This week, The Story Collider welcomed Dr. Edith Gonzalez to our team as our inaugural Science Advisory Fellow!

The Story Collider’s new two-year Science Advisory Fellowship, a rare example of a science fellowship at an arts organization, is intended to complement a Fellow’s existing academic work and/or science research appointment. The Fellow will enrich The Story Collider’s capacity to maintain and expand its network of scientist and university partners, assist with the development of science communication research directions and collaborations, and help inform the continual improvement of our science communication educational initiatives.

Last spring, The Story Collider’s board conducted a two-month search before selecting Dr. Edith Gonzalez as our first Fellow in June. Edith is an archaeologist studying the global flow of ecological knowledge within the context of transatlantic slavery. Beginning this fall, she will be an Assistant Professor of Archaeology and Critical Museum Studies at the University at Buffalo SUNY. She is an Eccles Centre Fellow with the British Library and her current research is funded by the Society of Antiquaries.

Edith is also an accomplished storyteller. She’s told stories at many shows across New York City and has appeared on The Story Collider’s podcast several times. Check out her first Story Collider story here!

This week, The Story Collider also welcomes intern Jamie Banks. Jamie is a PhD student in Classics at the CUNY Graduate Center and a former middle and high school teacher of "twice-exceptional" students. Their work at Story Collider will be focused on creating a resource for educators to use our stories in the classroom, as well as enriching our new Spanish-language programming. Jamie shared a story at The Story Collider’s online Pride in STEM show last May.