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How Do Ideas Spread? This is an ongoing series of interviews with experts on science communication strategy and the information ecosystem.
Client Work I help research-driven organizations develop and execute strategic communication plans.
Columbia University I’m responsible for sharing the research happening at Columbia Engineering in our magazine and flagship newsletter.
About Me
I’m from Tennessee and currently live in Brooklyn. After earning a degree in political economy and social theory, I started my career as a freelance science journalist. During the first few years, I wrote about everything from genetics to elephant mating rituals to the Sun’s gigantic orbit around the center of the Milky Way. (It takes 220 million years to make a single trip!)
When the pandemic arrived, it was clear that most of my neighbors in Nashville didn’t seem to care. That discrepancy between what I was reading in the news and what everyday people were actually doing led me to explore the research literature on effective science communication. I’ve been interviewing social scientists and fellow science communicators ever since.
Today, I work in communications at Columbia University and help other research-driven organizations develop and execute strategic communication plans.
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Scientific American: These Videos Could Boost COVID Vaccination Rates
National Geographic: How Asiatic lionesses shield their cubs from killer males
WIRED: Citizen Scientists Digitized Centuries of Handwritten Rain Data
Audubon: Meet George Masa, the Photographer Whose Work Helped Protect the Great Smoky Mountains
Huffington Post: Here's How To Keep Your Home As Coronavirus-Free As Possible (March 2020)
American Chemical Society: The Secret Life of Gold
Discovery: We Finally Know How Tardigrades Survive Deadly Radiation