STEMinista Project

New year, new you. Vanessa Hill is our Mathtastic Monday role model for the week. Vanessa is a behavioral scientist whose work includes studying sleep procrastination and other habits both healthy and unhealthy. As a behavioral scientist, math comes into play in a multitude of ways; most math in behavioral science has to do with research – comparing data from day to day, from case to case, to come up with answers to why a person behaves the way they do, and what possible solutions there are. Visit our bio for 2 videos where Vanessa teaches us a technique to combat the fear response and how to form good habits that actually stick. Vanessa Hill goes by on Instagram and Twitter.

is part of MathAlive!, MiSci's newest traveling exhibit that connects math to the world around us. Visit mi-sci.org/math-alive to learn more, and to plan your visit today!

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Image 1: The background is a mixture of big blue, red, and purple circular spirals. The STEMinista Project logo is in a purple gradient circle to the upper right of the graphic. Under the STEMinista Project logo there are six rings interlocked in dark blue, yellow, light blue, orange, red, and blue. In a yellow circular frame is a photo of Vanessa Hill. Vanessa is a white woman with dark straight hair and brown eyes. To the lower right of Vanessa’s photo, there is white text that reads, “Vanessa Hill.” Under her name reads, “Behavioral Scientist and Founder of the BrainCraft YouTube Channel” The hashtags “MathtasticMonday” and “STEMinistasCan” are at the bottom of the graphic.
Image 2: An orange background with pink, blue, and green balls. A large purple orb is in the middle with lightening moving across it; it says MathAlive!. There is a smaller blue orb that says sponsored by Ford and Axalta. There are also black and white images of people doing extreme sports like mountain biking, skateboarding, and snowboarding.