I’m a microbiologist with a passion for making science accessible. I’m using my strong backgrounds in science communication and higher education to help make scientific concepts more easily understood and make the academy more inclusive to future scientists from all backgrounds.As a first-generation PhD, I get that navigating the academy is complicated and that academic english is its own language. I also know that the process is more important than the details that you can always google and that there isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach to writing. That’s why I focus on a writer’s strengths to personalize their process of scientific writing into one that will last a lifetime.In addition to writing professional development, I offer manuscript and grant writing and editing, writing-related webinars, and more. I also provide pro bono services to women trainees who belong to traditionally marginalized groups.Part of making science accessible is contributing to, and fostering, effective science communication between scientists and non-experts (let's face it, none of us are experts in everything). This led to my position as co-founder and editor-in-chief of the graduate student science blog, MiSciWriters (www.misciwriters.com). I've also completed a lay audience communication workshop from R.E.L.A.T.E. (www.learntorelate.org), given TED-style talks about microbiological concepts and am a member of the American Society for Microbiology's blogging team.My writing and research have been featured by BBC Radio 4, Science Careers, The Scientist, Massive Science, and the American Society for Microbiology.