Serving science by serving people

I decided to save the world when I was very young. I’ve spent my career figuring out how to actually do that, and settled on being a science communicator. I will share my career journey in this seminar, focusing on key inflection points of my life and jobs, including how I figure out what I want from life, how I measure career success, and how I make sure my career aligns with my personal values. I will candidly discuss what it was like to leave academia, the duties I think of as unshakable companions to my privilege, and the tension I feel as a mother who loves leaving her children in order to explore the world. My goal is to show seminar attendees how I achieve joy in my pursuit of purpose, and to prompt them to think about how they can do the same.