EAST

In November 2020, James Anibal founded Educational Advancement in Science and Technology (EAST). As a PhD student at Oxford/NIH and a faculty member with the Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences (FAES@NIH), he noticed many barriers to education within STEM fields. He started EAST to initiate change from the ground up. With backgrounds in everything from scientific research to educational policy, the EAST team develops courses and other customized content to help address this pressing issue. A lack of educational opportunities, exacerbated by systemic inequalit y, creates obstacles for incarcerated and formely incarcerated individuals hoping to pursue a career in STEM. EAST hopes to reach a wide range of incarcerated students with our programs by reducing financial and technological barriers.