Our
Story
You are working on solutions to the world's most pressing challenges. But does the world know?
Only by communicating your expertise effectively, will people and organizations truly value your work.
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We are two scholars that had to learn to communicate our science on our own. Our mission is to train you with the required skills to make your knowledge accessible for the betterment of society, and in doing so, restore trust in the scientific process.
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The Let Science Connect team is committed to a vision of knowledge transformation that is digestible and community-oriented, by investing in people and their expertise.
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How WE Can Help You
I want to share my knowledge (for scientists, experts, educators, students)
I want science communications training (media, industries, conferences, organizations...)
I want a comprehensive curriculum of science communications knowledge and applications (for organizations and institutions)
ABOUT US
Prativa Baral, MPH, PhD
Prativa (she/her) is an epidemiologist, a global health consultant, and an expert in global health security, health systems resilience, and health emergencies, operating at the nexus of epidemiology, policy, and advocacy. She has consulted for the World Bank, the WHO, the UN, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Government of Canada and has been featured in various media outlets including CBC, CTV, the Gazette, the World Economic Forum, and Forbes. Prativa strongly believes in bridging science communication gaps between academia and the rest of the world and does so through various efforts, including as an Instructor in media communications of public health at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health.
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Jasmine Mah, MD, MSc, PhD
Jasmine (she/her) is a physician and researcher who cares for older adults in Geriatric Medicine. Dr. Mah is a Canadian Medical Association Young Leader, recipient of the Association of Faculties of Medicine Learner Changemaker Award and winner of Dalhousie University’s Three-Minute Thesis. She has been featured in SaltWire, Conversation Canada, CBC, CTV and Global News. She straddles the worlds of clinical, academic, policy and not-for-profits, and firmly believes in equipping others with the knowledge and skills to succeed in advocating for their needs.
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Michelle Liu, P.Eng, JD, MASc, LEED-GA
Michelle Liu (they/them) is a lawyer and Professional Engineer (P.Eng) working in law, technology, and policy spaces. As a Queer, non-binary, racialized, and neurodivergent person, Michelle’s focus across their undertakings is on using their subject matter knowledge and lived experience to influence individuals, organizations, and systems to advance social justice. Michelle’s speaking, activism, and policy advisory work has touched over 160 events, documents, and organizations. Michelle’s doctoral research, for which they received both the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship and the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholarship, uses sociolegal frameworks to understand the relationship between technological designs and the dominant norms in STEM sectors such as masculinity and meritocracy.
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