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Author: Anastasia Bodnar
Anastasia is a science communicator and multidisciplinary risk analyst with a career in federal service. She has a PhD in plant genetics and sustainable agriculture from Iowa State University.
Anastasia's writing with SciMoms is conducted in her personal capacity, and the views expressed do not represent the views of the USDA.
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Building a scientist communicator: Anastasia’s origin story
When I was in kindergarten, I wanted to be a paleontologist. I’d find old chicken bones in the playground dirt and bring them gleefully home to my mother. My love for science only grew stronger as I got my hands on more science books, and as my father started me on a steady diet of … Continue reading Building a scientist communicator: Anastasia’s origin story