Speakers Bureau


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:
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, Vice President, Life Sciences
STEM Policy, Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Innovation, innovation challenge design, supporting/promoting a knowledge-based economy including entrepreneurship strategies/policies/programs:
- Chenelle Bonavito Martinez, MS, Vice President, Policy & Innovation
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 (To view Brooke’s Speaker Reel, please visit: https://vimeo.com/382028644)
- Melanie Brickman Borchard, PhD, MSc, Director, Life Sciences Conferences
- Sonya Dougal, PhD, Vice President, Life Sciences
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:
- Meghan Groome, SVP of Education
- Adrienne Umali, Associate Director in Education
International Science Reserve
International collaboration, transnational science, emergency preparedness, distaster readiness, science without borders.
- Mila Rosenthal, Executive Director, International Science Reserve
- Nick Dirks, President, CEO
If you are interested in arranging an interview or speaking engagement with one of our speakers please contact Michael Cowan, Vice President, Communications (mcowan@nyas.org) for more information.