Who We Are

Center Staff

(As pictured)


Back row (left to right):
Harmony Starr, Art Manager
Pete Anderson, Graphic Artist
Sheila Avery, Scientific Illustrator/Animator
Kevin Pompei, Associate Director
Molly Malone, Sr. Education Specialist


Front row (left to right):
Brendan Nicholson, Graphic Artist
Mathew Weaver, Web Coordinator
Connie Barth, Admin. Program Coordinator
Louisa Stark, Ph.D., Director


(Not pictured)

April Mitchell, Science Writer


Special Acknowledgments

  • Former GSLC Co-director Jennifer Logan, Ph.D., who served at the Learning Center from 1999 until 2004, led web and curriculum development efforts, and is responsible for much of the written content of the website.
  • Former GSLC Postdoctoral Fellow Melvin Limson, Ph.D., who served at the Learning Center from 2002 until 2004, worked on key curriculum projects, and helped launch the GSLC public education programs.

Executive Advisory Committee

  • Raymond Gesteland, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor and Vice President for Research, University of Utah
  • Jerry Kaplan, Ph.D., Assistant Vice President for Basic Research in Health Sciences, University of Utah
  • Mark Leppert, Ph.D., Co-chair, Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah
  • Sarah George, Ph.D., Director, Utah Museum of Natural History
  • Michael Hardman, Ph.D., Dean, University of Utah College of Education