The universe belongs to all of us — and everyone should have the opportunity to experience some of the wonder that comes from understanding it.

For Anna, science communication isn't about making science less sophisticated. It's about finding the story, image, analogy, or experience that opens a door into it.

She has spent her career studying some of the oldest stars in the universe, asking questions about where we come from, how the chemical elements were created, and how our Milky Way took shape. But discovery is only part of what makes science exciting to her.

Anna loves finding ways to bring people into that discovery process — to make an unfamiliar idea suddenly click, to spark a new question, or simply to inspire someone to look up at the night sky with a little more curiosity.

Anna speaks with audiences ranging from school children who are encountering astronomy for the first time to avid museum visitors and podcast listeners, and scientists and lay people alike, in groups of dozens to thousands. Engaging people and feeling it click never gets old :)