Science or Religion? You don’t have to make a decision.
“It is my hope that science organizations and faith communities can form more partnerships in ways that build trust, foster dialogue, and inspire agency from within, without letting their messages get lost in translation. And that both communities share their messages with care and compassion.”
Faith and Science Work
Faith, Science & Diversity
Diversity grant recipient in 2021 from the National Association for Science Writers (NASW). The goal of my project was to raise greater awareness on issues of science, religion and race and encourage sustained engagement with underrepresented groups. The grant made the following articles possible:
Science Communication to Faith Communities
Organized and led an interfaith panel at the National Association for Science Writers 2022 conference. The session focused on ways to build trust equity and combat misinformation on polarizing topics, particularly on vaccines and climate change. Panelists included: Deb Haarsma, BioLogos, President; Fatimah Jackson, Howard University, Professor of Biology and Director of the W. Montague Cobb Research Laboratory; Marni Gelbart, Harvard Medical School, Director of Programs for the Personal Genetics Education Project (pgEd); Nalini Nadkarni, University of Utah, Professor of Biological Sciences; Rebecca Randall, Freelance, Journalist
Christian Women in STEM
Served as a panelist alongisde Dr. Leslie Wickman , Dr. Se Kim, and Dr. Jennifer Wiseman for the “Wonderfully Made: Women in STEM” event. We shared our own stories and experiences as Christian women in science. The event was hosted by the Museum of the Bible.
Faith, Science & the Church
A Q&A conversation about Science, Faith and the Church with me and Drew Rick-Miller, the Co-Director of Science for the Church. The virtual event was hosted by the Emerging Scholars Network.