MÓNICA I. FELIÚ-MÓJER moefeliu@cienciapr.org

EDUCATION

Harvard University, Division of Medical Sciences Boston, MA Ph.D. in Neurobiology September 2007 – January 2013

Relevant courses & workshops: • Negotiation 101, SACNAS National Conference (2013) • Design Thinking Action Lab, Stanford University (2013) • Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Science, Mini-MBA Course (2012) • Project Innovation, Harvard Business School (2012) • Science Policy Bootcamp, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2012) • Science Communication (2010) • Science Presentation as a Performing Art (2010)

University of Puerto Rico in Bayamón Bayamón, PR B.S. in Biology – Human Focus August 2000 – May 2004 SCIENCE OUTREACH & COMMUNICATION EXPERIENCE

iBiology San Francisco, CA Program Manager, Science Outreach 2015 – present • Design, run and oversee science outreach and education resources, tools and strategies for this non-

profit organization producing open access educational videos on research and science-related topics. • Identify, solicit and cultivate strategic academic and community partnerships and collaborations. • Create, design and manage science outreach initiatives' communications (e.g. social media). • Create, implement and manage volunteer program. Provide volunteer oversight and serve as liaison

between volunteers and iBiology. • Assist in the development of metrics to measure the impact and success of educational and outreach

programs. • Serve as liaison between iBiology and the NIH-funded National Research Mentoring Network

(NRMN). • Produce short culturally-relevant and culturally-responsive videos on diversity, mentoring,

networking and professional development topics for NRMN.

University of Washington, Department of Biostatistics Seattle, WA Manager of Outreach Programs 2013 – 2014 • Led, created and maintained a range of outreach efforts to attract attendees to Departmental programs;

create awareness about biostatistics and careers in the field; increase visibility of the research, faculty and staff of UW Biostatistics; enhance relations with the academic, general and UW communities; and assist with diversity recruitment.

• Co-coordinated the Summer Institutes (in Statistics for Clinical Research, in Statistics and Modeling in Infectious Diseases, and in Statistical Genetics), a series of short workshops conducted by experts in the subject fields and designed to introduce participants to modern issues and challenges in biostatistics, genetics, infectious diseases, epidemiology and clinical trials.

• Coordinated and managed alumni relations. • Independently managed the planning and on-site activity of events, including four Summer Institutes

(with 800+ attendees over four weeks) and two one day-conferences (with an average of 200 attendees).

• Managed and created content for Departmental website and social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter,

LinkedIn and Google+). • Created stories for UW Health Sciences NewsBeat and published four newspaper articles about

departmental research in local and national news outlets. • Member of the University of Washington School of Public Health Community Engagement

Committee. • Member of the Department of Biostatistics Diversity Committee. • Member of the UW ADVANCE Center for Institutional Change Leadership Team.

Ciencia Puerto Rico San Juan, PR Vice-director 2006 – present • Served in this role as a volunteer from 2006-2014. Became the organization’s second employee in

2015. • Develop and coordinate outreach, partnership and fundraising efforts for networking community

linking over 7,000 members interested in promoting science and science education in Puerto Rico. • Collaborate with stakeholders (e.g. universities, academic programs, non-profits) to develop,

coordinate and implement initiatives that promote interest in STEM amongst K-12 and college students, and to improve public engagement with science.

• Co-manage team of 15 volunteers. • Member of the Working Board of Directors. • Mentor and counsel students interested in science careers. • Co-coordinated networking events for Puerto Rican scientists at professional meetings. • Co-created and co-organize biannual professional development symposia for young scientists in

Puerto Rico. Speaker at first symposium attended by over 100 undergraduate students from 16 universities in Puerto Rico interested in careers in science.

• Co-organized one-day meeting attended by stakeholders in education, government and non-profit to discuss challenges and opportunities in K-12 STEM Education in Puerto Rico.

• Helped conceive and undertake formal education pilot study to increase elementary and middle school students’ interest in science.

• Led a workshop for 35 K-9 teachers about the use of contextualized science education tools to augment and complement science teaching.

• Led two science communication workshops to train students and scientists on effective communication skills for public outreach and professional development.

• Manage and create content for Ciencia Puerto Rico’s online platform and social media accounts (i.e. Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn).

News editor-in-chief (volunteer) 2006 – present • Served in this role as a volunteer from 2006-2014. Became the organization’s second employee in

2015. • Lead and co-manage collaborations with eight local, national and international media outlets. Guided

over 60 scientists on writing of lay science articles for publication with media partners and edited over 230 unique titles to date (published by multiple outlets), for overall total of 540 articles.

• Co-created and edited Ciencia 26.7 ºC, the science section for digital magazine www.80grados.net. • Co-created, co-edited and contributing author for ¡Ciencia Boricua! book, an anthology of culturally-

relevant multidisciplinary science essays. Co-managed call for articles and relationship with publisher.

• Contributed 40+ articles to El Nuevo Día (PR), Diálogo Digital (PR), Universia Puerto Rico (PR), El Nuevo Periódico de Caguas (PR), e-ciencia.com (Spain), Claridad Puerto Rico (PR), 80grados (PR), Harvard DMS Bulletin (US) and NPR’s Science Friday en Español (US).

• Guest contributor for National Institute for Latino Policy (NiLP) Network (US), Of Schemes and Memes (Nature Network; UK), Communication Breakdown (SciLogs.com; US), The Seattle Globalist (US) and Scientific American Blogs Network (US).

• Radio, podcast and TV appearances on Univision (PR & US), Science Friday en Español (US), Ideomica (US), and Ciencia, Salud y Tecnología (Science, Health and Technology) NTN24 (US; Latin America).

• Featured on Univision’s Educate es el momento (aired nationally Fall 2013), a series about Hispanic role models in higher education.

• Member of the Board of Advisors for Voices, Scientific American’s blog exploring and celebrating diversity in science.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Harvard University, Division of Medical Sciences/ Boston, MA Massachusetts General Hospital September 2007 – January 2013 Graduate Student, Advisor: Joshua Kaplan Dissertation title: Coupling the small GTPase RAB-3 to the synaptic vesicle cycle • Used confocal microscopy and imaging techniques to investigate the dynamic exchange of RAB-3 in

C. elegans synapses • Extensive experience with C. elegans genetics, fluorescence microscopy, cloning, biochemistry

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA Research Technician, Advisor: Morgan Sheng August 2004 – July 2007 • Worked alongside postdoctoral fellows and graduate students in several research projects

investigating the molecular mechanisms of synaptic plasticity • Extensive experience with primary neuronal cell cultures, cloning techniques, laboratory animal

husbandry

Stanford University School of Medicine Palo Alto, CA Summer Intern, Advisor: Andrew Patterson June – August 2004 • Analysis of a mouse model of congestive heart failure.

Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine Bayamón, PR Undergraduate Research Assistant, Advisor: Carlos Jiménez Rivera June 2002 – June 2004 • Role of norepinephrine in the development and expression of behavioral sensitization to cocaine.

SERVICE

Science Ambassador Scholarship (by Cards Against Humanity) San Francisco, CA Member, Advisory Board 2015 – present

National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN) San Francisco, CA Member, Mentoring and Networking Core 2014 – 2015

SACNAS 2014 Conference Los Angeles, CA Abstract & Travel Scholarship Reviewer 2014

Voices, Scientific American Blogs Network New York, NY Member, Board of Advisors 2014 – present

National Science Foundation, Advancing Informal Science Learning Washington, D.C. Peer-Review Panel Participant 2014

Hispanic Community Health Study / Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL) Seattle, WA Community Relations Committee 2014

Pacific Northwest Girls Collaborative Project Seattle, WA Leadership Team 2014

Women in Science: Challenges at the intersection Seattle, WA

of race, gender and culture 2013 Co-organizer

2nd CienciaPR Educational Symposium: Charting a Map for Success San Juan, PR Co-organizer 2013

SACNAS 2013 Conference San Antonio, TX Abstract Reviewer & Poster Judge-Mentor 2013

Seattle BioQuest Academy Seattle, WA Mentor 2013

Toyota Innovation Grants New York, NY Reviewer 2013 – 2014

Alliance/Merck Ciencia (Science) Hispanic Scholars Program Washington, D.C. Reviewer 2013

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Meeting Boston, MA Session Aide 2013

Ciencia Puerto Rico San Juan, PR Mentor 2011 – present

Puerto Rican Scientists’ Socials at National Scientific Meetings Multiple cities (e.g. Society for Neuroscience and BIO) 2009 – 2012 Co-organizer

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Meeting Washington, D.C. Session Aide 2011

Educational Symposium, I want to be a scientist… now what? San Juan, PR Co-organizer 2011

Harvard Medical School Summer Honors Undergraduate Research Program Boston, MA Mentor 2011

Harvard College Science Mentor Program Cambridge, MA Mentor 2008 – 2009

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

SACNAS Summer Leadership Institute 2015 An intensive five-day course featuring small group exercises, keynote speakers, leadership development planning, networking opportunities, and extensive community building among selected participants

Hive Global Leadership Program 2015 An immersive three-day educational program, including interactive sessions, dynamic activities, and thought-provoking discussions among selected participants to create an impactful community of global leaders working to build a better world. AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

Featured Geek, #LatinaGeeks 2014

The Seattle Globalist Seattle’s Smartest Global Women 2014

Future-ish Next Century Citizens 2013

Paul Shin Memorial Award, Coalition on the Public Understanding of Science 2013

Fellow, National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship 2010 – 2013

Carl Storm Underrepresented Minority Fellowship, Gordon Research Conference 2010

Fellow, Diversity Program in Neuroscience, American Psychological Association 2009 – 2010

Fellow, Biotechnology Institute Minority Fellows Program 2007 – 2008

First Place Poster Presentation Award, 6th Annual More Graduate Education, 2006 Mountain State Alliance Research Conference

FASEB-MARC Summer Research Opportunity Program Grant 2004

Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS) 2002 – 2004

Magna Cum Laude, University of Puerto Rico in Bayamón 2004

Travel Fellowship, Minority Trainee Research Forum, San Diego, CA 2004

Travel Award, NIDA Mini Convention Frontiers in Addiction Research, 2003 Society for Neuroscience

Puerto Rico Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (AMP) 2002

Honor’s Roll, University of Puerto Rico in Bayamón 2001 – 2004

Dean’s List, University of Puerto Rico in Bayamón 2001 – 2004

OUTREACH PRESENTATIONS & TEACHING

Invited Talks

Public Communication of Research: Broadening Open Access. Keynote Speaker, Advancing Research Communication & Scholarship Conference, Philadelphia, PA (2015)

Networked: Creating an Online Presence for Professional Development & Empowerment. Annual Outreach Conference to Increase Diversity in Science, Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA (2015).

Making Science Inclusive Through Online Science Communication. Yale Center for Teaching and Learning, Yale University, New Haven, CT (2015).

Elevating Excellence and Leadership: The Power of Diversity. Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (2014).

Networked: Creating an Online Presence for Professional Development & Empowerment. Annual Outreach Conference to Increase Diversity in Science. Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA (2014).

STEM: Key to Opportunity. Keynote Speaker, Intel-Hermanas Conference, Portland Community College, Portland, OR (2014).

Communicating science to underserved audiences. Northwest Science Writers Association monthly meeting, Seattle, WA (2014).

Intersections of science, identity and community: a personal perspective. Women’s History Month Keynote Seminar, Center for Diversity, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (2014).

Communicating science to underserved audiences. Reaching Diverse Audiences CONVERGE Session, Science Online Together, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (2014).

Women in Science: Challenges at the intersection of race, gender and culture. Open forum of the same title, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (2013).

Escuela graduada: trampolín a una carrera científica (Graduate school: springboard to a scientific career). Keynote Seminar, First Graduate Programs Open House, College of Natural Sciences, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras, PR (2013).

Musings about science and community. Seminar, Project Success, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (2013).

Con-ciencia: carreras y comunidad (Con-science/With-science: careers and community). Seminar, Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico in Bayamón, Bayamón, PR (2013).

Con-ciencia: carreras, conexiones y comunidad (Con-science/With-science: careers, connections and community). Keynote seminar, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras First Undergraduate Research and Creation Symposium, Intercontinental Hotel, Carolina, PR (2013).

Escuela graduada: trampolín hacia las ciencias biomédicas (Graduate school: springboard to a scientific career). Oral presentation at the 1st Ciencia Puerto Rico educational symposium, “I want to be a scientist… now what?” University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR (2011). Online at: http://youtu.be/uA5JHAgDX78 Panels

Science Communication: Challenges for Local Media in the Digital Age. International Communication Association Annual Conference, San Juan, PR (2015).

Science Education and Outreach Careers Panel. 8th NIH Career Symposium, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MA (2015).

Girls Scouts Career Exploration Day. Aki Kurose Middle School, Seattle, WA (2014).

Universal Women Banquet Panel. Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority 10th Annual Banquet, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (2014).

Impactos de las Asociaciones de Jóvenes Investigadores sobre las Políticas de Ciencia y Tecnología en América Latina (Impact of Young Researcher Associations on Science and Technology Policy in Latina American). WAYS-UNESCO Youth Science Forum, Iberoamerican Science, Technology, Innovation and Education Congress, Buenos Aires, Argentina (2014).

Advancing Your Career in STEM: Essential Elements And Best Practices. Latinas Think Big Innovation Summit, Google, Mountain View, CA (2014).

Improving diversity through communication. ComSciCon, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (2014).

Diversity Outreach and Media Workshop. Organized by the City of Bellevue, WA (2014).

Strategies for Engaging Diverse Girls. National Girls Collaborative Project Collaboration Institute. Kansas City, MO (2014).

Strategies for Engaging Diverse Girls. Exploring Collaborations: Successful Strategies for Increasing Equity and Access to STEM. Seattle, WA (2013).

Engaging the Invisible Americans: Science communication for Spanish-speaking audiences. Science Online, Seattle, WA (2013).

Starting the Parranda 2.0! Mitigating the Effects of Puerto Rico’s Brain Drain Through Technology and Social Networks. Yale Puerto Rican Student Conference, Yale University, New Haven, CT (2012).

Diversity Summit, Greater Boston Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans Society (SACNAS). Brandeis University, Waltham, MA (2011). Teaching

Culturally Relevant Informal Science Education: A Case Study. Guest lecture, Issues for Ethnic Minorities and Women in Science and Engineering (PHYS 451 / GWSS 485), Autumn Quarter 2014, Prof. Marjorie Olmstead and Prof. Angela Ginorio. University of Washington, Seattle. Workshops

Hear Me Out: Making Meaningful Connections Through Storytelling. Professional development webinar, The Science Network, Union of Concerned Scientists (2015).

Destrezas de comunicación efectiva para la divulgación pública y el avance professional (Effective communication strategies for public outreach and professional development). Professional development workshop, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, PR (2014).

Delivering Science: Effective Communication Skills to Become a Successful Scientist. Professional development workshop, Society for the Advancement of Chicano and Native Americans in the Sciences (SACNAS) National Conference, Los Angeles, CA (2014).

Stories From The Other Side Of The Blurry Tunnel: It Gets Better After All! Professional development workshop, Society for the Advancement of Chicano and Native Americans in the Sciences (SACNAS) National Conference, Los Angeles, CA (2014).

Advancing Your Career Through International Research Experiences. Professional development workshop, Society for the Advancement of Chicano and Native Americans in the Sciences (SACNAS) National Conference, Los Angeles, CA (2014).

Stories From The Other Side Of The Blurry Tunnel: It Gets Better After All! Professional development workshop, Society for the Advancement of Chicano and Native Americans in the Sciences (SACNAS) National Conference, San Antonio, TX (2013).

Expand Your Network: How To Identify Advisors, Mentors, Sponsors, and Collaborators For a Successful Career. Professional development workshop, Society for the Advancement of Chicano and Native Americans in the Sciences (SACNAS) National Conference, San Antonio, TX (2013).

Engaging underrepresented communities with science using social networking platforms. Professional development workshop, Society for the Advancement of Chicano and Native Americans in the Sciences (SACNAS) National Conference, Seattle, WA (2012).

Using ¡Ciencia Boricua! Contextualized science education tools in the classroom. Professional development workshop for K-9 teachers, S.U. Adelaida Vega School, Vega Alta, PR (2012). Conferences

Feliú-Mójer, M. I., Guerrero-Medina, G., Colón-Ramos, D., López-Casillas, M., Flores-Otero, J., González-Espada, W., Fortis-Santiago, Y., Díaz-Muñoz, G. and Díaz-Muñoz, S. CienciaPR: Science Education through Media and Informal Settings. Seminar, National Association for Research in Science Teaching Annual Conference, Rio Grande, PR (2013).

Feliú-Mójer, M. I., González-Espada, W. and Fortis-Santiago, Y. Communicating Puerto Rican Science: Media and educational impact of Ciencia Puerto Rico. Seminar, 3rd Research, Action and Creation Meeting of the Puerto Rican Association of Academic Programs in Communications, San Juan, PR (2012).

Guerrero-Medina, G., Díaz-Muñoz, G., Díaz-Muñoz, S., Feliú-Mójer, M. I., Flores-Otero, J., Fortis-Santiago, Y., González-Espada, W., López, M. and Colón-Ramos, D. Ciencia Puerto Rico: A Model for How Online Diasporas and Communities Can Work Together to Advance Science. Poster, Gordon Research Seminar and Conference, Science and Technology Policy, Waterville Valley, NH (2012). SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS & POSTERS

Feliú-Mójer, M. I., Hu, Z. and Kaplan, J. M. Regulation of the RAB-3 GTPase in the C. elegans nematode. Poster, Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in the Sciences (SACNAS) National Conference (2012).

Feliú-Mójer, M. I., Bai, J. and Kaplan, J. M. Regulation of the RAB-3 GTPase in the C. elegans nematode. Poster, Diversity in Neuroscience Fellows Poster Session, Society for Neuroscience Meeting, Chicago, Illinois (2009).

Pym, E., Feliú-Mójer, M. I., Vashlishan, A. and Kaplan, J. M. An RNAi screen for trancription factors involved in synaptic function. Poster,17th International C. elegans Meeting, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (2009).

Hoogenraad, C. C., Feliú-Mójer, M. I., Milstein, A. D., Dunah, A. W., Hung, A. and Sheng, M. Activity-dependent regulation of liprinα1 degradation in neurons by calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II. Poster, More Graduate Education @ Mountain States Alliance Student Conference, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ (2006).

Vázquez-Torres, R., Febo, M., Feliú-Mójer, M. I., Abreu-Mercado, R., Segarra, A. C. and Jiménez-Rivera, C. A. Alterations in Mesocorticolimbic Alpha-2 Receptor Stimulated [35S]GTPγS Binding in Cocaine Sensitized Rats. Poster and seminar, Minority Trainee Research Forum, San Diego, CA (2004).

Vázquez-Torres, R., Febo, M., Feliú-Mójer, M. I., Abreu-Mercado, R., Segarra, A. C. and Jiménez-Rivera, C. A. Alterations in Mesocorticolimbic Alpha-2 Receptor Stimulated [35S]GTPγS Binding in Cocaine Sensitized Rats. Poster, 12th Annual Puerto Rico Neuroscience Conference, San Juan, PR (2003).

Vázquez-Torres, R., Febo, M., Feliú-Mójer, M. I., Abreu-Mercado, R., Segarra, A. C. and Jiménez-Rivera, C. A. Alterations in Mesocorticolimbic Alpha-2 Receptor Stimulated [35S]GTPγS Binding in Cocaine Sensitized Rats. Poster, National Institute on Drug Abuse Mini Convention Frontiers in Addiction Research, Society for Neuroscience Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2003).

Vázquez-Torres, R., Febo, M., Feliú-Mójer, M. I., Abreu-Mercado, R., Segarra, A. C. and Jiménez-Rivera, C. A. Alterations in Mesocorticolimbic Alpha-2 Receptor Stimulated [35S]GTPγS Binding in Cocaine Sensitized Rats. Poster, 65th Annual Scientific Meeting College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Miami, FL (2003). SCIENCE OUTREACH ACTIVITIES

Books

González-Espada, W. J., Colón-Ramos, D.A. & Feliú-Mójer, M.I. ¡Ciencia Boricua! Ensayos y anécdotas del científico puertorro. San Juan, Ediciones Callejón, 2011. Blog

English: http://www.cienciapr.org/en/blogs/moefeliu Spanish http://www.cienciapr.org/es/blogs/moefeliu Medium: https://medium.com/@moefeliu Curator, Real Scientists (@realscientists), May 18-24, 2014: http://realscientists.wordpress.com/2014/05/19/numbers-never-lie/, http://realscientists.wordpress.com/2014/05/26/adios-monica-a-farewell-to-a-science-communicator-extraordinaire/, https://storify.com/RealScientists/real-scientists-part-2-with-biostatistician-and-ou Articles

Urge acercar la ciencia a la gente (Urgent to engage the public with science). July 8th, 2006. El Nuevo Día, p. 105.

La enfermedad de los olvidados (The disease of the forgotten). September 1st, 2006. El Nuevo Día, p. 83.

Llave de misterios del ser humano (Key to the mysteries of the human being). November 20th, 2006. El Nuevo Día, p. 103.

Célebre para los científicos la E. coli. (E. coli, a celebrity among scientists). November 21st, 2006. El Nuevo Día, p. 89.

Da respuestas el genoma del mime (The fly’s genome provides some answers). November 23rd, 2006. El Nuevo Día, p. 109.

Aliado el ratón en la lucha anticáncer (Mouse is an ally in the fight against cancer).” November 24th, 2006. El Nuevo Día, p. 109.

El eslabón perdido de las biociencias boricuas (The missing link of Puerto Rican biosciences). December 20th, 2006. El Nuevo Día, p. 127.

La “bioisla” enfrenta una agresiva competencia (The “bioisland” faces fierce competition). December 21st, 2006. El Nuevo Día, p. 123.

Descifrando la maraña cerebral (Understanding the brain). April 3rd, 2007. El Nuevo Día, p. 77.

Encaminada la Isla en la vía futurística (Puerto Rico on the right track to the biosciences future). April 30th, 2007. El Nuevo Día, p. 90.

Dueño el cerebro de las acciones (The brain: owner of our actions). May 8th, 2007. El Nuevo Día, p. 105.

Pican alante para prevenir el dengue (Advances to prevent dengue fever). August 16th, 2007. El Nuevo Día http://www.endi.com/noticia/ciencia/noticias/pican_alante_para_prevenir_el_dengue/262757.

Puerto Rico: Isla de la Neurobiología (Puerto Rico: Island of Neurobiology). March 25th, 2009. Diálogo Digital http://www.dialogodigital.com/index.php/Dialogo/Noticias/Aqui-y-Alla/Puerto-Rico-Isla-de-la-Neurobiologia.html.

Los moluscos y la sangre (Barnacles and blood clotting). November 16th, 2009. El Nuevo Día http://www.elnuevodia.com/importantehallazgo-638141.html.

La física del pitcheo (The physics of pitching). October 25th, 2010. El Nuevo Día http://www.elnuevodia.com/lafisicadelpitcheo-804641.html.

La física detrás de un home run (The physics of a home run). October 26th, 2010. El Nuevo Día http://www.elnuevodia.com/lafisicadetrasdeunhomerun-805153.html.

Las estadísticas en el béisbol y en la vida (Statistics in baseball and in life). October 27th, 2010. El Nuevo Día http://www.elnuevodia.com/lasestadisticasenelbeisbolyenlavida-805845.html.

CienciaPR.org: Addressing Latino Underrepresentation in Science & Technology Through Social Networking. June 18th, 2011. National Institute for Latino Policy (NiLP) Network: For Your Information http://myemail.constantcontact.com/NiLP-FYI--CienciaPR---Networking-Latinos-in-Science-and-Technology.html?soid=1101040629095&aid=tMWWXtt4_jg.

Ciencia Ciudadana: todos somos científicos (Citizen science: we are all scientists). July 3rd, 2011. El Nuevo Día http://www.elnuevodia.com/cienciaciudadanatodossomoscientificos-1006840.html.

Nuestro planeta a través de los años (Our planet through the years). July 17th, 2011. El Nuevo Día http://www.elnuevodia.com/nuestroplanetaatravesdelosanos-1017883.html.

Ciencia para la economía (Science for the economy). July 24th, 2011. El Nuevo Día http://www.elnuevodia.com/cienciaparalaeconomia-1022617.html.

CienciaPR.org: Addressing Latino Underrepresentation in Science & Technology Through Social Networking. August 11th, 2011. Of Schemes and Memes, Nature Network Blog http://blogs.nature.com/ofschemesandmemes/2011/08/11/cienciaprorg-addressing-the-underrepresentation-of-latinos-in-stem-through-social-networking.

El amor entra por la cocina (Love enters through the kitchen). October 19th, 2011. El Nuevo Día http://www.elnuevodia.com/elamorentraporlacocina-1096345.html.

El mapa de nuestro gen taíno (Mapping our Taíno genes). October 27th, 2011. El Nuevo Día http://www.elnuevodia.com/elmapadenuestrogentaino-1104141.html.

Ciencia para la reconstrucción y prosperidad de Haití (Science for the Reconstruction and Prosperity of Haiti). December 14th, 2011. Multiple outlets: Universia Puerto Rico http://noticias.universia.pr/ciencia-nn-tt/noticia/2011/12/14/897699/ciencia-reconstruccion-prosperidad-haiti.html; Diálogo Digital http://www.dialogodigital.com/index.php/Ciencia-para-la-reconstruccion-de-Haiti.html; e-ciencia.com http://e-ciencia.com/blog/divulgacion/ciencia-para-la-reconstruccion-y-prosperidad-de-haiti/; Claridad Puerto Rico http://www.claridadpuertorico.com/content.html?news=38B2A583A30009E32321632054D32DE1; Harvard Medical School DMS Bulletin http://dmsbulletin.hms.harvard.edu/?p=1863.

Ejemplo marino de sobrevivencia (A marine example of survival). January 13th, 2012. El Nuevo Día http://www.elnuevodia.com/ejemplomarinodesobrevivencia-1164368.html; Universia Puerto Rico http://noticias.universia.pr/ciencia-nn-tt/noticia/2012/01/18/905774/upr-cientificos-descubren-mecanismo-adaptacion-diversas-especies-pulpos.html.

Dinamos de nuestro futuro (Dynamos of our future). February 28th, 2012. El Nuevo Día http://www.elnuevodia.com/dinamosdenuestrofuturo-1200417.html.

Ciencia para todos (Science for all). August 17th, 2012. 80 grados http://www.80grados.net/ciencia-para-todos/.

En el paraíso también se hace ciencia: Centro para la Neurociencia Ambiental de Puerto Rico (Science in Paradise: The Puerto Rico Center for Environmental Neuroscience). December 3rd, 2012. NPR’s Science Friday en Español http://www.sciencefriday.com/blogs/12/03/2012/en-el-para-so-tambi-n-se-hace-ciencia-el-centro-para-la-neurociencia-ambiental-de-puerto-rico.html?audience=3.

La física del béisbol (The physics of baseball). March 22nd, 2013. 80grados http://www.80grados.net/la-fisica-del-beisbol/.

A social network to inspire and communicate science, en español. July 17th, 2013. Communication Breakdown (SciLogs blog) http://www.scilogs.com/communication_breakdown/ciencia-pr/.

Ciencia básica: fundamental para la práctica de medicina (Basic science: fundamental for the practice of medicina). October 23rd, 2013. 80grados www.80grados.net/ciencia-basica-fundamental-para-la-practica-de-la-medicina/.

Valiosa contribución boricua (Valuable Puerto Rican contribution). January 13th, 2014. El Nuevo Día http://www.elnuevodia.com/valiosacontribucionboricua-1687520.html.

Para entender la genetica latina (Understanding Latino genetics). January 15th, 2014. El Nuevo Día http://www.elnuevodia.com/paraentenderlageneticalatina-1689123.html.

UW scientists use diverse genome data to unlock Hispanic health risks. January 16th, 2014. The Seattle Globalist http://www.seattleglobalist.com/2014/01/16/uw-scientists-use-genome-data-for-hispanic-health/18945 (in Spanish: http://www.seattleglobalist.com/2014/01/16/cientificos-uw-estudian-genetica-factores-de-riesgo-hispanos/19010).

Biostatistician scores trifecta with Forbes’ listing. January 27th, 2014. University of Washington Health Sciences NewsBeat http://newsbeat.uw.edu/story/biostatistician-scores-trifecta-forbes-listing#.

Scientists tie genetic variants to esophageal cancer. February 21st, 2014. University of Washington NewsBeat http://hsnewsbeat.uw.edu/story/scientists-tie-genetic-variants-esophageal-cancer.

Saving Africa’s elephants with forensics, statistics. March 24th, 2014. University of Washington Health Sciences NewsBeat http://hsnewsbeat.uw.edu/story/saving-africas-elephants-forensics-statistics.

From poop to ivory, how science can stop poaching. April 16th, 2014. The Seattle Globalist http://www.seattleglobalist.com/2014/04/16/poop-to-ivory-science-stop-poaching/22910.

More and better Science en Español: A Call to Action. July 3rd, 2014. Scientific American. http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/voices/2014/07/03/more-and-better-science-en-espanol-a-call-to-action/.

Latinas in STEM: Making Bright Futures a Reality. October 2nd 2014. Scientific American. http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/voices/2014/10/02/latinas-in-stem-making-bright-futures-a-reality/.

DIY Culture Empowers the Next Generation of Latinas in STEM. October 6th, 2014. Scientific American. http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/voices/2014/10/06/diy-culture-empowers-the-next-generation-of-latinas-in-stem/.

La comunicación científica (Science communication). October 9th, 2014. El Nuevo Día, p. 62. http://www.elnuevodia.com/columna-lacomunicacioncientifica-1869380.html.

Middle Schoolers Develop App to Help Visually Impaired. October 15th, 2014. Scientific American. http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/voices/2014/10/15/middle-schoolers-develop-app-to-help-visually-impaired/.

Towards a Tipping Point for Latinas in STEM. November 7th, 2014. Scientific American. http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/voices/2014/11/07/toward-a-tipping-point-for-latinas-in-stem/.

En peligro el gavilán de sierra (Endangered the Puerto Rican sharped-shinned hawk). February 21st, 2015. El Nuevo Día, p. 59. http://www.elnuevodia.com/ciencia/ciencia/nota/enpeligroelgavilandesierra-2010479/.

Effective Communication, Better Science. February 24th, 2015. Guest Blog, Scientific American. http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2015/02/24/effective-communication-better-science/.

Contributing to Your Community Through Science Communication. July 14th, 2015. SACNAS News, Summer/Fall 2015 Issue. http://sacnas.org/about/stories/sacnas-news/summer-2015-science-communication. TV

Tu Mañana (September 23rd, 2011): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB18eg2iJEQ

Ciencia, Salud y Tecnología, NTN24 (June 24th, 2013): https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ugfoiOUsgxo#at=12

Univisión’s “Edúcate, es el momento” (October 7th, 2013) http://tv.univision.com/hoy/videos/video/2013-10-07/ciencia-la-mezcla-entre-trabajo-y-talento?refPath=/vidayfamilia/es-el-momento/educate/

Ciencia, Salud y Tecnología, NTN24 (March 3rd, 2014) http://youtu.be/UI9rxnKs6PI

¿Qué es la que hay? con Silverio Pérez, Puerto Rico TV (May 20th, 2015) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZOD8xJYujc

Noticias 24/7 Puerto Rico TV (May 25th, 2015) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeS-5a5hPmE Radio, Podcast & YouTube

Science Friday en Español (June 25th, 2012): http://www.sciencefriday.com/blogs/06/25/2012/podcast-7-de-scifri.html

Science Friday en Español (June 29th, 2012): http://www.sciencefriday.com/blogs/06/29/2012/podcast-8-de-scifri.html

Ideomica (March 23rd, 2013): http://www.luisquevedo.org/category/ciencia/2013/03/24/hablar-de-hablar-de-ciencia-con-monica-feliu-mojer-ideomica/

Con Silverio a las 2, WIAC 740 AM, San Juan, PR (April 9th, 2013)

Contrapunto, WRTU 89.7 FM Radio Universidad de Puerto Rico (November 4th, 2013): http://www.mixcloud.com/ContrapuntoWRTU/puertorriqueños-en-el-mundo/

#MEDIA2Ciencia (produced by Luis Quevedo and hosted by Naukas.com) Ciencia, sólo para una minoría (Science, just for a minority) (November 20th, 2014) http://naukas.com/2014/11/18/3a-tertulia-media2ciencia-en-naukas-ciencia-solo-para-una-minoria/

Social Gradient Podcast (March 2nd, 2015) http://www.socialgradient.org/socialgradient-org-podcast-march-2-2015/

Vanguard: Conversations with Women of Color in STEM (September 1st, 2015) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dM8qqeITo8o Online & Print Profiles

STEMINIST (October 5th, 2012) http://steminist.com/?s=monica+feliu

Premian a puertorriqueña por educar sobre ciencia (Puerto Rican recognized for science education efforts). (May 3rd, 2013) http://noticias.universia.pr/en-portada/noticia/2013/03/05/1008891/premian-puertorriquena-educar-ciencia.html

Who Will Remake Puerto Rico for the 21st Century Social Economy? (May 27th, 2013) http://www.forbes.com/sites/giovannirodriguez/2013/05/27/who-will-remake-puerto-rico-for-the-21st-century-social-economy/

VOXXI.com: Dr. Monica Feliu-Mojer: A Puerto Rican bringing science to the masses (March 8th, 2013) http://voxxi.com/2013/03/08/monica-feliu-mojer-puerto-rican-science/

SACNAS News: New SACNISTA PhD Profile: Researcher, Role Model, Advocate – Dr. Mónica I. Feliú-Mójer (July 18th, 2013) http://sacnas.org/about/stories/sacnas-news/summer-2013/new-phd-profile

Seattle’s Smartest Global Women: Mónica Feliú-Mójer (February 2nd, 2014) http://www.seattleglobalist.com/2014/02/02/seattles-smartest-global-women-monica-feliu-mojer/19676

Featured Geek, #LatinaGeeks (March 13th, 2014) http://latinageeks.com/geek-monica-feliu-mojer-science-community/

National Science Communication Institute Profile Series: Mónica Feliú-Mójer, Outreach Scientist (June 26th, 2014) http://nationalscience.org/profiles/2014/nsci-profile-series-monica-feliu-mojer-outreach-scientist/ PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

González-Espada, W. J.; Díaz-Muñoz, G.; Feliú-Mójer, M.; Flores-Otero, J.; Fortis-Santiago, Y.; Guerrero-Medina, G.; Lopez-Casillas, M.; Fernandez-Repollet, E.; Colón-Ramos, D.A. Assessing a

Graduate School Science Recruitment Symposium. Cuaderno de Investigación en la Educación (In Press). González-Espada, W., Llerandi-Román, P., Fortis-Santiago, Y., Guerrero-Medina, G., Ortíz-Vega, N., Feliú-Mójer, M. and Colón-Ramos, D. (2014) Impact of Culturally Relevant Contextualized Activities on Elementary and Middle School Students Perceptions of Science: An Exploratory Study. International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, DOI: 10.1080/21548455.2014.881579.

Guerrero-Medina, G., Feliú-Mójer, M., González-Espada, W., Díaz-Muñoz, G., López, M., Díaz-Muñoz, S. L., Fortis-Santiago, Y., Flores-Otero, J., Craig, D., and Colón-Ramos, D. A. (2013) Supporting Diversity in Science through Social Networking. PLoS Biology 11(12): e1001740. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1001740.

González-Espada, W., Fortis-Santiago, Y., Guerrero-Medina, G., Colón-Ramos, D. A. and Feliú-Mójer, M. (2013) Suplementando el currículo de ciencias con contenido contextual y culturalmente relevante: lecciones de la implementación del Proyecto Ciencia Boricua. Cuaderno de Investigación en la Educación, 28 (December 2013), 109-127.

Nakagawa, T., Feliú-Mójer M. I., Wulf, P., Lois, C., Sheng, M. and Hoogenraad C. C. (2006). Generation of lentiviral transgenic rats expressing Glutamate Receptor Interacting Protein 1 (GRIP1) in brain, spinal cord and testis. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 152(1-2), 1-9.

Jiménez Rivera, C. A., Feliú Mójer, M. I., and Vázquez Torres, R. (2006). Alpha-Noradrenergic Receptors Modulate the Development and Expression of Cocaine Sensitization. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1074, 390-402.

Hoogenraad, C. C., Feliú-Mójer, M. I., Spangler, S. A., Milstein, A. D., Dunah, A. W., Hung, A.Y., and Sheng, M. (2007) Liprinα1 Degradation by Calcium/Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase II Regulates LAR Receptor Tyrosine Phosphatase Distribution and Dendrite Development. Developmental Cell 12, 587–602.

Seeburg, D. P., Feliú-Mójer, M. I., Gaiottino, J., Pak, D. T. S. and Sheng, M. (2008). Critical Role of CDK5 and Polo-like Kinase 2 in Homeostatic Synaptic Plasticity. Neuron 58, 571-583.

Ryu, J., Futai, K., Feliú, M., Weinberg, R., and Sheng, M. (2008). Constitutively Active Rap2 Transgenic Mice Display Fewer Dendritic Spines, Reduced Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase Signaling, Enhanced Long-Term Depression, and Impaired Spatial Learning and Fear Extinction. Journal of Neuroscience 28(33), 8178–8188. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Society for Neuroscience 2009 – 2012

Society for the Advancement of Chicanos & Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) 2012 – present

Northwest Science Writers Association (NSWA) 2014 – 2015

International Communication Association 2015 – present