PA11C:
Science Communication: Defining a Profession at the Crossroads Posters

Monday, 15 December 2014: 8:00 AM-12:20 PM
Chairs:  Karen Akerlof1, Kristin Timm2, Liz Neeley3 and John Kotcher1, (1)George Mason University Fairfax, Fairfax, VA, United States(2)Scenarios Network for Alaska and Arctic Planning (SNAP), Fairbanks, AK, United States(3)COMPASS Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Primary Conveners:  Karen Akerlof, George Mason University Fairfax, Fairfax, VA, United States
Co-conveners:  Kristin Timm, Scenarios Network for Alaska and Arctic Planning (SNAP), Fairbanks, AK, United States, Liz Neeley, COMPASS Seattle, Science Outreach, Seattle, WA, United States and John Kotcher, George Mason University Fairfax, Fairfax, VA, United States
OSPA Liaisons:  Karen Akerlof, George Mason University Fairfax, Fairfax, VA, United States

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

3877
 
Poster Session Presentations & Discussion 2:30-3:30pm
3878
 
Exploring How to Walk the Talk: Examining the Practical Application of Models of Science Communication in Long-Term Ecological Research Sites
Laura Bartock and Laura N Rickard, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Environmental Studies, Syracuse, NY, United States
3879
 
Knowledge Brokers in the Making: Opportunities to Connect Researchers and Stakeholders
Kelly G. Pennell and Michael C Pennell, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
3880
 
Getting the Public Excited about Science through News Stories about Global Sporting Events
Abbey Dufoe, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, United States
3881
 
Stakeholders’ Engagement Methods for the Mining Social Responsibility Practice: Determination of Local Issues and Concerns Related to the Mines Operations in Northwest of the US.
Alexandra Masaitis, University of Nevada Reno, Reno, NV, United States
3882
 
The Reflexive Scientist: enabling more effective science communication and public engagement through deeper reflection and engagement between physical and social scientists
Rhian Anya Salmon1, Rebecca K Priestley1 and Joanna F Goven2, (1)Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, (2)Kukupa Research Ltd, Christchurch, New Zealand
3883
 
Enhancing Environmental Communication and Products Through Qualitative Research
Denise DeLorme, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, United States and Scott C Hagen, Univ Central Florida, Orlando, FL, United States
3884
 
Scientists as communicators: A randomized experiment to assess public reactions to scientists’ social media communication along the science-advocacy continuum
John Kotcher, Emily Vraga, Teresa Myers, Neil Stenhouse, Connie Roser-Renouf and Edward Maibach, George Mason University Fairfax, Fairfax, VA, United States
3885
 
Integrating communication theory and practice: Successes and challenges in boundary-spanning work
Marissa Weiss and Kathy Fallon Lambert, Harvard Forest, Science Policy Exchange, Petersham, MA, United States
3886
 
Navigating the Application of Evidence-Based Science Communication
Martha R Downs, The Nature Conservancy, Arlington, VA, United States
3887
 
Teaching, Practice, Feedback: 15 years of COMPASS science communication training
Liz Neeley, Brooke Smith, Karen McLeod, Chad A English and Nancy Baron, COMPASS Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
3888
 
The science between tsunami science and evacuation decisions
Jamie McCaughey1,2, Patra Rina Dewi3, Ibnu Mundzir4, Rizanna Rosemary5, Lely Safrina6, Patrick Daly1 and Anthony Patt2, (1)Earth Observatory of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, (2)ETH Zurich, Human-Environment Systems Group, Department of Environmental Systems Science, Zurich, Switzerland, (3)KOGAMI (Tsunami Alert Community), Padang, Indonesia, (4)International Centre for Aceh and Indian Ocean Studies, Banda Aceh, Indonesia, (5)Syiah Kuala University, Communication Department, Faculty of Social and Political Science, Banda Aceh, Indonesia, (6)Syiah Kuala University, Psychology Department, Banda Aceh, Indonesia
3889
 
Uncertainty As a Trigger for a Paradigm Change in Science Communication
Simon Schneider, Free University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany; GEOTECHNOLOGIEN, Potsdam, Germany
 
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