Research Communications and Slide Design with Dr. Echo Rivera
Communicate your research through data visualization and presentations. Learn how to create highly engaging slides for your research (or have them created for you) with Echo Rivera, PhD.
In this episode, Research Communications and Slide Design with Dr. Echo Rivera:
- What inspired her to build presentation design skills as a level 10 introvert
- How you can build your capacity for presentations and research communications
- Echo’s book in progress on job talks for academics and researchers (Want to be a beta reader? Reach out!)
- Ways you can work with Echo (done-for-you services + her professional development program)
- Considering space for sharing her hobbies online
This episode was broadcast live on March 2, 2026. Thank you! A full transcript will be added to this blog post when it’s ready. In the meantime, watch or listen on YouTube, Spotify, and Instagram.
Check out our past episodes of the podcast (2019, 2020).
Bio for Echo Rivera, PhD
Dr. Echo Rivera is the owner and founder of Creative Research Communications LLC, a company that specializes in visual communication. She has a PhD in psychology from Michigan State University and specialized in community-based research. After earning her PhD, she was a Research Associate at a non-profit research and evaluation center. With 14 years of research, academic, and evaluation experience, she is well-versed in sharing complex data with a variety of stakeholders and audiences—from the public, to academics, and state/federal staff.
In 2016, she founded her company to improve the quality and impact of research communication. Clients include state departments, universities and research labs/teams, evaluation centers, and technical assistance centers. Dr. Rivera also helps thousands of professionals learn this skill every day through her YouTube channel, More than PowerPoint!, and through her professional development program, The Presentation Skills Masterclass Program.
