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How to Juggle Your Budding Career AND Your Unfinished Dissertation
This post originally appeared on itsdrfunk.com/blog in September 2020. You’re a graduate student. You’ve decided you don’t want to stay in academic research, and instead have your eye on a… Read more
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What I Had on my (Successful) AAAS Mass Media Fellowship Application
This post is a couple of years old and originally appeared on itsdrfunk.com; re-publishing here! Please note that my AAAS MMF was in 2018, your experience in 2025 and beyond… Read more
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Beyond Events and Newsletters: Why Traditional Public Outreach Isn’t Enough
On paper, you’re doing all the right things. You’re sending your email newsletter at its promised frequency, and your social following is slowly ticking upward. You host the occasional public… Read more
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What Does a Science Communicator Do?
When I meet someone new out in the real world, and they ask me what I do, I almost never say “science communicator.” It’d be the truth, but I’d also… Read more
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Is Your Website Doing Its Job?
I have a confession: I don’t care if your website is pretty. Sure, I care that it looks like it’s been updated this millennium, and I care that the design… Read more
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Marketing is hard. Marketing yourself is hardest.
There are two fundamental truths I want my clients—or really, anyone running a small business or nonprofit—to understand. Not everyone likes building their brand Some people just seem built for… Read more
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How Conservation Organizations Can Strengthen Their Digital Strategy to Amplify Impact
Everyone I’ve ever met working in the conservation sector has been awesome—and busy. I’ve met ecologists serving as educators, educators serving as marketers, and nonprofit founders trying to wear every… Read more
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From Ecologist to Science Communicator: My Career Path
Every so often, a science grad student or early-career communicator reaches out to ask how I got into my line of work. I’m always happy to share — and honestly,… Read more
