What I Do 

I oversee PSE’s communications and marketing strategy and branding, with a focus on the value, importance and impact of mutually beneficial community engagement.

More About Me 

Previously I was interim director of communications for the UC Davis College of Letters and Science. Prior to UC Davis, I was a science reporter at LiveScience.com and the Pasadena Star-News. My background in public relations includes positions at Duke University Medical Center and UNC-Chapel Hill. I have more than 20 years experience in journalism and public relations.

Education 

• M.S., Science Writing, UC Santa Cruz
• M.S., Geology, California Institute of Technology
• B.S., Geology, Washington State University

Affiliations

• Capital Science Communicators
• Northern California Science Writers
• National Association of Science Writers

Research Interests 

Science communication that acknowledges the historicity and perspectives of science beyond that of the majority culture.

Selected Publications 

• Landis, B.Y., Bajak A., de la Hoz, J.F., González, J.G., Gose, R., Tibbs, C.P., Oskin, B. (2020). CómoSciWri: Resources to Help Science Writers Engage Bicultural and Bilingual Audiences in the United States.  Frontiers in Communication. 5(10).
• Abolins, M., Oskin, R., Prave, T., Summa, C., and Corsetti, F. (2000). Neoproterozoic glacial record in the Death Valley region, California and Nevada. In Lageson, D.R., Peters, S.G., and Lahren, M.M., (Eds.). Great Basin and Sierra Nevada: Boulder, Colorado. Geological Society of America Field Guide 2, p. 319-336.