Lomax Boyd

PhD Candidate and NESCent Fellow, University Program in Genetics and Genomics, Duke

Lomax is a scientist committed to unpacking the process and people of our scientific culture. He believes the science narrative should...

Katie Burke

Associate Editor at American Scientist magazine

Katie L. Burke is associate editor at American Scientist, a magazine that publishes articles written for the general...

Nate DeGraff

Director of Communications, NC State College of Sciences

Nate DeGraff is director of communications for NC State University’s College of Sciences, leading a multi-platform communications program that markets...

Clare Fieseler

Radio Producer and Co-founder of Scientists with Stories

I am a Ph.D. student in the Castillo Lab studying coral reef resilience and marine management discourse. My interdisciplinary dissertation research is...

Scott Huler

Journalist and Author of On the Grid

Scott Huler has written on everything from the death penalty to bikini waxing, from NASCAR racing to the stealth bomber, for such newspapers as the New...

Mark Kruse

Duke Physics Professor, US ATLAS Outreach & Education Coordinator

Mark Kruse is the Fuchsberg-Levine Family Professor of Physics at Duke University, specializing in experimental high-energy physics. Kruse has led...

Brian Malow

Curator of the SECU Daily Planet, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

Carving out a niche for himself as "Earth's Premier Science Comedian," Brian has entertained general audiences across the country as well as performing for...

Holly Menninger

Director of Public Science for Your Wild Life in the Department of Biological Sciences at NCSU

An entomologist by training, Dr. Holly is a science communicator by passion and practice. She has worked at the intersection of science and society – in...

Abby Olena

Duke Science & Society post-doc and former AAAS Mass Media Fellow

Abby Olena is a postdoctoral fellow in Science & Society at Duke University, where she focuses on getting scientists the skills they need to...

Joe Palca

Science Correspondant for NPR

Joe Palca is a science correspondent for NPR. Since joining NPR in 1992, Palca has covered a range of science topics — everything from biomedical...

Sara Peach

Journalist and UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication Instructor

Sara Peach is a journalist and educator. As a freelance writer and videographer, she has covered climate change for National Geographic and other...

Robin Smith

Science Writer at Duke Office of News and Communications

Robin Smith was a researcher and writing teacher for more than ten years...

Karyn Traphagen

Co-founder and former Executive Director of ScienceOnline

Karyn Traphagen’s life mission is echoed in the name of her blog: “Stay Curious.” For her, communicating science is not simply about giving answers;...

ComSciCon

The Communicating Science workshop for graduate students

ComSciCon-Triangle 2015, Expert