News from Those Nerdy Girls

We are an all-female team of PhD researchers and clinicians whose mission is to educate and empower individuals to successfully navigate science and health information.

MK is a nurse practitioner and executive director of Those Nerdy Girls. Interests are reproductive health, care of LGBTQ+ families & health equity for people marginalized due to intersecting identities.

Trained as a physician and an educator, Dr. Hall is passionate about interpreting science and communicating it to people in ways that can help them understand their bodies and make good health decisions.

I'm a public health and behavioral science expert with experience writing about misinformation and science denial.

Liz is a scientist & educator making science clear, compassionate, & relevant. As CSO for Those Nerdy Girls, and creator of Science Whiz Liz, she connects science to everyday understanding.

Messy, honest, and unmistakably Gen X—I share stories and real conversations at Daphne Discloses. As a pharmacist writer, I contribute to News from Those Nerdy Girls and Meet Me at the MedCart.

Andrea Harmony is a Nurse Practitioner in Pediatric Urgent Care and a Public Health Professional.

Sandy Laping is a clinician, science communicator and contributor to Those Nerdy Girls. She has a Masters in Epidemiology from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Views are my own.

Ilana Gerjuoy, MPH, works on health policy and communications for a community coalition in Western Massachusetts.

Ashley is a health communications strategist focused on creating and implementing health and science education programs and social marketing campaigns.

Rebecca Raskin-Wish is a former nonfiction book editor. She currently attends medical school at Drexel Univeristy College of Medicine and researches the impact of medical misinformation.

Kelly Valentin’s research focuses on PTSD, intimate partner violence, and substance use. She works with the conviction that science can reveal what survival already knows: trauma is complex, recovery is nonlinear, and change is possible.

Claire is a Public Health Data Analyst at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Her interests include data modernization, climate-related health impacts, and strengthening health systems.