Nature Microbiology · 2026
As a kid I had a million questions about the world, and science seemed like the most fun way to get answers. That feeling never left me.
I worked in drug discovery, finding potential treatments for diseases like dementia and cancer. Then I watched the country falling out with science, and I wanted to do something about it. I chose education. I took science to socials in 2016 and earned a Ph.D. examining how messenger credibility, message design, and cultural context shape public trust in science. That research became this platform.
These days I create science content full time as Dr. Raven the Science Maven, bringing the molecules behind everyday life, from the caffeine in your coffee to the melanin in your skin, to a community of more than 600,000 people and a reach in the tens of millions.
