Molly Schools

Molly Schools is a science communicator with a background in communication, evolutionary biology, and conservation research. She holds a PhD in Biology from Temple University, where she studied the systematics and speciation of Caribbean lizards using genetic methods. During her graduate studies, she contributed to public science communication through blog posts published by SciStarter and Discover, served as a teaching assistant, and worked on press releases summarizing her research findings. Following her PhD, she completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, where she studied lemur systematics and collaborated with the zoo’s education team on outreach related to crocodilian species. She also spent three months in Madagascar mentoring international graduate students, conducted fieldwork and lab work, and published blogs with Conservation Careers. She holds a Certificate in Conservation Communications and serves as a scientific editor for the Pet Cancer Foundation.

Molly has experience combining research, communication, and public engagement, including mentoring, science writing, and education initiatives, with a focus on translating complex scientific information into accessible content for diverse audiences. Molly currently coordinates FISHBIO’s weekly newsletter (the Fish Report), copyedits publications and reports, and works to make science more accessible through multiple platforms.