News & media relations team
The news and media relations team in the UC Berkeley Office of Communications and Public Affairs is ready to respond to media inquiries.
If you are a reporter looking for comment or help finding an expert, please email [email protected] or contact a member of the team below.
Gretchen Kell
Director of special projects and outreach
Institutional storytelling and story pitching, media relations
Bob Sanders
Manager of science communications
Beats: astronomy, chemistry/chemical engineering, general research, genetics/CRISPR, geography/earth sciences, integrative biology, mathematics, molecular and cell biology, neuroscience, paleontology, physics, seismology, statistics
Kara Manke
Science writer and media relations
Beats: Agriculture, climate change, computer science, data science, energy and resources, engineering, environment, environmental design, nanotechnology, natural resources, nutrition, optometry, robotics, transportation
Ed Lempinen
Writer and media relations
Beats: Economics, business, education, political science, law, public policy, international affairs international studies
Anne Brice
Writer, podcast producer and media relations
Beats: Art practice, art history, performances, comparative literature, English, film and media, languages, libraries, music, philosophy, rhetoric
Jason Pohl
Writer and media relations
Beats: Sociology, psychology, public health, anthropology, demography, linguistics, philosophy, social welfare
Lila Thulin
Writer and media relations
Beats: History, race and ethnicity, gender, disability, housing policy, journalism, American studies