Amanda Healan, PhD is a versatile, experienced science communicator. She creates content for all audiences, and particularly enjoys making complex topics accessible to the public.

Dr. Healan integrates multiple voices into straightforward, engaging materials. Her work is across the web, and in press releases, research papers, user guides, interpretive signs, lesson plans, instructional films, and other media. Dr. Healan’s engaging and warm style inspires. She is known for her thoughtful presence and a voice that cuts through a crowd with unvarnished honesty. A natural performer, she is a sought-after conduit for science whether for training programs, stage shows, workshops, or seminars.

Her clients include the Alzheimer's Association®, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville Wildlife Conservation Center, Doximity, CenterWatch, Case Western Reserve University, Shelby Bottoms Nature Center, and other individuals and organizations working every day to advance science.

Dr. Healan also regularly mentors young scientists. She has volunteered her time at state science fairs, nature camps, K-12 schools, as an advisor for college and graduate students, and with TWiSTER (Tennessee Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Research). Also an accomplished musician, she makes play a priority and “is a surefire scheme for fun and unexpected brilliance,” according to her bandmates. Amanda brings a limitless supply of good cheer to her students. For more information, check out her workshops.

Prior to launching her own business in 2015, Dr. Healan worked for over ten years in academia. She earned her doctorate in Microbial Pathogenesis from The Ohio State University and her bachelor's degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is a member of the American Medical Writers Association and a certified Tennessee Naturalist.

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