I have had the pleasure of writing for both technical and lay audiences in the health sciences. My technical publications can be found in my Google Scholar profile, while links to my lay writing can be found below.
2023
Spotlight on an Early Career Psychologist: Cindy Fast, PhD trains African Giant Pouched Rats to detect landmines and more. The Behavioral Neuroscientist and Comparative Psychologist. Feb. 2023 https://www.apadivisions.org/division-6/publications/newsletters/neuroscientist/2023/02/early-career
2022
Spotlight on an Early Career Scientist: Dr. Jessica Whitaker-Fornek and Breathing. The Behavioral Neuroscientist and Comparative Psychologist. Oct. 2022. www.apadivisions.org/division-6/publications/newsletters/neuroscientist/2022/10/jessica-whitaker-fornek
Why study whisker in mice? Humans don't have whiskers. Speaking of Research. Aug. 2022. https://speakingofresearch.com/2022/08/10/why-study-whiskers-in-mice-humans-dont-have-whiskers/
A recent uptick in the number of mRNA vaccines being tested in humans. Speaking of Research. May 2022. https://speakingofresearch.com/2022/05/18/a-recent-uptick-in-the-number-of-mrna-vaccines-being-tested-in-humans/
Octopuses can teach us a lot. Speaking of Research. April 2022. https://speakingofresearch.com/2022/04/22/octopuses-can-teach-us-a-lot/
A virus is killing elephants, scientists are testing vaccines to help. Speaking of Research. Feb 2022. https://speakingofresearch.com/2022/02/17/a-virus-is-killing-elephants-scientists-are-testing-vaccines-to-help/
Why study whisker in mice? Humans don't have whiskers. Speaking of Research. Aug. 2022. https://speakingofresearch.com/2022/08/10/why-study-whiskers-in-mice-humans-dont-have-whiskers/
A recent uptick in the number of mRNA vaccines being tested in humans. Speaking of Research. May 2022. https://speakingofresearch.com/2022/05/18/a-recent-uptick-in-the-number-of-mrna-vaccines-being-tested-in-humans/
Octopuses can teach us a lot. Speaking of Research. April 2022. https://speakingofresearch.com/2022/04/22/octopuses-can-teach-us-a-lot/
A virus is killing elephants, scientists are testing vaccines to help. Speaking of Research. Feb 2022. https://speakingofresearch.com/2022/02/17/a-virus-is-killing-elephants-scientists-are-testing-vaccines-to-help/
2021
Human mRNA vaccine trials in the 2010s? A history lesson in animal research. Speaking of Research. Aug. 2021. https://speakingofresearch.com/2021/08/27/human-mrna-vaccine-trials-in-the-2010s-a-history-lesson-in-animal-research/
One step closer to treating spinal cord injury with our own stem cells. Speaking of Research. Mar. 2021. https://speakingofresearch.com/2021/03/15/one-step-closer-to-treating-spinal-cord-injury-with-our-own-stem-cells/speakingofresearch.com/2021/03/15/one-step-closer-to-treating-spinal-cord-injury-with-our-own-stem-cells/
One step closer to treating spinal cord injury with our own stem cells. Speaking of Research. Mar. 2021. https://speakingofresearch.com/2021/03/15/one-step-closer-to-treating-spinal-cord-injury-with-our-own-stem-cells/speakingofresearch.com/2021/03/15/one-step-closer-to-treating-spinal-cord-injury-with-our-own-stem-cells/
2020
Animal research 'in parallel', lessons from Spina Bifida. Speaking of Research. May 2020. https://speakingofresearch.com/2020/05/19/animal-research-in-parallel-lessons-from-spina-bifida/
2019
BREAKTHROUGH: Her vision was getting worse, then animal research made things clear. Speaking of Research. Nov. 2019. https://speakingofresearch.com/2019/11/14/breakthrough-her-vision-was-getting-worse-then-animal-research-made-things-clear/r
Biodiversity helps medical research: Clams and cancer, mollusks and malaria. Speaking of Research. Jul. 2019. https://speakingofresearch.com/2019/07/24/biodiversity-helps-medical-research-clams-and-cancer-mollusks-and-malaria/
Biodiversity helps medical research: Predatory Marine Snails. Speaking of Research. Jan. 2019. https://speakingofresearch.com/2019/01/24/biodiversity-helps-medical-research-predatory-marine-snails/
Biodiversity helps medical research: Clams and cancer, mollusks and malaria. Speaking of Research. Jul. 2019. https://speakingofresearch.com/2019/07/24/biodiversity-helps-medical-research-clams-and-cancer-mollusks-and-malaria/
Biodiversity helps medical research: Predatory Marine Snails. Speaking of Research. Jan. 2019. https://speakingofresearch.com/2019/01/24/biodiversity-helps-medical-research-predatory-marine-snails/
2018
Ebola Vaccine, four decades in the making. Speaking of Research. May 2018. speakingofresearch.com/2018/05/17/ebola-vaccine-four-decades-in-the-making/
2017
Of mice and mammaries, Parts 1 through 4. Speaking of Research. October 2017
speakingofresearch.com/2017/10/09/of-mice-and-mammaries-part-1-theres-something-in-the-milk/
https://speakingofresearch.com/2017/10/16/of-mice-and-mammaries-part-2-breast-cancer-in-a-dish/
https://speakingofresearch.com/2017/10/23/of-mice-and-mammaries-part-3-modelling-human-breast-cancer/
speakingofresearch.com/2017/10/30/of-mice-and-mammaries-part-4-from-animal-models-to-human-therapies/
Does talcum powder cause ovarian cancer? Weighing up the human and animal studies. Speaking of Research. Sept. 2017. speakingofresearch.com/2017/09/05/does-talcum-powder-cause-ovarian-cancer-weighing-up-the-human-and-animal-studies/
Understanding the animal, not just its parts. Speaking of Research. Mar. 2017. speakingofresearch.com/2017/03/02/understanding-the-animal-not-just-its-parts/
speakingofresearch.com/2017/10/09/of-mice-and-mammaries-part-1-theres-something-in-the-milk/
https://speakingofresearch.com/2017/10/16/of-mice-and-mammaries-part-2-breast-cancer-in-a-dish/
https://speakingofresearch.com/2017/10/23/of-mice-and-mammaries-part-3-modelling-human-breast-cancer/
speakingofresearch.com/2017/10/30/of-mice-and-mammaries-part-4-from-animal-models-to-human-therapies/
Does talcum powder cause ovarian cancer? Weighing up the human and animal studies. Speaking of Research. Sept. 2017. speakingofresearch.com/2017/09/05/does-talcum-powder-cause-ovarian-cancer-weighing-up-the-human-and-animal-studies/
Understanding the animal, not just its parts. Speaking of Research. Mar. 2017. speakingofresearch.com/2017/03/02/understanding-the-animal-not-just-its-parts/