Dr. Margaret Swift
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  • research =
    • scientific talks
    • 🐾 simulating african elephant movements
    • 🐾 mapping water for elephants
    • antelope behaviors on a changing landscape
    • introduction to african savannas
  • outreach =
    • 🐾 skype a scientist
    • media
    • science writing
    • lesson plans & tutorials
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    • decolonizing ecology series = >
      • decolonizing my science
      • land-grab universities
      • going beyond land acknowledgement
      • where i live & work
    • those who made me
    • teaching statement
    • donating well
    • nsf grfp advice
    • asexuality, imposter syndrome, and belonging
    • reading lists
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    • short stories
    • poetry
    • photography
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science writing


Red-eyed tree frog on leaf, Alajuela, Costa Rica
Scenic writing in the San Jacinto Mountains. PC: My lovely best friend Olivia O'Hara https://www.oliviaohara.com


​One of the exciting parts about being a scientist is sharing my work with others, and using my skills to explain scientific concepts. Below is a short selection of some of my writing that I have done, either about my experience as a scientist, or about different scientific topics.
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Wildlife Conservation
  • My Rhinoceros Teacher. Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health "Blogs from the Field". July 2025.
Science & Society
  • What my asexuality and impostor syndrome are teaching me about belonging. Sister STEM. March 2021.
Science Translation
  • Cellar spiders use chemical cues to identify each other’s webs. Massive Science. January 2021.
  • Pug-nosed tree frogs have figured out how to stay safe while attracting mates. Massive Science. January 2021. ​
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  • home
  • about
  • research =
    • scientific talks
    • 🐾 simulating african elephant movements
    • 🐾 mapping water for elephants
    • antelope behaviors on a changing landscape
    • introduction to african savannas
  • outreach =
    • 🐾 skype a scientist
    • media
    • science writing
    • lesson plans & tutorials
  • perspectives =
    • decolonizing ecology series = >
      • decolonizing my science
      • land-grab universities
      • going beyond land acknowledgement
      • where i live & work
    • those who made me
    • teaching statement
    • donating well
    • nsf grfp advice
    • asexuality, imposter syndrome, and belonging
    • reading lists
  • art =
    • support small artists
    • short stories
    • poetry
    • photography
    • portraits
  • blog
  • contact