Tamara is passionate about communication and outreach, and her energy is infectious! She cares deeply about her work, and helping other people succeed in ways that are authentic to who they are and the science they have to share.
-Dr. Karen Peterman, President Catalyst Consulting Group
Tamara is incredible! I’ve seen firsthand how she works with scientists from all backgrounds and across disciplines and gets great results. She listens and facilitates meaningful programs that set both scientists and the audiences they want to impact up for real success.
-Jonathan Frederick, CEO Marbles Kid Museum + IMAX, Raleigh, NC
I just wanted to say that your insights from the workshop were really incredible in uni life. I still use the methods you taught and even won second place in biology for a science expo that was held this week!!
-Kuwait University Graduate Student
Working with Tamara Poles was a game changer for me. As a science communicator, I thought I knew my stuff, but Tamara took it to another level. She's a pro at making you rethink how you engage with your own research and she really made me fall in love with my work all over again. Tamara gets you to see the bigger picture - why we do what we do and how we can make it accessible to everyone. She broke down the myth that science communication oversimplifies research and showed me that it's all about sharing complex ideas in an engaging way. If we can humanize research, we can bring in a whole new wave of science enthusiasts to help solve the world’s biggest problems.
-Dr. Susanna Harris, Director of Platform at Breakout Ventures
It means so much to me to have this kind of representation (nerdy people in queer spaces and vice versa!). Thank you for creating a space where I feel safe and seen!
-Michael, SCIrens Participant
I was apart of the inaugural group and it was definitely a life changing experience, in large part due to Tamara's guidance and support. Working with Tamara led me to finally formalize and systematize all the science communication topics I had intuited beforehand. I quickly became a trusted voice in my community on science communication and how to make science presentations more impactful. And these skills not only took me to the end of my dissertation, but are also foundational for my current role in technical sales.
-Dr. James Taylor, Analytical Instrumentation Sales at People Person
Tamara is so amazing! Her workshops really inspired me and I used her tools to help me present in the Kuwait Space Hackathon and we won!
-Aseel Alhajeri, Chemical Engineering Student, Kuwait University
I attended one of Tamara’s workshops at UNC a couple of months ago, and I found it really helpful for thinking about science communication strategies and elevator pitch development. I also appreciated her advice afterward about organizations and meetings to look into!
-Rachel Burdorf, PhD Candidate, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Last night my friends and I got to hangout at the SCIrens Drag and Burlesque Show co-hosted by Tamara Poles and her company Universal SciCom. She’s out here proving science communication and education can truly come in any form
-Amanda Gaddis, Editor at Workplace Options
Your advice has truly made presentations that much more interesting and exciting!! It made me love presenting a lot more than I previously did.
-Kuwait University Graduate Student