Janice Ansine manages citizen science projects at The Open University (OU). A former environment reporter and communications consultant, she has a comprehensive background in project management, with a focus on communications, public engagement, outreach and behaviour change around sustainability, biodiversity and the environment. Janice Ansine holds a B.A. (Hons) and Diploma (Hons) in Media and Communications from the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica (UWI); an MSc in Environmental Change & Management from the University of Oxford (Oxford); and an MSc in Science & Society from The Open University (OU). She is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Education (EdD) with the Centre for Research in Education and Educational Technology (CREET), at the OU, in the area of Technology Enhanced Learning.