Alexandra Freeman, Baroness Freeman of Steventon explained
Alexandra Lee Jessica Freeman, Baroness Freeman of Steventon (born March 1974) is a British science communicator, life peer, and former television producer. She has been a crossbench member of the House of Lords since 2024.
Biography
Freeman was born in March 1974 in Maryland, United States.[1] She studied biological sciences at the University of Oxford, before remaining at the university to undertake a Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) degree in zoology.[2] [3] Her doctoral thesis was titled "Butterflies as signal receivers" and was completed in 1998.[4] As a postgraduate, she was a member of Linacre College, Oxford and the Department of Zoology.
From 2000 to 2016, Freeman worked for the BBC. As a producer or director, she was involved in Walking with Beasts, Life in the Undergrowth, Bang Goes the Theory, Climate Change by Numbers and Trust Me, I'm a Doctor.[5]
In 2016, Freeman joined the University of Cambridge as executive director of the Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication in the Faculty of Mathematics.[6]
Freeman was recommended for appointment as a non-party-political life peer by the House of Lords Appointments Commission in May 2024.[7] She was created Baroness Freeman of Steventon, of Abingdon in the County of Oxfordshire, on 5 June 2024, and was introduced to the House of Lords on 29 July as a crossbencher.[8] [9]
Selected works
- van der Bles . Anne Marthe . van der Linden . Sander . Freeman . Alexandra L. J. . Mitchell . James . Galvao . Ana B. . Zaval . Lisa . Spiegelhalter . David J. . Communicating uncertainty about facts, numbers and science . Royal Society Open Science . May 2019 . 6 . 5 . 181870 . 10.1098/rsos.181870. 6549952 .
- van der Bles . Anne Marthe . van der Linden . Sander . Freeman . Alexandra L. J. . Spiegelhalter . David J. . The effects of communicating uncertainty on public trust in facts and numbers . . 7 April 2020 . 117 . 14 . 7672–7683 . 10.1073/pnas.1913678117 . 7149229 .
- Dryhurst . Sarah . Schneider . Claudia R. . Kerr . John . Freeman . Alexandra L. J. . Recchia . Gabriel . van der Bles . Anne Marthe . Spiegelhalter . David . David Spiegelhalter . van der Linden . Sander . Sander van der Linden . Risk perceptions of COVID-19 around the world . . 2 August 2020 . 23 . 7-8 . 994–1006 . 10.1080/13669877.2020.1758193.
- Roozenbeek . Jon . Schneider . Claudia R. . Dryhurst . Sarah . Kerr . John . Freeman . Alexandra L. J. . Recchia . Gabriel . van der Bles . Anne Marthe . van der Linden . Sander . Susceptibility to misinformation about COVID-19 around the world . . October 2020 . 7 . 10 . 201199 . 10.1098/rsos.201199.
- Freeman . Alexandra LJ . Parker . Simon . Noakes . Catherine . Fitzgerald . Shaun . Smyth . Alexandra . Macbeth . Ron . Spiegelhalter . David . Rutter . Harry . Expert elicitation on the relative importance of possible SARS-CoV-2 transmission routes and the effectiveness of mitigations . . December 2021 . 11 . 12 . e050869 . 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050869 .
Notes and References
- Web site: Alexandra Lee Jessica FREEMAN personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK . find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk . 10 May 2024 . en.
- Web site: ORCID: Alexandra Freeman . orcid.org . 10 May 2024.
- Web site: Session 1: Researchers and engagement: Alex Freeman . Sense about Science . 10 May 2024 . 21 February 2023.
- Freeman . Alexandra . 1998 . Butterflies as signal receivers . DPhil . University of Oxford . 10 May 2024.
- Web site: Alexandra Freeman . Harding-Zentrum für Risikokompetenz . 10 May 2024.
- Web site: People: Executive Director Dr Alexandra Freeman . Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication . University of Cambridge . 10 May 2024 . en.
- Web site: PRESS RELEASE: Two new non-party-political peers – House of Lords Appointments Commission . lordsappointments.independent.gov.uk . House of Lords Appointments Commission . 10 May 2024 . pdf . 7 May 2024.
- Parliament of the United Kingdom . House of Lords . Introduction: Baroness Freeman of Steventon . 29 July 2024 . 839 . 791 .
- Web site: Baroness Freeman of Steventon: Parliamentary career . UK Parliament . 7 June 2024.