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Outreach

As someone who values connecting with peers, disseminating scientific information to the community, and enjoys helping others, outreach is very important to me.

Open Science and Science Communication

Open science includes sharing papers, methods, data, and code, as well as communicating findings to fellow scientists at conferences or via social media and clearly communicating information with non-scientists. In order to reach my peers, I have used the Open Science Framework for preregistration of data and to add information about methods as well as GitHub on which I share open source code. I use LinkedIn, Twitter, Mastodon and Bluesky, to network with others more informally. I'm also a volunteer on the Website Team (formerly the Chief Website Manager) at Knowing Neurons, whose goal is to further communicate neuroscience to a wider audience. With them, I have written a blog post on magnetoencephalography and discussed my work in a podcast.

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Community Service

Serving the community at-large is an incredible way to help others, and research has shown that this has psychological benefits. I enjoy volunteering with Letters to a Pre-Scientist in order to learn how to communicate about science with youth and help younger people feel engaged in science. I also volunteer with the Trevor Project, a crisis line designed to aid LGBTQ+ youth. I have previously volunteered with 7 Cups of Tea and HonorHealth.

Mental Health Resources

List of National Helplines
Find a Therapist
Active Minds - High School and College Student Mental Health
The Trevor Project - Mental Health Resources and Helpline for LGBTQ+ Youth

Grad School Resources

Project SHORT - Student-led Organization for Getting into Graduate or Medical School
Psychin' Out - Psychology Graduate School Forum and Community
First Gen's Guide to Grad School - A list of resources geared toward first-gen grad students

Advocacy Resources

Southern Poverty Law Center - Civil Rights
5 Calls - Call your representatives
APA Advocacy - Email your representatives
resist.bot - Use a chatbot to write your reps and sign petitions
Poll the Vote - Complete polls that reach your representatives
Stand up for Science - Pro-science Advocacy

SciComm Resources

Simply Neuroscience
Knowing Neurons