Abby Tabor

Science Communications Specialist @NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

San Francisco, CA, US

Science storytelling, strategic comms planning, and media relations, relaying to the broad public the excitement and impact of NASA’s research and technology development. • Identify impactful story angles that align with NASA’s mission and strategic areas of focus. • Produce compelling, accessible stories – covering topics from Earth science to space biology, aeronautics to astrophysics – ensuring accuracy through close collaboration with subject matter experts. • Manage projects across team functions (photo/video, social media, media relations), pushing multiple products simultaneously toward competing deadlines. • Lead communications planning and project management for larger-scale efforts, such as coverage of the Supercomputing 2024 conference; Berkeley Space Center announcement press conference; and statewide “NASA in California” messaging. • Conduct media relations, pitching stories, coordinating and facilitating interviews with NASA experts, building relationships with journalists. • Serve as acting news chief, editing products, providing guidance on OComm business, leading staff meetings, producing internal reports. • Partner with social media team to develop multimedia content enhancing longer-form storytelling. • Evaluate metrics on product performance, adjusting strategies accordingly. • Led communications planning for NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) during the sensitive period of mission close-out. Coordinated across partners internal, domestic and foreign to optimize messaging. • Hosted “NASA in Silicon Valley Live” video series broadcast live on NASA’s social media platforms, interviewing experts and guiding show through strategically chosen messaging. • Hosted episodes of the NASA in Silicon Valley Podcast, interviewing researchers on a variety of NASA topics. • Served as Task Lead, managing contract employees assigned to OComm, monthly budget reporting, NASA management meetings, and personnel matters.

University of Massachusetts Amherst

B.S. summa cum laude, Psychology-Neuroscience

Universite Paris Diderot (Paris 7)

Master's, Scientific Journalism

Cours de civilisation francaise de la Sorbonne

Language Diploma, French