Science Communication Expert | Scientist | Public Speaker
Highlights of my science communication efforts, which focus on engaging underserved communities with science, making science more equitable and inclusive, training and creating opportunities for scientists to engaging in science communication, and changing stereotypes about scientists by applying a cultural lens to storytelling.
SCHOLARSHIP AND PRACTICE
PEER-REVIEWED PAPERS & PERSPECTIVES
POPULAR SCIENCE ARTICLES & OP-EDS
INTERVIEWS, QUOTED/MENTIONED
BOOKS
¡Ciencia Boricua! Ensayos y anécdotas del científico puertorro (Boricua Science! Essays and anecdotes by Puerto Rican scientists) (2011) Ediciones Callejón, San Juan, PR
I served as co-editor and co-author of ¡Ciencia Boricua!, the first collection of culturally relevant popular essays and stories about science and Puerto Rico, written by Puerto Rican scientists. Besides being sold in bookstores throughout Puerto Rico and on Amazon, the book, in its second edition, has been used in schools to help teachers contextualize science concepts to the culture and reality of Puerto Rican students.
MEDIA RELATIONS
Since 2006, I have served as editor-in-chief and lead for CienciaPR’s collaborations with media outlets in Puerto Rico, the U.S. and Spain, including El Nuevo Día (Puerto Rico’s newspaper of record), Scientific American, and Diálogo, among others. Through these collaborations, more than 70 scientists have published more than 800 popular science articles and op-eds (mostly in Spanish) that make science pertinent to the lives, culture, and context of Puerto Rican audiences.
FUTURE OF SCIENCE FILM FELLOWSHIP
The Future of Science Film Fellowship is a program for emerging filmmakers to develop new documentaries about efforts to make science more equitable and inclusive. This project builds on the success of the feature documentary Picture a Scientist, which chronicled stories of bias, discrimination and harassment against women scientists. Our goal now is to launch a new set of films that will amplify the conversation about race, equity and inclusion in science, and spark change in the scientific community. Learn more about the Future of Science Film Fellowship. Applications are due August 2, 2021.
I am one of the executive producers of the fellowship program. Read more about why we created the fellowship in this press release.
YOUTUBE, PODCASTS, & LIVES
(June 13, 2021)
American Geophysical Union's (AGU) Sci & Tell podcast (full interview available on Story Corps)
VIDEOS PRODUCED BY ME
BACKGROUND TO BREAKTHROUGH
A series of short films expanding the definition of who can become a scientist and shift the narratives of deficit about scientists of color by showcasing how the have succeeded because (and not in spite of) of their backgrounds.
Manu Prakash: Finding sublime in the mundane (September 5 2019)
Rebecca Calisi Rodríguez: Charting an original path (March 26, 2019)
Esteban González Burchard: Who’s included? (May 7, 2018)
Esteban González Burchard: Which box do I check? (May 7, 2018)
Esteban González Burchard: An inclusive future (May 7, 2018)
COURSES, WORKSHOPS & WEBINARS
Share your research: How to give a good talk (2020) A free online course focused on how-to strategies and skills to create and deliver a good research talk. I was one of 4 course directors and content experts in the course.
RECENT TALKS & PANELS
2022 Johnston Lecture: Storytelling and Culturally Relevant Science Communication (February 23, 2022) University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication
How can we ensure public engagement in basic science is equitable and inclusive? (July 28, 2021) SciPep Conference
#AquiNosCuidamosPR: A model for inclusive community-centered science engagement (June 23, 2021) Union of Concerned Scientists
LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE
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