Short CV
EDUCATION
- Ph.D. in Neurobiology, Harvard University (2013)
- B.S. in Human Biology, University of Puerto Rico in Bayamón (2004)
WORK
- Director of Communications & Science Outreach for Ciencia Puerto Rico (2015-present as an employee; 2014-2006 as a volunteer)
- Associate Director of Diversity & Communication Training for iBiology (2015-present)
- Director of Outreach for the Yale Ciencia Academy (2015-present)
RECENT TALKS, PANELS & WORKSHOPS
BE: Social (Social Entrepreneurship Panel), iConexión, Latino Hive Retreat, Napa, CA (2018)
- Culturally Relevant Science Communication and Storytelling, Keynote, Communicating Science Conference (ComSciCon) Triangle, Raleigh, NC (2018)
- Evaluation and Best Practices for Training in Science Communication, Panel, Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2018)
- Science for All: Using Social Media to Take Your Research Around the World, Workshop, Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2018)
- Reaching Underserved Audiences Using Culturally Relevant Science Communication, Talk and Panel, Communicating Science Seminar, Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2018)
- Science is YOUR Story: Crafting Narratives to Empower Yourself and Others, Society for the Advancement of Chicano and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) National Conference, Salt Lake City, (2017)
- Delivering Science: Effective Communication Skills to Become a Successful Scientist, American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) Annual Meeting (2016 in San Francisco, CA & 2015 in San Diego, CA).
SELECTED HONORS & AWARDS
- SACNAS-HHMI Advanced Leadership Institute (2017)
- University of Pennsylvania Global Social Impact House Fellow (2017)
- INSIGHT into Diversity Inspiring Women in STEM Award (2016)
- Aspen Ideas Festival Scholar (2016)
- SACNAS Linton-Poodry Summer Leadership Institute (2015)
- Paul Shin Memorial Award, Coalition on the Public Understanding of Science (COPUS) (2013)
- Graduate Research Fellow, National Science Foundation (2010-2013)
SELECTED SERVICE
March for Science Puerto Rico, Co-organizer (2017)
Historias de #CienciaBoricua (2017) Co-organizer and Speaker of this live event featuring Puerto Rican scientists, engineers and innovators sharing true personal stories about science
SACNAS Conference Planning Committee (2016 - present) Member
Voices, Scientific American Blogs Network (2014) Founding Member
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