Dr. Erin Zimmerman on Girls That Create with Erin Prather Stafford

Dr. Erin Zimmerman, an evolutionary biologist turned science writer and botanical illustrator, holds an MSc in fungal population genomics and a PhD in plant molecular systematics, both from the Université de Montréal. She also completed a BSc in Plant Biology and physics at the University of Guelph. She has illustrated a number of scientific research articles, including the description of a newly discovered plant species.

Zimmerman’s début book is Unrooted: Botany, Motherhood, and the Fight to Save an Old Science. It is a science memoir about her adventures in natural history research and the experience of mothers in science.

To learn more about Zimmerman, visit drerinzimmerman.com and on Twitter @doctorzedd.

Host Erin Prather Stafford launched Girls That Create to support the parents and caregivers of creative girls while encouraging greater female representation across the arts. For more information, go to girlsthatcreate.com and follow and connect on Instagram,  Pinterest,  and YouTube.  

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