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Illustrations by Doryan Algarra

I specialize in making science and health information more accessible, relevant, and engaging via creative formats, stakeholder engagement, and collaboration.

Creative Science Communication Products

Comics, visual infographics, stories and more

I have over 15 years of experience in science/scientific communications and information design. I have:

  • Copy-edited and helped create engaging overview/workflow figures and creative visual abstracts for research manuscripts published in prestigious scientific journals, including Nature.

  • Turned scientific research into engaging stories for broader audiences in the form of press releases, digital feature stories, magazine articles, and blog posts.

  • Helped write, plan, storyboard, and produce multi-media stories about science and scientific research for short films/videos, podcasts, comics, and other visual storytelling formats.

I consider myself a master storyteller, especially in succinct, plain language visual storytelling formats. You can see examples of stories I’ve written and copy-edited at Lifeology.io.

Example: Let me help you work with an illustrator to create a comic about a science or research topic. I can write comic scripts and provide direction and feedback for artists to ensure a coherent, accurate, and creative visual narrative.

“Our collaboration was a blast! The initial rounds of editing from Paige and the Lifeology crew really helped flag the times when our writing wasn’t clear. I think we ended up spending the most time on editing. It’s amazing how much word crafting is needed to make a straightforward, engaging, and educational tool in the limited space.”
— Stephanie Mitchell

Training

I have been communicating about science and training others to do the same since 2011. I have run workshops on science communication, digital storytelling, health literacy and social media for scientists. I can train scientists, science communicators, and students at all levels in various aspects of science communication theory and practice.

Previous Workshops

Community Engagement

I have experience in building online communities and in engaging partners, collaborators, community experts and influencers in science and health communication projects.

  • At Lifeology.io, I helped build a member community of over 1,000 storytellers, artists and other creators who engage in creating visual stories about science and health with Lifeology and participate in a community Slack workspace.

  • I built a visual-focused science communication training program, the Lifeology University SciComm Program, that has 500+ subscribers across science, health and communication fields.

  • I’ve helped build and grow several blogging communities including for the SciLogs science blogging network, the LSU College of Science blog and Lifeapps.io. I’ve helped engage, train and edit the work of hundreds of guest science and health bloggers.

  • I’ve engaged influencers and celebrities in various science and health communication talks, events and online campaigns. For example, I initiated and helped coordinate a SXSW panel on the Health Trust Gap that featured Kristen Bell, who was passionate about engaging parents and young children in health education during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Let me help you grow an online network, organize a panel around science and health communication, or engage partners in content projects.

 

Consulting fees for will be billed per project, and are dependent upon project needs on both your end and mine. Contact pbj@fromthelabbench.com for specific inquiries, or fill out the form here.