Science and Comics Initiative Collaborators
Authors
name: Tien-Tien Yu, Ph.D.
institution: University of Oregon, Science and Comics Initiative
website: https://pages.uoregon.edu/tientien/
Tien-Tien Yu is the co-founder of the Science and Comics Initiative, an Associate Professor at the University of Oregon in the Department of Physics and a member of the Institute for Fundamental Science.
name: Kate Kelp-Stebbins, Ph.D.
institution: University of Oregon, Science and Comics Initiative
website: https://katherinekelpstebbins.com/
Kate Kelp-Stebbins is the co-founder and current co-director of the Science and Comics Initiative, as well as being Associate Professor and Director of the Comics Studies Program in the Department of English at the University of Oregon.
name: Luca Mazzucato, Ph.D.
institution: University of Oregon, Science and Comics Initiative
website: https://www.mazzulab.com
Luca Mazzucato the current co-director of the Science and Comics Initiative. Luca is also an Assistant Professor at the Departments of Biology and Mathematics, a Member of the Institute of Neuroscience, and Principle Investigator of the Mazzucato Lab.
name: Audra McNamee
institution: University of Oregon, Science and Comics Initiative
website: https://audmcname.com/
BS ’22 (mathematics and computer science). Nonfiction cartoonist in Portland, Oregon. Science and Comics Initiative Program Coordinator.
name: Dimitri DaMommio
website: https://www.instagram.com/bluefibsh/
name: Jayson Paulose, Ph.D.
institution: University of Oregon
website: https://pages.uoregon.edu/jpaulose
name: Rose Gibian
name: Nina Gomez
name: Madison Ellis
name: John Toner, Ph.D.
institution: University of Oregon
name: Radio Platenberg
A recent UO graduate and freelance artist, Radio Platenberg is currently enjoying life and illustrating whatever catches his fancy! He is currently working on a collaborative comics project, working, and hanging out 🙂
name: Ben McMorran, Ph.D.
institution: University of Oregon
website: https://pages.uoregon.edu/mcmorran/
name: Margaret Kyser
name: Mike Raymer, Ph.D.
institution: University of Oregon
website: https://omq.uoregon.edu/research-groups/raymer-research-group
name: Samantha Cohen
website: https://www.instagram.com/comicsamz/
My name is Sam. I like to draw things/characters that pop into my head. My work is an amalgamation of my artistic identity crisis. I also really like chocolate milk. Thank you for your time.
name: Robert Schofield, Ph.D.
institution: University of Oregon
name: Anja Bedrick
website: https://www.anjabedrick.com/
Anja Bedrick is a designer with a background in Art&Technology and Political Science currently pursuing a masters in interaction design.
name: Page Biersdorff
website: https://pageillustration.com/
Page is a mother and professional designer born and settled in Eugene. She’s passionate about community building, emotional resiliency and ecotherapy.
name: Laura Jeanty, Ph.D.
institution: University of Oregon
website: https://blogs.uoregon.edu/ljeanty
name: Ellyce Whiteman
name: Rebecca Frederick, Ph.D.
institution: University of Oregon
name: John Postlethwait, Ph.D.
institution: University of Oregon
name: Thomas Desvignes, Ph.D.
institution: University of Oregon
website: https://www.thomasdesvignes.com/
name: Mary Hubbert
name: Isabel Lopez
name: Sophia Breslin
website: https://www.sbreslinart.com/
name: Ella Gordon
name: Omar Khouri
website: http://instagram.com/omar_k_khouri
Omar Khouri is an interdisciplinary artist working with painting, comics, film, animation, Video games and music, to name a few. In 2006, he co-founded Samandal Comics, the first experimental comics collective in the Middle East. In the winter of 2024, Omar was Artist-in-residence at the Comics and Cartoons Studies department at the University of Oregon. His work has been exhibited and published, and is held in collections around the world including Lebanon, the UK, the US, Japan, and across Europe.
name: Bentley Smallwood
name: Rachel Lukowicz-Bedford, Ph.D.
institution: University of Oregon
website: https://www.adammillerlab.com/
name: Natalie Garcia
website: https://www.instagram.com/ngz.art/
name: Richard Taylor, Ph.D.
institution: University of Oregon
name: Saba Moslehi, Ph.D.
institution: University of Oregon
name: Jessica Bolden
name: Pragalv Karki, Ph.D.
institution: University of Oregon
name: Megan Chrissakis