About STEMedia®
STEMedia® is a media company that provides educational, creative content for the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) community. We also have a passionate audience of over 20,000 students and early-career professionals, predominantly within the Black and Brown community.
We serve as a producer and platform for academic institutions, businesses, and organizations that are expanding efforts to broaden participation from traditionally underrepresented groups and diverse institutions across the United States. We help to attract, engage, educate, and empower through on-demand videos, workshops, podcasts, and live events that improve graduation rates and reduce attrition in technical career paths.
Our content is 100% authentically presented by a diverse group of brilliant & inspiring subject matter experts in STEM.
Our Team
Dr. Nehemiah Mabry
Founder and CEO
Dr. Nehemiah Mabry started STEMedia® because he was passionate about sharing a unique perspective of his field of study that was often overlooked. Many people shy away from careers in STEM because they are considered dull and boring.
Not true!
Mabry recognized that people were unaware and just not knowledgeable enough about the numerous fun and exciting careers that could be found in the amazing field of STEM. As such, STEMedia® was created to showcase how creative and equally prestigious STEM careers are when compared to many of the other careers highly admired by today’s youth.
Stephanie Castillo, PhD
Senior Video Producer
Dr. Stephanie Castillo is a science video producer, writer, and content creator who recently defended her Ph.D. in science communication at Vanderbilt University. Her research focuses on how representation and storytelling affect young adults engaging with science and scientists through video. Stephanie's research is an extension of her platform Phuture Doctors, which introduces students to underrepresented STEM professionals and careers while exploring identity and belongingness. Her scientific background, teaching experience, and science filmmaking training as a 2019 Jackson Wild Media Lab Fellow and 2021 AAAS Mass Media Fellow have allowed her to produce multimedia science stories for audiences 13 and up.
Dr. Tina Lasisi
Sciences Education Lead
Dr. Tina Lasisi is a biological anthropologist researching the science of hair, skin, and human biological variation. She is a postdoctoral researcher in Quantitative & Computational Biology at the University of Southern California and serves as a writer and research for our educational content.
Strategic Team Members
Justin Shaifer
Taylor D. Adams
Vann Dwiggins
Videographer