In this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with 4th year Health Psychology PhD student, Ryan Linn Brown (@ryanlinnbrown & @ryansscience), about #scicomm and human connection to research. They discuss Ryan's recent grief journey and how she continues her dad's legacy through her #scicomm work. Plus, Ryan talks about not being cool in high school (SAME) and Elana & Ryan debate Harry Potter for 5 straight minutes (sorry, not sorry).

• Ryan's #scicomm accounts and her personal website
• Ryan's Voices of Academia blog post about experience with caregiving and grief

~Cool SciComm Instagrammers to follow~

• COVID specific: @jessicamalatyrivera, @dresmerelda, @science.sam
• & more: @starstrickensf, @spencer.r.scott, @thewildlifehost, @biologistimogene, @hood__naturalist, @susannalharris

Online resources for improving your SciComm skills:
• Top 10 Tips for Breaking Into SciComm
• SciComm on Twitter
• NPR Scicommers
• @Reclaiming_STEM

--> An important thread about data scientists doing the best they can in the pandemic

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