Dr. Sarah Hewitt has a PhD in neuroscience from the University of Calgary and is a professor in the Biology Department at Mount Royal University. She has served as the Chair of the Biology Department and, most recently, as the Interim Associate Dean Academic for the Faculty of Science and Technology. She was named a 3M National Teaching Fellow in 2023, and aside from teaching courses in physiology and neuroscience, she also teaches science communication. She has years of experience translating complex science into relatable stories through her work as an adventure scientist, where she travels around the world, working with scientists in the field and telling their stories for popular publications.