Natasza Gardner

Assistant Director, Bass Connections

Natasza Gardner is the assistant director of Bass Connections, where she supports student and faculty experiences, manages the Open channel theme and collaborates with the team on grant distributions and proposal submissions. Bringing a background in the humanities and program administration, Natasza is dedicated to fostering inclusive, interdisciplinary research opportunities and creating pathways for student mentorship. Prior to joining Bass Connections, Natasza earned her Ph.D. in German studies from the Carolina-Duke Graduate Program and collaborated on public humanities and communications initiatives with the State Library of North Carolina, the National Humanities Center and The Graduate School at Duke.