Aislinn Benfield
Education
Ph.D., Sustainability Education, Prescott College, 2027 (doctoral candidate)
M.S., Pharmacology, Thomas Jefferson University, 2021
M.A.T, Biological Sciences, Miami University, 2019
M.A., Biological Anthropology, University of Pittsburgh, 2003
B.A., Psychology, West Chester University, 1999
Biography
Aislinn has worked in formal education as a science teacher, instructional coach, and now as coordinator of the hydroponics program for a K-12 cyber school. She has been interested in community-based and extracurricular connections as both an educator and a researcher, including current dissertation research on stewardship in deindustrialized communities. Aislinn graduated from the Global Field Program in 2019, attending Earth Expeditions in Baja, Thailand, and Paraguay. She volunteered as a Dragonfly Alumni Leader for several years before becoming an adjunct instructor for Project Dragonfly.