Speakers Bureau
Celina Morgan-Standard, Senior Vice President, Global Business Development
Douglas Braaten, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer, Scientific Publications; Editor-in-Chief, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Speakers Bureau
New York Academy of Sciences program officers have expertise in a broad range of disciplines and are available for speaking engagements and interviews on the following topics:
Health and Nutrition
Nutrition science, nutrition in developing countries, food security, food aid, nutrition through the lifecycle, the role of nutrition in public health, implementation of programs to promote nutrition in developing nations, micronutrients, nutrition in aging and the brain:
- Gilles Bergeron, PhD, Senior Vice President, Nutrition Science
- Megan Bourassa, PhD, Associate Director, Nutrition Science
Life Sciences
Molecular biology, immunology, virology, HIV, pathogenesis:
- Douglas Braaten, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer, Scientific Publications; Editor-in-Chief, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Alzheimer’s disease:
- Sonya Dougal, PhD, Director, Life Sciences Discussion Groups
STEM Policy, Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Innovation, innovation challenge design, supporting/promoting a knowledge-based economy including entrepreneurship strategies/policies/programs:
- Chenelle Bonavito Martinez, MS, Director, Policy, Evaluation & Transformation Group
STEM Careers/Women in STEM
Non-traditional career tracks in science; career development, mentoring, publishing for early career researchers, scientific awards:
- Brooke Grindlinger, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer, Scientific Programs & Blavatnik Awards
- Melanie Brickman Borchard, PhD, MSc, Director, Life Sciences Conferences
- Sonya Dougal, PhD, Director, Life Sciences Discussion Groups
- Adria Martig, PhD, Director, Innovators in Science Award
- Kari Fischer, PhD, Program Manager, Life Sciences Conferences
STEM Education/Workforce Development
STEM education, gifted and talented education, education technology, STEM education in formal and informal settings, comparative education policy, gender & equality issues in STEM, STEM education & workforce development, virtual mentoring, professional development for early career scientists and engineers:
- Celina Morgan-Standard, Senior Vice President, Global Business Development
- Hank Nourse, Senior Vice President & Chief Learning Officer
- Chris Link, ABD, Director, Education Products & Services
- Aisha I. Abdullah, PhD, Associate Director Global STEM Alliance (In-Person Programs)
- Alejandro de la Puente, PhD, Associate Director, Science Alliance
- Kaari Casey, Program Manager Digital Learning Solutions
Technology Trends & Sustainable Development
Technology trends, technology strategy and governance, environmental standards, green technology, sustainable development, supply chain transparency, software engineering:
- Jennifer L. Costley, PhD, Director of Physical Sciences, Sustainability & Engineering
If you are interested in arranging an interview or speaking engagement with one of our speakers please contact Marie Gentile (Mgentile@nyas.org) or Robert Birchard (rbirchard@nyas.org) for more information.