Networking at Conferences and Online - Tips for Early Career Scholars

In this episode of Growing Up Comm, Lara Schreurs interviews Mesfin Bekalu, a noted researcher in health communication working as a research scientist in the Lee Kum Sheung Center for Health and Happiness, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Lara and Mesfin discuss tips for networking as early career scholars. Dr. Bekalu shares his own journey, building a career internationally and interculturally, sharing tips for what to do before, during, and after attending conferences to maintain strong professional connections. 

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Featuring

Lara Schreurs

Mesfin Bekalu

Sponsor:

International Communication Association

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Host 

Lara Schreurs

Postdoctoral Researcher | Leuven School for Mass Communication Research

KU Leuven

Twitter: @lara_schreurs 

Guest 

Mesfin Bekalu

Research Scientist | Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Twitter: @mesfinabt

Copy and Audio Editors

Kate In

Executive Producer:
DeVante Brown