From the Lab to the Ballot: Bringing STEM to Politics

We had a panel discussion and Q&A session focused on mobilizing STEM trained individuals to participate in politics and government.

Featured panelists included:

• Jess Phoenix, a volcanologist running for Congress in the only Republican-held district in LA county (CA-25)

• Edward Walker, a Sociology Professor at UCLA whose research focuses on social movements and author of Grassroots for Hire: Public Affairs Consultants in American Democracy

• Jamie Tijerina, a scientist at Caltech, Director At-Large of the Historic Highland Park Neighborhood Council, and head of 314 Action LA County

• Alex Bradley, a molecular biologist at UCLA who co-organized the 2017 March for Science in Los Angeles (MFSLA) and continues to serve as the MFSLA organization’s Communications Director.