I’m Raven Baxter, a molecular biologist and educator who leads public engagement in science and health, from a child’s first experiment to what adults learn and act on in their lives and communities. I am President and Executive Director of The Science Haven, a nonprofit whose Stellar Dreams program gives children telescopes and trains them as junior astronomers. As Dr. Raven the Science Maven, I lead a public science platform with more than 660,000 followers.
Health and science organizations, foundations and brands engage me as an advisor, speaker and partner. Write to Dr. Raven.
Featured in
Dr. Raven Baxter closed a three-reel Instagram series for the Partnership for Public Service on Sept. 27, 2026, telling the stories behind federally funded science.
My research in molecular biology examined how cells keep their proteins working under stress and how antibodies find their targets. I trained at SUNY Buffalo State and began my career as a drug discovery scientist.
As an educator, I lead public engagement in science and health, from The Science Haven’s Stellar Dreams telescope program for children to keynotes, media and clinical guidance for physicians.
I lead the development of clinical guidance, curricula and public engagement strategy for organizations that serve the public.
Cohen Center for Recovery from Complex Chronic Illness, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
I led and co-wrote the first United States clinical manual for infection-associated chronic illnesses, spanning Long COVID, myalgic encephalomyelitis, and post-treatment Lyme.
Reagan-Udall Foundation for the Food and Drug Administration
I authored the curriculum and lesson content for this free vaccine education resource of five modules, sixteen lessons and more than thirty videos on how immunity works, aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards.
I have advised the Reagan-Udall Foundation for the Food and Drug Administration on culturally responsive science communication, trained leaders to communicate with the public about vaccines, and participated in White House National Space Council roundtables. I partner with the National Fair Housing Alliance on public education about housing rights.
ConsultingI founded LearnScience.org, The Science Haven’s free science education program for students from middle school through college.
As the organization’s President and Executive Director, I direct the program’s strategy and content. Its lessons draw on my science video library and published research, and educators receive a teacher guide, answer keys and materials at three levels, with questions connected to the Next Generation Science Standards. The program launches on December 7, 2026. Visit LearnScience.org.
I look forward to working with you,
Dr. Raven Baxter is a revelation, or rather, a whole host of them! None can match the insight, inspiration, education, entertainment, and sheer joy she shares with her audiences.
I write this weekly newsletter on the intersection of the technical and social sciences, with news from my programs and engagements.
