ED43F:
Public Engagement with Science: Institutional Structures and Supports I

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Session ID#: 16509

Session Description:
A growing body of work suggests scientists can increase the societal relevance of their research by engaging with the public, including through deliberative forums, knowledge co-production, and citizen science. In addition, some research finds that scientists’ participation in public communication, particularly social media, may increase the scientific impact of their work.

Despite these benefits, however, scientists report barriers to public engagement. Engagement can be time-consuming, and scientists worry that it shifts attention from their research. Scientists may also perceive a tension between their research and public engagement identities, with possible implications for the workplace. This session will explore models and cases for overcoming these barriers.

As calls for engagement outpace empirical work to understand drivers of public engagement practice, case studies, evaluations, and other ad hoc measures may be coordinated to provide actionable, testable knowledge about best practices to build support for the practice of public engagement with science.

Primary Convener:  Emily Therese Cloyd, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, DC, United States
Conveners:  Katie Reeves, US Global Change Research Program, Engagement and Communications Lead (Contractor), Washington D.C., DC, United States and Elana Kimbrell, American Association for the Advancement of Science Washington DC, Fremont, CA, United States
Chairs:  Katie Reeves, US Global Change Research Program, Engagement and Communications Lead (Contractor), Washington D.C., DC, United States, Elana Kimbrell, American Association for the Advancement of Science Washington DC, Fremont, CA, United States and Emily Therese Cloyd, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, DC, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Katie Reeves, US Global Change Research Program, Engagement and Communications Lead (Contractor), Washington D.C., DC, United States
Index Terms:

0815 Informal education [EDUCATION]
0840 Evaluation and assessment [EDUCATION]
6319 Institutions [POLICY SCIENCES]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

Overcoming Barriers to Public Engagement through a Multi-Institution Consortium (138712)
Kathy Fallon Lambert, Harvard Forest, Science Policy Exchange, Petersham, MA, United States, Marissa Weiss, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States and Sarah Garlick, Hubbard Brook Research Foundation, Science Policy and Outreach, West Thornton, NH, United States
Walking the Talk: Empowering Science Communication at the University of Washington (125577)
John J Meyer1, Jennifer Davison2, Lisa J Graumlich3 and Molly M McCarthy3, (1)University of Washington Seattle, Seattle, WA, UNITED STATES, (2)University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States, (3)University of Washington Seattle Campus, Seattle, WA, United States
The role of academic institutions in leveraging engagement and action on climate change (164342)
Tessa M Hill, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, United States and Joe Palca, National Public Radio, Washington, DC, United States
Inspiring Young Hawaiian and Pacific Island Women to Pursue S.T.E.M. Careers: Expanding Your Horizons – Hawaii (131444)
Jennifer D. Small Griswold, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Atmospheric Sciences, Honolulu, HI, United States
The Space Apps Challenge: Using Open Innovation Competitions to Engage The Public in the Scientific Process (198552)
Shobhana Satyendra Gupta, NASA Headquarters, Applied Sciences Program, Earth Science Division, Washington, DC, United States; American Association for the Advancement of Science Washington DC, Science and Technology Policy Fellowship, Washington, DC, United States
Grassroots Engagement: Securing Support for Science Communication Training Programs Created by Graduate Students for Graduate Students (193912)
Jessica Anne Rohde, Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee, Arlington, VA, United States
Engaging Scientists and Users in Climate Change Research and Results (178241)
Emily Therese Cloyd1, Katie Reeves2, Mark Mocettini Shimamoto3 and Sarah Zerbonne1, (1)US Global Change Research Program, Washington D.C., DC, United States, (2)US Global Change Research Program, Engagement and Communications Lead (Contractor), Washington D.C., DC, United States, (3)American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States
Fostering institutional practices in support of public engagement by scientists (198172)
Kim M Cobb, Georgia Institute of Technology, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Atlanta, GA, United States

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