Kirsten Sanford, Ph.D.
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Science Communication Strategist & Program Architect

Kirsten Sanford, Ph.D.

NAS (GUIPRR) - Advisor, Communications · National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Co-Founder & EVP · Association of Science Communicators
Founder & Host · This Week in Science, est. 1999
AAAS Mass Media Fellow · WNBC New York
Ph.D., Molecular, Cellular & Integrative Physiology · UC Davis
2026NAS GUIPRR
26+Years in Science Media
PhDMolecular Physiology
Kirsten Sanford, Ph.D.

“Where scientific rigor meets the infrastructure of public trust.”

— Kirsten Sanford, Ph.D.
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What Kirsten Brings

A rare combination of science, media, and institutional leadership

01

Doctoral Fluency

A Ph.D. in Molecular, Cellular & Integrative Physiology means she speaks the language of the researchers she trains. Her doctoral work in learning and memory at UC Davis gives her fluency across scientific disciplines that grounds every engagement in real scientific practice.

02

Media Authority

This Week in Science has been in continuous production since 1999, predating the invention of podcasting. Twenty-six years of sustained science media operation — not a credential, but a body of work that demonstrates what effective science communication looks like over time.

03

Institutional Acumen

She designed and built the ASC Science Talk conference infrastructure from scratch — architecture, platform, live production, volunteer training, speaker programming, post-event metrics. She builds programs that institutions can sustain independently.

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