Melissa's main goal is to get rid of unnecessary jargon in science literature - she believes we can discuss science-related topics in an easily understandable and entertaining way! ​Márquez hopes her work via various projects and speaking engagements helps increase the level of scientific literacy among the general non-scientific public so that anyone can understand scientific topics!

Tips or story ideas? Email her at melissacristinamarquez@gmail.com. 

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RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Select recent publications are below.

MORE PUBLICATIONS

Previous publications (1+ year old) are below.

• Sharks Are Becoming Functionally Extinct Around The World
• Sharkcano: Exploring The Relationship Between Underwater Volcanoes And Sharks
• ​Our Underwater World Is Full Of Cables… That Are Sometimes Attacked By Sharks
• ​Whale hello there! Dozens of blue whales spotted off the coast of San Francisco.
• From rediscovered species to white whales: A roundup of feel-good nature news.
• Eating Sharks Poses Significant Risks To Human Health Due To High Levels Of Mercury.
• What are these animals doing? Viral TikTok videos explained.
• What Happens Next In Brazil Is Crucial For One Shark Species.
• What’s good in the (oceanic) neighbourhood? Some positive marine news to kickstart your weekend.
• Lamprey Vs. Shark Seen Off Rhode Island In Rare Observation.
• World Oceans Day celebrations look a little different this year.
• How Shark Skin Can Help Human Medicine.
• What is #BlackBirdersWeek and why does it matter.
• Shark Vs Gigantic Squid Showdown! Who Lived To Tell The Tale?

• ​​Waves of Change featured in Lateral Magazine
• How to neutralize the influence of fake news in science
• The mysterious lives of chimaeras and the effects of deep sea fishing: my deep sea MSc research and why deep sea fisheries oversight is needed featured in Women Are Boring
• Fact File: Elephant fish featured in New Zealand Geographic​
• First, do no harm featured in Biosphere
• An Ocean of Opportunity featured in Lateral Magazine​
• Life in the deep: how animals live in the eternal dark featured in SciChic
• ​Watery Neighbours: The animals that reside beneath Australia's waves featured in Wild Melbourne 
• Diverse Sharks of Australia featured in Wild Melbourne

• Squidtoons "The Fallacy of Sharks" contributing scientist
• The Network that cried, "(Fake) Shark!" featured in The Dodo
• Spearfishing and Shark Safety featured in The Dodo
• Katharine the Great: What is She Up To? featured in Tracking Sharks 
• Tracking Sharks guest scientist​

SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES​

• Science Communication in Multiple Languages Is Critical to Its Effectiveness by Melissa C. Má​rquez and Dr. Ana Maria Porras
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• How ‘Blue’ Is ‘Green’ Energy? by Andrew J. Wright, Claryana Araújo-Wang, John Y. Wang, Peter S. Ross, Jakob Tougaard, Robin Winkler, Melissa C. Márquez, Frances C. Robertson, Kayleigh Fawcett Williams, and Randall R. Reeves

"I really admire [Melissa]. She has taken [her opportunities], and using [them] as a platform to speak about the issues that matter to her. She’s using the blessings that she’s received [and] is turning that around to the benefit of others." - Andrea Rose

"Thank you so much for taking the time to write [a quality article about sharks] and for the effort made to get it right. So often things get misconstrued and it’s great to see your science side and writing skills combined!​" - J. DODD