Dr. Avriel (Avy) Licciardi is a Publisher at Wiley, where she oversees a portfolio of 25 journals in the Life Sciences. Avy joined Wiley from Frontiers, where she played a key role in strategic journal development across 33 fully Open Access titles. Her professional interests include open research, author education, and community engagement. Avy earned a M.S. and Ph.D. in the Geological Sciences, focusing on past changes in climate and glaciation.