Staff

Juliana Chase

Project Analyst & Coordinator
Kavli Center for Ethics, Science, and the Public
Juliana Chase participated in the inaugural fellows cohort as a 5th year PhD student in Behavioral & Systems Neuroscience at UC Berkeley. Juliana’s dissertation work employed experimental and computational techniques to better understand neural circuit differences in mouse models of autism. Throughout her PhD, Juliana has been interested in what happens when science leaves the lab and has been engaged with science policy and outreach organizations on campus. As a fellow, Juliana built on her experience as an organizer and science communicator to explore how scientists can partner with...

James Paul (J.P.) Gonzales

Executive Assistant to the Director

James Paul "J.P." Gonzales serves as the executive assistant to Kavli Center Co-Director Professor Stuart Russell. J.P. provides administrative, travel/event-planning and PR assistance to Professor Russell and the Kavli Center. He received his Bachelor's of Arts in Cognitive Science at UC Merced and Master's of Science in Experimental Psychology at Arizona State University.

For communication directed to Professor Stuart Russell, please email J.P. at: ...

NeEddra James

In Utero Podcast Producer & Director
Graduate School of Jounalism
NeEddra James is a Bay Area reporter and audio producer covering health, disability justice and the impact of emerging technologies on everyday life. They’ve covered perimenopausal ADHD and the marginalization of women in medicine, how grief tech platforms are changing how we mourn and remember, and the generative politics of neuroqueering. Overall, their journalism tracks how people move through systems that shape perception and possibility, while navigating complexity, meaning, and access in environments where recognition and care are often uneven. NeEddra is currently the Producer &...