Natalie Bartel

Content Manager

Natalie Bartel serves as a content manager intern for the Loyola Program for Neuroscience & Society. In her role, she moderates the website, documents events through photography and written content, creates profiles of ETHOS students, runs the Instagram, edits articles and manages other aspects of the program's media presence. Bartel is a senior at Loyola University Chicago majoring in multimedia journalism and English creative writing, with a minor in environmental action and leadership. As the media director for LUC Naach, a staff writer for the Loyola Phoenix, a member of the Lambda Pi Eta honor society and a council person for Friends of MSF Loyola, she participates in a variety of campus organizations. Outside of Loyola, Bartel is the vice president of marketing, design and communications for the Maryland and Illinois chapters of nonprofit organization My Book Wish. She also serves as director of journalism on the board of Forum Dance and teaches choreography in the Chicago community.

What drew you to become involved with this project?

As someone with a passion for journalism and the environment, I find it extremely important to accurately and accessibly communicate scientific information to the public. Journalism and science are not always so easily united, though. Many aspects of this program focus on bridging that gap in science communication, which was exciting to me. Another aspect of the program that called to me was the fact I'd be able to work with the ETHOS students. Working as a summer camp counselor for the past nine years has allowed me to not only become skilled at working with children, but also to recognize how rewarding it can be. Interacting with the students has definitely been the best part of this experience so far.