Rice University's Baker Institute Science and Technology Policy Program

We are excited to announce that Jordan Traylor joined the Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy team as a digital archivist for the S&T Policy Program. Jordan will be working on White House Science Advisor & Civic Scientist Programs.

Fellow Kirstin RW Matthews is the Explainer in the latest issue of the Rice Magazine. Matthews talks about vaccine hesitancy and her work combating vaccine misinformation to help legislators, policymakers and concerned parents make informed evidence-based decisions.

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The Explainer: Kirstin R.W. Matthews – Rice Magazine Kirstin R.W. Matthews studies regulation and ethical issues associated with emerging biotechnology, including vaccines, stem cells and genomic medicine. We asked her to explain what factors lie behind vaccine hesitancy and anti-vaccine rhetoric.