Taormina (Tara) Lepore, Ph.D.

@taorminalepore.bsky.social

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Paleontologist, science education researcher, and big nerd | Building communities of care and humanizing STEM | Ph.D. UC Berkeley | Postdoc at Western Michigan University | #DisabledInSTEM | Be kind - take action. Collective liberation. ✡️🏳️‍🌈

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