In a federal funding environment where the value of scientific research to society is being questioned, accompanying research papers with the occasional blog post or press interview is not enough. We must integrate science policy into our outreach, teaching and advocacy.

Read more in the blog post I co-wrote with my colleagues from the Ecological Society of America Graduate Student Policy Award program. This program enabled me to visit Washington, D.C. to advocate for science funding to congressional staffers in the U.S. House and Senate.