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Cara Louise Santa Maria (born October 19, 1983)〔(【引用サイトリンク】work=Familytreelegends.com )〕 is an American science communicator, journalist, producer, television host, and podcaster. Santa Maria wrote her first blog for ''The Huffington Post'' in March 2010 before joining the publication as its founding science correspondent and host of the ''Talk Nerdy to Me'' web series from October 2011 until April 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Huffington Post )〕 She also co-hosted ''Take Part Live'' with Jacob Soboroff on Pivot TV from August 1, 2013 until April 17, 2014. She officially joined the online political and social commentary program ''The Young Turks'' as an occasional panelist in May 2013. She currently hosts her podcast ''Talk Nerdy'' and is a co-host of TechKnow on Al Jazeera America, and The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe podcast. ==Early life== Santa Maria was born and raised in Plano, Texas, the younger of two daughters born to a school teacher mother and an engineer father. Her parents both came from Catholic families and converted to Mormonism together as adults, raising their children in the religion. Her parents divorced when she was eight years old. Santa Maria left the LDS church at 14 while coming out as an atheist.〔(JRE #293 )〕 Through her father's remarriage, she has adoptive twin stepsisters, in addition to three half-brothers, who were also adopted. Her ancestry consists of English,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bransford Family History )〕 Italian and Puerto Rican descent.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Roger Ailes: Soledad O'Brien Was 'Named After A Prison' )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cara Santa Maria profile, ''The Huffington Post'' )〕 Santa Maria worked various jobs as a teenager, including being employed at a head shop, a bakery, CiCi's Pizza, as well as in retail. In her youth, she was also involved in gymnastics. In 2001, Santa Maria graduated from Plano East Senior High School, after having attended T. H. Williams High School, with a year of college credit under her belt. During her high school career, she was involved in choir where she was a member of the group Sound Invention, as well as cheerleading, being promoted to captain by her teammates during one season. In addition, she qualified as an International Baccalaureate student and participated in academic competitions. Santa Maria originally entered college with the intention of studying vocal performance and jazz studies; she auditioned for the second season of ''American Idol'' but ultimately did not receive a ticket to Hollywood.〔(Joe Rogan Experience #539 - Cara Santa Maria ), YouTube〕 She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology with a minor in philosophy from the University of North Texas in 2004, before graduating with her Master of Science in biological science with a concentration in neuroscience from her alma mater in 2007. There, she also taught biology laboratory courses and performed neuronal cell culture duties and electrophysiology research at the Center for Network Neuroscience. Santa Maria then enrolled in a doctoral program studying clinical neuropsychology at Queens College, City University of New York, where she worked as an adjunct professor and laboratory researcher, but withdrew after a year of coursework to pursue science communication full-time. Santa Maria received the Texas Psychological Association and Texas Psychology Foundation's Alexander Psychobiology/Psychophysiology Award for her contributions in undergraduate research concerning neuropsychological deficits among individuals with alcohol dependence or abuse in a visually impaired/blind population. In the clinical neuropsychological setting, she assisted in development and research of computer adapted guides for educational management of students with both neuropsychological dysfunction and visual impairment. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cara Santa Maria」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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