- Kiki Sanford
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Kirsten H. Sanford 
Born August 1, 1974 Other names Dr. Kiki Occupation Researcher/broadcaster Known for Dr. Kiki's Science Hour, This Week in Science podcast Kirsten "Kiki" Sanford (born August 1, 1974) was previously an American research scientist in neurophysiology at the University of California, Davis and is a specialist in learning and memory. She holds a B.S. in Conservation Biology and a Ph.D. in Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Physiology from U.C. Davis.[1]. Sanford has left bench science, and now hosts several video podcasts that are science themed. She is founder and host of the This Week in Science radio show/podcast, a weekly program broadcast from U.C. Davis since June 2000.[2] She also holds a black belt in taekwondo.[3]
Starting in late 2007, Sanford expanded her work into online video, starring in both On Networks successful series Food Science and Revision3's variety show PopSiren.[4] On April 30, 2009, Dr. Kiki's Science Hour kicked off on TWiT.tv. The show became a podcast with episode 24 and is recorded live on TWiT live Thursdays at 6:00 PM EDT, and is released on Saturdays. In early 2010 Dr. Kiki's Science Hour made its debut on TWiT live as a live show every Thursday.
Pending purchase of the pilot, she is slated to co-host a new skeptical reality TV show called The Skeptologists.[4]
Awards
In 2005, Sanford was awarded the American Association for the Advancement of Science Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship [5] in recognition for her work with her radio show This Week in Science. Through this fellowship she worked as a television news producer at WNBC News in New York City, working with noted health and science reporter Dr. Max Gomez.[6]
References
- ^ Science Resume at The Bird's Brain
- ^ This Week in Science - The Weekly Science Talk Radio Show and Podcast
- ^ Dr. Kiki Sanford Can Kick Our Ass and Talk Over Our Heads ... and We're in Love
- ^ a b Kirsten "Dr. Kiki" Sanford, Host and Science Expert, Digital Dealmakers, TVWeek, April 13, 2008
- ^ AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellows Program from the American Association for the Advancement of Science
- ^ [1]
External links
- The Bird's Brain, Sanford's blog
- This Week in Science
- Dr. Kiki's Science Hour
- Science Chat with Dr. Kiki
- Interview in TV Week
- Food Science
- PopSiren
Categories:- American academics
- American physiologists
- American radio personalities
- American science writers
- Science bloggers
- Science journalists
- Women biologists
- University of California, Davis alumni
- 1974 births
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