¡Hola!
I am an award-winning bilingual science communicator with almost 20 years of experience in culturally relevant and inclusive science communication, community engagement, multimedia production and public speaking. I tap into my PhD training, personal background, and culture to engage marginalized audiences, especially Puerto Ricans and other Spanish-speakers, with science.
News & Highlights
New perspective in PNAS. I co-authored the perspective “Transformative community-engaged science: Strengthening relationships between science and society”, included in Reimagining Science Communication in the COVID Era and Beyond, a collection of articles based upon the most recent National Academy of Science’s Science Communication Colloquium.
2024 Woman of the Year. December 1, 2024 – I was named one of 10 women of the year transforming Puerto Rico by El Nuevo Día's Magacín (Puerto Rico's newspaper of record), in recognition for my contributions to inclusive science communication and public engagement, including my recent film "Coming Home". Read the profile in Spanish or English.
Perspective in new science communication report. October 17, 2024. My essay “Relevance: Going beyond utility to connect basic science with audiences” (page 30) is included in “Insights and Practical Considerations for Communicating Basic Science”, a report for the Department of Energy Office of Science and The Kavli Foundation as part of the Science Public Engagement Partnership.
Coming Home selected by several films festivals. October 1, 2024 – My documentary has been selected by CineFestival San Antonio (July 2024), Raw Science Film Festival (Finalist, October 2024), Cine Más Corto (October 2024), International Puerto Rican Heritage Festival (November 2024), The Latino and Iberian Film Festival at Yale (November 2024), Oklahoma Cine Latino Film Festival (March 2025), Mírala Film Festival (March 2025). You can also watch it on YouTube.
