Molly holds a Doctor of Physical Therapy from the University of Maryland and has been treating pelvic floor and orthopedic conditions in the Baltimore area for the past six years. Originally trained as a performer at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, Molly brings a unique perspective to movement dysfunction and is committed to identifying Read more…
Kimberley Johnson, PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist, educator, and postdoctoral research fellow in New England. She specializes in women’s, maternal, and reproductive mental health, and has a program of research centered on the mental health implications of childbirth-related pelvic floor injuries and conditions. Alongside her professional background, she has navigated a life-impacting birth injury Read more…
MK started their work in community wellness in the 1980s in West Hollywood and Los Angeles during the beginning of the HIV epidemic. This epidemic impacted their LGBTQ2SIA+ community in West Hollywood in devastating ways, both physically through the infecting virus and psychologically through alienating stigmatization. During these early years, they spent hours per week Read more…
Priscilla is a therapist and founder of All Parts Included, a neuroaffirming practice centered on helping individuals, couples, and families build shared language and sustainable connection. Her work is shaped by the intersection of culture, identity, and lived neurodivergence, alongside life as a military spouse and parent of two. Rooted in both clinical insight and Read more…
Dr. Elisabeth Adkins Marnik has a PhD in genetics and immunology from Tufts University where she studied the role of CD4 T cells in the immune system and autoimmune disease. She then joined the MDI Biological Laboratory where she received an NIH postdoctoral fellowship to study how stem cells maintain the ability to become any Read more…
Sandy Laping is a physical therapist who, after 20+ years in the profession, decided to change her career path toward public health. She has a Master of Science in Epidemiology from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in London, UK. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Sandy worked as a Team Lead on a project Read more…
Dr. Irini Hadjisavva is a molecular and cellular biologist who does science communication on digestive health, the gut microbiome, and its impact on overall health and wellbeing. A graduate of the University of Virginia (BSc in Biochemistry) and the George Washington University (PhD in Molecular and Cellular Oncology), Irini has focused her career on cancer Read more…
Daphne Berryhill, RPh, is a pharmacist, writer, and reviewer. She practices pharmacy in an oncology specialty clinic and previously worked in home infusion. She’s also a freelance writer for GoodRx, Forbes Health, and HealthDay News. In both roles, Daphne enjoys and values working in collaborative environments that allow for open feedback and double-checking. Daphne’s writing Read more…
Katherine is an undergraduate student at the University of Chicago studying Public Policy. She joined TNG in December of 2022 and is especially passionate about social justice, civic engagement, and community literacy. Outside of TNG, Katherine is the social media manager for the university paper, The Chicago Maroon, works seasonally as a personal banker at Read more…
Jessie is a social media intern for Those Nerdy Girls with an interest in health communications and policy analysis. She is completing her MA in Public Health and Health Policy, while also working as a clinic assistant at Planned Parenthood. She’s been working in the reproductive health field for the past 9 years and remains Read more…
Dr. Katherine Cartwright is an Obstetrician and Gynecologist currently in private practice. She received her undergraduate degree in biomedical sciences and sociology from the State University of New York at Buffalo. She received her MPH at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health, where she concentrated in health education and reproductive epidemiology, with a research Read more…
Dr. Pamela Chung is a Canadian family physician who spent the last 15 years practicing and teaching in Texas. She completed her undergraduate degree in Health Sciences, and her medical training at McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada, followed by Family Medicine Residency at Queens University in Kingston, Canada. Since residency, Pamela has completed a Diploma Read more…
Dr. Sarah Coles is an Assistant Professor at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix in the Department of Family, Community, and Preventive Medicine and is the program director for the Colorado Plateau Family and Community Medicine Residency at North Country HealthCare. She received her undergraduate degrees in molecular and cellular biology and Read more…
Heather Duncan is an epidemiologist and science communications specialist based in the capital region of upstate New York. She began her somewhat unorthodox career as an English professor and has over a decade of experience teaching writing, research skills, and media studies to undergraduate and graduate students. Her scholarship in the field of science and Read more…
Jamie Fornsaglio is a Professor of Biology at Seton Hill University, where she teaches Cell Biology and Laboratory, Medical Genetics and Laboratory Molecular Biology, and Human Biology and Medicine. She earned her PhD in Molecular and Cellular Oncology from The George Washington University. She is passionate about evidence-based science in decision-making. From 2020-2022, Jamie was Read more…
Ilana Gerjuoy, MPH (she/they) lives and works in Western Massachusetts and Southern Vermont. After over 15 years working as a counselor for survivors of trauma and abuse, and providing education on related issues, Ilana shifted to a career in public health in 2016. Ilana currently works for a community coalition that focuses on youth health Read more…
Sara Gorman, PhD, MPH is a public health expert and author based in New York. She has written extensively about psychology, misinformation, science denial, and behavioral science, among other topics. Her work has appeared or been reviewed in TIME, The New Yorker, Science, Scientific American, Psychology Today, The Atlantic, New York Magazine, Daily Kos, and Read more…
Andrea Harmony is a pediatric-focused Family Nurse Practitioner (NP-C). As an undergraduate in Biology, she planned to go into research, but two fabulous Nurse Practitioners inspired her to follow the same path. Travel nursing brought her across the country and a love of language and culture led her to Latin America, which piqued a particular Read more…
MacKenzie (Kenzie) Isaac, MA, CHES®, is an aspiring social epidemiologist and health communications specialist who loves discussing all things health equity. Her specific research passions are the sociology of body image; racial/ethnic minority mental health; the complex relationship between faith, spirituality, and mental health; community organizing for health promotion (particularly youth mobilization and development); built Read more…
Clara is a University of Pennsylvania NURS ’22 graduate interested in exploring health communication and the care and wellbeing of older adults. She is currently a registered nurse working in radiation oncology hoping to eventually teach in academia. When she’s not busy being a Nerdy Girl, you can find her reading a good book or Read more…
