Biography:Sarah McAnulty

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Short description: American squid biologist and science communicator
Sarah McAnulty

Sarah McAnulty is an American squid biologist and science communicator.[1] She is the founder of Skype a Scientist, a non-profit organization that connects scientists and teachers around the world for live video calls.

Education

McAnulty earned a bachelor's degree in marine science at Boston University in 2011.[2] McAnulty got her PhD from the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of Connecticut, graduating in 2019.[3] She studied immunology in cephalopods, focusing on Hawaiian bobtail squid.[4][5]

Career

McAnulty founded Skype a Scientist in 2017 as a way to increase both trust in scientists and science literacy.[6]

In 2019, McAnulty went on a road trip in the southeastern US, called the "Squids Across America Tour," where she spoke about cephalopods and science communication.[7][8] She has also led trips for Atlas Obscura in Hawaii.[9]

In April 2019, Sarah McAnulty led a video effort by a team of women who criticised Discovery's response to science through song.[10][11] Their response was a lip-synched music video set to Let Me Blow Ya Mind, and portrayed a diverse bunch of women doing science, demonstrating that science is for everyone.

After graduating from UConn, McAnulty became a Research Assistant Professor in the same department.[12] She is simultaneously continuing to run Skype a Scientist.

McAnulty published a squid coloring book in 2018.[13][14] She is an expert in cephalopods[12][3] and social media.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Leman, Jennifer (2020-02-11). "These 10 Women Are Changing the Way We Talk About Science" (in en-US). https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/g30878395/women-science/. 
  2. ORCID. "Sarah McAnulty (0000-0002-1289-6823)" (in en). http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1289-6823. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Squid Expert on Apple's Tortured Squid Emoji: It's Like 'Having a Butt on Your Forehead'" (in en-us). 9 December 2018. https://gizmodo.com/squid-expert-on-apples-tortured-squid-emoji-its-like-h-1830963678. 
  4. Galvin, Claire (2017-12-18). "UConn scientist uses Skype to teach". https://www.thechronicle.com/stories/20171218SKYPE.php. 
  5. Frost, Natasha (2018-03-14). "How to Wake Up a Geriatric Squid" (in en). http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/wake-up-squid-anesthetic. 
  6. Poppick, Laura (2018-09-20). "The squid biologist connecting schools and scientists worldwide" (in en). Nature. doi:10.1038/d41586-018-06772-9. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-06772-9. 
  7. "How Biologist Sarah McAnulty is Making Research Accessible to All (And How to Make Your Research Accessible to All)" (in en). 2019-11-01. https://gradschool.louisiana.edu/blog/mcanulty-making-research-accessible. 
  8. "Upcoming Events" (in en). https://sarahmcanulty.weebly.com/upcoming-events.html. 
  9. "Dive Into the World of Squid Biology" (in en-US). https://blog.atlasobscura.com/trips/dive-into-the-world-of-squid-biology. 
  10. "Female Scientists Respond to Discovery's New Campaign in The Best Way". 5 April 2019. https://www.sciencealert.com/female-scientists-respond-to-discovery-s-male-centric-new-campaign-in-the-best-way. Retrieved 7 June 2020. 
  11. "Women scientists call out Discovery's dude-fest advertising". https://www.cnet.com/news/women-scientists-call-out-discoverys-dude-fest-advertising/. Retrieved 7 June 2020. 
  12. 12.0 12.1 "Sarah McAnulty" (in en-US). https://www.sciencefriday.com/person/sarah-mcanulty/. 
  13. McAnulty, Sarah (28 July 2018). The Ink-credible cephalopod coloring book. Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp Print Us. ISBN 978-1980914464. 
  14. "Sarah McAnulty on SciComm, Squids, and her Cephalopod Coloring Book" (in en). 2018-12-10. https://readmorescience.com/2018/12/10/sarah-mcanulty-on-scicomm-squids-and-her-cephalopod-coloring-book/.