Ann Reid is an American scientist. Since 2014, she is the executive director of the

National Center for Science Education The National Center for Science Education (NCSE) is a Nonprofit organization, not-for-profit membership organization in the United States whose stated mission is to educate the press and the public on the scientific and educational aspects of con ...

Education

Reid graduated from

Bard College at Simon's Rock Bard College at Simon's Rock (more commonly known as Simon's Rock) is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. It is part of Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudso ...

in environmental science, obtained a master's degree in international studies at

Johns Hopkins University The Johns Hopkins University (often abbreviated as Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private university, private research university in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Founded in 1876 based on the European research institution model, J ...

Career

At age 21 Reid worked at the

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD; , OCDE) is an international organization, intergovernmental organization with 38 member countries, founded in 1961 to stimulate economic progress and international trade, wor ...

(OECD) in Paris for three years. Disappointed with diplomatic work, she went back to the United States to develop a career in medical research, starting as a technician at the

Walter Reed Army Medical Center The Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC), officially known as Walter Reed General Hospital (WRGH) until 1951, was the United States Army, U.S. Army's flagship medical center from 1909 to 2011. Located on in Washington, D.C., it served more ...

, then as a molecular biologist at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, where she started to write about science education. While at the AFIP, she did a large part of the laboratory work leading to the sequencing of the 1918 influenza virus. From 2010 to 2013, she was the director of the American Academy of Microbiology. She was appointed as executive director of the

in 2014. In her role as a spokesperson for the NCSE, Reid is frequently called upon by the media to comment on news stories related to science education and the place of science in public policy. She has been interviewed by ''

The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. As one of ...

'', ''

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'', '' NPR'', ''CBS'', and other national news outlets.

Selected publications

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References

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