Brianna Johns | briannaljohns@gmail.com
EDUCATION
North Carolina State University, Raleigh NC, USA
GPA: 3.74/4.0, magna cum laude, August 2015 – May 2020
B.S. Zoology
B.A. International Studies
Concentration in Global and Cultural Studies
Minor in Wildlife Science
The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
February 2017 – June 2017
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Gathering for Open Science Hardware (GOSH)
January 2021 – Present
Community Coordinator. Responsible for supporting the GOSH community governance groups, the wider community, and the board of the GOSH 501c3 nonprofit, as well as helping to organize activities such as global GOSH meetings, writing sprints, collaborative development projects, and more.
Open Science Shop
August 2023 – Present
Communications Manager. Responsible for meeting organizing and facilitation, managing communications across teams, and curating social media content to engage and connect with target audiences.
Public Science Cluster, NCSU
September 2018 – August 2020
Coordinator, Citizen Science Campus. Overseeing the formation of the Citizen Science Campus by facilitating faculty workshops, managing online content, and communicating with NC State administration.
Program Assistant. Responsible for assisting Public Science Cluster at NC State with content curation, event planning, and management.
International Focus, Raleigh NC
May 2018 – August 2018
Program Associate Internship. Responsible for arranging professional meetings for the International Visitors Leadership Program (IVLP) delegates. This includes researching professional resources, planning and hosting events, and meeting with visiting delegates.
Undergraduate Assistant – Cooper Lab, NCSU
May 2018 – August 2018
Internship. Served as an assistant in the Cooper lab involving citizen science research, data remediation, and volunteer outreach. Worked closely with Dr. Cooper on making NC State the first Citizen Science Campus.
Global Village, NCSU
August 2016 – December 2016
Ambassador. Served as a mentor to international and domestic students living in the Global Village at NC State. Responsible for creating and hosting events within the village.
GRANT FUNDING & FELLOWSHIPS
2024 Open Hardware Summit Fellow, $500, December 2023 – May 2024
North Carolina State University Office of Undergraduate Research Grant, “Citizen Science and Inclusivity at NC State: A Study of Undergraduate Student Views” $880, August 2019 – May 2020.
Public Lab Barnraising 2019 Conference Travel Grant, $270, February 2019
PUBLICATIONS
Weinberg, M., Molloy, J., Bowman, R., Dosemagen, S., Irwin, N., Johns, B. and Stirling, J. (2021). Distributed Manufacturing of Open Hardware: A Report of the Open Hardware Distribution & Documentation Working Group.
Arancio, J., Basch, M., Dosemagen, S., Molloy, J., & Johns, B. (2021). GOSH Community Events Framework. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6278222
Johns, B., Thomas, D., Lundgren, L., Larson, L., & Cooper, C. (2021). Undergraduate Student Experiences with Citizen Science Highlight Potential to Broaden Scientific Engagement. Citizen Science: Theory and Practice, 6(1), 33.
Johns, B., Caslin, M., Lewis, M., Chief, K., Katti, M. (2020) Native Americans Misrepresented in Health Data Pay a Heavy COVID-19 Price. Science for the People, 23(3), 11-15.
Articles and Blog Posts
Sustaining community cohesion and enthusiasm with a cadence of “sparks” and social activities. Brianna Johns and Pen-Yuan Hsing, Journal of Open Hardware, October 17th, 2022.
Open Hardware Distribution and Documentation working group: Governing a central organization. Brianna Johns, Journal of Open Hardware, May 31st, 2021.
Open Hardware Distribution and Documentation working group: Creating a network. Brianna Johns, Journal of Open Hardware, May 30th, 2021.
Podcasts
Co-host of Queer Science!
“#67 Queer Science” Storytellers of STEMM episode 67, October 29th, 2020.
Citizen Science at North Carolina State University Citizen Science: Stories of Science We Can All Do Together episode 10, January 24th, 2020.
Mentioned in:
How a New Podcast is Making STEM Accessible: Queer Science! is Breaking Boundaries Sarah Kate Connor, North Carolina State University Department of Biotechnology Program, November 6th, 2020.
Interview with Brianna Johns North Carolina State University Department of Biological Sciences, Featured Undergraduates, February 17th, 2020
Starting a Citizen Science Club at a University Discover Magazine’s Citizen Science Salon, January 25th, 2019
CONFERENCES ATTENDED
Big Team Science Conference, Online, October 2023
FOSSASIA Summit 2023, Singapore, April 2023
Organizer, 2022 Gathering for Open Science Hardware, Panama City, October 2022
Curator, Open Science Hardware Track, Just One Giant Summit, Online, July 2022
2020 Diversity in STEM Symposium, Raleigh NC, February 2020
Citizen Science Association Biannual Conference 2019, Raleigh NC, March 2019
Public Lab Barnraising 2019 Conference, Galveston TX, February 2019
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
Johns, B, & Hsing, P.Y., “Open Science Hardware for realising more equitable research collaborations” Talk, Big Team Science Conference. October 2023.
Johns, B., Thomas, D., Lundgren, L., Larson, L., & Cooper, C. “Undergraduate Student Experiences with Citizen Science Highlight Potential to Broaden Scientific Engagement: A Mixed Methods Case Study” Poster, C*Sci2022. May 2022.
Johns, B. & Lewald, C.A., “Undergraduate Student Experiences with Citizen Science” Poster, Diversity in STEM Symposium. February 2020.
Johns, B., “Citizen Science Club: How University Undergraduates Unite as Outreach Ambassadors.” Talk, Citizen Science in Higher Education: Classrooms, Campus, and Communities Symposium, Citizen Science Association Conference. March 2019.
Public Speaking
Teen Science Café: Citizen Science NC Museum of Natural Sciences, March 6th, 2020
AWARDS AND HONORS
Nominee, 2021 Discover Pods LGBTQ+ Culture Award, September 2021
Bob Patterson Interdisciplinary Studies Fellow, May 2020
Dr. Marjorie Debnam Community Service Award, awarded at the NC State College of Sciences Celebrating Diversity in STEM Dinner, May 2020.
Senior Award for Outstanding Community Engagement for the Department of Biological Sciences, awarded at the NC State College of Sciences Senior Recognition Event, April 2020.
Outstanding Member of the Year for the Society for Multicultural Scientists, awarded at the NC State College of Sciences Celebrating Diversity in STEM Dinner, May 2019.
Finalist, NC State Think and Do in 2: Global Storytelling Competition, November 2017.
SERVICE
Founder, Co-Chair, Citizen Science Club at NC State, NCSU
October 2017 – Present
Member, Society for Multicultural Scientists, NCSU
January 2018 – Present
Ambassador, Culture to Culture Ambassador Program, NCSU
August 2017
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Completed Facilitate for Freedom Fundamentals Training as part of the Headwaters Facilitation Training Program, Anti-Oppressive Resource and Training Alliance (AORTA)
April 2022
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
The International Society of Nonbinary Scientists (ISNBS)
Co-chair, Open source SIG for the Center for Scientific Collaboration and Community Engagement (CSCCE).
SKILLS
Spanish language (professional working proficiency), public speaking, web content writing, event management, grant writing, familiarity with all Microsoft Programs, proficiency in Stata, and completion of introductory R courses.