Tuesday May 07, 2024

13. Dr Yee Lian Chew on becoming "the Worm Lady" and comms advice for EMCRs

View the full show notes on the Amplifying Research website: https://www.amplifyingresearch.com/podcast/13-dr-yee-lian-chew-on-becoming-the-worm-lady-and-comms-advice-for-emcrs

Today's episode is a deep dive with Dr Yee Lian Chew.

If you google her, you're likely to come across left-of-field descriptions like Worm Wrangler, Worm Nerd, and Worm Lady — because she's the head of the Chew Worm Lab at the Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute.

In addition to her day job, she's a passionate science communicator. She was part of the superstars of STEM 2022 cohort. She's appeared on ABC Science and given public lectures at great events like National Science Week.

Today, we're going to be exploring Yee Lian's experience as an EMCR who's passionate about building communication skills, both in terms of comms and engagement efforts with the public as well as in terms of becoming a leader in research.

Our conversation covers:

Becoming "the worm lady"
Tapping into people's curiosity
Finding the joy in your science
Defining and following your values
Investing in being a better communicator
Institutional support for science communication
Communicating about basic research and the scientific process
Making your science relatable
Uniting your team
Embracing feedback
And a whole lot more...

13. Dr Yee Lian Chew on becoming "the Worm Lady" and comms advice for EMCRs

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