Lily Eagan joins SciLine to expand training for scientists and journalists
In June, Lily Eagan joined SciLine’s staff as a media training specialist. She’ll help the organization expand its training portfolio for both scientists and journalists and contribute to the development and delivery of new workshops, webinars, and training resources in English and Spanish.
Founded in 2017, SciLine is a philanthropically supported nonprofit that connects journalists with expert sources through a unique on-deadline matching service, hosts media briefings with scientists on timely news topics, and, through training programs and timely tip sheets and toolkits, helps journalists understand how to access, understand, and incorporate evidence-based information into their reporting. SciLine also helps scientists talk publicly about their research and expertise.
Lily Eagan
Before joining SciLine, Eagan founded and directed the science communication agency Dead Bird Collective, where she worked on a variety of projects communicating scientific and technical topics to general audiences, including a film for Smithsonian’s Chandra X-ray Observatory’s 25th Anniversary and a series of interpretive panels for the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand. She previously worked at the nonprofit news organization WhoWhatWhy and has done public education and engagement as a volunteer with several conservation organizations.
Eagan has a master’s degree in science communication from the University of Otago in New Zealand, where she gained experience leading science communication courses and workshops.
“Lily is an important addition to the SciLine team at a fraught moment for the public’s understanding of scientific research and expertise,” said SciLine director Matt DeRienzo. “Her experience and skill set will be critical as we help scientists navigate this time and build confidence in speaking to journalists and the public about their work, and help journalists better understand how to understand and explain the science behind important stories in the news.”
“I am so grateful for the opportunity to work with SciLine’s incredible team to get more science into the news,” Eagan said. “I’m particularly excited to help expand our training services to Spanish speaking scientists and journalists and to develop new trainings for content-creators.”
Eagan splits her time between New York and Massachusetts. She can be reached at leagan@aaas.org.
SciLine is a philanthropically supported nonprofit that helps journalists access, understand and incorporate more scientific evidence and expertise in their work and helps scientists more effectively communicate with the media about their research.
SciLine is based at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), which was founded in 1848. AAAS is the world’s largest multidisciplinary scientific society and publisher of the journal Science. SciLine is supported by a mix of individual donors and foundation funders, including the Quadrivium Foundation, Eucalyptus Foundation, MAC3 Impact Philanthropies, Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative, Walton Family Foundation, Knight Foundation, Simons Foundation, Lyda Hill Foundation, and New Venture Fund.