Sharon Spencer

Education

Ed.D. Educational and Professional Practice/Humane Education ABD, Antioch University, defense Dec 2025

M.A.T. Biological Sciences, Miami University, 2021

B.A. Integrated Social Sciences, University of Washington-Seattle, 2018

Site Affiliation: Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens

Sharon Spencer is excited to follow along in the journeys of Dragonfly students as explorers, scientists, and simply as curious humans. Bringing diverse voices and perspectives together and helping facilitate the collaboration and discovery of innovative and dynamic ways to build community and nurture coexistence with both our human and non-human neighbors and nature is her passion. Along Sharon’s own journey of serving in diverse educational communities, she completed her Bachelor of Arts in Integrated Social Sciences at the University of Washington, her Master of Arts in Teaching at Miami University with Project Dragonfly, and she is currently in the dissertation year of her doctorate in humane education at Antioch University with a specificity of studying the intricacies of empathy as a conservation framework. As the mom of three adults, Sharon loves to explore the world through their vision and she's eager to share stories of her journey with you all as well as listen and learn from all of you! There is nothing more life-giving than building community together.