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I’m Bethann Garramon Merkle.

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I don't need a nap, I need help making a better system.

I don't need a nap, I need help making a better system.

Apr 6, 20248 min read

What's it take to make storytelling more than a buzzword in scicomm?

What's it take to make storytelling more than a buzzword in scicomm?

Feb 27, 20244 min read

*Not* an exposé: Publishing a department-level climate survey as a tool for action

Not an exposé: Publishing a department-level climate survey as a tool for action

Feb 22, 20248 min read

No, you do *not* have to love your job (even if you still believe that science can help save the world)

No, you do not have to love your job (even if you still believe that science can help save the world)

Feb 13, 20246 min read

A Top-20 Reading List: Starting Points for Science of SciComm

A Top-20 Reading List: Starting Points for Science of SciComm

Jul 18, 20232 min read

Productivity can kill us, but productivity still matters. 🤔Tips for wellbeing in academia

Productivity can kill us, but productivity still matters. 🤔Tips for wellbeing in academia

Jan 24, 202314 min read

Science communication bibliography

Science communication bibliography

Dec 8, 20222 min read

Meteor: The honest podcast about scicomm with impact

Meteor: The honest podcast about scicomm with impact

Oct 4, 20222 min read

Why sketching matters + some of the many ways we can use sketches in SciArt and SciComm

Why sketching matters + some of the many ways we can use sketches in SciArt and SciComm

Sep 9, 20221 min read

Article: Sharing Science Through Shared Values, Goals, and Stories: An Evidence-Based Approach to Ma

Article: Sharing Science Through Shared Values, Goals, and Stories: An Evidence-Based Approach to Ma

Jul 12, 20224 min read

SciComm Advice: Start at the End (what are you trying to do?)

SciComm Advice: Start at the End (what are you trying to do?)

Aug 26, 20214 min read

Article: Using collages & surveys to understand public opinion about managing agricultural lands

Article: Using collages & surveys to understand public opinion about managing agricultural lands

Jul 27, 20212 min read

IMPACT project receives UWyo Grand Challenges funding

IMPACT project receives UWyo Grand Challenges funding

Jul 27, 20213 min read

Words Matter For Scientists—Here’s Why: Public Radio covers a paper I co-wrote

Words Matter For Scientists—Here’s Why: Public Radio covers a paper I co-wrote

Mar 19, 20211 min read

Scientists’ SciArt featured by The Times-Picayune (New Orleans, LA)

Scientists’ SciArt featured by The Times-Picayune (New Orleans, LA)

Aug 20, 20183 min read

I don’t usually post selfies, but that’s about to change. OR, some things #scientistswho

I don’t usually post selfies, but that’s about to change. OR, some things #scientistswho

Apr 3, 20185 min read

Book review of “Then There Were None”

Book review of “Then There Were None”

Mar 30, 20181 min read

Commissioning SciArt Illustrations? Know what you want and what you can spend. (Using Images-A Primer, part 6)

Commissioning SciArt Illustrations? Know what you want and what you can spend. (Using Images-A Primer, part 6)

May 25, 20176 min read

SciArt illustration contracts for your science communication project (Using Images-A Primer, part 5)

SciArt illustration contracts for your science communication project (Using Images-A Primer, part 5)

May 18, 20173 min read

How to work with an illustrator for your science communication project (Using Images-A Primer, part 4)

How to work with an illustrator for your science communication project (Using Images-A Primer, part 4)

May 11, 20173 min read

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