Category: Staff

Camden Layton is a WJMC and George Mason University alum who now works as a Union Organizer with the Fairfax County Federation of Teachers.  He graduated from Mason with his BS in Public Administration and a Master of Public Policy, specializing in Education Policy. During his time on campus, Camden worked in the Washington Scholars Program office and held many leadership roles, including Student Body President. At his current job, he helps lead digital organizing efforts for FCFT and educates members on how to effectively use social media and their networks to move their campaigns forward. Camden is very excited to be back with WJMC for his sixth summer!

Corey earned his PhD in Science Education from the University of Florida studying issues of representation in STEM. He is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher at St. Mary’s College of Maryland leading a grant through the American Physics Society that targets professional identity and self-efficacy to increase the recruitment of K12 science teachers.  His primary research interests include mentoring, developmental network analysis, and inquiry-based science education. During graduate school, he worked on an NSF-funded project to redesign the chemistry laboratory curriculum for engineering majors to increase the retention and performance of underrepresented students. Outside of his educational research interests he has also worked with the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in the forest ecology lab studying canopy structures and their relation to global climate change. He has also volunteered at the Whitney Labs studying climate change and the effect of the northern expansion of mangroves into Florida. In his free time, he enjoys restoring vintage mountain bikes, tubing in the Florida springs, and swimming in the ocean with his dog Maple.