Science Communication

Papers, Case Studies, & Perspectives | Books & Chapters | Collaborations

Papers, Case Studies, & Perspectives

Relevance: Going beyond utility to connect basic science with audiences (2024) Insights and Practical Considerations for Communicating Basic Science. (pp. 30-32)

Increasing culturally relevant science media coverage: exploring the outcomes of a collaboration in Puerto Rico (2024) Journal of Science Communication

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Rethinking civic science funding to better support community engagement (2024) Journal of Science Policy & Governance

Screenshot of "Creating risk know-how amongst marginalized communities in Puerto Rico during Covid-19"

Creating risk know-how amongst marginalized communities in Puerto Rico during Covid-19 (2024) Risk Know-How

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Advancing inclusion through culturally relevant science communication: a perspective from Puerto Rico (2022) Journal of Science Communication

Rumour Tracker Programme: A community-based approach to address information gaps and misinformation on COVID-19 (2022) World Health Organization

Science communication demands a critical approach that centers inclusion, equity and intersectionality (2020) Frontiers in Communication

Screenshot of "Gene editing communication must center marginalized communities"

Gene editing communication must center marginalized communities (2020) Environmental Communication

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The science and power of storytelling (2018) The Journal of Neuroscience

Screenshot of "Impact of culturally relevant contextualized activities on elementary and middle school students perceptions of science: An exploratory study"

Impact of culturally relevant contextualized activities on elementary and middle school students perceptions of science: An exploratory study (2014) International Journal of Science Education

Screenshot of "Supporting diversity in science through social networking"

Supporting diversity in science through social networking (2013) PLOS Biology

Books & Chapters

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Screenshot of the cover of "Ciencia y solidaridad"

Ciencia y solidaridad: Historias de líderes comunitarios en Puerto Rico (Science and Solidarity: Stories of Community Leaders in Puerto Rico) (2024) Ciencia Puerto Rico. Selected for the 2024 Ibero-American Design Biennial.

Screenshot of the cover of "Identity, Culture, and the Science Performance, Volume 2"

Using short digital films to counter stereotypes about scientists of color and from marginalized backgrounds (2023) Included in "Identity, Culture, and the Science Performance, Volume 2"

Screenshot of the cover of "¡Ciencia Boricua!"

¡Ciencia Boricua! Ensayos y anécdotas del científico puertorro (Boricua Science! Essays and anecdotes by Puerto Rican scientists) (2011) Ediciones Callejón

Collaborations

I collaborated with the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) to voice a series of Spanish-language videos about viruses, how scientists study them, vaccines and COVID-19, and how a pandemic might end. This project received a Bronze recognition from Anthem Awards.

American Museum of Natural History (AMNH)