Luana is an evolutionary biologist. Her area of research is hybridization and speciation and she has worked with insects, mammals and plants. Luana grew up during dictatorship in Brazil and is concerned with the spread of identity politics, support for speech restrictions and cancel culture on college campuses. Luana is also concerned with the infiltration of ideology in biology and recently co-authored this paper: https://skepticalinquirer.org/2023/06/the-ideological-subversion-of-biology/ Luana is one of the coordinators of HxSTEM group.
Engagement as an HxA Member:
Presented at HxA Virtual Event, Summit, or Conference
Published on HxA: The Blog
Guest on HxA Podcast
HxA Writers Group Member or Veteran
Active Member of an HxCommunity
Active Member of an HxA Campus Community
Faculty Fellow at HxA Center for Academic Pluralism
Speaker's Title and Institutional/Organizational Affiliation:
Professor of Biology, Williams College
Event Type :
Lecture/Presentation
Fireside Chat
Book Talk
Constitution Day Event
Classroom Visit
Workshop
Podcast
Debate, Forum, or HxConversation
Speaking Topics - List up to 5 specific topics or titles, each separated by a semicolon:
Merit in Science; sex binary; ideological subversion of biology; systemic racism in stem;
Blackout Dates (Dates speaker is unavailable, Days/Month/Year):
none
Distance Willing to Travel:
Any/No Limits to Travel Radius
Scholarly Area:
STEM
Modality of Event :
In Person
Willingness to be recorded:
Willing
Speaking Fee (Not including travel/lodging expenses):
$0-$2,000 USD
Recent Appearance (1 of 5) -title, host institution, year:
Debate: "Its resolved: STEM is systemically racist", MIT, November 2023
Recent Appearance (2 of 5) -title, host institution, year:
Debate "Science and Democracy" UNC, Feb 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rlsr_VmsZq8
Recent Appearance (3 of 5) -title, host institution, year:
Interview with Peter Boghossian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfIRTqs45sU
Recent Appearance (4 of 5) -title, host institution, year:
Several podcasts in National Academy of Scholars
Link to Speaker's Professional Website (to include sample writings and more extensive bio):
https://biology.williams.edu/profile/lsm1/