Green Screen: Human Footprint

Dr. Shane Campbell-Staton

Shane Campbell-Staton is the two-time Emmy-nominated host of Human Footprint. He is an evolutionary biologist and associate professor at Princeton University, where his research focuses on how human history and activity drive evolutionary change in wild species across the planet. In 2022, Shane was named a Pew Biomedical Scholar for his collaborative research on the evolution of cancer resilience in gray wolves living within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. His research has been featured in several media outlets including the New York Times, The Atlantic, Scientific American, Science Friday With Ira Flatow, Sports Illustrated and “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah.” Beyond research and academics, Shane is passionate about sharing his love for science with a broad audience. 
 

Emily Lindsey, PhD, Associate Curator and Excavation Site Director, Rancho La Brea

Dr. Lindsey's research integrates information from past and modern ecosystems to understand how Ice Age animals and environments functioned, how climate conditions and human actions intersect to drive extinctions, and to predict future ecological responses in the face of modern global change. No other paleontological site in the world has as great a potential to answer these questions as La Brea Tar Pits.

Cara Santa Maria, PhD

Cara Santa Maria, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist, as well as a Los Angeles Area Emmy® and Knight Foundation Award-winning journalist, science communicator, television presenter, author and podcaster. Cara can be seen on PBS SoCal’s Earth Focus, SoCal Connected and SoCal Update. She podcasts weekly on The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe and Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria. Additional television credits include National Geographic's Brain Games and Explorer, Netflix's Bill Nye Saves the World, Al Jazeera America’s TechKnow, Fusion’s Real Future, among others.is a licensed clinical psychologist, as well as a Los Angeles Area Emmy® and Knight Foundation Award-winning journalist, science communicator, television presenter, author and podcaster. Cara can be seen on PBS SoCal’s Earth Focus, SoCal Connected and SoCal Update. She podcasts weekly on The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe and Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria. Additional television credits include National Geographic's Brain Games and Explorer, Netflix's Bill Nye Saves the World, Al Jazeera America’s TechKnow, Fusion’s Real Future, among others.

Nate Dappen, Ph.D. (Director/Creator of Human Footprint | Co-Owner at Day’s Edge Productions)

Nate is a biologist-turned-filmmaker based in San Diego, CA. He studied evolutionary biology at the University of Miami, FL earning his Ph.D. in 2012. The same year, Nate cofounded Day’s Edge Productions with Neil Losin where they specialize in science documentaries. Together with Princeton biologist and host, Shane Campbell-Staton, Nate and Neil co-created and directed the Emmy Nominated PBS science series, Human Footprint, which is now in its second season. Nate’s work centers on humanity's complex relationship with, and global impact on the natural world - a relationship where human culture and technology conspire with our basic biological needs to become the most powerful ecological and evolutionary force on the planet.