STM People

Dr. Chelsea Polis is a reproductive health epidemiologist in New York City who works towards improving global sexual and reproductive health, including on issues related to contraception, HIV, abortion, and infertility. Most recently, she served as a Senior Scientist for Epidemiology at the Center for Biomedical Research within the Population Council. Prior to that, she served as...

Matt Giampoala serves as the Vice President for Publications for the American Geophysical Union (AGU). He’s responsible for overseeing AGU’s publications, including 24 journals and its books and preprint programs. Matt has extensive experience as a publisher of journals and books across the spectrum of STM publishing and has led efforts in expanding access and engagement...

Tim Lloyd is founder and CEO of LibLynx, a company providing Identity, Access & Analytics solutions for online resources. His career spans several decades in a variety of product development and operational roles in online publishing, with a particular focus on developing innovative products and services to support online learning and research. Tim is a...

Duncan MacRae is the Director, Editorial Strategy and Publishing Policy for Wolters Kluwer, one of the world’s foremost publishers of medical, nursing and allied health journals. In this role, Duncan oversees the development and implementation of editorial policies and strategies followed by journals in the Lippincott and Medknow imprints. In addition, he leads the Lippincott...

Mu Yang has been the Director of the Mouse Neurobehavior Core at Columbia University Medical Center since 2016. She is also a “sleuth” whose reports have led to over 150 retractions since 2022. She had a lead role in the Eliezer Masliah case

Rachel L. Safer (she/her) is Executive Publisher, Ethics & Integrity at Oxford University Press and leads their Journals Ethics team. She joined the Press in 2011 and, since 2016, has also served as a Council Member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).  

It is time that we, as humanity, institute an accessible and equitable human-centric global healthcare ecosystem that focuses on the needs of the patients, and is nurtured by the passion and commitment of the healthcare workforce. My vision is AI-enabled simplified and accessible healthcare for ALL. I am a passionate researcher with a doctoral degree...

Lauren Kmec is the Deputy Executive Editor for the Science family of journals, published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Her primary responsibilities include editorial policy, financial management, and technology projects. She also oversees the copyediting of Science content and the administration of Science-sponsored awards for researchers. Lauren has 20 years of...

Sara Kate Heukerott is the Associate Director of Publications at the Association for Computing Machinery, where she oversees ACM’s journal program. She also plays a key role in ACM’s research integrity, publications policy, and strategy initiatives. Prior to joining ACM, Sara Kate worked for many years at Springer Nature, most recently as Executive Editor responsible...

Damian Bird is Publishing Director at CABI, overseeing the development and growth of the publishing programme in support of CABI’s mission to share knowledge to improve lives worldwide. This includes a particular emphasis on the use of evidence and data to increase impact in regions and markets that need it most. Damian has been at...