Shelby has a PhD in microbiology and moved to Heart Butte in 2019 where she began teaching at Heart Butte School. She worked to revise the school’s science curriculum which honors Blackfeet culture and language and focus on renewable energy and a connection to a solar panel installation at her school. Students learned the science behind the solar panels and engaged in engineering challenges to learn real-world problem solving and collaboration skills. Shelby serves at AISES Advisor for her school.
