Erin Conn, PhD, is the SEA Change Community Engagement Manager at AAAS. She holds a BS in biology from Eastern Connecticut State University and earned her PhD from Georgetown University in cell biology studying pediatric cancers. At Georgetown, she co-founded the first graduate student group in STEMM focused on advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion, and served as a student fellow with the Georgetown Women’s Alliance. She is currently a member of the Inclusion & Equity committee for the American Association of University Women.