Actor Melissa Navia explains STEM influence in her career

By Kyle Kellams,

Jasper Logan

Published June 14, 2024 at 2:36 PM CDT

The Bentonville Film Festival is continuing through the weekend, and this week, we’ve been attending some of the panel discussions. In this excerpt, we hear actor Melissa Navia talk about how she was influenced by watching STEM portrayals and how she channeled that influence for her role as Erica Ortegas in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

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Kyle Kellams

Kyle Kellams is KUAF's news director and host of Ozarks at Large.

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Jasper Logan

Jasper Logan is KUAF's community engagement manger.

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