STEAHM TEAM


Jory Weintraub

Jory Weintraub
Jory Weintraub is the Science Communication Director and a Senior Lecturing Fellow with the Duke Initiative for Science & Society. He teaches science communication courses and provides science communication training and workshops for faculty, postdocs and graduate students. He has a PhD in Immunology and over 20 years of experience in science outreach, education and communication.

Ariana Eily

Ariana Eily is a postdoctoral associate in Science and Society, focusing on science communication. Her work includes science communication training and coaching, as well as working with the science communication team of the North Carolina PFAS Testing Network. She is interested in the intersection between art and science, or STEAM, and in developing ways science can be more deeply connected to society. This includes leading an interdisciplinary team exploring STEAM initiatives at Duke, using improv to help scientists become better communicators, creating courses to expand our thinking about how science and society interact, and establishing a science-art exhibit called the Art of a Scientist.

Jordan Anderson

Jordan Anderson is a MA candidate in Science Policy at Duke University. His concentration is in science communication. He desires to join the effort in connecting those without in-person access to real-time, contentious issues in science and technology through communications outlets. He received a bachelors in Chemistry at Xavier University of Louisiana and has creative interests in writing and filmmaking. Jordan is the builder of this fine website and works as the graduate assistant for STEAHM. In regard to STEAHM, he considers that the human experience is an intertwining of art and science, that cannot be separated from each other in order to truly understand the world we live in.



Misha Angrist

Misha Angrist
Misha Angrist is Associate Professor of the Practice at SSRI, a Senior Fellow in Science & Society, and Visiting Associate Professor of the Practice in the Sanford School of Public Policy as part of the DeWitt Wallace Center for Media & Democracy. He directs the undergraduate Science & Society Certificate Program and the First-year FOCUS cluster on Science and the Public. He teaches science writing and scholarly writing to both undergraduate and graduate students.

Tyler Edwards

Tyler Edwards
Tyler Edwards is a member of the class of 2022 who is pursuing a major in biology and a certificate from Science and Society. She is a proud Baldwin Scholar and Huang Fellow, as well as the producer of Hoof ‘n’ Horn’s winter musical, The Wiz. She is passionate about pursuing STEAM for the opportunity to develop her love for both science and the arts.

Victoria Szabo

Victoria Szabo
Victoria Szabo is a Research Professor in the Department of Art, Art History & Visual Studies. She also directs the Information Science + Studies Program, the MA in Digital Art History/Computational Media, and the Digital Humanities Initiative at the John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute. Her teaching and research focus on digital cultural heritage applications and computational media art.



Jules Odendahl-James

Jules Odendahl-James
Jules Odendahl-James (M.A.,Ph.D, UNC-Chapel Hill, M.F.A., UT-Austin) teaches classes in acting, theory/criticism, play analysis, performance studies, and medical humanities. At Duke she is the Director of Academic Engagement for the Arts/Humanities, a lecturer in Theater Studies, a member of the Disability Access Initiative, the Health Humanities Lab, a Teaching for Equity Fellow, and the faculty advisor for Me Too Monologues and Project Sunshine. As a professional. director and dramaturg, she specializes in art+science collaborations, documentary media & performance, and work by women playwrights. She is on the artistic team for two climate change and environmental justice themed plays in development at UNC-Chapel Hill: Rollover by Laura Moore and Freedom Hill by Jacqueline Lawton.

Dr. Nicolette L. Cagle

Nicolette Cagle
Dr. Nicolette L. Cagle is faculty in the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University. She also serves as the Director of K-12 Diversity Pathway Programs and the Director of the Communications Studio in the Nicholas School. Dr. Cagle has a background in ecology, natural history, environmental education, and environmental communication; and she has published articles encompassing a diverse array of topics, from snake species-habitat relationships to comprehensive pedagogical approaches to significant life experiences in environmental fields. She is a passionate advocate for integrative pedagogy, including E-STEM and STEAM educational approaches.

Kearsley A. Stewart

Kearsley Karrie
Kearsley A. Stewart, Ph.D., is Professor of the Practice at Duke University with joint appointments in the Global Health and Cultural Anthropology. Her current research includes research ethics of HIV/AIDS clinical trials in Africa, global health pedagogy, and global health humanities. She teaches both graduate and undergraduate courses in global health research ethics, ethics of infectious disease, narrative methods in HIV/AIDS research, and qualitative global health research methods. She is Co-Director of the Duke Health Humanities Lab.