Stories by Kirsten Sanford

Dr. Kiki (Kirsten Sanford, PhD) is dedicated to making science accessible. She is recognized as one of the top science media personalities in the nation, having produced and hosted programs featuring scientific luminaries such as James Watson, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Brian Green, Lisa Randall, Leonard Susskind, and Michio Kaku among others. Dr. Kiki holds a doctorate in Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Physiology (emphasis in Neurobiology) and a Bachelors degree in Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology from the University of California, Davis, and is a specialist in learning and memory. She is the founder and host of the popular This Week in Science podcast and radio show. Working to promote engaging science education materials beyond the internet, Dr. Kiki was the creative director, writer, and host for an international collaboration about coral reefs: Climate Change and Coral Reefs: Comprehensive Classroom Resource and Exploring Coral Reefs: Reproduction and Survival. In 2005, Dr. Kiki was awarded the American Association for the Advancement of Science Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship. Following the fellowship, she worked as a television news producer at WNBC in New York City with noted health and science reporter Dr. Max Gomez. She worked as reporter-at-large for the Science Channel and as a contributor to their show, Brink, and has appeared on CBS's The Doctors. You may also have seen her on Dr. Kiki's Science Hour, Green Tech Today, Food Science, PopSiren, Systm, or MacBreak. In her spare time, Dr. Kiki has dabbled in toddler-rearing, sailing, gymnastics, martial arts, hula hooping, and yoga. She enjoys hanging out with her family, bird-watching, cooking, reading fiction novels, watching movies, dancing to loud music, and a nice glass of red wine... not necessarily in that order or at the same time.