Professional development talk offered at the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, March 29, 2015.

1. NETWORKED:
Creating an Online Presence for
Professional Development &
Empowerment
Mónica I. Feliú-Mójer, Ph.D.
@moefeliu
Vice-Director, Ciencia Puerto Rico
Program Manager, iBiology

4. conversation
skills
accomplishments
branding
jobs
fellowships
network
community

5. Creating an
online presence
What are your goals?

6. Creating an
online presence
Who is your audience?

7. Creating an
online presence
What platform(s)?

9. • Leverage personal
connections
• Follow potential
employers, schools
• Connect with groups of
interest

10. • Built for professionals
• Jobs, training opportunities
• It’s like a public resume
• Connect with groups of
interest

11. • Dynamic
• Build community
• Connect with key
influencers
• Conversations

13. Be mindful of your posts
• Privacy, privacy, privacy
• Keep it classy
• Google yourself
• Be your own editor

14. Feliú-Mójer tweets in
Spanish and English
Swears occasionally
Harvard graduate a
passionate advocate for
STEM, diversity and
education
Co-leads organization
engaging Hispanic
scientists with science
education and
communication

16. Find a community
#BLACKandSTEM
#NativeScience

17. Ciencia Puerto Rico
www.cienciapr.org
• ~7,000 members
• Scientists, students,
educators
• 48 states, 50
countries
• 100+ scientific
disciplines

18. 220 lay science articles
242 podcasts
Crowd-sourced, by scientists

20. Find inspiration

22. iBioSeminars
iBioMagazine
iBioEducation
www.ibiology.org
• 335 videos
• 245 scientists featured
• 34 Nobel prize winners

23. Important to have
an online presence
• Advance your career
• Connect
• Give back to your community
• Find a community
• Find role models

24. But remember
• Use common sense
• Be mindful of your posts
• Have fun!

25. THANK
YOU!
@moefeliu
moefeliu@cienciapr.org