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Interviews

Read my interview in Suzza Silver’s blog, Beauty of Mathematics (April 8, 2024).

Read my interview in “Nameless in Print” in Quill, the magazine of the Society of Professional Journalists, about my work as a ghostwriter (Winter 2023). You can read and download the whole issue for free, here.

I talked about my science communication work in “We trust who we know: The case for science communication,” an article in the McMaster University Science Newsletter (September 21, 2022).

Read my interview with the National Association of Science Writers about my pandemic workspace (September 2021). If you’re a NASW member, you can read the full issue here.

Read my interview with Master’s in Communications (May 17, 2021) about my professional journey to science writing.

Science Publishing

I spoke to Santiago Gisler of Ivory Embassy about scientific publishing (November 13, 2024).

Science Communication

I spoke with Ivory Embassy (August 23, 2023) about bettering science communication and science.

Science Policy

The Bold PhD interviewed me about building a career in science policy by working in the US Congress — a lifelong “dream job” for me (June 3, 2025).

Talking about ChatGPT

“Behind the Hype of ChatGPT.” Rachel Werner for The Loft (May 3, 2023).

Watch my interview with CivicSciTV (February 6, 2023) about using ChatGPT in science writing.

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Articles about, mentioning, and/or quoting Sheeva Azma

How ​​Fancy Comma continues to be the torchbearer for voicing Science Policy Change by Eisha Mhatre for The Experimentalist (October 16, 2025)

From Neuroscience to Policy to Fancy Comma – A Profile of Sheeva Azma by Aidan Mather and Kassandra Fernandez for Gator PASE blog (September 12, 2025)

NIH Activities Grind to Halt Under Trump Comms Freeze, by Simon Spichak in Being Patient (January 25, 2025)

Noteworthy, by Selam Gano, in MIT News (January 4, 2024)

STEM First! Gen Feature about Sheeva Azma, by Monique Faith Boodram (December 22, 2021)

Webinar Recap: Effective Science Advocacy, by Elea Hansen (June 26, 2021)

The Art of Being Your Own Boss, by Anabel Moda for the STEM-E blog (June 7, 2021)

Life Science Content Marketing: Insights From Real Science Content Writers, by Patrick Wareing (May 3, 2021)

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Podcasts

I spoke with Joachim Eeckhout of The Science Marketer about how politics can make you a better communicator (September 9, 2025). You can watch the interview on YouTube also, or read a blog about it!

I talked to Mark Bayer of When Science Speaks about my journey from academic neuroscience research to science communications and science policy (July 22, 2022). Read the show notes here.

I spoke with Edward Tierney of PracticalHRO about ways to apply principles from high-reliability organizations to the healthcare industry to solve problems including medical racism and healthcare worker burnout (June 30, 2022). The podcast is no longer available, but you can read about the episode here.

I chatted with Conversations with a Wannabe Scientist about science writing, academic science culture, and environmental sustainability (June 3, 2021). This podcast is no longer available, but show notes can be found on the Wayback Machine here.

I talked to STEM-E about science communication and my path to science writing (April 21, 2021):

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Video Segments

On the CivicSciTV Network, I shared a bit about my process for designing Fancy Comma’s free SciComm curriculum and teaching it as a course. Watch the video on CivicSciEDU here (June 20, 2024).

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