Sophia Swartz

Sophia Swartz is an incoming graduate student at the UC Berkeley Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology. Her undergraduate research investigated the biogeography of a bacterial plant pathogen using confocal microscopy. With Anjika Pai, Sophia is co-founder of STEM Redefined (https://www.stemredefined.com/), an organization that aims to integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) into STEM high school lesson plans using an interactive multimedia library of resources aligned with national science standards.

publications
Education & Workforce
day one project
Policy Memo
The STEMpathy Task Force: Creating a Generation of Culturally Competent STEM Professionals

STEM subjects are powerful levers for change, but formal STEM-ed lacks opportunities to practice cultural competency. Anjika Pai and Sophia Swartz propose a task force committed to building values of inclusion and public service into the U.S. STEM workforce.

11.04.22 | 6 min read
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