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Q&A with Nicole Small


Interviewed by Susan Straight

This interview appeared in the May/June 2019 issue of Dimensions magazine.

Nicole Small, the former chief executive officer of Dallas’ Perot Museum of Nature and Science, is now president of the Lyda Hill Philanthropies, a Dallas-based foundation devoted to advancements in nature and science. Small’s most recent achievement with Lyda Hill is the launch of the IF/THEN initiative, which will empower current STEM innovators to inspire the next generation of pioneers. Specifically, it will provide a robust selection of images depicting women in science for science centers and museums so that visitors’ visual experience will represent greater gender equity.

Listen to the interview here.

Read the full transcript here.

Photo by Angela Weedon

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