What if everyone had the opportunity to get to know a scientist and the exhilarating process of scientific discovery?
How much untapped potential could we realize as a society that understands and celebrates STEM?
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PROJECTS
SciWomen Origin Stories: Fantastic Graphic Journeys of World-Changing Scientists
We are working with 6 AAAS IF/THEN Ambassadors® to share their origin stories in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) as they overcame adversity. Our overall goal is to inspire middle school girls to develop positive personal connections to STEM. We are doing this by developing different types of media, from paper-based comic books to short videos that highlight our Ambassadors’ journey to where they are today. We are creating comic books and vlogs for both in-person and online engagements that are relatable to underrepresented youth. The AAAS IF/THEN Ambassadors’ project is based on the idea that “IF we support a woman in STEM, THEN she can change the world.” The AAAS IF/THEN Ambassadors program brings together 125 women from a variety of STEM careers to serve as high-profile role models for middle school girls. Our SciAll AAAS IF/THEN Ambassadors are Kristen Lear, Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil, Ritu Raman, Jessica Esquivel, Ana Maria Porras and Earyn McGee.
Our research and content creation team includes a group of work-study interns, Dr. Juanele Tamal, a Mexican physicist and cartoonist, who creates acclaimed comic books centered on humanizing science and scientists; Dr. Jessica Hoehn, a physics education researcher and informal STEM practitioner focused on studying STEM identity development in underrepresented youth; Science Discovery, a University of Colorado Boulder’s K-12 STEM education outreach organization; Dr. Valerie Knight-Williams, an evaluator specializing in informal STEM programs centered on original media; and us, SciAll, a 501(c)3 nonprofit run by a majority-female, majority-BIPOC team of over 30 accomplished scientists that specializes in celebrating and massively disseminating their diverse stories with a shared goal to foster STEM identity development in underrepresented groups.