Dr. Mara Brady is an Earth and Environmental Sciences Professor who makes science accessible to all students so that they can appreciate, interpret, and evaluate scientific findings, and then carry that ability throughout their life, regardless of their past educational experience or future career pursuits. Part of her research includes modern, geologically Recent, siliciclastic, and terrestrial records in the Central Valley and surrounding areas. Dr. Brady has redesigned her course to be more inclusive by integrating land acknowledgements and discussing bias in the EES field.