Angelique Allen​

Co-Director of Public Engagement​ & Development

Angelique is a PhD student at the University of Oregon, where she studies octopus visual processing, and the founder of a science communication organization called Dreams of a Scientist. Throughout her PhD, she has developed a passion for connecting people to the scientific process and creating initiatives that engage local communities in science. Through this, she has seen the value of empowering people of all ages and backgrounds to be curious, and she's excited to encourage this in political spaces. Outside of the lab, you can find her rock climbing, hiking, and soaking up the sun whenever it pops out of the Oregon clouds. She's also always scheming on new ways to inspire future scientists, and she is eager to design novel ways to engage early-career voices in science policy. 

JP Flores

Co-Director of Public Engagement​ &  Development

By day, JP is a HHMI Gilliam Postdoctoral Scholar at Case Western Reserve University. Alongside research, he has worked across academia, nonprofit leadership, science communication, and policy engagement to strengthen the relationship between science and society. As a first-generation college student pursuing a PhD in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, he became interested in who gets represented in science, whose voices are heard, and how scientific knowledge reaches the public. Those questions led him to launch the podcast From where does it STEM?, create the Atlas Projects (resources highlighting scientists from historically excluded communities), and eventually co-found Science For Good, a nonprofit dedicated to helping scientists build partnerships with their communities. He brings those experiences to his work in science policy and advocacy through organizations such as the Journal of Science Policy & Governance and SNAP (Scientist Network for Advancing Policy), where he works to empower scientists to engage with public decision-making. Outside of work, you'll usually find him writing music, exploring local breweries, or adventuring with his miniature dachshund. He believes early-career scientists deserve a voice in policy discussions because they are not only the future of science, they are already helping shape it.