About Us

Our Mission

We transform science education with personal stories of science.

From fieldwork to lab breakthroughs, our films and educator-driven lesson plans explore how science works, who scientists are, and why science matters in our lives and communities.

Our Vision

We envision a world where science is part of everyone’s story:

students see it as accessible, exciting, and relevant to their lives
teachers have the tools and confidence to inspire the next generation of scientists and science enthusiasts
science education empowers an informed and scientifically engaged society.

What We Do

We use storytelling to humanize science and promote empathy, trust, and credibility with educational and public audiences.

We test and evaluate how documentary film can inspire curiosity, expand perspectives, and make the nature of scientific inquiry accessible and exciting.

We innovate film distribution to reach communities underserved by science outreach and change science perceptions.

We celebrate the diversity of the scientific community, and root our work in multidisciplinary collaborations between filmmakers, educators, scientists, community partners, and science communication researchers.

Our work is guided by the immense power of film to reach people where they are and make science accessible to all.

Help us make science a part of everyone's story.

We believe everyone deserves to experience the wonder, nuance, and complexity of science. By bringing the nature of science to life, we foster inclusion, curiosity, and a deeper understanding of how science shapes our future. Our approach is backed by research studies with educator, student, and public audiences.

Please consider making a 100% tax-deductible donation to the Science Communication Lab. With your support, we can expand our reach from classrooms to worldwide audiences, and ignite a transformation in how science is shared and learned.

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Meet Our Team

Sarah Goodwin, PhD

Executive Director

Shannon Behrman, PhD

Senior Director

Cidney Hue

Senior Director

Rosa Veguilla, PhD

Senior Director

Meredith DeSalazar

Senior Producer

Elliot Kirschner

Producer

Lee Meadows

Educator

Ian Cheney

Filmmaker

Emily Howell, PhD

Researcher

Nicky Krause, PhD

Researcher

Reyhaneh Maktoufi, PhD

Researcher

Sharon Shattuck

Filmmaker

Adam Bolt

Filmmaker

Brandon Yadegari Moreno

Filmmaker

Regina Sobel

Filmmaker

"I feel like a bystander would have felt in Steve Jobs’s garage with his pioneering Apple team, witnessing an industry transformation. SCL's films communicate beautifully the people and process of science, and build a greater appreciation and trust in science and scientists like no other content I've witnessed."