Maskit has been a science Educator at Geffen Academy for five years. Her primary instructional focus and content area expertise has been in the area of Evolution, Ecology and Environmental Science. Maskit led the first 7th grade research poster symposium at the UCLA Life Science Courtyard last year and played a significant role in the Educator leadership for the student Jewish Affinity Group.

Maskit brings experience from UCLA’s Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology. There, she worked as a project scientist, lecturer, and post-doctorate fellow at Professor Ann Hirsch’s Lab. She received her B.S. degree in 2000 and both her Ph.D. and post-doctoral fellowship from UCLA. She lived in Israel and was an officer in the Israeli Defense Forces, where she was charged with developing teaching methodologies and leadership practices. She teaches 7th grade science, focusing on Evolution, Ecology and Environmental Science, and a high school course that explores the mysterious world of plants and microbes.