Blogs and Publications
McDermott J.M., Searching for Life on the Seafloor, WHOI Oceanus Magazine, 2011.
McDermott J.M, Following the Breadcrumb Trail, NOAA Ocean Exploration Program, Okeanos Explorer, Mid-Cayman Rise Expedition 2011. August 14, 2011.
McDermott J.M, Following the Breadcrumb Trail, NOAA Ocean Exploration Program, Okeanos Explorer, Mid-Cayman Rise Expedition 2011. August 14, 2011.
Public and Grade 6-12 Activities
2013-2014 Synergy ‘Ocean Stories’ art exhibit contributor, New Bedford Art Museum, New Bedford MA; Boston Museum of Science, Boston MA.
2011 – 2013 Women in Science and Engineering Day “Ride the Wave: Explore the Oceans”
presenter, developed workshop for female middle school students, Bay View Academy, Riverside RI
2010 – 2014 Public Middle School Science Fair Judge, Falmouth MA
presenter, developed workshop for female middle school students, Bay View Academy, Riverside RI
2010 – 2014 Public Middle School Science Fair Judge, Falmouth MA
Media Features
WHOI press release, Making Organic Molecules at Hydrothermal Vents in the Absence of Life, 2015.
Earth Science Women's Network, Member Spotlight.
IFLScience, Scientists Investigate a Popular Theory on the Origin of Life, 2014.
Cape and Islands NPR “Living Lab” live radio interview, Charting a Creative Course in Science, 2014.
Cape Cod Online, Two Worlds Merge Into One, 2013.
Oceans at MIT, Sparks Fly as Art and Science Collide in “Ocean Stories”: A Review, 2013.
Fiddlehead Focus, McDermott presents to Madawaska Middle School students on oceanography, 2012.
Scientific American, One Scientist’s Journey to the Ocean Floor, 2012.
NBC News, Scientists set for first expedition to Earth's deepest sea vent, 2012.
UNH EOS News, Scientists Put Climate Change Research in Kids' Hands, 2009.
The New Hampshire, Cruising for research with UNH scientists, 2007.
Earth Science Women's Network, Member Spotlight.
IFLScience, Scientists Investigate a Popular Theory on the Origin of Life, 2014.
Cape and Islands NPR “Living Lab” live radio interview, Charting a Creative Course in Science, 2014.
Cape Cod Online, Two Worlds Merge Into One, 2013.
Oceans at MIT, Sparks Fly as Art and Science Collide in “Ocean Stories”: A Review, 2013.
Fiddlehead Focus, McDermott presents to Madawaska Middle School students on oceanography, 2012.
Scientific American, One Scientist’s Journey to the Ocean Floor, 2012.
NBC News, Scientists set for first expedition to Earth's deepest sea vent, 2012.
UNH EOS News, Scientists Put Climate Change Research in Kids' Hands, 2009.
The New Hampshire, Cruising for research with UNH scientists, 2007.