Service to science for the betterment of society.

Some of my most meaningful work comes from my years of involvement in minority conferences, selection committees, and career development workshops. Although my entire career is sort of one big “broader impact,” these activities are set apart, focusing on the integration of my personal knowledge with service to both the scientific community and society. 

​Read below to learn more about my service within the scientific community. 

Selection & Advisory Committees

As evident below, I've never been one to turn down an opportunity to be on a selection committee! I also take great pride in the selection process and take my role as a reviewer seriously. I've reviewed for a span of projects and awards including the L'Oreal-UNESCO for Women in Science Fellowship, the Inventors Hall of Fame (deceased or living), and the AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowship (Health, Education & Human Services branch).

MY ROLE:

I have served on the selection committees for the following programs:
I have served on the following advisory committees:
  • 2018 - present, National Geographic Events Advisory Panel
  • 2014 - present, American Geophysical Union's EOS.org Advisory Panel
  • 2014, Vision & Model for the National Education Program, National Hurricane Museum & Science Center
  • 2015, IDEO Marketing and Membership, AAAS
  • 2015, SACNAS Meeting Local Planning Committee, Marketing & Communications
  • 2015, SACNAS Meeting Local Planning Committee, Community Footprint Committee
  • 2013, ​​Taskforce on Short & Long-Range Planning of Member & Public Engagement, AAAS

Career Workshops

Starting in graduate school, I began giving presentations about my life as a scientist, a minority, and a woman. Since becoming a professional, I'm often called on to share my experience having an "alternative career in STEM" or "career away from the bench" as well as in science communication and education. My goal to prepare, diversify, and expand the scientific workforce, while also presenting viable and fulfilling science career options to young scientists, motivates my efforts. Speaking to young scientists and sharing my experiences, hardships, and opportunities is one of my absolute favorite things to do, especially if I'm directing my attention towards young scientists from underrepresented groups.

MY ROLE:

Below is a list of the career presentations I have delivered:
  • 2019, UC Berkeley, Communication, Literacy & Education for Agricultural Research (CLEAR), Berkeley, CA
  • 2019, Florida International University, Miami, FL
  • 2019, Florida International University, Miami, FL (remote)*
  • 2019, UC Berkeley, Beyond Academia Conference, Outreach in STEM, Berkeley, CA
  • 2018, UC Berkeley, L&S 70B: Global Warming, Berkeley, CA
  • 2018, Humboldt State University, Humboldt, CA (remote)
  • 2017, Association for Women in Science (AWIS), Alternative Careers in STEM Fair, Bethesda, MD*
  • 2017, Association for Women in Science (AWIS), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD*
  • 2015, UC Santa Cruz Career Center, Santa Cruz, CA
  • 2015, Yale Graduate Students & Postdocs in STEM, Washington, D.C.
  • 2015, Discipline-Based Education Research (D-BER), George Mason University*
  • 2015, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
  • 2015, SOARS Interns, NCAR/UCAR, Boulder, CO (remote)*
  • 2015, Einstein Fellows, Washington, D.C.
  • 2015, Howard University, Washington, D.C.*
  • 2015, AAAS Annual Meeting Town Hall, San Jose, CA*
  • 2014, George Washington University Career Day, Washington, D.C.
  • 2014, 3 panels: Career Timeline; Careers in Public Education, Non-profits, Policy, and Media; and Communicating Science to K-12 Students, Educators, the Press, and the Public, UC Berkeley Mentoring Deep Dive, Aptos, California*
  • 2014, NSF AAAS Policy Fellow’s Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation- Research Experience and Mentoring (EFRI-REM) Conference, Washington, D.C.*
  • 2014, AAAS Human Resources brown bag, Washington, D.C.
  • 2014 & 2015, NSF Interns brownbag, Washington, D.C.*​
  • 2014, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
  • 2013, Stanford's Biomedical Association for the Interest of Minority Students (BioAIMS), Washington, D.C.
  • 2013, Minorities Striving and Pursuing Higher Degrees of Success in Earth System Science (MS PHD), Washington, D.C.​
  • 2012 & 2013, Minorities Striving and Pursuing Higher Degrees of Success in Earth System Science (MS PHD), San Francisco, Ca*
  • 2011 - 2013, Mass Media and Policy Fellowships, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco
  • 2012, Advancing Latinx Achievement and Success (ALAS) Conference, San Jose, Ca*
  • 2010, Minority-serving summer research programs, UC Santa Cruz*
  • 2009, Summer Research Experience (SRE) and Summer Research Institute (SRI) students, UC Santa Cruz*
​*indicates the presentation was directed towards scientists of underrepresented groups

Minority-Serving Science Conferences

I remember my first Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) conference like it was yesterday. Every accomplishment I have achieved has been a result of that first SACNAS conference or the many that followed.  Ever since, I've never missed an opportunity to give back to the community; I speak at conferences, judge/oral poster presentations, and while working for AAAS I tabled at yearly national minority conferences, including SACNAS.

MY ROLE:

​I have presented as a keynote and/or panelist at the following conferences:
  • 2019, Keynote Speaker, "Using SciComm Skills to Achieve STEM Diversity", Diverse Scholar Postdoctoral Conference, Irvine, CA
  • 2015, Keynote Speaker and Panelist, "Physicists in the Media", National Society of Black Physicists Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD
  • 2014, opening night Keynote Speaker, UC Berkeley Mentoring Deep Dive, Aptos, CA
  • 2014, Speaker and Panelist, "Off the Tenure Path: Alternative Careers in STEM", Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) Conference, Los Angeles, CA

I have judged poster or oral presentations at the following conferences:
I have served as a Student Presentation Committee Abstract Review for SACNAS in 2015, 2017, and 2018.
While at AAAS, I managed booth set-up and booth activities at the following conferences:
In addition to judging posters, I have been "on call" to help in a variety of other capacities, including introducing plenary speakers, guiding participants, or checking-in guests at the following conferences or events:
  • 2013 - 2019, Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference
  • 2013-2015, Minority and Women Scientists and Engineers Networking Breakfast, AAAS Annual Meeting

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