Tam O’Shaughnessy

Tam Elizabeth OShaughnessy born January 27 1952 is an American childrens science writer associate professor emeritus of school psychology and former professional tennis player She cofounded the science education company Sally Ride Science together with her life partner astronaut Sally Ride the first American woman and third woman in space The company was relaunched as a nonprofit entity Sally Ride Science at UC San Diego on October 1 2015 OShaughnessy serves as executive director