leopold. Phone: 315-470-6760]
NC State University
Dates: 1/2008-6/2010
College of Education
208 Poe Hall
Hours per week: 20
Stinson Dr.
Raleigh, NC 27695
Research Assistant / Teaching Assistant
o EMS 475 Methods of Teaching Science II. Teaching Assistant (Fall 2010)
o EMS 373 Undergraduate Technology Tools. Teaching Assistant (Spring 2008)
o EMS 373 Undergraduate Technology Tools. Guest Lecturer (Fall 2008)
o University Supervisor – Supervised 1 student teacher (Fall 2009)
o Master’s of Science Education Online – Helped compile the initial paperwork for this
future degree program.
o GRADUATE Project
o HI-FIVES Project
o Chaperone for the NC Teaching Fellows Junior Enrichment Program to Costa Rica
o Converted an Adobe Flash case study (Bowling State University – A Case Study in
Instructional Design) to 3D Virtual World Experience
[Supervisor’s Name: Len Annetta. He has since left NCSU. Now at GMU. New Phone: 703993-5249]
Howell Woods Environmental Learning Center
Dates: 2007 – 2010
6601 Devils Racetrack Rd.
Four Oaks, NC 27524
Hours per week: Varied
Volunteer
o Bander - Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship (MAPS) and Migratory Bird
Banding Program
[Supervisor’s Name: Jamie Sasser. Phone: 919-938-0115]
City of Raleigh
Dates: 4/2008 – 10/2010
Parks and Recreation Department
222 W. Hargett St.
Hours per week: varied
Raleigh, NC 27601
Nature Instructor
o Conducted environmental education programs for school groups.
[Supervisor’s Name: Jenn Steele. Phone: 919-996-2117]
City of Raleigh
Dates: 6/2009 – 8/2009
Parks and Recreation Department
222 W. Hargett St.
Hours per week: 40
Raleigh, NC 27601
Camp Director for Nature Explorers and Eco-Explorers Camps
o Planned and conducted activities for 7 weeks of themed camps.
o Responsible for field trips, campouts, and daily operations of the camp.
[Supervisor’s Name: Jenn Steele. Phone: 919-996-2117]
NC Wildlife Resources Commission
Dates: 6/2005 – 9/2007
Centennial Campus Center for Wildlife Education
1729 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1729
Hours per week: 40 +
Wildlife Education Specialist
o Researched, wrote, and conducted indoor/outdoor wildlife-related presentations for
YMCA, Girl Scouts, Museum of Natural Sciences, and Centennial Campus Center for
Wildlife Education (CCCWE) camps.
o Researched, wrote, and conducted curriculum and non-curriculum based wildlife
programs for pre-K through high school general public, school groups and adults
(educators & non-educators) at CCCWE. Several programs contain citizen science
projects, radio telemetry, and GIS/GPS elements.
o Researched, wrote, and conducted curriculum-based distance learning wildlife
programs.
o Created video games to be used as a technology element for school and youth
programs.
o Improved area for outdoor classroom. Landscaped area and removed invasive plant
species.
o Conducted quail surveys and aged deer jaws for District Wildlife Biologist.
o Assisted with the Calling Amphibians Survey Program (CASP) route – citizen science
program.
o Assisted with Advanced Wild: Bears (immobilization equipment section). Trained
participants to use a dart gun. Assisted with Black Bear Educator Trek conducted jointly
by NC Museum of Natural Sciences and NC Wildlife Resources Commission
(NCWRC).
o Provided information to visitors to special events and the NCWRC tent at the NC State
Fair.
o Designed and conducted the Crazy About Turkeys Contest. Wrote an article for Wildlife
in NC about the contest.
o Coordinated the Water Quality volunteer program at CCCWE for high school students.
[Supervisors’ Name: Marty Kane, Program Director at CCCWE. She has since left CCCWE. New
Phone: 919-996-6764]
NC Wildlife Resources Commission
Dates Volunteered: 02/2000 – 5/2005
1701 Mail Service Center
(about 1 month of cumulative hours)
Raleigh, NC 27699-1701
Hours per week: Varied
Volunteer
o Aged, sexed, banded, and collared tundra swans on private and federal land.
o Baited, aged, sexed, and banded mourning doves on private and state land.
o Chatham County Forest and Wildlife Field Camp – presented archery and wildlife
program.
o Aged deer jaw bones for Deer Management Assistance Program.
[Supervisor’s Name: Joe Folta. No longer with NCWRC. Now at ESF. Cell Phone: 919-671--3314]
National Park Service
Dates Employed: 12/10/03 – 12/17/03
Wright Brothers Memorial “First in Flight Centennial”
1401 National Park Drive
Hours per Week: 30+
Manteo, NC 27954
Grade/ Level: GS - 3
Screener (Emergency Hire)
o Screener for the First in Flight Centennial Celebration.
o Greeted visitors, answered questions, checked tickets, and security checks.
[Supervisor’s Name: Tina White. Phone: 828-295-6308]
National Park Service
Blue Ridge Parkway
49800 Blue Ridge Parkway
Laurel Springs, NC 28644
Dates Employed: 5/02 – 11/02 &
5/03 – 10/03
Hours per Week: 40+
Grade/ Level: GS - 7
Park Ranger – Interpretation (Seasonal)
o Served as Lead Interpretive Ranger for the Doughton Park and Cumberland Knob
areas of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
o Researched, wrote, and conducted outdoor presentations for visitors (e.g., school
groups, private organizations, and the general public) to the Blue Ridge Parkway.
o Worked the information desk in the visitor center.
o Assisted in training new Park Guides and Volunteers.
o Planned and organized the 16th & 17th Annual Brinegar Days Festivals (a two-day
event).
o Created the program plan for Doughton Park.
o Created and distributed Bluesheets, a listing of programs and activities in the area.
o Created the schedules for the interpretive employees of Doughton Park and
Cumberland Knob.
o Assisted the Natural Resource Department by live trapping of woodrats and mice in
Brinegar Cabin.
o Wrote a proposal for the future of Brinegar Cabin, along with general history information
for future interpretive rangers.
o Wrote an article about the Alleghany Woodrats for the Parkway Milepost.
o Wrote an article about the Brinegar Days festival for local newspapers.
o Mapped the Doughton Park trail system using ArcPad software and a Garmin GPS unit.
o Designed 5 new wayside exhibits for Brinegar Cabin for my Master’s graduate project.
o Collected historical data from personal contacts.
[Supervisor’s Name: Mindy DeCesar. Phone: 540-745-9680]
National Park Service
Dates Employed: 4/01 – 8/01
Cape Hatteras NS
1401 National Park Drive
Hours per Week: 40
Manteo, NC 27954
Grade/ Level: GS - 5
Park Ranger – Interpretation (Seasonal)
o Researched, wrote and conducted indoor and outdoor presentations for visitors including school groups, senior tours, private organizations and the general public.
o These included a variety of aquatic, environmental, wildlife, and historical programs.
o Worked the information desk in the visitor center.
o Trained new Park Guides, Park Rangers and Volunteers on the information desk.
o Cataloged and organized the slide file. Cataloged and filed books and other literature.
o Assisted in reopening the visitor center after the move of the lightstation.
[Supervisor’s Name: Donald Akin. Phone: 702-592-9001 (cell)]
Wild Animal Rehabilitation Center of East Carolina Dates Volunteered: 4/00–12/00 & 6/01-8/01
1312 Old Cherry Point Road
(about 5 months of cumulative hours)
New Bern, NC 28560
Hours per Week: 4
Wildlife Rehabilitator
o Fed, cleaned, and cared for wildlife brought to the center.
o Monitored the operation of the center and other volunteers when the manager was out.
o Released animals back into the wild.
o Administered medications.
[Supervisor’s Name: Ellen Westermann. Phone: 252-638-4646]
National Park Service
Fort Raleigh NHS
1401 National Park Drive
Manteo, NC 27954
Dates Employed: 04/99- 03/00
Hours per Week: 40 (9.5 months)
24.5 (2.5 months)
Grade/ Level: GS - 5
Park Guide (Seasonal)
o Researched, wrote and conducted indoor and outdoor presentations for visitors including school groups, senior tours, private organizations and the general public.
o Provided information to visitors about the site and local area.
o Created questions for the Roanoke Ranger 1999 summer program.
o Created bulletin boards for the site that provided information on the site, local interests,
and black history month.
o Trained new Park Guides.
o Cataloged and organized over 3000 slides.
o Wrote two articles for the In the Park Newspaper, 2000 issue.
[Supervisor's Name: John Gillikin. Phone: 308-852-0316]
Kitty Hawk Kites
Dates Employed: 03/99- 04/99
P.O. Box 1839
Salary: $6.50 + tips
Nags Head, N.C. 27959
Hours per week: 40
Kayak Guide
o Researched, created, and conducted kayak tours on the Outer Banks and vicinity.
o The tours contained a mixture of wildlife, aquatic, environmental, and historical
information.
o Created tour pack for kayak guides for Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge.
[Supervisor’s Name: Michelle Reisweig. Phone: 252- 441-4778]
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Alligator River &
Dates Employed: 08/98-12/98
Pea Island National Wildlife Refuges
PO Box 1969
Hours per Week: 40+
Manteo, NC 27954-1969
Intern
Biological:
Deer and bear track count surveys.
Excavating loggerhead sea turtle nests to determine survival.
Feeding and watering captive red wolves.
Fisheries management program.
Nuisance black bear trapping.
Processing roadkilled bears.
Pine beetle surveys.
Soil sampling in moist soil units.
Tundra swan capturing and banding program.
Waterfowl surveys.
Water management activities of moist soil units.
Vegetation sampling at Pea Island and Alligator River National Wildlife Refuges.
Constructed pens for captive red wolves.
Developed deer mortality report form.
Timber cruising.
Public Use:
Lead canoe and kayak tours.
Visitor Center: worked retail, took inventory, and provided local information to
visitors.
Assisted with Wings over Water.
Provided refuge information to visitors.
Maintenance:
Sign construction and maintenance.
Supervised a group of Sierra Club members with sign construction.
Yard and Trail Maintenance.
Other duties: Updated billing account information.
[Supervisor's Name: Bonnie Strawser. Phone: 252-473-1131]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Carolina
Sandhills & Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuges
Route 2 Box 100
McBee, SC 29101
Dates Employed: 06/98- 08/98
Hours per Week: 40 +
Intern
Biological:
Red-cockaded woodpecker (RCW) management: Cluster maintenance including
clearing understory, painting and tagging trees.
Wood duck management: Maintenance of nesting boxes including relocation and
removal of boxes. Monitored nest success and survival. Assisted with trapping
and banding.
Conducted:
Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship (MAPS) program at
Carolina Sandhills and Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuges.
Research on survival rate of Great-crested flycatcher young and the use
of artificial cavities.
Monitoring wild turkey and bobwhite quail populations.
Deer hunt check stations: pulled jawbones, weighed, and tagged deer.
Research wiregrass to determine the best planting dates.
Maintenance:
Marked boundary lines.
Worked with the maintenance staff on the construction of Lake Bee Dam.
Sign maintenance.
Yard Maintenance.
Public Use:
Assisted with informational and environmental education programs.
Other duties:
Computer Maintenance: installed components and software, priced new
computers.
Secretarial Duties.
[Supervisor's Name: Rolf Olson. Phone: 803-335-8401]
Certifications/ Trainings
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National Association for Interpretation Certified Interpretive Trainer (since 2012)
Project WILD, Project Aquatic WILD, and Project WET facilitator (since 2012)
Wilderness First Aid (2012)
Project Learning Tree Facilitator (since 2007)
Growing Up WILD Facilitator (since 2010)
NC Environmental Education Certification, 2006 - NC Office of Environmental Education
NC State University GIS Certification, 2004 - NC State University
Wildlife Chemical Immobilization Certification, 2004 - Safe Capture International
PADI Rescue Diver, 1992 - PADI
Trainings:
o Food Land and People (2012)
o Planning of Wetlands (POW, 2011)
o National Conservation Training Center: Connecting People to Nature Through Birding
(2008)
o The Institute for Bird Populations’ Introductory Bird-Banding Course (2007)
o DataStreme Oceans (2006)
o National Archery in the Schools Program (2005)
o DataStreme Water in the Earth System (2005)
o Leopold Education Project (2005)
o Project Learning Tree (2005)
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Project Wet (2005)
Project WILD (2005)
Project WILD Aquatic (2005)
Fundamentals of Search and Rescue (2004)
S-130 / S-190 Wildland Firefighter & Intro to Wildland Fire Behavior (2003)
Professional Organization Memberships
 National Association of Interpreters (NAI)
 North American Association of Environmental Education (NAAEE)
2001 - current
2008 – current
Peer Reviewed International Presentations
Velardi, S. and Folta, E. (October 9, 2014). What Constitutes Valuable Professional Development: A
Case Study with project Learning Tree. Paper Presented at the North American Association for
Environmental Education 43rd Annual Conference, Ottawa, Canada.
Folta, E., K. Mulverhill, and J. McCabe (May 4, 2015). Video Games In the Woods? Augmented reality
games as an interpretive tool. Paper Presented at the International Conference on Interpretation,
Québec, Canada.
Cheng, M.T., Annetta, L.A., Folta, E., & Holmes S.Y. (August, 2009). Teaching and learning the impact of
amphetamine use on the brain from a neuroscience perspective through Serious Game play.
Presented at the annual meeting of the European Science Education Research Association,
Istanbul, Turkey
Peer Reviewed National Presentations
Folta, E. (November 14, 2012). Interpretive Podcasts: Teaching Tool and Creative Outlet. Paper
Presented at the National Association for Interpretation National Workshop, Hampton, VA.
Folta, E. (June 22, 2012) Geocaching for Education-Connecting the Dots! Session presented at the
Leopold Education Project (LEP) national conference, Peninsula, OH.
Annetta, L.A., Lamb, R., Minogue, J., Cheng, R., Vallett, D.B., Holmes, S.Y. & Folta, E. (March 26, 2012).
Immersing preservice science teachers in Serious Educational Games. Paper presented at the
annual meeting of the National Association for the Research in Science Teaching (NARST),
Indianapolis, IN.
Folta, E. (November 9, 2011). Interpreting Nature through Augmented Reality Games. Paper presented
at the national workshop of the National Association for Interpretation (NAI), Saint Paul, MN.
Folta, E. & Cheng, R. (October 14, 2011). How can Augmented Reality games be used in Environmental
Education? Paper presented at the annual conference of the North American Association of
Environmental Education (NAAEE), Raleigh, NC.
Folta, E. (October 11, 2011). Red Wolf Caper: Designing MSEGs for Middle School Students’
Environmental Literacy. Paper presented at the research symposium of the North American
Association of Environmental Education (NAAEE), Raleigh, NC.
Folta, E. (July 29,2011). “Plugging-In” the Outdoors: Using Augmented Reality Games to Connect People
to Nature. Session presented at the Leopold Education Project (LEP) national conference,
Albuquerque, NM.
Thurmond, B., Holmes, S.Y., Annetta, L.A., Folta, E., Sears, M., Cheng, R., Bowling, B. (April 5, 2011).
Student Perceptions of Learning and Engagement with Scientific Concepts through Serious
Educational Game (SEG) Development. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National
Association for the Research in Science Teaching (NARST), Orlando, FL.
Folta, E., Annetta, L.A., Cheng, R., Lamb, R., & Holmes, S.Y. (April, 4, 2011). Investigating the Impact of
Student Learning and Outdoor Science Interest through Modular Serious Educational Games.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for the Research in Science
Teaching (NARST), Orlando, FL.
Folta, E., Annetta, L.A., & Cheng, R. (January 21, 2011). Designing mSEGs for Environmental Literacy.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Science Teacher Education (ASTE),
Minneapolis, MN.
Annetta, L.A., Klesath, M., Holmes, S.Y., Cheng, M.T., & Folta, E. (March 23, 2010). Racing into the 21st
century: Usability testing results from a serious educational game. Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the National Association of the research in Science Teaching (NARST), Philadelphia,
PA.
Holmes, S.Y., Annetta, L.A., Cheng, M.T., & Folta, E. (March 23, 2010). Embedding assessment in
serious educational games: Impacting the hawthorne effect. Paper presented at the annual meeting
of the National Association of the research in Science Teaching (NARST), Philadelphia, PA.
Cheng, M.T., Folta, E., Annetta, L.A., & Holmes, S.Y. (March 23, 2010). Assessing post serious
educational game attitudes through naturalistic inquiry. Paper presented at the annual meeting of
the National Association of the research in Science Teaching (NARST), Philadelphia, PA.
Cheng, M.T., Annetta, L.A., Holmes, S.Y., Folta, E., & Cheng, W.K. (January 15, 2010). Virtual reality
learning environment for drug use education. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
Association for Science Teacher Education, Sacramento, CA.
Annetta, L.A., Holmes, S.Y., Cheng, M.T., Folta, E., & Cheng, W.K. (January 14, 2010). Testing usability
of a serious educational physics game. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association
for Science Teacher Education, Sacramento, CA.
Holmes, S.Y., Annetta, L.A., Cheng, M.T., & Folta, E. (April 20, 2009). Virtual environment for ethical
sensitivity assessment and its impact on science educators. Paper presented at the annual meeting
of the National Association for the Research in Science Teaching (NARST), Garden Grove, CA
Annetta, L.A., Holmes, S.Y., Cheng, M.T., Folta, E., Shymansky, J.A., & Lamb, R. (April 19, 2009).
Analyzing predictors of learning through self-efficacy in a technology-based project. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for the Research in Science Teaching
(NARST), Garden Grove, CA
Cheng, M.T., Annetta, L.A., & Folta, E. (April 19, 2009). Learning the effects of Drug abuse on the brain
by a virtual exhibit and video games in a museum. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
National Association for the Research in Science Teaching (NARST), Garden Grove, CA
Annetta, L.A., Holmes, S.Y., Cheng, M.T., & Folta, E. (March 3, 2009). Student created video games:
Stories from the ITEST HI FIVES project. Paper presented at the Society for Information
Technology and Teacher Education International Conference (SITE), Charleston, SC
Annetta, L.A., Holmes, S.Y., Cheng, M.T., & Folta, E. (March 3, 2009). Assessment of learning with
games and simulations. Paper presented at the Society for Information Technology and Teacher
Education International Conference (SITE), Charleston, SC
Annetta, L.A., Folta, E., Cheng, M.T., & Holmes, S.Y. (January 10, 2009). Virtual Online Learning in
Science Education: Investigating Graduate Student Perceptions For Using Competing Delivery
Strategies. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Science Teacher
Education, Hartford, CT
Cheng, M.T., Annetta, L.A., & Folta, E. (January 8, 2009). Drugs and the Brain: An Interesting Way to
Learn the Effects of Drug Abuse on the Brain. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
Association for Science Teacher Education, Hartford, CT
Folta, E., Annetta, L.A., Cheng, M.T., & Holmes, S.Y. (January 8, 2009). Virtual Brain Museum Exhibit: A
Learning Experience for Designers and Visitors Alike. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
Association for Science Teacher Education, Hartford, CT
Holmes, S.Y, Annetta, L.A., Cheng, M.T., & Folta, E. (January 8, 2009). From Video to Computer
Simulation: Influencing science teacher ethical sensitivity. Paper presented at the annual meeting
of the Association for Science Teacher Education, Hartford, CT
Peer Reviewed Regional Presentations
Folta, E., Cai, H., Muller, S., & Rendon, C. (October, 2012). Connecting People and Nature with
Augmented Reality. New York State Outdoor Education Association Conference, Long Island,
NY.
Dorwart, C., Folta, B., Massarelli, E., Presely, J. & Moore, R. L. (February, 2004). Site Visits,
Photographs, and Videos: A Comparison of Methods for Evaluating Perceptions of Impacts.
Southeastern Recreation Research Symposium, Charleston, SC.
Folta, B., Massarelli, E., Woody, T., Leung, Y. (February, 2003). Visitors’ and Managers’ Perceptions of
Recreation Resource Impacts at Jordan Lake State Recreation Area, North Carolina.
Southeastern Recreation Research Symposium, Asheville, NC.
Invited Presentations
Klesath, M., Annetta, L.A., Folta, B. (February 13, 2010). Exploring the Use of 3D Virtual Environments in
Higher Education Courses. Strategies for Success. Raleigh, NC
Annetta, L.A., Holmes, S.Y., Cheng, M.T., & Folta, E. (February 7, 2009). Serious Educational Games.
Carolina Games Summit. Goldsboro, NC
Annetta, L.A., Craig, A., Soni, G., Cheng, M, & Folta, B. (January 30, 2008). LITRE: Investigating the
effectiveness of technology in improving student learning. Paper presented at the annual meeting
of the Educause Learning Initiative, San Antonio, TX
Workshops Taught
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Various Project Learning Tree, Project WILD, and Project WET workshops from 2008 - current
Certified Interpretative Guide (March 11-14,2013). Beaver Lake Nature Center, Baldwinsville, NY.
GPS in Education (October 7, 2008). Teacher Training – Sanlee Middle School. Sanford, NC
Citizen Science Workshop (August 13 & 14, 2007). Centennial Campus Wildlife Education Center.
Raleigh, NC
Freshwater Fishing Basics (July 27 & 28, 2007). Centennial Campus Wildlife Education Center.
Raleigh, NC
Geocaching for Wildlife (June 15, 2007). Centennial Campus Wildlife Education Center. Raleigh, NC
Search and Rescue Basics, MAPS Demonstration, Wildlife Trapping (June 8-10, 2007). Becoming an
Outdoors Woman. Columbia, NC.
Outdoor Survival for Adults (May 18, 2007). Centennial Campus Wildlife Education Center. Raleigh,
NC
Bear Necessities (May 9, 2007). Centennial Campus Wildlife Education Center. Raleigh, NC
Wildlife Folklore – Family Program (April 13, 2007). Centennial Campus Wildlife Education Center.
Raleigh, NC
Wildlife Technology (August 7 & 8, 2006). Centennial Campus Wildlife Education Center. Raleigh, NC
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Search and Rescue Basics (June 2-4, 2006), Becoming an Outdoors Woman. Columbia, NC
Books
Annetta, L.A., Folta, E., & Klesath, M. J. (2010). V-Learning: Distance Education in the 21st Century
Through 3D Virtual Learning Environments. Springer, The Netherlands.
Book Sections
Annetta, L.A., Minogue, J., Holmes, S., Folta, E., Cheng, M.T., & Klesath, M. (2008). Using Case Studies
As The Narrative To Game Design and Development. In D. Gibson and Y.K. Baek (Eds.). Digital
Simulations for Improving Education: Learning Through Artificial Teaching Environments.
Hershey, PA: IGI Global
Journal Articles
Velardi, S.H., Folta, E., Rickard, L., & Kuehn, D. (2015). The Components of Effective Professional
Development for Science Educators: A Case Study with Environmental Education Program Project
Learning Tree. Applied Environmental Education & Communication, 14(4), 223-231.
Annetta, L.A., Lamb, R., Minogue, J., Folta, E., Holmes, S.Y., Vallett, D.B., & Cheng, R. (2014). Safe
science classrooms: Teacher training through serious educational games. Information Sciences.
Annetta, L.A., Vallett, D., Fusareli, B., Lamb, R., Cheng, M.T., Holmes, S.Y., Folta, E., & Thurmond, B.
(2014) Investigating science interest in a game-based learning project. Journal of Computers in
Mathematics and Science Teaching.
Annetta, L.A., Frazier, W.M., Folta, E., Holmes, S.Y., Lamb, R., & Cheng, M.T. (2013). Science teacher
efficacy toward professional development using video games in a design-based research model:
The next generation of STEM Learning. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 22(1), 4761.
Cheng, M.T., Annetta, L.A., Folta, E, & Holmes, S.Y. (2011). Drugs and the brain: Learning the
impact of methamphetamine abuse on the brain through virtual brain exhibit in the
museum. International Journal of Science Education, 33(2), 299-319.
Annetta, L.A., Holmes, S.Y., Cheng, M.T., & Folta, E. (2010) Measuring student
perceptions: Designing an evidenced centered activity model for a serious educational game
development software. International Journal of Gaming and Computer-Mediated Simulations,
2(3), 24-42.
Funded research Projects
Kimmerer, R., Diemont, S., Folta, E., Beier, C, and Manno, J. (9/1/2015 – 8/31/2018). Sowing Synergy: A
graduate program that integrates indigenous and scientific knowledge for sustainability. National
Institute of Food and Agriculture. $642,811
Kimmerer, R. and Folta, E. (8/1/2015-7/31/2017). The Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address as a
pathway to stewardship education in the Onondaga Lake Watershed. Environmental Protection
Agency. $30,938 (ESF subcontract portion).
Rickard, L. and Folta, E. (2013). One Health for all Visitors? Exploring the Effects of One Health
Messaging in a New York Park. ESF Seed Grant. $8000.
Folta, E. (2012). Plugging in the Outdoors: Engaging Visitors in Nature Through Augmented Reality
Games. ESF Seed Grant. $3000.
Shimalla, T., Jabot, M., and Folta, E. (2012). Evaluation of Project Learning Tree Workshop Formats and
Correlation of Use in New York. Project Learning Tree Model Program Initiative Grant. $10,000.
Journal Reviewer
 Journal of Environmental Education (2012 - current)
 Journal of Science Education and Technology (2012 - current)
 Journal of Environmental & Science Education (2012)
 Journal of Interpretation Research (2013- current)
 Applied Environmental Education & Communication (2014 – current)
 International Journal of Phytoremediation (2015)
Conferences
 NAI Presider (2012)
 ASTE Conference Proposal Reviewer and Presider (2010, 2011)
 NAAEE Conference Proposal Reviewer (2010, 2011)
Community Appointments
Leopold Education Project
Friends of Beaver Lake Nature Center
Future Planning Committee
Education Committee
NY Project Learning Tree Steering Committee
Rosamond Gifford Zoo
NY State Outdoor Education Association
NY State Coordinator (2012 - present)
Board of Directors (2011 – present)
Steering Committee Member (2011 – present)
Education Committee (2011 – present)
Central Region Co-Representative (2012 – 2013)
Awards
Individual
 2013 Presidential Award for Community Service – SUNY-College of Environmental Science and
Forestry
 2002 National Park Service’s “On the Spot Award” – Blue Ridge Parkway
 2001 National Park Service’s “Time-off Recognition” – Cape Hatteras National Seashore
 2000 Selected to be 1of 50 published in the Department of Interior’s, “Safety Day Idea Book”
 1999 National Park Service’s “On the Spot Award” – Fort Raleigh NHS
Awards to Committees that I was on at the time:
 2013 New York Society of American Foresters’ Community Service Award presented to New
York Project Learning Tree Steering Committee
 2011 National Association for Interpretation’s Excellence in Interpretive Support Award presented
to Friends of Beaver Lake