Emma Lee Gometz

As the Digital Producer of Engagement for Science Friday, Emma helps develop audience strategy and contributes to the visual artistic direction of Science Friday’s digital platforms.

Emma was born and raised in Queens, New York to Colombian and Jewish parents. She has a BA in Evolutionary Biology of the Human Species from Columbia University. Emma is a cartoonist and illustrator who loves drawing primates, including naked humans. She is also a performance artist, having performed experimental pieces for Williamsburg Art Nexus, The Tank NYC, Times Square Arts, and more.

In her spare time, Emma listens to many musical soundtracks, thinks about hiking with her partner Nic, and tends to her coping mechanisms, like יהוה to the garden of Eden. Dave Malloy, if you’re reading this, you’ve changed my life forever.