Kaitlyn Casimo created and leads the Education & Engagement Program at the

Allen Institute. The program uses the Allen Institute’s open science resources and cutting-edge research to engage with educational, scientific, and public communities. As part of this work, she is the PI on an NSF Improving Undergraduate STEM Education award (#2236366) and an NIH/NINDS U24 dissemination award (1U24NS133077). She also co-founded and co-leads the Allen Institute’s science communication training program for staff. She received her BA in neuroscience with minors in psychology and theater from Pomona College; PhD in neuroscience from the University of Washington, where she also received certificates in neural computation and engineering, and in science, technology, and society studies; and MEd in instructional design from Western Governors University. Outside of her work, she plays tennis and lives for all things theater.