Science Communication

Loh Down on Science: Special Pandemic Edition

During the COVID-19 pandemic, I had the opportunity to join a team of scientists to create a limited-edition family friendly podcast on the science and history behind pandemics. In addition to editing my peers’ work, I wrote, edited, and recorded three episodes: Breath of Fresh Air, Pandemic Pets, and ‘Rona Ramadan. As part of The Loh Down on Science: Edición Especial de la Pandemia en Español, two of the scripts were translated into Spanish by Dr. Heidi Waite (Mascotas pandémicas) and Dr. Karen Arcos (Un respire de aire fresco), and distributed nationally on Spanish-speaking stations.

Loh Down on Science

Throughout graduate school, I worked for The Loh Down on Science, a daily humorous science minute broadcast on the National Public Radio. I first started as a writer, where I wrote 10 scripts. Then for the next four years, I became a managing editor, where I edited over 250 scripts. I helped train my colleagues to become better science communicators and to present complex scientific findings to the public in an easily digestible manner.

Voices for Science Fellow

From 2022-2023, I was selected as an American Geophysical Union (AGU) Voices for Science Fellow on the communication track. As a part of the program, I worked with AGU staff to communicate the value of Earth and space science to local communities through outreach activities. At the end, I presented my outreach work at the 2023 AGU Annual Meeting.