Team — Earthlings Hub

Who we are

We are a dedicated team of scientists, educators, and psychologists. Amid war’s hardships, we support the academic growth of Ukrainian children and the psychological well-being of refugee families.

Earthlings Hub is a non-profit international educational initiative [formed under the auspices of the 501(c)(3) science nonprofit Blue Marble Space Institute of Science (EIN: 27-0184094)] organized by leading educators, scientists, and psychologists from the USA, Canada, Europe, and Ukraine to provide children displaced by war in Ukraine (including those in refugee camps and evacuated orphanages) an opportunity to strengthen their motivation in learning and expand their education via the multidisciplinary, inquiry-based, student-centered online environment, providing students with essential learning skills and habits of mind required in the modern world. In addition, we offer counseling and psychological support to parents and caregivers, recognizing their crucial role in children’s learning and well-being.

Our initiative is backed by renowned educators, researchers, and scientists from around the globe. We intend to share our educational content and best teaching practices with the general public and partner educational organizations, particularly those who help refugees across the world.

Meet Our Team

FOUNDERS

Julia Brodsky
USA, Maryland

MSc in Astrophysics — founder and CEO of innovative Art of Inquiry online science program for middle school children, serving hundreds of students around the world; former NASA astronaut instructor; researcher and STEM Education Lead at Blue Marble Space Institute of Science.

Sasha Kaurov
New Zealand

PhD in Astronomy and Astrophysics, research associate in the Department of the History of Science at Harvard University, a visitor in the Program in Interdisciplinary Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study, and an affiliate research scientist at the Blue Marble Space Institute of Science.

Yulia Turchaninova
USA, Texas

Professor, PhD in Education, MSc in Physics; a world-renowned educator with over forty years of experience, leader of multiple international educational projects in the USA and Europe, involving hundreds of thousands of educators and students. Founder of Parents College and Education without School initiatives

Advisory Board

Gregory Chamitoff

Former NASA astronaut, Lawrence Hargrave Professor of Aeronautical Engineering at the University of Sydney, Australia and a Professor of Engineering Practice at Texas A&M University.

Joscha Bach

Cognitive scientist focusing on cognitive architectures, models of mental representation, emotion, motivation, and sociality; VP of Research at AI Foundation, and Principal AI Engineer at Intel labs.

Konstantine Sofer

MBA, FPAC – finance executive with over 25 years of experience in managing budgets and finance operations of large non-profits and commercial organizations.

Yuli Fradkin

Attending Clinical Assistant Professor of Child Psychiatry, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, assistant professor at Rutgers and Yale medical schools.