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Her workshops for the Association of Science Communicators are excellent - she brings her experience, rigorous science education background, and compassion to each session. I want to call out Melanie's many and varied talents, from writing an excellent textbook to incorporating visual art, personal experiences, and storytelling in an accessible way through her science quilting projects. Dr. Peffer brings so many skills and ideas to each project and I always enjoy our collaborations.

As Dr. Melanie Peffer said best, “Science is powerful — but only if people understand it.” At our organization, we share that belief and recognize that the ability to communicate complex science in clear, memorable, and engaging ways is essential.

We partnered with Dr. Peffer to design and deliver a customized 2.5 hour Science Communication workshop for early-career cancer researchers, focused on storytelling and evidence-based strategies for communicating science and delivering effective flash talks. It was an ambitious undertaking, but she created a workshop that perfectly aligned with our goals and addressed the specific needs of our attendees.

The feedback from participants was overwhelmingly positive, and the flash talks they delivered to a lay audience on the second day of the conference were a tremendous success. Much of that success can be credited to Dr. Peffer’s thoughtful preparation and expert guidance.

Throughout the entire process, Dr. Peffer was professional, responsive, collaborative, and highly receptive to our input during workshop development. We truly enjoyed working with her and would highly recommend her to any organization seeking a skilled and engaging science communication trainer.

Dr. Peffer gave her presentation, "How to Create an Effective Digital Footprint to Market Your Book," to the Northern Colorado Writers in August. It was well attended and well received. She was knowledgeable yet relatable, able to take complex concepts and make them accessible to the novice.

The feedback that we received on her class was overwhelmingly positive with many requests to bring her back for another session. I've facilitated dozens of classes in the last several years and I can honestly say that none has surpassed what Dr. Peffer offered us. I give her my highest recommendation.

Dr. Peffer worked with our Department of Energy Office of Science interns during the spring and summer 2021 [2022, and 2023] intern sessions. She provided general audience communication workshops for over 125 interns during that time. The workshops were incredibly helpful, well-run, and well-received.

The interns enjoyed the virtual format and the content shared with them. Dr. Peffer also read, edited, and gave feedback on a general audience essay that the interns were required to write. This took an incredible amount of flexibility, planning, and knowledge. The response time for feedback was short and the advice was appropriate for the deliverable. I enjoyed working with Melanie and would recommend her to others.