Science Communication

Science communication involves scientists' skills to share info and connect with an audience. It also involves audience members' preferences and skills to use info. It also includes the structures that supports these interactions. I like to focus on how health organizations can better support science communication. I also like to help scientists hone their communication skills.

Communication Resources

With Harvard’s Center for Health Communication, I made many resources for online content creators. My goal was to share knowledge from marketing, web accessibility, and health literacy in usable formats. Here are a few highlights to help you:

• Use familiar numbers for more relatable content
• Design clear pages and graphics for wider impact
• Streamline your writing for more reach

I also publish a health literacy newsletter on LinkedIn.

Research

I publish peer-reviewed jopurnal articles to share knowledge about clear communication:

• Limits of reading grade level estimates

In my dissertation, I test out what happens when we use supervised learning and large language models to helps us automate the CDC Clear Communication Index. I'll publish these studies soon. But in the mean time, I can say this: AI tools cannot replace human expertise in health communication.

Teaching

I was a Teaching Fellow for a health literacy course at Harvard. This involved helping students learn to use health literacy assessments of materials including:

• CDC Clear Communication Index
• Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool
• SMOG Readability Formula
• Suitability Assessment of Materials