Make a to-don't list to make a difference
NOTE: I realize there's great privilege in even being able to say/feel like one can say no. But, still, many of us need to. And, those of...
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Blog & Tips
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Saying NO is how you can make the world a better place (plus 10 ways to say no)
NOTES: Suicide is mentioned briefly in this post. Also, I realize there's great privilege in even being able to say/feel like one can say...
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Productivity can kill us, but productivity still matters. 🤔Tips for wellbeing in academia
Screenshots of my time tracking over 3 years, sorted by major activity categories: product-focused work, meetings, email, miscellaneous...
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Meteor: The honest podcast about scicomm with impact
Last year, I launched Meteor, a podcast, with friend, collaborator, and fellow dreamer-schemer Virginia Schutte. We just wrapped Season 2...
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Why sketching matters + some of the many ways we can use sketches in SciArt and SciComm
I recently gave an invited talk/interview for a high school scientific illustration class. It was so much fun to think with them about...
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Article: Sharing Science Through Shared Values, Goals, and Stories: An Evidence-Based Approach to Ma
Screenshot of first page of the paper Last fall, I had the great pleasure to accept an invitation to write a paper for a special issue in...
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Article: Community voices – the importance of diverse networks in academic mentoring
Screenshot of our proposed framework for effective mentoring situated within a well-funded and institutionally supported system to build...
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Advice: Your grad school inquiry email better relate directly to the person you’re emailing
Approaching prospective faculty advisers can feel daunting (and random). But it doesn’t have to. (Image ©2018, BGMerkle) I field a fair...
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Advice: A cover letter should center your expertise *relevant to the position/RFP*, not your career
When you’re looking for job or funding opportunities, your cover letter does some heavy lifting. (Photo of me (#throwback) doing field...
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SciComm Advice: Start at the End (what are you trying to do?)
©2021 – Student sketching in a notebook surrounded by educational materials I frequently get asked by students and faculty what kind of...
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Canadian Science Publishing interviews me about creative ways of doing science communication and sha
I was invited to serve as the People’s Choice Judge for Canadian Science Publishing*’s 2021 Visualizing Science contest (which you can...
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Words Matter For Scientists—Here’s Why: Public Radio covers a paper I co-wrote
In an audio interview and edited transcript, Wyoming Public Radio reporter Ashley Piccone interviewed me and Nell Smith (a student) ...
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Article: In the space between: Public information officers in science
This invited article in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment clarifies the role that public information officers play in modern...
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Article: Drawn to Science
This invited commentary in Nature is a pep-talk for science educators considering integrating drawing into their science teaching and...
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Article: Drawn to Natural History: Facilitation advice and classroom examples for instructors integr
This summer, a publication I led was published in the academic journal Natural Sciences Education. Like other resources I’ve shared, this...
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Drawn to Science Communication: Art-Science Synergy as a Career and a Way of Life
I recently gave an invited career talk at the 2020 annual conference of the Ecological Society of America. In case others are interested,...
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I don’t usually post selfies, but that’s about to change. OR, some things #scientistswho
Me (left) teaching a #sketchingforscientists workshop in Laramie, Wyoming I’ve been thinking a lot about the recent Science op-ed that...
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Article: Creative convergence: exploring biocultural diversity through art
I had the great honor of collaborating with my friend Dr. Jean Polfus and her Sahtu Dene community collaborators on this publication. In...
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An op-ed: Why scientists (even non-artists) should draw
Lots of data indicate drawing skills are: a) good for scientists, b) good for science, and c) something anyone can learn. A few months...
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SciArt: How do I get into a career like yours?
What would you say to someone who asked you how to go about making your own career a reality for themself? I’ve been pondering that...
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