MEDIA/PRESS | Kelly The Scientist

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History's Greatest Mysteries: Who is the Zodiac Killer?

https://play.history.com/shows/historys-greatest-mysteries/season-4/episode-2

USA Science Fest X-STEM NOVA

Olay x Kelly Knight for People Magazine

Anderson Cooper 360

CNN interview involving quadruple murder in DC

ISHI: Meet Kelly the Scientist

In this interview, Kelly discusses introducing STEM to girls in middle and high school through the STEM Accelerator Program, shares why students shouldn’t be afraid if their academic journey takes a few unexpected turns, and describes the community she’s built through her Instagram page and what she enjoys most about sharing on social media.

2024 Presidential Faculty Excellence Award Winner

STEM Career Quest Podcast

On today’s STEM quest, we will be taken into the world of fingerprints, hair samples, and DNA and how they are used to help solve crimes with forensic scientist Kelly Knight. We will get to learn all about the cool things Kelly gets to do as a forensic DNA scientist and why she decided she wanted to study fingerprints and DNA for a living.

Science News Explores

GiSTEM Virtual Chat

In honor of DNA Day, I joined the founder of Girls Impacting Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics for a virtual chat about forensic DNA as well as my aspirations, successes, and challenges faced on my STEM path.

USASEF Spark of STEM: The Real CSI

Join Kelly Knight, forensic scientist and George Mason University Professor, to expose students to The Real CSI - Forensic Science. Tune-in to learn how K-12 educators can create their own mock crime scene in the classroom to demonstrate forensic science. Professor Knight will show teachers how to make this interactive activity appropriate for both younger elementary-level students, and scale it up for more advanced students in middle and high school. This activity can be used by teachers either virtually or in the classroom, and utilizes easy to find materials most of us have around the house. Utilize her worksheets and other takeaway materials to implement this activity in your classroom.

The Spark of STEM (SoS) Coffee Break Series – presented by AstraZeneca – is an online series for educators designed to inspire and equip teachers with innovative STEM learning tools. Grab your coffee and join host Maynard Okereke, “Hip Hop M.D.”, for 15 minutes of fun and engaging STEM tips, activities, and inspiration for the classroom featuring fellow educators and STEM influencers. And don't miss our weekly 1-minute Spark of STEM on social media every Wednesday all year long!

Smore Magazine

"Watch Me Work" Feature

2020 University Teaching Excellence Award Winner

VCU Graduation

Distinguished speaker for forensic science graduation

Mason Spirit Magazine

Feature on GMU FOCUS Camp

Katherine Johnson Hall Dedication

Featured speaker

NYLF Law & CSI Recap

Event coordinator and speaker for over 250 high school students from all over the US each week (over 4 weeks per summer)-A hands on & interactive CSI experience