She received her PhD in Astronomy from Harvard University in 2004, studying the role of radiative transfer in planet-forming disks around young stars. Her research addresses questions about the origins of planetary systems. She carried out postdoctoral work at the Carnegie Institution for Science, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, the University of Maryland, and the Space Telescope Science Institute before joining the faculty at the University of Wyoming in 2011. Dr. Jang-Condell is a passionate advocate for women in STEM, having served on the American Astronomical Society’s Committee on the Status of Women in Astronomy from 2006-2011, during which time she founded the Women in Astronomy Blog (http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com).