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Space Station Collaborations

Department Leads

Dr. Emily Matula is currently at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX working as an EVA flight controller/instructor. She earned her undergrad degree in mechanical engineering at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor), master’s degree in space engineering from the University of Michigan, and her PhD in Bioastronautics (human spaceflight) at the University of Colorado (Boulder). Her passion is human spaceflight and making sure humans can explore the universe as safely as possible. Outside of work she enjoys working on cars, riding motorcycles, playing with Arduinos, and volunteering with k-12 students to get them excited about STEM fields.

Adeife Ayomide JIDE-OMOLE is a Nigeria qualified lawyer specializing in Aviation and space law. She obtained her Master’s degree in Aviation and space from Leiden University in the Netherlands in 2020 and a Masters' in Private and Jurisprudence law from Babcock University. She serves as the Co-General Counsel for the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) and is a Fellow at the ‘For all Moonkind for Space Law and Ethics.’ She also serves as the managing director of the Space futures forum of the Caribbean Space Society and is the convener of the successful Vlog ‘More to space than Air’

General Members

Dr. Sheri Wells-Jensen is an associate professor of linguistics at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. Along with various aspects of astrobiology, her research interests include social aspects of human colonization, disability, the relationship between language, embodiment and thought, language evolution and ways in which alternative sensory inputs could influence the evolution of scientific thought. She is on the board of SOCIA (Social and Conceptual Issues in Astrobiology and METI (Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence) International.

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AJ Link (he/him) is openly autistic. He received his JD from The George Washington University Law School and his LL.M in Space Law at the University of Mississippi School of Law, while also serving as the inaugural director of The Center for Air and Space Law Task Force on Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity in Aerospace. AJ is the Director of Communications for Mission: AstroAccess and works as a research director for the Jus Ad Astra project. He also serves as the president of the National Disabled Law Students Association, which he co-founded.

AJ has been actively involved with disability advocacy in the Washington, DC area and nationally within the United States. He serves on several advisory boards and steering committees that focus on disability advocacy and broader social justice movements.