About NASA SCoPE
The NASA SMD Community of Practice for Education (NASA SCoPE) is funded to cultivate a community of practice between NASA science and engineering experts, early career scientists and the NASA Science Activation. This community is a collaborative effort to communicate NASA science through the creation of inspiring educational materials that are effective, scientifically authentic, and broaden participation of historically marginalized communities.
We strive to support the community of practice established by NASA SCoPE by lowering barriers of engagement for NASA science and engineering experts (early to established). We do this through funded opportunities to collaborate with the NASA Science Activation Teams, training opportunities for communications skill building, and an AGU-SciAct affiliate program for early career scientists.
Meet the people
Meet the team of science and education experts supporting this community of practice.
NASA SCoPE leadership team
Meenakshi Wadhwa
Principal Investigator Planetary Science ASU
Jessica Swann
Deputy PI SciAct Engagement ASU
Dave Williams
Deputy PI SME Engagement ASU
Chris Mead
Internal Evaluator ASU
Sanlyn Buxner
External Evaluator PSI
NASA SCoPE advisory council
Ariel Anbar
Pres. Professor Co-I Astrobiology ASU
Darryl Reano
Assistant Professor Co-I Diversity & Inclusion ASU
Evgenya Shkolnik
Associate Professor Co-I Astrophysics ASU
Jim Bell
Professor Co-I Planetary Science ASU
Katrina Bossert
Assistant Professor Co-I Heliophysics ASU
Heidi Hammel
Sr. Research Scientist Collaborator Astrophysics SSI
J. Marshall Shepherd
Distinguished Professor Collaborator Earth Science UGS
Mihir Desai
Department Director Collaborator Heliophysics SwRI
Molly Simon
Assistant Professor Collaborator Planetary Science ASU
Rosaly Lopes
Sr. Research Scientist Collaborator Planetary Science JPL
NASA SCoPE development team
Ana Aranda
Community Outreach Coordinator
Sina Kirk
Marketing and Communications Manager
Christopher Andert
Web User Experience Designer
Jeffrey Schatzki
Business Operations Specialist
Mel Narish
Multimedia