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Kate Ayers, MS

Kate Ayers
Kate Ayers, MS, is the manager of the Cancer Education Program within the Comprehensive Cancer Center at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Stories by Kate Ayers

STEMM careers
STEMM careers
Outreach

Bridging the Gap: Promoting diversity and inclusion in the next generation of STEMM leaders

Kate Ayers and Jennifer Stripay, PhD

The STEMM Education and Outreach team at St. Jude helps address barriers to careers in science.

stem in classroom
stem in classroom
Outreach

Learning environments shape views of STEM

Robyn Pennella and Kate Ayers

Research suggests the influence of STEM teachers on the STEM identities and attitudes of elementary school students extend to after-school STEM clubs.

Communicating science to tell the story of discovery
Communicating science to tell the story of discovery
Outreach

Communicating science to tell the story of discovery

Kate Ayers

Teaching science can create scientists of the future. But communicating science can be difficult unless you remember these things.