Midway through a doctoral program in physics, Sophia Chen began taking journalism classes. After earning both an undergraduate and master’s degree in physics, Chen changed her mind about pursuing a PhD and decided to follow her love of writing. She later received the AAAS Mass Media fellowship, and was hooked. Although Chen’s writing is mostly…

Sara Hammond, originally from rural Ohio, came to the University of Arizona to earn an undergraduate degree in journalism. Since then, she’s spent years reporting daily news and working in corporate communications. Hammond has written for a variety of organizations, from Raytheon, to the UA Cancer Center, to the Arizona Daily Star, to the Phoenix…

Jason Davis came from a non-science, non-writing background, but eventually earned a master’s degree in journalism with a specialty in science and digital publications. Now, Davis works full time as the editorial director for The Planetary Society, the world’s largest non-profit space advocacy group. Among his notable works are Desert Moon, a documentary voiced by…

Mikayla Mace is a science writer for the University of Arizona. After attaining a bachelor’s degree in Neuroscience and Cognitive Science in 2015, she went on to earn a master’s in Journalism at the UArizona. At the time of this interview, Mace was a writer for the Arizona Daily Star, where she covered science, health…