Journey to becoming an Assistant Professor, mentoring graduate students, and launching an initiative to close the communication loop during the pandemic, with Dr. Katelyn Jetelina

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Show Notes

In this episode, Sujani speaks with assistant professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center and the author of Your Local Epidemiologist blog, Dr. Katelyn Jetelina. They discuss Dr. Jetelina’s career in public health as well as her motivations to share public health information in an accessible way on her blog your local epidemiologist.

You’ll Learn

• More about Dr. Jetelina’s journey in transitioning from a pre-med student to her current field of violence epidemiology 
• Tips for getting into the field of health communication
• The importance of leveraging connections for best outreach and outcomes in your career
• How Dr. Jetelina has been able to create a successful public health blog that reaches a wide variety of audiences - from non-academics to folks all across the political spectrum
• How to seek opportunities in the field of health communication for knowledge translation
• How second languages can be an asset to the field of health communication
• The importance of having public health campaigns that are accessible to a wide audience
• How to create high engagement posts in the field of health communications
• How to use constructive audience feedback to your own advantage

Resources

• Dr. Jetelina's blog: https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/
• Dr. Jetelina's other publications: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Katelyn-Jetelina 

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